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5th (Western Cavalry) Battalion
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Remembrance Day
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In an article from The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan it reports:
5th (Western Cavalry) Battalion
On April 22, 1915, the 5th Battalion was one of twelve Canadian infantry battalions assigned to the front line at the Second Battle of Ypres. On April 24, the allies came under chlorine gas attack; this affected about 10,000 troops, half of whom died of asphyxiation almost immediately. Of those who lived, 2,000 were captured as prisoners of war. Despite having to use urine- soaked handkerchiefs in place of proper respirators, the 5th Battalion held the line while other allies retreated. By May 10, almost half of the Battalion’s officers were dead and one-third of its men had either been wounded or killed.
During the battle of Festubert (May 15–25), Tuxford was evacuated from the battle because of serious illness. Every other officer as well as and the majority of the senior non-commissioned officers (NCOs) were either killed or wounded, leaving the junior NCOs of the Battalion to fill the vacant leadership positions. Despite these heavy losses, the 5th Battalion was able to capture a German strongpoint and 130 yards of enemy trench. The Battalion held its position until it was relieved on May 25, becoming the only unit of the brigade to achieve its mission during the battle. At the Battle of Mount Sorrel (June 2–13, 1916), the 5th protected the flank of the 1st Division and supported the 3rd Division, enabling the Canadians to retake and hold Mount Sorrel. The Battles of the Somme resulted in the loss of 58,000 British troops, one-third of them killed, on the first day of the battle, July 1, 1916. The 5th Battalion, however, was one of the few units to make appreciable gains during the battle when the Canadian Corps succeeded in taking the Flers-Courcelette defensive position and the Thiepval Ridge.
In April 1917, the 5th Battalion was part of the assault on the Pimple, the highest point on Vimy Ridge, during which the Canadian Corps successfully captured that position. Following the victory at Vimy Ridge, the 5th Battalion formed the left flank of the 1st Division’s attack on the town of Arleux-en-Gohelle. The Battle at Arleux-en-Gohelle was the only allied success during the advance on Hill 70, a critical position needed to defend the Canadian line. In August 1917 the Battalion, as part of the 2nd Canadian Brigade, was successful in taking the hill and holding it despite suffering heavy casualties. During the Second Battle of Passchendaele, officially known as the Third Battle of Ypres, the 5th Battalion fought the enemy in close combat over a 17-day period. On November 12, 1917, after three months of fighting, Passchendaele was finally taken.
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On August 30, 2018 we commemorate the anniversary of the following events that occurred in the history of the Roszel Family and descendents:
1997 - Maynard Devere Rossell passed away.
1977 - Jake Tanis passed away.
1975 - David Arthur Roszel married Arine Martyntie Flikweert
1958 - Deborah Eileen Crewson was born.
1957 - Bruce Terry Chapman married Margaret
1954 - Norvell Russel Johnson was born.
1953 - Norvell Russel Johnson married Donna Fern Jenkins
1952 - Donald Ross Fonger married Vivienne Dorothy Lovegrove
1949 - Randall Albert Roszel was born.
1946 - Murray George Roszel was born.
1941 - Thomas Douglas Mitchell married Marjorie Eleanor Roy
1941 - Alexander John Pennell married Helen Bernice Topp
1929 - Roy Manson Whitney was born.
1929 - Harmon Henry Cosby passed away.
1928 - Samuel Wellington Kennedy passed away.
1921 - Beatrice Hancock was born.
1915 - Raymond Francis ( Frank) Rozzell was born.
1914 - Horace Elijah Roszel married Crystal
1907 - Myrtle B. Fahs was born.
1905 - Hal P. Strong married Sarah E Cooper
1878 - Mary Percy was born.
1876 - Lucy Johnson passed away.
1874 - Mabal Aline Ismond was born.
1874 - Daniel David Lane was born.
1873 - Margaret Percy was born.
1872 - Francis Rossell was born.
1867 - John N. Sprague passed away.
1860 - Ursula Eveline Roszel was born.
1860 - Sarah Charlotte Vannatter was born.
1860 - James Guthrie McDonald married Margaret Rossell
1854 - Eldridge Roszel passed away.
1850 - Rachel Teeple was born.
1846 - Ransom H Rozelle was born.
1830 - Lizzie C Lyon was born.
1804 - Wood Roszel passed away.
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