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Note: This blog was formerly maintained under topic Canadian Field Artillery - 61st Battery 14th Brigade, begun by Steve Bodie on 20 April 2009.

The last post in the former topic was on 12 February 2018.

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6 April 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   60th Field Battery   John Stanislaus McTague   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue  
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John Turnbull Wood 1260430

John Wood was born on October 15, 1887 in Hawick, Scotland, son Of Mrs. W. Robson, Of Cowichan Bay, British Columbia. Not much is known about his early life or other family members. As a young man, John immigrated to Canada, where he settled in Victoria, British Columbia with his aunt and uncle. At time of enlistment, he was single and employed as a motorman. On April 12, 1916, John Wood enlisted with the 15th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery. Bombardier Wood arrived in England on September 22,
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5 April 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   60th Field Battery   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue    
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4 April 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   60th Field Battery   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue  
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3 April 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   60th Field Battery   61st Field Battery  
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2 April 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   60th Field Battery   61st Field Battery  
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1 April 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.     60th Field Battery   66th Field Battery   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   01 April 1918 IWM BOX 913-4200-12LB-57D-1918 Ayette France  
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31 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   60th Field Battery   66th Field Battery   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   MIKAN 3522104 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig with General Burstall, 2nd Canadian Division. February, 1918   MIKAN 3522105 Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig with General Burstall, 2nd Canadian Division. February, 1918  
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30 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   55th Field Battery   60th Field Battery   66th Field Battery   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   30 Mar 18 WWC H19-10 Nursing Sister Mary Wills   IWM Q296 King George V inspecting the 2n3rd North Midland Field Ambulance Cambligneul, 30th March 1918   IWM Q294 Hermin 30 March 1918  
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29 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   MIKAN 3522103 Canadian artillery keep the enemy busy repairing his wire by shooting it up. February, 1918   IWM Q 311 King George V inspecting the 51st Battalion, Machine Gun Corps, attached to the 51st (Highland) Division at Bouquemaison, north of Doullens, 29 March 1918. Under Colonel Hardie, this Battalion has lost 20 officers and 200 other ranks.
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28 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   60th Battery   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   Q 8648 A battery of 18-pounder guns of the Royal Field Artillery in action near the town of Albert, 28 March 1918. "Honourable Artillery Company" according to 27th March 1918 61st Field Battery War Journal
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27 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery "Honourable Artillery Company" = British Artillery   Lt A.G. Virtue - no entry today   MIKAN 3522129 Brig.-Gen. Ketchen & Staff, 6th Infantry Brigade. March, 1918   MIKAN 3522120 Canadian Motor Machine Gun Officers interested in captured German machine Gun. March, 1918  
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26 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue - no entry today IWM Q8622 17th Division Henencourt 26 March 1918   IWM Q8623 17th Division Henencourt 26 March 1918   IWM Q8625 17th Division Henencourt 26 March 1918  
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25 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   Bertram Cox   MIKAN 3522408 Loading a 15 inch gun on the Canadian front. February, 1918   24 Mar 18 A Y Jackson Lievin 3 CFA  
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24 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue - No entry today 24 March 1918 IWM BOX 272-611-3BA-36C-1918 Sheet 36C 10 Touquet, Belgium          
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1st Battery 23 March 1918

Susan Drain's blog today reveals the 1st Battery, 1st Brigade is now in close proximity to the 61st Battery, 14th Brigade.Following the war, my grandfather had written to one of his pals about this day.Gunner Richard (Dick) Walshe went to greet the men of the 1st Battery, and when they learned he was the brother of their Sergeant Francis (Frank) Walshe (wounded just before Courcelette and now recovering in England), he was surrounded by the entire battery asking for information about Frank.It wa
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23 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   MIKAN 3522100 Officers of 2nd Brigade, C.F.A., France. February, 1918 MIKAN 3522101 Officers of 2nd Brigade, C.F.A., France. February, 1918  
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22 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   22 March 1918 1918 FRAD018_3NUM0008_0011_0009 Ailly-sur-Noye   Manfred von Richthofen will be killed in less than a month.  
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21 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   55th Battery   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   IWM HU 91047: Airco DH 4 flying over a heavily-shelled area south of the River Scarpe near Biache-Saint-Vaast (upper right), east of Arras, 21 March 1918. Aeroplane: AirCo / de Havilland DH 4 Engine: Rolls Royce Eagle III or Eagle IV Power: 250 hp Crew: 3 Wing span: 42ft 5 5/8in Length: 30ft 8in Height: 10ft 1in Tare Weigh
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20 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery They did?  Like the campfire scene in Blazing Saddles?   Lt A.G. Virtue   MIKAN 3522094 One of many shells which Heine puts over on to a Canadian Battery. In foreground are seen three Canadians interested in the wastage of 5.9s  
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19 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   MIKAN 3522093 O.C. 25th Battalion visits the front line. February, 1918  
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18 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue - No entry today 18 Mar 1918 MIKAN 3522088 A Canadian looking up the Lens road, towards the Boche Front line. February, 1918  
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17 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   17 Mar 18 IWM BOX 405-757-16AG-36B-1918 Gare Bully-Grenay   IWM Q8576 The ruins of the early 16th century church of St Jean in Peronne which had a remarkable sculptured portal, 17 March 1918  
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16 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery     14th Brigade C.F.A.   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue - No entry today MIKAN 3522089 One of many shells which Heine puts over on to a Canadian Battery.  In foreground are seen three Canadians interested in the wastage of 5.9s     MIKAN 3522090 One of many shells which Heine puts over on to a Canadian Battery.      MIKAN 3522091 One of many shells which Heine puts over on to a Canadian Battery
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15 March 1918

5th Divisional Artillery   14th Brigade C.F.A.   55th Field Battery   61st Field Battery   Lt A.G. Virtue   15 Mar 18 IWM Q78983 French troops looking at ruins of the church at Flirey from a communication trench, 15 March 1918   MIKAN 3406029 Officers of the 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France. February, 1918   MIKAN 3406039 Officers of the 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France. February, 1918  
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