On this day May 25 WWI

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1915: A battalion of the London Regiment successfully captured a German position but then came under relentless counter-attacks. Of the 75 soldiers defending the position, four-fifths fell casualty. The fact that the Germans were eventually driven off was in large part due to the heroism of Lance Corporal Keyworth, who stood for some two hours in the open, bombarding the attackers with some 150 grenades. He was awarded the Victoria Cross.