Brave Battalion (47 page)
Authors: Mark Zuehlke
8
Urquhart, diary, 5.
Urquhart, diary, 5.
9
Ibid, 5-6.
Ibid, 5-6.
10
Ibid.
Ibid.
12
Ibid.
Ibid.
13
Urquhart, diary, 5-6.
Urquhart, diary, 5-6.
16
Urquhart, diary, 7.
Urquhart, diary, 7.
18
Urquhart, diary, 7-8.
Urquhart, diary, 7-8.
20
Nicholson, 103-04
Nicholson, 103-04
22
Ibid, 81-82.
Chapter Five: Trench Warfare DrudgeryâJune 1915-March 1916Ibid, 81-82.
1
H. M. Urquhart,
The History of the 16
th
Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914- 1919
(Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1932), 88-89.
H. M. Urquhart,
The History of the 16
th
Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914- 1919
(Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1932), 88-89.
2
Ibid, 95.
Ibid, 95.
3
Ibid, 97-98.
Ibid, 97-98.
4
H. M. Urquhart personal diary, University of Victoria Special Collections, 36-37.
H. M. Urquhart personal diary, University of Victoria Special Collections, 36-37.
7
Urquhart, diary, 34.
Urquhart, diary, 34.
9
Ibid, 103-04.
Ibid, 103-04.
10
Urquhart, diary, 35.
Urquhart, diary, 35.
12
Nicholson, 115.
Nicholson, 115.
13
Ibid, 120-21.
Ibid, 120-21.
15
Urquhart, diary, [as of November 24, 1915, Urquhart started numbering his pages from one forward once again without explanation of the reason], 3.
Urquhart, diary, [as of November 24, 1915, Urquhart started numbering his pages from one forward once again without explanation of the reason], 3.
16
Ibid, 2.
Ibid, 2.
18
Kenneth Radley,
We Lead, Others Follow: First Canadian Division, 1914-1918
(St. Catherines, ON: Vanwell Publishing Limited, 2006), 65-66.
Kenneth Radley,
We Lead, Others Follow: First Canadian Division, 1914-1918
(St. Catherines, ON: Vanwell Publishing Limited, 2006), 65-66.
19
Urquhart, diary, 8.
Urquhart, diary, 8.
21
Radley, 81-82.
Radley, 81-82.
23
Urquhart, diary, 8.
Urquhart, diary, 8.
25
Ibid, 122.
Ibid, 122.
26
Andrew Godefroy, “Portrait of a Battalion Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel George Stuart Tuxford at the Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915,”
Canadian Military Journal
, Summer 2004, 55-56.
Chapter Six: Return to the SalientâMarch 28-August 9, 1916Andrew Godefroy, “Portrait of a Battalion Commander: Lieutenant-Colonel George Stuart Tuxford at the Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915,”
Canadian Military Journal
, Summer 2004, 55-56.
1
Winston Groom,
A Storm in Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front
(New York: Grove Press, 2002), 67.
Winston Groom,
A Storm in Flanders: The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front
(New York: Grove Press, 2002), 67.
2
H. M. Urquhart,
The History of the 16
th
Battalion
(
The Canadian Scottish) Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914- 1919
(Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1932), 123-24.
H. M. Urquhart,
The History of the 16
th
Battalion
(
The Canadian Scottish) Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914- 1919
(Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1932), 123-24.
3
Groom, 138-39.
Groom, 138-39.
5
Ibid, 138.
Ibid, 138.
6
Groom, 144.
Groom, 144.
7
Nicholson, 139.
Nicholson, 139.
8
Ibid, 140-41.
Ibid, 140-41.
10
http://www.greatwardifferentcom/Great_War/British_Front/Hills_01.htm
, accessed August 16, 2007, reproduction of text from
The War Illustrated
, 11 May, 1918, Lovat Fraser, “The Epic Battles for the Hills,” 3.
http://www.greatwardifferentcom/Great_War/British_Front/Hills_01.htm
, accessed August 16, 2007, reproduction of text from
The War Illustrated
, 11 May, 1918, Lovat Fraser, “The Epic Battles for the Hills,” 3.
