WW1 Memorial Plaque - River Usk
DEZINES Internet Solutions Limited are very pleased to have been a sponsor for a new plaque commissioned and placed on the bank of the River Usk, Newport - to commemorate the lives of the men of the Monmouthshire Regiment (Territorial Force), who took part in the defence of the Frezenberg Ridge, during the Second Battle of Ypres, Belgium, during the early stages of World War 1.
At this battle, (during which the German Army used poison gas for the first time on the Western Front), the three battalions of the Monmouthshire Regiment, held the line. The Monmouthshire's heroic stand on the 8th May 1915, against great odds, helped prevent the Belgian city of Ypres, from falling into enemy hands, and the German Army advancing to capture the vital English Channel ports.
The Second Battle of Ypres lasted from 22nd of April to 25th May 1915, and as result of the conflict, 526 men of the Monmouthshire Regiment were killed or died of wounds, and 799 were wounded.
More than 80 Newport men were lost on the first day of the Frezenberg Ridge engagement alone.
"Look Up And Swear By The Green Of The Spring, That You'll Never Forget". Siegfried Sassoon 1919
You can see the memorial yourself, by going to the River Usk Walk, near to the western side of the new Southern Distributor Road. When you visit, why not lay some flowers, in recognition of the sacrifice made by the men of Newport - so that we may live in a free and just society.
DEZINES Internet Solutions Limited are pleased to have been a sponsor, and paid for the letters that make the word DEZINES within the text.
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