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xiii Acknowledgements The editors would like to thank the following people, without whom this project would not have been possible. TerryCoppistheDirectoroftheLaurierCentreforMilitaryStrategic and Disarmament Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Terry’s endless curiosity, energy and enthusiasm have inspired countless students of Canadian history. All three editors are lucky to be among them. A very special thanks to Michelle Fowler, who manages the Laurier Centre’s daily operations, and whose hard work on this project appears here in countless ways. We also want to thank Brandey Barton, also from the Laurier Centre, whose quiet efficiency has been so much appreciated, and Paul Kelly, who assisted with the book design. We were especially pleased to have Professor A.M.J. Hyatt agree to write the forward to this work. Again and again the editors found that his writing on Arthur Currie set for us a very high standard of scholarship. In the not too distant past, two of the editors were fortunate to be students of Professor Hyatt, and we only hope that our contribution to understanding Canada’s involvement in the First World War may be as enduring as his. Of course the editors extend many thanks to the authors for their excellent chapters, hard work and patience throughout the project. From WLU Press, Brian Henderson, Jacqueline Larson and Heather Blain-Yanke showed great enthusiasm for this book. And great patience. We also extend our gratitude to our anonymous readers who commented on the manuscript for the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences. Photographs were provided by the Canadian Forces Joint Image Centre, the Canadian War Museum, Legion Magazine, the Library and Archives of Canada and Marie-Josée Lafond, a former Vimy guide, and currently the Program Director at the Juno Beach Centre in Normandy. Mr. Blake Seward and his students at Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute completed a great deal of research on men who fought and died at Vimy Ridge. Some of their work is found in the appendix. We wish to thank: Rebecca McIlravy, Lauren Quattrocchi, Mac Rutherford, Ally Lowe, Emily Maitland, Kaitlyn McNamara, Charlie Berrigan, Maria Fournier, Rob Reid, Josh Foy, Amy Lett, Robert Porter, Alie McMeekin, Jon Lee and Kayla McMullen for their hard work helping us learn more about the men who fought the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Among those who contributed to this project in many other ways are: Stephen Badsey, Bertram Frandsen, Richard Goette, Richard Holt, Paul Whitney Lackenbauer, Marc Milner, Mike Ryan, Roger Sarty, James Wood and Barry Ries. Thanks to Dr. David Roger for allowing the reproduction of a photograph from his personal collection. Those of us who have worked on this project are free to do so in no small part as a consequence of the sacrifices made by the soldiers of the Canadian Corps who fought, died and endured four years of war on the Western Front. This book is dedicated to them. xiv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...

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