British infantry, artillery, cavalry, and a tank, likely on the Arras front, 1917. From The Nations at War by Willis J. Abbot 1918 Edition.
British troops going to relieve their comrades in the front line trenches. A British tank is seen at the extreme left© Underwood & Underwood
"The battle during the latter part of the week was really a preparation for a coming greater blow. We were clearing up ugly corners and securing good 'jumping-off' places. The Canadians were working in the closest coöperation with the British. The famous British division on our left flank, under the direction of the Canadian command, was pushing forward. British artillery coöperated. One never knew, moving behind our lines, whether one were coming on a Canadian or an Imperial battery. A degree of unity was attained between Imperials and Canadians such as had never been reached in any previous operation of the war.Every one knew at the week-end that a fresh blow was coming."
Excerpt from a piece by Frederick Arthur McKenzie on the Canadian role in the Batle of Amiens and subsequent offensives. Our quotation is from the description of the Third Battle of the Scarpe, fought from Monday, August 26 (during which the town of Monchy-le-Preux was taken) to Friday the 30th, 1918. Some Canadians, like others in the colonial troops of the British Empire, believed the British commanders were incompetent and less sparing of the lives of Empire soldiers than of those of Great Britain.
The Great Events of the Great War in Seven Volumes by Charles F. Horne, Vol. VI, 1918, pp. 285–286, copyright © 1920 by The National Alumnia, publisher: The National Alumni, publication date: 1920
1918-08-29, 1918, August, Canada, Canadians, British infantry and artillery
