GUN FIRE An historical narrative of the 4th Brigade C.F.A. in the Great War (1914-1918) :: NMP Publications :: Other Categories

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Unit history of a Canadian gunnery Brigade that took part in some of the hottest fighting on the Western Front in the Great War.

Mobilised in 1914, trained at Shorncliffe in Kent in 1915, the 4th Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery found themselves in action in some of the hottest spots on the Western Front after their arrival in France in 1916. Their first taste of trench warfare was in and around the Ypres Salient at St Eloi, Hooge and Sanctuary Wood. They then moved south to take part in the later stages of the Battle of the Somme, where they helped their comrades in the Canadian infantry capture the village of Courcellette and the nearby Regina Trench. In 1917, the artillerymen again assisted the Canadian infantry in tbhe famous seizure of Vimy Ridge, which they helped hold thereafter. They suffered grevious losses later that year in the battle of Passchendaele (third Ypres) and in 1918 played a vital role in holding off the German advance before Amiens. Finally, they took part in the storming of the Hindenburg Line which led to the November 11th Armistice. Accompanied by appendices listing Rolls of Honour, lists of decorations, Commanding officers and other ranks, and illustrated by eleven photos, eleven maps and by some fine line drawings, this is a complete record of a gallant unit of gunners.

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Product Code:	8094
Author:	Lieut. J.A. MacDonald
ISBN:	9781845741082
Format:	2004 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1929). SB. 264pp maps and numerous contemporary photos.
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