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Born-Westminster

Etreux British Cemetery, France

On 27 August 2^nd Munster Fusiliers, 1 Brigade, 1^st Division, fought an epic rearguard action that allowed the rest of I Corps to retire unmolested, but which destroyed the battalion. They began their action at Fesmy and during the morning held off an entire German Army Corps. At midday the Brigadier sent  orders to retire but these never reached them and when they did fall back through Oisy to Étreux they found themselves cut off. But they kept fighting until late evening by which time there were only 250 survivors. James Stanley died from wounds four days later.