Hello all...
I was reading an account of the Battle of Mons in 1914. There was a side bar in the book that mentioned a stand by bandsmen of the Royal Irish Regiment under a Quartermaster Sergeant that held off several German regiments on the crossroads at La Bascule. This action was mentioned as having saved several battalions, if not the entire BEF. There is scant mention of the event on the Internet and two queries to Great War Forums have likewise proved fruitless. I was wondering if any of the members here might know of a more detailed account of the heroic stand by the Irish bandsmen in August 1914.
Thanks in advance..
Drummer
I was reading an account of the Battle of Mons in 1914. There was a side bar in the book that mentioned a stand by bandsmen of the Royal Irish Regiment under a Quartermaster Sergeant that held off several German regiments on the crossroads at La Bascule. This action was mentioned as having saved several battalions, if not the entire BEF. There is scant mention of the event on the Internet and two queries to Great War Forums have likewise proved fruitless. I was wondering if any of the members here might know of a more detailed account of the heroic stand by the Irish bandsmen in August 1914.
Thanks in advance..
Drummer
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