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Born-Fulham

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.

Between 4th May and 7th May, Mouse Trap Farm in the north-eastern sector of the salient  was attacked four times and subjected to an almost constant bombardment of the British lines, including a lot of gas shells. One of there attacks and a particularly determined one   came on 5th May when 2nd East Yorkshire, 83 Brigade, 28th Division was one of the units holding the line there. The attack was eventually beaten off  but so severe were their casualties that 2nd East Yorkshire had to be relieved that night.