Commemorative Plate 4th Battalion Middlesex Regiment

There is a plaque on the wall of the station in Obourg, bearing this inscription: « On 23 August 1914, at eight o’clock in the morning, near this spot, the 4th Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment fired the first shots in the Battle of Mons. On the roof of this station, a British soldier, who has not been identified, remained alone, laying down his life to safeguard the retreat of his comrades. »

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• Text: https://www.visitmons.be/
• Photos: Luc Van Waeyenberge