Report on operations for the Brigade in the vicinity of the Senio River Line in the winter of 1945.
2 Canadian Infantry Brigade
A memorial of Lieutenant-Colonel Francis D Farquhar, first Commanding Officer of PPCLI, written by RG Barclay, who served with PPCLI September 1916- March 1919. The draft includes a transcription of a letter from Talbot Papineau to Lady Evelyn Farquhar written after the death of Lieutenant-Colonel Farquhar in March 1915.
Loyal Edmonton Regiment Operations Reports.
Loyal Edmonton Regiment
Operations summaries including Operation VERITABLE.
Operation reviews and lessons learned during operations in Italy, submitted by unit historical officers and compiled by Canadian Military Headquarters.
Canadian Military Headquarters
Seaforth Highlanders operations reports including the capture of Granarolo.
Seaforth Highlanders of CanadaOutline for Exercise Goldflake. Signed by Major Allan Magee. Commanders: Lt-Col R. P. Clark, DSO, of the PPCLI; Senior Officer Lt-Col J. N. Spence of 5th Canadian Light Field Ambulance; Commander Major W. Winters of B Coy SASK LI (MG); and Lt-Col H. P. Bell-Irving, DSO, of Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. Personnel and Vehicle tables. Map including Cambrai, Peronne, Ham, Compeigne, Senlis, Meaux, Fontenay-Tresigny, Rozay-en-Brie, Sens, Tonnerre, les Laumes, Vitteaux, Dijon, Chagny, Chalon-s-Saone, Macon, Lyon, St. Rambert, Valence, Orange, Orgon, and Marseilles.
Operation reports and reviews from April 1945. Mentions Calgary Highlanders.
This report describes a relatively quiet period but highlights a raid by C Coy on the night of 2 -3 February in which a section was caught by a prepared charge in a building they were clearing, and the section that rushed to their aid was caught in a mortar barrage, suffering 30 wounded, 6 killed, and 1 missing.
