Hill 70’s heroes Roy MacGregor tells the story of Hill 70’s Victoria Cross recipients, and how one of them fell on hard times when the war was over. News of the battle for Hill 70 on The Globe ...

The similarities to that iconic Canadian victory are striking, but there is one key difference: the Canadian victory at the Battle of Hill 70 on World War One’s Western Front in 1917 has been ...

The Battle at Hill 70 took place on Aug. 15, 1917 — and only lasted a few hours before Canadian soldiers were victorious. Canada. Feb 24, 2018.

Mr Last took Colonel Hutchings and his family to Hill 70 in Loos to give them a tour of its underground tunnels, which had been dug under No Man's Land during the battle between 15-25 August 1917.

The Battle of Hill 70 lingered in obscurity for 100 years, fairly marked in its moment but then largely forgotten, perhaps because it took place between two more famous fights that retained a ...

The Battle of Hill 70: Graphic novel for students. By Marc Montgomery | [email protected] Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 13:21 Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2018 07:43.

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Battle for Hill 70. Within hours, they were able to gain the higher ground, and over the next 10 days the Germans launched 21 counterattacks. ...

Two men with B.C. links who were awarded the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Hill 70, 100 years ago, will be remembered this week. In Kiev, Ukraine, a billboard paid for by Canadian donors ...

Mr Last took Colonel Hutchings and his family to Hill 70 in Loos to give them a tour of its underground tunnels, which had been dug under No Man's Land during the battle between 15-25 August 1917.

Mr Last took Colonel Hutchings and his family to Hill 70 in Loos to give them a tour of its underground tunnels, which had been dug under No Man's Land during the battle between 15-25 August 1917.

A new monument will be unveiled on Tuesday near Lens, France that commemorates the soldiers who died during the Battle of Hill 70. It was the first battle where Canadian troops were led by a ...