Vimy Ridge, in northeastern France, was a key position for the Germans from the beginning of the First World War. They dug into fortified trenches and strongpoints high up on the ridge ...

Lance-Cpl. Arthur Adamson, a miner at the Hollinger and one of the first men from the district to enlist was not so lucky. He ...

When Canadians rallied to the flag 110 years ago at the start of the Great War, many expected only a few months of glory ...

They had the opportunity to visit Thiepval, Tyne Cot, Vimy Ridge, Beaumont Hamel, Langemarck and the Yorkshire trenches. To honour those from Accrington we also visited the Accy Pals memorial at ...

Later he was Commander of the Canadian Corps which distinguished itself at the Somme and Thiepval Ridge. Its greatest feat was the capture in 1917 of Vimy Ridge. In 1919 he was created Baron Byng of ...

Just before dawn on April 9, 1917, Lieutenant Claude Williams lay in a muddy trench in northern France, cold and shivering and ready for battle. During the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917 ...