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On 4th November 1918, the last major offensive action on the Western Front during the First World War took place in Northern France. In the battle to seize the lock site near Rejet de Beaulieu, 2nd Battalion The Royal Sussex Regiment, supported by Field Squadron Royal Engineers, led the assault across the lock. For his courageous and exemplary leadership, under intense artillery and machine-gun fire, the Commanding Officer of 2nd Royal Sussex, Lt Col Dudley Graham Johnson DSO MC, was awarded the Victoria Cross.
The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh
Brecon
Date
2018
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 66 x W 152 cm
Accession number
BRCRM : 2019.38
Acquisition method
donated by The Friends of The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh
Work type
Painting
The Regimental Museum of The Royal Welsh
The Barracks, Brecon, Powys LD3 7EB Wales
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