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A family of brothers : soldiers of the 26th New Brunswick Battalion in the Great War

A family of brothers : soldiers of the 26th New Brunswick Battalion in the Great War

Wilson, J. Brent, author.
Book 2018

"They fought at Ypres in the fall of 1915, on the Somme at Courcelette and Regina Trench in 1916. They carried on to Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, and Passchendaele in 1917. They were part of the battles at Amiens and the Hundred Days campaign of 1918. The 26th Battalion was the only infantry unit from New Brunswick (and one of only 24 from the rest of Canada) to serve continuously on the Western Front from 1915 until the Armistice in 1918. More than 5,70...

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Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 26th History
Soldiers New Brunswick Biography
World War, 1914-1918 Regimental histories Canada
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ISBN:
9780864929235
Description:
296 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits, facsimilies ; 20 cm
Notes:
"Co-published by The Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society."
Canadiana
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-279) and index
Contents:
Introduction
Chapter One. Raising the Battalion and going overseas
Chapter Two. War in the trenches, September 1915-August 1916
Chapter Three. Life at the front
Chapter Four. Into battle: The Somme and Vimy Ridge
Chapter Five. The struggle continues: Hill 70 and Passchendaele
Chapter Six. Goings and comings: casualties, transfers, punishment, and reinforcements
Chapter Seven. 1918: Year of victory
Chapter Eight. Returning home
Appendix: Courcelette
Control Number:
2630730
Other Authors:
Gregg Centre for the Study of War and Society, issuing body
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