Brown, Arthur F L (Oral history)

British NCO served as cavalryman on Western Front, 1916

REEL 1 Recollections of cavalry role in operations in Somme area, France, 6/1916-7/1916: awaiting breakthrough in Albert, 6/1916; preliminary bombardment and exchanges with infantry approaching front, 1/7/1916; wet conditions and necessity of warming up horses; expectation of heavy German shellfire in rear areas; story of close escape from German shell in Aisne sector, 9/1914; exchanges with infantry approaching front, 1/7/1916; eagerness to go into action; view of return of casualties; firing and maintaining machine guns; willingness to act as infantry.