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World War 1 Remembered - 49th Canadian Overseas Infantry Battalion - 1917 Q1

1917 – January to March

During the first quarter of 1917 the 49th Battalion was in the Vimy Ridge sector.  January saw two tours in the front lines while February was highlighted by the departure of Lt.-Col. Greisbach and the start of preparations for the epic Battle of Vimy Ridge. For more on this read the article in our latest newsletter at the link below.

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This is the eleventh in a series of quarterly newsletters recognizing 100th anniversary events of the First World War.  We want to highlight significant and/or interesting events, people, stories and artifacts from that war with an emphasis on Edmonton and the 49th Battalion.  The newsletter also includes articles related to 75th anniversary events of the Second World War and to more current events, including museum activities.  Anyone wishing to be included on our email contact list to received copies of our newsletter should email us at lermusm@telus.net


For even more on the 49th Battalion look under the Regimental History tab on this site.   

 

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