The Canadians

XX

Noted for effective leadership under General Currie and other non-regular officers.

VII

Canadian soldiers are mentioned as part of the mass of troops affected by the gas attack.

VII

Described as having a grim way of fighting, using cunning and red-Indian tactics in the Ypres salient.

XIX

Mentioned as part of the force that later captures all of Vimy Ridge a year after the events described.

The Great Push and the Tragedy of Sanctuary Wood

Suffer heavy casualties in the German bombardment at Sanctuary Wood and later launch a successful counterattack.

III

Canadian soldiers present in the street, part of the multinational Allied presence.

IV

Mentioned among the colonial troops arriving at Boulogne.

XVIII

Captured Courcelette in a fierce and bloody battle.

Part VII: The Fields of Armageddon

The Canadians are mentioned in passing as part of the Allied forces.

III

Captured the Vimy Ridge from end to end on April 9, 1917.

IV

Made heavy attacks at Lens, described as indomitable despite clay, thirst, gas, and wounds.

VI

The Canadians capture Passchendaele; a Canadian boy plays the fiddle at the Hôtel du Sauvage and does not return.

VII

The Fort Garry Horse cavalry squadron had a heroic but tragic charge.

IX

Fought desperately around Cambrai, routing Germans from hiding-places and suffering heavy losses.

After the Armistice: Occupation and Reflection

Canadian soldiers are mentioned among those fraternizing with Germans and saying 'Cheerio!'

What of England?

Mentioned alongside Australians for their courage and benefit of a harder physique.