Spears remained with Franchet d'Esperey after the Battle of the Marne until his posting at the end of September 1914 as liaison officer with the French Tenth Army, which was now under General de Maud'huy near Arras.
The two men got on well – Maud'huy referring to him as 'my friend Spears', and insisting that they ate together.
It was at the recommendation of the new commander that Spears was made a 'Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur'.
In January 1915, he was wounded for the first time and repatriated to convalesce in London.
He was mentioned in dispatches and again commended by Maud'huy – as a result he was awarded the Military Cross.
Spears remained with Franchet d'Esperey after the Battle of the Marne until his posting at the end of September 1914 as liaison officer with the French Tenth Army, which was now under General de Maud'huy near Arras. The two men got on well – Maud'huy referring to him as 'my friend Spears', and insisting that they ate together. It was at the recommendation of the new commander that Spears was made a 'Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur'. In January 1915, he was wounded for the first time and repatriated to convalesce in London. He was mentioned in dispatches and again commended by Maud'huy – as a result he was awarded the Military Cross.
Edward Spears