 Complete the following phrase:  At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Jacob went with the Meerut division, part of the Indian corps, to the Western Front. He saw action at the closing stages of the Battle of La Bassée in October 1914. Promoted to temporary brigadier-general on 5 January 1915, he was appointed to command the Dehra Dun Brigade, and led the brigade at the 