Sidney Frank Godley

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British and German forces fought at the Battle of Mons on 23 August 1914; the British withdrew after heavy fighting, marking the first major engagement of the BEF in World War I and halting the German advance toward Paris.

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Born in East Grinstead, Sidney Frank Godley V.C., 1889‒1957, Pte. 4th Btn. Royal Fusiliers, Battle of Mons, 23rd August 1914

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