# The Canadians — Now It Can Be Told character guide

> The Canadians in Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** VIII, the Canadians, VIII The Canadians, Canadians, The Canadians

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Canadian Corps troops in the war.

## In the story

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xx)

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

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii)

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

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii)

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

### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xx)

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

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii)

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

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned among the colonial troops arriving at Boulogne.

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/xviii)

Captured Courcelette in a fierce and bloody battle.

### [Part VII: The Fields of Armageddon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/part-vii-the-fields-of-armageddon)

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

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iii)

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

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv)

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

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vi)

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

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/vii)

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

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/ix)

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

### [After the Armistice: Occupation and Reflection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/x)

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

### [What of England?](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/now_it_can_be_told_se/chapters/iv)

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

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