Town was General Headquarters of British Expeditionary Force October 1914 to March 1916. (Lord Roberts died here November 1914) Considerable hospital centre.

Records 2,364 U.K., 156 Australian, 148 Canadian., 52 New Zealand, 24 South African., 12 British West Indies, 5 Indian, 2 Guernsey, 1 Newfoundland, 5 Unknown, 64 Chinese and 180 German burials.