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The Battle of Vimy Ridge: A Soldier’s First-Hand Account

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Vimy Ridge is one of the most celebrated battles in Canadian military history. This battle took place in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France during the First World War. It was part of the larger Battle of Arras on the Western Front that stretched through Belgium and northern France.

World War I, also known as the Great War, broke out in 1914 as a result of long-standing tensions between European powers. The war pitted the Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turkey, and Bulgaria, against the Allies .

When the First World War began, Canada was still a British Dominion. That meant that the country had its own elected government and internal autonomy, but its military defence and foreign affairs were still managed by Great Britain. So when Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, it did so on behalf of its dominions as well.

When the war began, many English-speaking Canadians still thought of themselves as British subjects. Many Anglo Canadians, like many people in Britain and Europe, enthusiastically signed up for military service soon after the war began. French-speaking Canadians, on the other hand, were less eager to fight because they didn’t feel as closely connected to Great Britain.

One of the Canadians who volunteered for military service in 1915 was a graduate student at John Hopkins University in Baltimore named Clifford Almond Wells. Wells, who had been born in Toronto to a well-educated family, joined the 4th University Company of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He rose quickly through the ranks, from private, to platoon sergeant, and then lieutenant.

Wells was shipped from Montreal to England, and then saw action on the Western Front in France and Belgium. For 18 months, he wrote a series of letters back home to his mother in Montreal. He fought in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 and wrote to his mother about it. That, however, was his last letter. He was killed in action on April 28th, 1917. His mother died in an accident in Montreal about a month later.

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Release: May 15, 2017

The Battle of Vimy Ridge: A Soldier’s First-Hand Account

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Vimy Ridge is one of the most celebrated battles in Canadian military history. This battle took place in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France during the First World War. It was part of the larger Battle of Arras on the Western Front that stretched through Belgium and northern France.

World War I, also known as the Great War, broke out in 1914 as a result of long-standing tensions between European powers. The war pitted the Central Powers- Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Turkey, and Bulgaria, against the Allies .

When the First World War began, Canada was still a British Dominion. That meant that the country had its own elected government and internal autonomy, but its military defence and foreign affairs were still managed by Great Britain. So when Britain declared war on Germany in 1914, it did so on behalf of its dominions as well.

When the war began, many English-speaking Canadians still thought of themselves as British subjects. Many Anglo Canadians, like many people in Britain and Europe, enthusiastically signed up for military service soon after the war began. French-speaking Canadians, on the other hand, were less eager to fight because they didn’t feel as closely connected to Great Britain.

One of the Canadians who volunteered for military service in 1915 was a graduate student at John Hopkins University in Baltimore named Clifford Almond Wells. Wells, who had been born in Toronto to a well-educated family, joined the 4th University Company of Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. He rose quickly through the ranks, from private, to platoon sergeant, and then lieutenant.

Wells was shipped from Montreal to England, and then saw action on the Western Front in France and Belgium. For 18 months, he wrote a series of letters back home to his mother in Montreal. He fought in the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 and wrote to his mother about it. That, however, was his last letter. He was killed in action on April 28th, 1917. His mother died in an accident in Montreal about a month later.

Format: Kindle Edition

Release: May 15, 2017

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