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Gunners of a Medium Regiment of the Royal Canadian Artillery (R.C.A.) cleaning a 5.5-inch gun south of Vaucelles, France, 23 July 1944.Recent Site Posts
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1915 At Givenchy, France, Lieutenant Frederick Campbell of the 1st Battalion, C.E.F., pushed to the German line, and held back the enemy while in an exposed position to allow others a chance to escape the heavy gunfire. Lieutenant Campbell received a posthumous Victoria Cross for his exemplary conduct in these actions.


