Battle of Loos

[amc]

My grandmothers brother Oscar Charles Pull,d 29th September 1915,at the battle of Loos,i welcome any info on the battle,and the role the 2nd Bn The Buffs had.

Kind Regards

Andrew

[Guest]

The LLT, the Long Long Trail website, at top left of page, is a great place for information. You can start HERE then read this excellent account of the battle HERE

Cheers Mike

[truthergw]

Hi Andrew. Loos started on 25th September. On the 25th, the Hohenzollern Redoubt had been taken but was lost in later fighting. On 28th there was a major attempt to regain the redoubt and Fosse 8 in which the 2nd Buffs was heavily involved. Incessant trench warfare from 28th through the 29th is how the Official History describes it. This was hand to hand with bombing in and around trenches and the cottages of the Fosse( A colliery pithead). The Buffs were in the 85th Brigade, 28th Division. 1st Corps.