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Title: Badges : a collection of emblems and interesting information regarding the Canadians in the Great World War.
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Tuckett Limited
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Canada : Tuckett Ltd.
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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chy.—This action was part of anallied effort to gain the Aubers Ridge, dominating Lille and La Bassee,and constituting one of the vital points on the Western Front. It was acostly failure, due to lack of sufficient artillery and high explosives. Thestruggle began May 9th and lasted to May 26th. The 3rd Battle of Ypres: April to June, 1915.—St. Eloi andCourcelette. April 3rd there began the most important conflict shared in by Canadianssince St. Julien. For three days they were subjected to an intense artillery fire, which was The 19th Battalion wasmobilized in Toronto,Ont., under the com-mand of Lt.-Col. J. I.MacLaren, and sailed forEngland 13-5-15. Thestrength on sailing was41 officers and 1073 men.It joined the 4th Brigade,2nd Canadian Division,and arrived in FranceSeptember, 1915. thisDivision participating inthe Battles of St. Eloi,Mount Sorrel, Somme(1916), Vimy Ridge.Hill 70, Passchendaele.Somme (1918), Amiens,Canal du Nord, Cambrai,Arras, Drocourt-Queant,Valenciennes, Mons.
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