William Merrifield
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William Merrifield VC, MM was an English-Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Comm
Sergeant William Merrifield Armoury in Brantford, Ontario
Grave of Canadian Victoria Cross recipient William Merrifield in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario (Canada)
Battle of the Canal du Nord
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The Battle of Canal du Nord was part of the Hundred Days Offensive of the First World War by the Allies against German positions on the Western Front. The battle took place in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais r
William Merrifield
…forces. A soldier with Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War, he was awarded the VC for his actions on 1 October 1918, during the Battle of the Canal du Nord. Earlier in the war he had been awarded the Military Medal. William Merrifield was born at Brentwood, Essex in England on 9 October 1890. When he was…
Canadian engineers building a bridge across the Canal du Nord, September 1918