Category: History - Modern (1750+)
There were very few, if any, Canadian Militia Regiments that succeeded in keeping their identity in France throughout the Great War. The reasons for this were--Firstly, the recruiting system, by means of which men were gathered into the Battalions of the Expeditionary Force, t...
Throughout the whole operation around Cambrai the officers, N.C.O.'s. and men showed a wonderful devotion to duty, and an indomitable spirit to push forward. The difficulty of t...
9. CHAPTER VIII.On the 6th July, after an unusually long rest from the line, the 116th Battalion relieved the P.P.C.L.I. in the Neuville Vitasse sector, situated about three miles south of Arra...
6. CHAPTER V.Every little while, but generally at intervals of about four months, it fell to the lot of each division to be withdrawn entirely from the line for the purpose of rest and reorg...
8. CHAPTER VII.The general feeling amongst the troops was that they had seen enough of the Ypres salient, or what remained of it, to last them until the end of the war, and as a few "leaves" t...
5. CHAPTER IV.Just to the south of the Village of Avion there is situated a colliery called Fossé 4, with its necessary attendant, a large and ugly slag heap, shaped like a truncated cone. If...
3. CHAPTER II.Our sojourn in Houdain was short and sweet. The villagers did everything in their power to make us comfortable, and in return the local _estaminets_ were well patronized. The bo...
10. CHAPTER IX.Successful as our attack had been, we were not allowed to leave this area until after a further demonstration of our usefulness, and on the 11th instant we took over the line fr...
11. CHAPTER X.On the evening of the 26th September we were off again in the direction of Cambrai, and after a cold and tedious train journey we arrived at Quéant about 1.30 a.m. on the 27th....
2. CHAPTER I.On the 8th February, 1917, the 116th Battalion, quartered at Witley Camp, England, was warned to proceed to France on Sunday, 11th February. Everything, in consequence, was hust...
7. CHAPTER VI.We had not been in Fraser Camp for more than two days when we were invited to pay a visit to some taped trenches close to Villers au Bois, and maps of the area which they repres...
1. CHAPTER XI.--MONS 87There were very few, if any, Canadian Militia Regiments that succeeded in keeping their identity in France throughout the Great War. The reasons for this were--Firstly, the recr...
4. CHAPTER III.The successful capture of Vimy Ridge ended another chapter in the annals of the Canadian Corps which was soon to be regarded as second to none on the Western front. It also witn...