The Battle of St. Eloi Craters was the first “blooding” of the 18th Battalion as it took part of operations when the 2nd Canadian Division was tasked in the efforts to take possession of the craters.
The Canadian Expeditionary Force Resource Group presents a video montage relating to this event.
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I have been there. The bottoms are rubble and boulders and little vegetation after all these years.
Allan ________________________________