68th Battery, 16th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
North Russia Expeditionary Force
North Russia Expeditionary Force
Officers of Regimental Headquarters, 67th Battery and 68th Battery of 16th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery
Back Row - Lt JRW Papineau, Lt GW Hague, Lt WS Newton, Lt WFL Edwards, Lt SC Evans, Lt JS McRae, Lt John Roberts, Lt GYL Crossley, Lt TH Hungerford
Front Row - Lt Bradshaw, Capt HV Schwalm, Capt JA Bruce, Capt AA Gillis, Maj FF Arnoldi, LCol CHL Sherman, Maj WC Hyde, Capt OA Mowat, Capt RH Gale, Lt AEL Wetmore, Lt JD Winslow
Back Row - Lt JRW Papineau, Lt GW Hague, Lt WS Newton, Lt WFL Edwards, Lt SC Evans, Lt JS McRae, Lt John Roberts, Lt GYL Crossley, Lt TH Hungerford
Front Row - Lt Bradshaw, Capt HV Schwalm, Capt JA Bruce, Capt AA Gillis, Maj FF Arnoldi, LCol CHL Sherman, Maj WC Hyde, Capt OA Mowat, Capt RH Gale, Lt AEL Wetmore, Lt JD Winslow
The 18 pounder detachments were noted for their vital support in holding key terrain. The winter of 1918/1919 was very brutal but there appears little in the way of frostbite injuries reported.
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North Russia Expeditionary Force
Provides an excellent view of the activities of 67th and 68th Batteries, 16th Brigade, Canadian Field ARtillery. |
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The following members of the Battery were awarded the Military Cross, awarded to commissioned officers of the substantive rank of Captain or below (therefore acting and temporary Majors are eligible) or Warrant Officers for distinguished and meritorious services in battle.
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The following members of the Battery were awarded the Military Medal. The medal is awarded to Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers and men for individual or associated acts of bravery on the recommendation of a Commander-in-Chief in the field.
The circumstances for their award to the following have yet to be discovered as their citation card simply states that they were awarded. Sergeant J.A. Beddow's was presented as a bar to his Military Medal awarded in 1917. |
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