First Use of Liquid Fire - I Saw Men Consumed by It, by Pte. A. P. Hatton | 30 July 1915 | Episode 81
Published on 30 July 1915
Private Hatton witnessed the horrible results of the first use of liquid fire by the Germans against the British troops at Hooge. He describes the fury which this barbarous method of assault excited and the bitter fighting which ensued. There is little wonder that the action resulted in small gains for the Germans.