Angus C Moffat

The Battalion arrived at Zeebrugge on the 07/10/1914 and were part of the 20th Brigade, 7th Division. Angus arrived in France on the 01/02/1915. A soldier from Summerlee sent home information that Angus had been Killed at Neuve Chapelle (see Newspaper clipping). The Battle of Neuve Chapelle 10th - 13th March 1915 : British First Army mounts first offensive on large scale: costly in terms of casualties but results in capture of Neuve Chapelle. Localised operations continue afterwards. Neuve Chapelle was the first large scale organised attack undertaken by the British Army during the war. It followed the miserable winter operations of 1914-15. More Divisions had now arrived in France and the British Expeditionary Force was now split into two Armies. Neuve Chapelle was undertaken by Sir Douglas Haig's First Army, while subsequent actions were fought by Sir Herbert Smith-Dorrien's Second Army. Angus is also remembered on the East United Free Church and Maxwell Parish Churches Rolls of Honour (see photos) and in the St. Augustines Parish (book) Roll of Honour. See photos for Angus' Medal Index Card, his Newspaper clippings x 2, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls x 2, his CWGC Grave Registration, his name on the Le Touret Memorial, his name on the Le Touret Memorial Panel List, Angus' Pension Records x 3 and the Gordon Highlanders Cap Badge.