Pictured here, Canadian soldiers returning from the Battle of Vimy Ridge. (National Archives of Canada, PA-001332) Williams, along with thousands of other Canadian soldiers, awaited the signal ...
The bones of a Canadian soldier found on a battlefield in France from the First World War are not the remains of a long-lost ...
Later he was Commander of the Canadian Corps which distinguished itself at the Somme and Thiepval Ridge. Its greatest feat was the capture in 1917 of Vimy Ridge. In 1919 he was created Baron Byng of ...
In fact, throughout the Western Front, Canadian soldiers were feared for their ... trenches of the Somme and the Belgian border: Vimy Ridge. The Battle of Vimy Ridge was fought from April 9-12 ...
He carried another wounded soldier from no man's land to safety. The 85th's success was a turning point in the Battle of Vimy Ridge. In the days that followed, Canadian units secured the entire ...