12
Ibid, 127-28.
Ibid, 127-28.
13
Ibid, 126-27.
Ibid, 126-27.
14
Nicholson, 142-44.
Nicholson, 142-44.
15
Ibid, 145-47.
Ibid, 145-47.
16
Roland H. Hill, “Holding the Salient, 1916,”
Canada in the Great War
, Vol. 3 (Toronto: United Publishers of Canada Limited, 1919), 257.
Roland H. Hill, “Holding the Salient, 1916,”
Canada in the Great War
, Vol. 3 (Toronto: United Publishers of Canada Limited, 1919), 257.
17
Jack Granatstein,
Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace
(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002), 88.
Jack Granatstein,
Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace
(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002), 88.
18
Nicholson, 148.
Nicholson, 148.
19
Ibid, 147-151.
Ibid, 147-151.
20
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade War Diary, June 1916, Appendix 35: First Operation, 2 to 7 June, 1916, Library and Archives Canada, 1.
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade War Diary, June 1916, Appendix 35: First Operation, 2 to 7 June, 1916, Library and Archives Canada, 1.
22
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, Appendix 35, 1.
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, Appendix 35, 1.
24
Ibid, 137-38.
Ibid, 137-38.
25
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, Appendix 35, 2.
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, Appendix 35, 2.
26
Nicholson, 150-51.
Nicholson, 150-51.
28
Nicholson, 151.
Nicholson, 151.
29
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, Appendix 35, 2.
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, Appendix 35, 2.
30
H. M. Urquhart, personal diary, University of Victoria Special Collections, n.p.
H. M. Urquhart, personal diary, University of Victoria Special Collections, n.p.
31
14
th
Canadian Infantry Brigade War Diary, June 1916, Appendix: “Counterattack on Maple Copse and Observatory Ridge Positions,” Library and Archives Canada, 2.
14
th
Canadian Infantry Brigade War Diary, June 1916, Appendix: “Counterattack on Maple Copse and Observatory Ridge Positions,” Library and Archives Canada, 2.
32
Urquhart, diary, n.p.
Urquhart, diary, n.p.
33
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, Appendix 35, 4.
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, Appendix 35, 4.
34
Ibid, 4.
Ibid, 4.
35
Nicholson, 152.
Nicholson, 152.
37
Ibid, 142.
Ibid, 142.
38
Ibid, 142-44.
Ibid, 142-44.
39
Nicholson, 153.
Nicholson, 153.
41
Ibid, 144.
Ibid, 144.
42
Ibid, 148-49.
Ibid, 148-49.
43
Ian V. Hogg and John Weeks,
Military Small Arms of the 20
th
Century
(Northbrook, IL: DBI Books, n.d.), 285.
Ian V. Hogg and John Weeks,
Military Small Arms of the 20
th
Century
(Northbrook, IL: DBI Books, n.d.), 285.
45
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, June 1916, Appendix 52, 6.
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade, June 1916, Appendix 52, 6.
46
Nicholson, 153-54.
Chapter Seven: Crisis in the SommeâAugust 9-October 11, 1916Nicholson, 153-54.
2
Jay Winter and Blaine Baggett,
The Great War: And the Shaping of the 20
th
Century
(New York: Penguin Studio, 1996), 157.
Jay Winter and Blaine Baggett,
The Great War: And the Shaping of the 20
th
Century
(New York: Penguin Studio, 1996), 157.
3
Nicholson, 161-62.
Nicholson, 161-62.
4
Ibid, 163.
Ibid, 163.
5
H. M. Urquhart,
The History of the 16
th
Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914- 1919
(Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1932), 163-68.
H. M. Urquhart,
The History of the 16
th
Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914- 1919
(Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1932), 163-68.
6
Ibid, 168.
Ibid, 168.
7
Ibid, 169.
Ibid, 169.
8
Ibid, 169-70.
Ibid, 169-70.
9
Ibid, 169-70.
Ibid, 169-70.
10
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade War Diary, September 1916, Appendix 8, Library and Archives Canada, n.p.
