For the first month of the War in France, Rue was unaffected by the fighting but by the end of August, the German advance was posing more if a threat. By the end of August the Germans had reached Amiens and shells could be heard exploding to the north of Rue. On 2 October 1914, the first British troops (under the command of General Horrace Smith-Dorrien) arrived in Rue. There were around 1000 British troops to begin with, including the London Scottish Regiment. The first troops in Rue moved through very quickly, usually staying for only a day or so. Those that did stay in the town were stationed in a temporary military camp which had been set up on the Château driveway- Le Camp du Marais. By 1915, troop movements had intensified significantly. At times, more than 200 trains per day passed through, most of them taking troops towards the north. With the movement of troops came reports from the Western Front. In December 1915, the town learnt of the death of Gaston Caudron.
