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Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 381, Apsley
The Royal Canadian Legion is celebrating
it's 80th anniversary
 

The 90th Anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
by Roy Allen

On a chilly Easter Monday, in 1917, with a blizzard blowing in their faces, the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in France did what neither the the British nor the French armies had been able to do in more than two years of fighting. They seized and held the best defended bastion on the Western Front - a muddy scarp known as Vimy Ridge. The French, who had lost nearly 150,000 men trying to take the ridge, didn't believe it could be done. Nor did the Germans; even the British were skeptical. But them Canadians triumphed. They went over the top at dawn; by lunch time, most of the ridge was in their hands - at a cost of only 10,000 casualties.

In less than 48 hours Canadians fought and won the battle of  Vimy Ridge. In five days the 100,000 men of the Canadian Corps had made an unprecedented advance on a front of six kilo metres, capturing over 4,000 prisoners.

How could an army of civilians from a nation without military tradition secure the first enduring allied victory in thirty-two months of warfare? Was it that these men were civilians, with flexible minds unfettered by old traditions and military rules. Was it their daring and common sense to solve tactical problems that had eluded the professionals. The victory at Vimy marked the turning point in Canadian history, for it brought a sense of national identity that simply never existed before. Some have said, perhaps with some justification, that Canada emerged from the colonial shadows that day and Canadian independence was bought a Vimy Ridge.

"As far as I could see, south, north, along the miles of ridge, there were the Canadians. And I experienced my first real sense of nationhood."

- Lieutenant Gregory Clark, M.C.

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Apsley Boy now a Fighter Pilot

Lieutenant Shamus "Carney" Allen was born on 5 September 1981 to James and Sharon Allen Apsley, On. Since a young age to present time, he lives a life filled with circus type incidents, including deer hunting with only a rope, petting random bears, being shot off the roof of his house by his own father with a sling shot, bridge jumping, tower climbing, sky diving, and kite surfing in 30 knot winds, nearly killing himself and one of his best friends. Needless to say, he was awarded the call sign "Carney" NOT because he has small hands, or smells like cabbage...but because of his crazy life. However, one thing has consistently emerged as a very serious side. Since the age of 9, he knew that flying was for him. Graduating the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering in 2004, he quickly progressed through flight training and has finally graduated the best course of his life. He is currently posted to 409 Nighthawk Squadron, Cold Lake, AB.
 

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