pferguson | November 10, 2022
Drocourt-Quéant Line near Vis-en-Artois: Action of 1-2 September 1918 No inscription on marker For most conspicuous bravery during the operations against the Drocourt-Queant line on Sept. 1st and 2nd, 1918. On Sept. 1st, when his battalion was in the vicinity of Vis-en-Artois, preparatory to the advance, the enemy laid down a heavy barrage and counter-attacked. […]
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Tags: 1 September 1918, 18 September 1918, 2 September 1918, 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney VC DCM MM, Drocourt-Quéant Line, Posthumous Victoria Cross, Samuel Lewis Honey VC DCM MM, Vis-en-Artois (France), Western Front 1999
pferguson | October 4, 2016
The 16th Battalion C.E.F. (The Canadian Scottish) Regina Trench Awards The Victoria Cross for Valour 28930 Private (Piper) James Cleland Richardson Died of wounds August 9, 1916. Buried at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France. For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty when, prior to attack, he obtained permission from his Commanding Officer to […]
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