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Throughout April and May, 1915 a series of battles and actions took place in the Ypres Salient that became known collectively as Second Ypres. If the British line had been broken, the town of Ypres would have fallen to the Germans and there would have been very little between them and the channel ports and the British Army’s life line would have been broken. The line was not broken, Ypres remained in British hands, but when the fierce fighting finally died down the salient had been much reduced in size.

During the night of 2nd-3rd May, 12th London, 84 Brigade, 28th Division were sent to dig trenches on the Frezenburg Ridge and then to man these trenches. The following night the British front line fell back from the Zonnebeke salient and this position became the new front line. 12th London remained in these trenches, under heavy bombardment until they were relieved on the night of 7th-8th May.