The memorial to the glory of the 12th British Infantry Division to Epehy.
The 12th (Eastern) Division, was one of the first Kitchener's Army divisions raised from volunteers by Lord Kitchener. It was formed within Eastern Command as a result of Army Order No. 324 of 21 August 1914, as part of the K1 wave of divisions.[1]
Royal Artillery gunners at the 12th Divisional Canteen on the Arras road near St. Pol, February 1917.
It fought on the Western Front for the duration of the First World War. One of its most notable actions was the Battle of Épehy where there is a memorial cross to the 12th Division.
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