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Report a Mistake

Object Number 19970091-002
Event 1914-1919 First World War
1915 Battle of Festubert
1915 Second Battle of Ypres
Affiliation --
Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Miller, Lieutenant William John Alexander
J.L. & S Ltd
Date Made --

Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
Category Communication artifacts
Sub-category Documentary artifact
Art
Department Art and Memorials
Museum CWM
Inscription (cover/covercle) ARMY BOOK 152 Correspondence Book. (FIELD SERVICE); (inside/intérieur): Opened on closed on The Squares in this book are ¼ inch; J.L. & S Ltd 10,000 4*15 Books/152/4; (p 1) Trumpeter Wm J Miller Head Guard...Staff 1st Brigade C.F.A France (p 4) On opposite page is a sketch of the dressing station at Festubert. It is here that Ben Carpenter is buried. On this position we los one of my chums and our best Sergeant "Winttenhall" and Ed Groves Gunner was wounded in seven places. Our 18 pdr Guns were only 500 yards behind our trenches. The 2nd Battery was shelled out of their position. The Third Sketch is what was left of tone of their limbers after the Germans Bombardment of 300 Heavy W.E. Shells. The men were no Hunt as the Colonel ordered them into an old infantry trench as soon as he saw that the positions of the guns was known to the Enemy.; (p 5) Many a place like this just behind the firing line is used as a dressing station to render first aid to the wounded all theses places are in easy range of the German guns.; (P 8) We moved to this position before out attack at Festubert. It was a beautiful spot. But out attack failed on account of the Yonks and Bedfons and Willis not being up their section in German Trenches. The Canadian here went as far as the 3rd line of German trenches but had to retire again on account of the others failure. We had two 18 lt guns in the first line of trenches. Two of the Gunners were ruled by the exploding of the mine. Next morning the colonel took me to the trenches when I saw some sad sights and we pulled the Gun that was not smashed out of sight of the Germans losing one of the infantry chaps who helped us.; (p 9) Some Horses killed here; Some Men killed her 2 killed and 7 wounded; View from window at H.2. Staff. Festubert. Looking our Canal. Germans registered on Bridge just before our attack. But no further damage; (p 13) How the Canadian Field Artillery Fight The Last Man & Gun; (p 16) Forward observing officers often have every narrow escapes. Their duty is to find some High place overlooking enemy territory and witness our fine. They go about their work very calm although at times it is dangerous, as the Enemy are always on the look out for these observation stations.; (p 17) F.O.O. By Jove, They must have seen me.; (p 22) This is not an exception by any means. If the Germans see that they cannot capture a town they Bombard it and reduce it to ruins. This little chap had his mother taken by the Germans and witnessed his father being shot by the Huns.; (p 23) The Remains of the Church at Gerbeviller and a Homeless Orphan in France; (p 27): Flight Lieut Warneford V.C. Proved that Britannia Rules the Air.; (p30) The amount of dead at Ypres speak for itself. Here Canadians earned their reputation at a cost.; (p31) CANADA - AFTER YPRES; (p35) NOT Quite owning to the War Lecture; Late Rooster I'm about Fed up with these -hie- wire entanglements; (p39): The stuffed Eagle The Reason Why America Doesn't Fight. Taken from the German American (Hoggenheimer USA); (p43) Kaiser "To The Day. Death "Of Reckoning"; (p 47) The Canadians are downhearted Why? (ther Germans wont attack them anymore); (p51) The Era of the Big Gun; Pacific Iselander; "Hulls Hulls! Bis mus be Germany bombarding Japan; (p53) FRANCE We should Worry; (p 61) "The Invader" A scene in Belgium. The people being driven from their homes; (p65) The Law as to Pirates (Apres la Guerre); (verso cover/couvercle) : Text: Toronto at the Front. In a Recent letter from a Toronto lad at the front we read. Don't forget to write son. Send the news of the World (Toronto) and pray that some German warships will accidentally wipe New Foundland off the face of the Earth your loving son.
Medium carbon pencil
Support paper
Materials Not applicable
Branch Canadian Field Artillery
Service Component Canadian Expeditionary Force
Person / Institution Subject, Warneford , V.C, Flight Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Alexander John
Measurements Height 20.2 cm, Width 15.6 cm, Thickness 2.6 cm