Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Composed by in 1918 by Kenneth J. Alford and dedicated to the 'Old Contemptibles'—the initial 100,000 soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fought in the early stages of World War I and suffered massive casualties.
Performed by the Band of H.M Royal Marines.
The image is 'Night in the Trenches at Mons after the first day of the battle. German searchlights sweeping over the field in quest of moving British Troops for their guns to shell 1914' drawn by A. Forrester from a sketch by Frederic Villiers.
Composed by in 1918 by Kenneth J. Alford and dedicated to the 'Old Contemptibles'—the initial 100,000 soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fought in the early stages of World War I and suffered massive casualties.
Performed by the Band of H.M Royal Marines.
The image is 'Night in the Trenches at Mons after the first day of the battle. German searchlights sweeping over the field in quest of moving British Troops for their guns to shell 1914' drawn by A. Forrester from a sketch by Frederic Villiers.
