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Description: | Canadian officer served with 16th Canadian Bn Canadian Army on Western Front, 1915-1918; served as staff officer at Divisional Headquarters on Western Front, 1918
REEL 1 Recollections of operations as officer with No 2 Coy 16th Canadian Bn during night counter-attack on German positions in Kitchener Wood, St Julian Sector, Ypres area, Belgium, 4/1915: success of attack and subsequent attempt to consolidate captured positions; prior taking over sector of line from French, 16/4/1915; German bombardment, 20/4/1915; exposure to German enfilade fire whilst occupying defensive positions; problems on being relieved, 24/4/1915; minimal contact with gas; Foch's appreciation of crucial role of Canadian troops in stopping German advance; view of French troops retreating from gas, 22/4/1915; orders for counter-attack; crucial role of Canadian troops in stopping German advance. Story of role as staff officer in taking news of Armistice to units in Mons area, 11/11/1918 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | BBC | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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