3rd Canadian Infantry Brigade War Diary, September 1916, Appendix 8, Library and Archives Canada, n.p.
12
Nicholson, 166.
Nicholson, 166.
14
Ibid, 173-74.
Ibid, 173-74.
15
Nicholson, 168.
Nicholson, 168.
16
David Campbell, “A Forgotten Victory: Courcelette, 15 September 1916,”
Canadian Military History
, Spring 2007, 31.
David Campbell, “A Forgotten Victory: Courcelette, 15 September 1916,”
Canadian Military History
, Spring 2007, 31.
17
Nicholson, 168-69.
Nicholson, 168-69.
18
Campbell, 31.
Campbell, 31.
19
Nicholson, 169.
Nicholson, 169.
20
Campbell, 34-40.
Campbell, 34-40.
21
Nicholson, 173.
Nicholson, 173.
22
Ibid, 172-75.
Ibid, 172-75.
24
Ibid, 177.
Ibid, 177.
25
Ibid, 177-78.
Ibid, 177-78.
26
Nicholson, 175-76.
Nicholson, 175-76.
31
14
th
Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary, September 1916, Appendix 4, Library and Archives Canada, 2.
14
th
Canadian Infantry Battalion War Diary, September 1916, Appendix 4, Library and Archives Canada, 2.
34
Nicholson, 178-79.
Nicholson, 178-79.
37
Ibid, 406.
Ibid, 406.
38
Nicholson, 183.
Nicholson, 183.
41
Ibid, 385.
Ibid, 385.
42
Ibid, 181-82.
Ibid, 181-82.
43
Ibid, 182.
Ibid, 182.
46
Ibid, 184.
Ibid, 184.
47
Ibid, 187.
Chapter Eight: VimyâOctober 12, 1916-May 4, 1917Ibid, 187.
1
H. M. Urquhart,
The History of the 16
th
Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914- 1919
(Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1932), 406.
H. M. Urquhart,
The History of the 16
th
Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914- 1919
(Toronto: The MacMillan Company of Canada, 1932), 406.
3
Desmond Morton and J. L. Granatstein,
Marching
to
Armageddon: Canadians and the Great War, 1914-1919
(Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1989).
Desmond Morton and J. L. Granatstein,
Marching
to
Armageddon: Canadians and the Great War, 1914-1919
(Toronto: Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1989).
5
Tim Cook,
At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the Great War, 1914-1916
(Toronto: Viking Canada, 2007), 263.
Tim Cook,
At the Sharp End: Canadians Fighting the Great War, 1914-1916
(Toronto: Viking Canada, 2007), 263.
6
Morton and Granatstein, 137-38.
Morton and Granatstein, 137-38.
8
Morton and Granatstein, 140.
Morton and Granatstein, 140.
10
Ibid, 192.
Ibid, 192.
11
Ibid, 195.
Ibid, 195.
12
Ibid, 198-99.
Ibid, 198-99.
13
Jack Granatstein,
Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace
(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002), 110-11.
Jack Granatstein,
Canada's Army: Waging War and Keeping the Peace
(Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2002), 110-11.
15
Ibid, 193.
Ibid, 193.
16
Nicholson, 236-37.
Nicholson, 236-37.
18
Ibid, 202-03.
Ibid, 202-03.
19
Nicholson, 249-50.
Nicholson, 249-50.
20
Ibid, 249.
Ibid, 249.
21
Ibid, 248.
Ibid, 248.
22
Ibid, 250-51.
Ibid, 250-51.
23
Ibid, 247.
Ibid, 247.
25
Cyrus Wesley Peck Fonds, MG30-E134, Library and Archives Canada, n.p.
Cyrus Wesley Peck Fonds, MG30-E134, Library and Archives Canada, n.p.
27
Ibid, 218-19.
Ibid, 218-19.
28
Percy Twidale, Interview by Elizabe
th
Hazlitte, June and August 1983, Victoria BC, University of Victoria Special Collections.
Percy Twidale, Interview by Elizabe
th
Hazlitte, June and August 1983, Victoria BC, University of Victoria Special Collections.
30
Twidale Interview.
Twidale Interview.
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