The Somme Front

Image: Canadian soldiers carrying a wounded comrade on the Somme front. November, 1916.

The Canadian Corps was engaged in holding and consolidating a long, battered section of the Somme front, recovering from the catastrophic fighting of September–October. The Canadian Corps was positioned on the Somme in France, specifically around Courcelette, Regina Trench, Desire Trench, Pys, and Grandcourt. This was the northern sector of the Somme battlefield, just north of the Albert–Bapaume road.

By November 1916, the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Canadian Divisions had been fighting almost continuously since September 15 (Battle of Courcelette). They had captured Courcelette, Regina Trench, and parts of Desire Trench. Casualties had been extremely high.

The Canadian Corps was exhausted and largely static, holding trenches and conducting small raids, and preparing for winter. This was a period of static warfare, not major offensives.

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A Canadian Soldier Heading For Blighty

A Canadian soldier, too unwell to travel, is prepared for transportation to a hospital in England, from a staging area behind the lines. October, 1916.

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War Battered Heroes. 1916.

War battered heroes. These “walking wounded” Canadian soldiers from multiple battalions, are seen with some captured pieces of enemy equipment, while others have field medical cards attached to their uniforms. France, October 1916.

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Capt. P.F. Fleming, of the 60th Battalion, is seen in an advanced post on Hill 60, in the Ypres Salient in August, 1916.

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