Brown VC & Learmonth VC MC

| 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 […]

Belgian Rattlesnakes

| March 9, 2013

The CEF, the Lewis Gun and the Victoria Cross Designed in the United States the air cooled Lewis Gun was widely adopted by British and Commonwealth forces in 1915. However, Belgian forces were equipped with the Lewis gun  in 1913 and when German forces  first encountered this light machine gun in 1914 they nicknamed the weapon, […]