One month later, on 24 April, a German offensive began Second Ypres, which became the 4th and &lt;a href="Liverpool%20Rifles"&gt;1/6th&lt;/a&gt; King's first major battle. In the second subsidiary action of the offensive, at Saint-Julien, the 4th King's sustained more than 400 casualties over a four-day period, the majority, some 374, while supporting the &lt;a href="4th%20Gurkha%20Rifles"&gt;1/4th Gurkha Rifles&lt;/a&gt; on the 27th. The &lt;a href="Liverpool%20Rifles"&gt;1/6th&lt;/a&gt; supported 1st Cheshires in the defence of Hill 60. After the regiment's involvement in 'Second Ypres' receded, four battalions fought at Festubert, collectively incurring in excess of 1,200 casualties. Lance Corporal Tombs became the regiment's first Victoria Cross recipient of the war for assisting wounded soldiers during the battle. The &lt;a href="Liverpool%20Scottish"&gt;1/10th Battalion&lt;/a&gt; fought its first battle on 16 June, in a "local" action at Bellewaarde. Losses for the Liverpool Scottish neared 400 killed, wounded and missing, with just two of 24 officers present surviving unscathed.