My great great uncle died in the Battle of Loos (pronounced Lose) in September 1915. I have found two articles about the battle, click on the book to see that article

Click	Extract from "The Western Front" by Richard Holmes, published by BBC Worldwide to accompany the BBC2 series.This contains the whole story of the battle of Loos including the first British use of gas. Buy this Book from Amazon.co.uk Buy the U.S. edition from Amazon.com
Click	Extract from "The History of the Eighth Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment 1914-1919". The story of the battle from the point of view of Percy's battalion

Battle Images

Battle map

Loos Village after the Battle