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The Battle of Arras was a series of offensives by the British Army between 9th April 1917 and 16th May 1917. It had been planned in conjunction with the French who would attack in Artois and between them the Allies would force the Germans out of the large salient they had held since the line of trenches was first established. But the Germans had spoiled this plan by falling back to the new and very strong Hindenburg Line in January 1917 and the salient no longer existed.  For the want of an alternative plan the attack went ahead anyway. It all started well for the British who made substantial gains on the first two days but then the offensive ground to a halt and by the end their losses amounted to over 150,000. 

Roydon Easterbrook was killed in action on 12th April, 1917 while serving with the 7/8th Scottish Borderers battalion of 46 Brigade, 15th Division during the Battle of Arras,  but as yet there is no further information concerning his death.