Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Agha iji gbochie ndị Germany elu dị n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ na n'ebe ugwu nke Ypres malitere na 31 July, mgbe nkewa ahụ ka na-azụ ọzụzụ. Na 23 Ọgọstụ, e debere nkewa ahụ na nchekwa, na Brigade nke 70 na-eme ka nkewa nke 14 dịkwuo ike mgbe mwakpo ndị German gasịrị ruo August 30 mgbe ewepụrụ nkewa ahụ. Site na 3 Septemba nkewa malitere ime nkwadebe maka mwakpo ya n'ebe ọwụwa anyanwụ, na mbụ n'akụkụ abụọ nke
Menin Road, na mgbe ahụ n'ebe ugwu ya, n'ihu 1,000 yards n'obosara na ihe mgbaru ọsọ ruo 2000 yards pụọ. Ngalaba ahụ kwagara n'ahịrị na 15 Septemba. Mwakpo ahụ malitere na 20 Septemba na 68th na 69th brigades na-aga n'ihu, otu battalion nke brigade ọ bụla ga-echekwa nke ọ bụla n'ime usoro atọ ahụ na nke anọ dị ka nchekwa. E weghaara usoro nke mbụ n'ime otu elekere, ọganihu nke abụọ chere ihu na-eguzogide site na pill-igbe na dug-outs dị ka ọganihu nke atọ. Ngalaba ahụ jidere akara a n'okpuru ọkụ ọkụ ndị German ruo na Septemba 25, nke ndị nke 33 na nke 39 wepụrụ. N'agha a, ndị agha ahụ nwụrụ 397, merụrụ 1,724 ahụ na 179 na-efu, ọ jidere ndị mkpọrọ 596.