Showing posts with label Ypres. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Hooves@War Veterans Day Salute: Farrier Heroes 100 Years Ago at a Place Called Ypres


Howard Elcock lithograph commemorates shelling of a stable at Ypres during World War I, when Farrier Cussens rescued the horses, and earned a medal for heroism
This lithograph by Howard K. Elcock depicts Provisional Farrier Sergeant T. Cussens of the Army Service Corps rescuing horses from a stable at Ypres during a shell attack. He received the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his brave act. Six men and many horses were killed by the shell.