Memorial plaque to the 5th Gibraltar Battery in La-Ville-aux-Bois, Picardy, France.

---

Inscription: "5 (Gibraltar) Field Battery Royal Artillery. In memory of the members of the battery who gave their lives at La-Ville-aux-Bois-les-Pontavert on 27th May 1918. During the offensive of May 1918, the battery was attacked by an overwhelming force, the guns continued to fire and resistance did not cease until every man was killed or captured. For this action the battery was awarded the Croix de Guerre. "

---

Size: 3624px × 2422px
Location: La-Ville-aux-Bois, Picardy, France
Photo credit: © Maurice Savage / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 5th, aisne, artillery, aux, battery, battle, battlefield, bois, british, chemin, dames, des, devonshire, field, france, french, gibraltar, great, la, la-ville-aux-bois, memorial, picardie, picardy, plaque, regiment, royal, small, village, ville, ville-aux-bois-è-pontavert, war, world, wwi