The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles - ElectricCanadian.com

36 4ra CANADIAN MOUNTED RIFLESSept.many and varied smells and were able to visit again thatpleasant oasis, the Expeditionary Force Canteen.Major-General Lipsett, C.M.G., commanding the ThirdDivision, addressed the Regiment on September 23rd,after the successful attack on September 15th. Hisremarks were taken down in the field:What I wish to say is how pleased I am with, the work the Brigadeand especially this Battalion did during the big attack that waspulled off last week. Both the Corps Commander and Army Commander have expressed their great appreciation, and are entirelysatisfied with what you did. The attack that is going on down hereis extended over a large frontage, so that the enemy cannot concentratehis artillery on any particular point as would be the case if the advance was only on. a small frontage. It was on September loth, thatthe Brigade got orders to attack and in the morning the 5th C.M.E.were ordered to attack and successfully accomplished their task.Later, the Brigade got orders from Divisional headquarters that wehad to make an attack on a large frontage, taking the Germantrenches before they had time to settle down after their morning setback. The 9th Brigade had to be moved up, they taking up a positionon. the right, the 8th Brigade, which was represented by the 4thC.M.R. only, were given the left position. We know now how wellthey did their work, and how one company practically did the wholeBrigade work. At first we had reports that the "C"Company couldnot get into position, and had been nearly cut to pieces by machinegun fire. Had we known then what the 4th C.M.R. could do we wouldnot have been so dubious about their success, as shortly afterwardsword came that the Company on the left had gone on and had takenand cleared all the trenches allotted to the Brigade. Not only didyou take your objective, but successfully bombarded a considerableway down the enemy s trench to the left and erected some very goodblocks. The remainder of "C"Company arrived later, and the consolidating work done was wonderful. Later, Colonel Gordon sent upanother Company which took over another part of the old GermanFront Line and did some very good work consolidating under heavyfire. The work of Major Patterson, Major Coleman, Sergeant Laytonand a dozen others, I know deserve special recommendations, andI only regret that all cannot get decorations; but a soldier shouldalways remember that he should find his reward for his work in thefact that he is held in high esteem by his comrades. I am glad thatthe 4th C.M.B. have had this opportunity of wiping off an old scorethatof the pounding they got on the 2nd of June. This Brigadenow need have no fear of ever having to take second place to anyBrigade in the whole of the Canadian Contingent.Sept. 27,On the 27th a hurried move was ordered and theRegiment marched away at 2.00 p.m. down the sameroad to Albert that it had travelled by bus a monthbefore. The men passed through the outskirts of thetown and the brickfields and up the Bapaume Road toTara Hill behind Pozieres, where they had tea and pushed