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1st Canadian Division
1st Canadian Division was mobilized in September 1939 and arrived in England in December 1940. 1st Infantry Brigade saw brief action in France in 1940 and the Division served in Sicily, Italy and North Western Europe.
9th Jun 1940 Orders
12th Jun 1940 Movements
15th Jun 1940 Orders
18th Jun 1940 Evacuation
June 1940 Training
19th of August 1943 Plans
19th of August 1943 Equipment
22nd of August 1943 Instructions
23rd of August 1943 13 Corps Adm Planning Instruction No 3
23rd of August 1943 Amendment No. 2 to 13 Corps Planning Instr No. 3
27th of August 1943 Malaria
1st Sep 1943 On the Move
2nd Sep 1943 Planning
3rd September 1943 On the Move
3rd Sep 1943 Advance
4th Sep 1943 Advance
5th Sep 1943 Deserters
6th Sep 1943 Withdrawal
7th Sep 1943 Move
8th Sep 1943 Surrender
9th Sep 1943 On the Move
10th Sep 1943 On the Move
11th Sep 1943 On the March
12th Sep 1943 Parade
13th Sep 1943 Awards
14th Sep 1943 Conference
15th Sep 1943 Preparations
16th of September 1943 Message
16th Sep 1943 On the Move
17th Sep 1943 Orders
18th Sep 1943 On the Move
19th Sep 1943 Contact
20th Sep 1943 Positions
21st Sep 1943 Patrols
23rd Sep 1943 Situation
24th Sep 1943 Lecture
27th Sep 1943 On the Move
28th Sep 1943 Instructions
29th Sep 1943 Training
30th Sep 1943 On the Move
2nd Dec 1943 Advance
7th Dec 1943 Poor Weather
8th Dec 1943 Attack Made
9th Dec 1943 Hard Fighting
10th Dec 1943 Attack Made
12th Dec 1943 Bridgehead Gained
14th Dec 1943 Ground Gained
16th Dec 1943 Advance
18th Dec 1943 Very Hard Fighting
21st Dec 1943 Preparations
25th Dec 1943 Bombardment
1st Jan 1944 Quiet
9th Jan 1944 Reliefs
10th Jan 1944 Heavy Shelling
11th Jan 1944 Air Raid
12th Jan 1944 Some Shelling
13th Jan 1944 Town Shelled
14th Jan 1944 Patrols
15th Jan 1944 On the Move
17th May 1944 In Action
13th Jul 1944 Mobile Cinema
14th Jul 1944 Exercise
1st Aug 1944 On the Move
2nd Aug 1944 On the Move
3rd Aug 1944 Mobile Cinema
1st Sep 1944 At Rest
2nd Sep 1944 On the Move
3rd Sep 1944 In Action
4th Sep 1944 In Action
5th Sep 1944 Attacks Made
6th Sep 1944 Heavy Shelling
6th Sep 1944 Reliefs
1st Oct 1944 Patrols
2nd Oct 1944 In Action
3rd Oct 1944 In Action
3rd Oct 1944 Advance
4th Oct 1944 Advance
6th Oct 1944 In Action
7th Oct 1944 Under Fire
8th Oct 1944 Prisoners Taken
9th Oct 1944 In Action
10th Oct 1944 Attack Made
11th Oct 1944 Shelling
12th Oct 1944 Enemy Active
13th Oct 1944 Attack Made
10th March 1945 On the MoveIf you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here.
Those known to have served with
1st Canadian Division
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
- Barber Harold Julian . Pte.
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