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World War 2 Two II WW2 WWII 1939 1945

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 Bad Weather

8th Dec 1943 Attack Made

9th Dec 1943 Hard Fighting

10th Dec 1943 Attack Made

12th Dec 1943 Bridgehead

14th Dec 1943 Ground Gained

16th Dec 1943 Advance

18th Dec 1943 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 Move


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Those known to have served with

1st Canadian Division

during the Second World War 1939-1945.

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Pte. Harold Julian "Si" Barber 1st Regiment

My father Harold Julian Barber, a Canadian soldier, was captured near Rimini Italy while attempting to cross the Lamone River. The 1st was sent in premature and they were ambushed by Germans. He was a signalman and was taken to Stalag 339 for interrogation. He was captured on the 5th of December 1944 and the Germans released him on 25th of Decemeber 1944 to Stalag VIIA.

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