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The Canadian Corps was posted to the northern part of Vimy Ridge in October 1916 and preparations for an attack were revived in February 1917. [53] Twelve subways , up to 1.2 km (0.75 mi) long were excavated at a depth of 10 m (33 ft) and used to connect reserve lines to front lines, permitting soldiers to advance to the front quickly, securely ...
6-inch gun of the Royal Garrison Artillery firing over Vimy Ridge behind Canadian lines at night. The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps against three divisions of the German ...
The battalion fought at the centre of the 3rd Brigade during the attack on Vimy Ridge and faced strong opposition. Several German strongpoints had survived the creeping barrage and their machine-guns caught the 14th in the open. By the end of the day the battalion's casualties were 92 killed and 173 wounded. [4]
The battalion fought in the attack on Vimy Ridge with 14 officers and 350 other ranks killed or wounded. [5] The 5th Battalion had five officers commanding: Lieutenant-Colonel George Tuxford, 22 September 1915-January 11, 1916; Lieutenant-Colonel H.M. Dyer, DSO, 11 January 1916 – 29 June 1917
Battle of Vimy Ridge: 9–12 April 1917 First Scarpe, 1917 9–14 April 1917 Second Scarpe, 1917 Attack on La Coulotte; 23–24 April 1917 Battle of Arleux: 28–29 April 1917 Third Scarpe, 1917 Capture of Fresnoy; 3–4 May 1917 Affairs south of the Souchez River 3–25 June 1917 Capture of Avion 26–29 June 1917 Battle of Hill 70: 15–25 ...
Gravenstafel: The Gravenstafel Ridge was a low rise east of Ypres, one of the key features in the German attacks from 24 to 26 April 1915. The 10th Battalion by this point, after suffering heavily in its counter-attacks of 22–23 April, mustered only 174 men but still contributed enough to the defence of the position to merit a battle honour ...
During the attack on Vimy Ridge the 78th was a followup battalion to the 38th, 72nd, and 73rd Battalions and was meant to exploit gains made by their initial attack. Unfortunately an intact German trench held up the attack and the 78th were hit by a German counterattack. The battalion lost 75 killed, 261 wounded and 159 missing. [3]
Milne was 24 years old and a private in the 16th (The Canadian Scottish) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force on 9 April 1917 near Thelus, France, during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, where his actions led to the award of the Victoria Cross. His citation reads: For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in attack.