Quote Originally Posted by Gil Boyd View Post
Jim,
You certainly did mate and what a contribution Canadianicon troops made then and now
Indeed. 15th Battalion CEF (48th Highlanders) were adjacent to the Frenchicon Colonials in the Ypres line when the gas attack came. The French Colonials broke and ran. Then Highlanders held the line and paid dearly in blood - 70 per cent casualties according to most historical reports.
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