pferguson | November 11, 2022
Bourlon Wood. Battle of the Canal du Nord: Actions of 27 and 29 September 1918 DEAR LEW THE THINGS WHICH ARE NOT SEEN ARE ETERNAL For most conspicuous bravery during the Bourlon Wood operations, 27th September to 2nd October, 1918. On 27th September, when his company commander and all other officers of his company had […]
pferguson | September 29, 2022
This Day: 29 September 1918 Forgive me for bringing attention to you this day. Perhaps this is something you do not wish for? I feel, however, to speak to a day when my friend drove us here to Bucquoy to visit this place so far from your home. Though I have learned a bit of […]
pferguson | April 11, 2017
Ethelbert “Curley” Christian Enlisting in 1915 with the 108th Battalion CEF, Curley Christian served on the Western Front with the 78th Battalion CEF, a unit of the Fourth Canadian Division. At the Battle of Vimy Ridge “Curley” Christian was crushed and trapped for two days, his wounds becoming gangrenous requiring the amputation of his forearms […]
