ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
I wish to acknowledge my gratitude to the following for their help and permission to publish extracts, photographs or maps:
Dr. Anthony Clayton, formerly a lecturer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, who provided guidance and encouragement to proceed with this project.
Mr. David Webb, son of Sergeant Frederick Webb of The Queens Bays, who provided the photographs and accounts of his fathers heroic action at Nry, and who joined me for the ninetieth anniversary of the battle at Nry.
M. Pierre Martinaud, Chairman of the Nry Historical Society who has been unfailingly helpful, conducted me over the battlefield, and joined us for the ninetieth anniversary of the battle at Nry.
Mrs. Brenda Field, daughter of Trooper William Clarke of B Squadron, The Queens Bays, for permission to use his accounts and photographs.
Mr. William Liversidge son of Trooper Liversidge of B Squadron, The Queens Bays, who was wounded at Nry and later captured at Baron, for permission to use his photographs.
The Royal United Services Institute and its excellent librarian John Montgomery, who provided ready access to their splendid collection of journals and regimental histories, and for permission to quote from accounts of the battle by Major Lamb, General Pitman and others contained in The Cavalry Journal and the account by Major Becke found in the RUSI Journal.
Mr. Andrew Orgill librarian of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Library for access to the General von Klucks biography and other rare books.
The Curator of the Royal Welch Fusiliers Museum for permission to quote from the remarks of Major Yates RWF contained in The War the Infantry knew by Doctor JC Dunn.
The Royal Artillery Historical Trust for permission to quote from the accounts by Captain Burnyeat, and Sergeant Nelson VC as well as from the paper delivered by Lieutenant General the Lord Norrie, to the Royal Artillery Historical Society on 3 November 1967 and to Mr. Paul Evans, Librarian of Firepower, the Royal Artillery Museum, Woolwich for his knowledgeable assistance and help.
Mr.Chris Sheppard, Head of Special Collections at the Liddle Collection at Leeds University Library, the University of Leeds for permission to quote from the account of Colour-Sergeant E M Lyons of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
The Library and staff of the Imperial War Museum for access to their collection of German regimental histories.
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