13 October 1914
Health of Bernard Law Montgomery
Shot through the right lung by a sniper at Meteren and severely wounded.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Meteren in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Shot through the right lung by a sniper at Meteren and severely wounded.
Leads men forward near Meteren before being shot through the lung by a sniper.
Informed he will command the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers
Takes command the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers
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