Story of James Asteriades, item 11

• November 1, 2018 08:30:46 Anastasia Ioannou

                             SPECIAL ORDER OF THE DAY

                     BY MAJOR-GENERAL A. C. MACDONELL,

                                     C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O.

                                         _______________

  
  

     The final act of the war drama, in which this 1st Division

  has been privileged to play no inconsiderable part, now

  commences.

     The old 1st Canadian Division, and all that that means, in

  truth theold Guard Division of the Canadian Corps. Carry your

  minds back to VALCARTIER and the determined eager men

  there; trace their movement and their record throughout and

  you will carry your heads high, and march more proudly

  because of it; 1915 and the 2nd Battle of YPRES placed

  Canadians at one bound, by universal opinion, in the front

  rank of the finest troops in France; the Battle of FESTUBERT

  and holding the line, trench raiding inaugurated by the

  2nd C.I.B., the Winter of 1916, holding the line in the Bloody

  4 Salient and all that that meant, the hard fighting in June

  of that year, Canadians still more than holding their own; the

  Battles of the SOMME, the fierce attacks and heavy losses, but

  still successes; the Winter of 1916/1917, holding the line on

  the VIMY RIDGE., the continuous raiding, the glorious

  victory of VIMY RIDGE and after, ARLEUX and FRESNOY,

  the Battle of.HILL 70 and after, the Battle of PASSCHEN-

  DAELE; the Winter of 1917/1918, the Spring and early

  Summer, again many splendidly dashing raids, holding the

  line. Our glorious record since August of this year is too well

  known to require itemized comment. Let it suffice to say that

  we have had the honour of being in the van every time there

  was heavy work to do, and every time we broke the enemy’s

  lines and fulfilled the trust our Chief (the Corns Commander)

  
  

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