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Military service
Age:
28
Rank:
Lieutenant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Horse Artillery
Division:
Royal Field Artillery
Birth:
November 28, 1889
London, United Kingdom
Enlistment:
November 9, 1914
Victoria, British Columbia
Death:
December 1, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
Panel 1
Additional information
Son of the Right Rev. Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil; husband of Elizabeth Claire Gascoyne-Cecil, c/o Lady Florence Cecil, of Barton Place, Exeter.
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My grandfather was killed in action in Masnieres on December 1, 1917 during the Battle of Cambrai. The dispatch by Sir Douglas Haig, Commander-in-Chief on the Battle of Cambrai, reveals that, on December 1, 1917:<P> "Severe fighting took place, also, at Masnieres. During the afternoon and evening at least nine separate attacks were beaten off by the 29th Division on this front, and other hostile attacks were repulsed in the neighbourhood of Marcoing, Fontaine-notre-Dame and Bourlon. With the Bonavis Ridge in the enemy's hands, however, Masnieres was exposed to attack on three sides, and on the night of the 1st/2nd December our troops were withdrawn under orders to a line west of the village."<P> I am very proud of my grandfather, his military service, and his loyalty to King and country and the fight for freedom. -
Attestation Papers
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Attestation Papers
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Lieutenant Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil
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Lieutenant Randle William Gascoyne-Cecil
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