The Story of the 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion
From BC to Baisieux by Sgt Leonard McLeod Gould HQ 102nd Canadians WW1
The Story of the 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion
From BC to Baisieux by Sgt Leonard McLeod Gould HQ 102nd Canadians WW1
David Antoine was killed during an attempt by 102nd Battalion to move their line forward on 18 May 1917.
The unit got into position the night before without opposition. The next night they tried to push forward a hundred yards but they had to fall back. David Antoine and two fellow soldiers did not answer roll call the following morning. The War Diary of the 102nd Bn for the action suggests the 102nd was supposed to be supported by the 87th Bn on the right. However a look at the 87th Bn suggests nothing was on the books for the night in question and the main mission of that battalion was road repair in the Eau de Levette Battle Area.
What they were fighitng over was in essence a vast coal mine tailings dump.
Privates Harry Hazelwood and David Antoine are still on watch. A third soldier, Lance Corporal Grey, who was also killed that night, was recovered and brought back to Villers Station CEM.
Lost with him were ----
GRAY M M Lance Corporal '706073' VILLERS STATION CEM, VILLERS-AU-BOIS
HAZLEWOOD HARRY H Private '160681' VIMY MEMORIAL
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Hazelwood details
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Villers Station CEM Plan
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BATTLE HONOURS
"SOMME, 1916", "Ancre Heights", "Ancre, 1916", "ARRAS, 1917, 18", "VIMY, 1917", "Hill 70", ", 1917", "PASSCHENDAELE", "AMIENS", "Scarpe, 1918", "Drocourt-Queant", "HINDENBURG LINE", "CANAL du NORD", "VALENCIENNES", "France and Flanders, 1916-18".
Be sure and visit the 102nd Battalion`s Sister Unit - the 54th Kootenay Battalion
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