pferguson | November 6, 2022
Hill 70: Action of 16 August 1917 No inscription on marker For most conspicuous bravery, courage and devotion to duty. After the capture of a position, the enemy massed in force and counter-attacked. The situation became very critical, all wires being cut. It was of the utmost importance to get word back to Headquarters. This […]
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pferguson | August 23, 2017
Across the stone’s face, the letters have faded from view. It is our second visit to Cumberland in recent times…but some 13 years ago I first walked this place to learn of those whose lives were coal. Walking, as I do, length upon length of upright and earth lain markers I read the few lines […]
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Tags: 17 August 1917, 25th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 8 February 1923, Battle of Hill 70, Coal, Coal Miner, Coal Mining Man, Comx #4 Mine, Cumberland (BC), Cumberland Cemetery, Dave Waugh, John Alexander Smith, Kahlil Gibran, Lens (France), Painter, Ricky Skaggs, Robert Smith, Smith Family
