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Fields of Battle - Vimy
Vimy Ridge Canadian National Memorial
On the opening day of the Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps, fighting side by side for the first time, scored a huge tactical victory in the capture of the 60 metre high Vimy Ridge. After the war, the highest point of the ridge was chosen as the site of the great memorial to all Canadians who served their country in battle during the First World War, and particularly to the 60, 000 who gave their lives in France. It also bears the names of 11, 285 Canadian servicemen who died in France - many of them in the fight for Vimy Ridge - who have no known grave. The memorial was designed by W S Allward.
No. of Identified Casualties: 11169
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Sgt. Alvin C York, Medal of Honour - Argonne
Sgt. Alvin York: Medal of Honour
On Oct 8th 1918 2/Batt 328/Infantry was ordered to attack west from Ch-Ch towards a railway which was suppling the German forces encircling elements of 308/Infantry of 77/Division - the 'Lost Battalion' - near Binarville.
Cpl. Alvin York managed to penetrate the German lines to the south of his units line of advance where he came under fire from a machine gun: York returned fire with his rifle and when charged by a group of Germans proceeded to shoot them with his.45 Colt automatic. In all he killed 21 men and then with the remnants of his squad took 132 Germans as prisoner and it was for this feat he received the Medal of Honour.
Today the location of his exploit is hotly contested but this shot is taken in the woods near Chaetl Chehery and is typical of the terrain where York performed his amazing feat of arms.
© Mike St. Maur Sheil / westernfrontphotography.com
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Thiepval Memorial - Somme Battlefield
Memorial to the Missing.
Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944). Largest British war memorial stands almost 50m high.
Also Delhi Viceroy Palace - Serre #2 - Cenotaph.
Many nearby cemeteries were moved so as not to distract from impact
It records 72,085 names of those UK & SA soldiers who died on Somme and have no-known grave July 1916 - Mar 20 1918. 90% of these come from 1st Somme Jly-Nov 1916.
Empire mssing:
Australians - Villers-Bretonneux New Zealand - Longeuval
Canada - Vimy Ridge
NeWfoundland - Beaumont Hamel
India - Neuve Chapelle
As recognition of the fact that French donated so much land for cemeteries it is joint Anglo-French cemetery with 300 from each nation here interred
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© Mike St. Maur Sheil / westernfrontphotography.com
