World War I Gallery by Robert Morrison

RHA Retreat From Mons, 1914

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by Fortunino Matania

The British retreated from Mons in 1914 after their first encounter with the Germans.

2nd Battle of Ypres

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by Richard Jack

The 1st Canadian Division withstood German gas attacks on April 22 and 24 1915, preventing a German breakthrough. It was the first battle fought by Canadians in World War I.

Canadian Artillery in Action, the Somme 1916

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by Capt. Kenneth Keith Forbes

The Battle of Courcelette

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by L.A. Weirter

Piper James Richardson, VC

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by James Prinsep Beadle

Richardson won his VC by piping back and forth over 300 yards of front under heavy fire, during the attack on Regina Trench at the end of September 1916.

The Taking of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917

r_d_morrison — 2015-03-22 19:30:49 UTC

by Richard Jack

The Canadian creeping barrage and the gunners' ability to neutralize the German guns through their counter-battery work was essential to the success of the operation.

Canadian Gunners in the Mud at Passchendaele

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by Alfred Bastien

The Charge of Flowerdew's Squadron

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by Sir Alfred James Munnings

This attempt to break the German lines in March 1918 was a Charge of the Light Brigade-like failure.

Cavalry and Tanks at Amiens, 1918

r_d_morrison — 2015-03-22 19:32:30 UTC

by Alfred Bastien

Cavalry and tanks were used to effect during the German retreat during the battles of the Hundred Days, August 8-November 11, 1918.

The Return to Mons, 1918

r_d_morrison — 2015-03-22 19:33:11 UTC

by I.H.J. Sheldon-Williams

This painting depicts Canadian troops and the people of Mons after its re-capture on November 10-11, 1918

The Stretcher Bearer Party

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by Lt. Cyril Henry Barraud

No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital at Doullens

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by Gerald Edward Moira

In this painting, the nurse is front and centre as the main hero providing for the wounded.

Vimy Ridge

r_d_morrison — 2015-03-22 19:34:17 UTC

by Capt. William Langstaff

Vimy Ridge is Canada's iconic battle from World War I. It is the site of Canada's National Memorial to World War I.

My Gallery

r_d_morrison — 2015-03-22 19:59:35 UTC

For my gallery, I chose to look at primarily Canadian war art, with the main focus on Canada's seminal battles: Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele and The Hundred Days. The paintings provide a number of heroic images from the wounded soldier leading his men forward during the 2nd Battle of Ypres, to the gunners who played an increasingly important role in Canadian operations, to Piper Richardson whose unbelievable courage in the face of the enemy, armed only with bagpipes, seems beyond imagining. Finally, I included painting of stretcher bearers and a Canadian hospital without whom many more Canadians would have died, including one of my grandfathers.