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During their time in Northwestern France and Southwestern Belgium, the unit provided medical support to the 6th Canadian Infantry Brigade. Throughout the war, the unit participated in the battles of The Sommes, AMIENS, Vimy Ridge, Fosse, Passchendaele, and ARRAS. By the end of the war, unit personnel Won 61 individual honours with many others being mentioned in dispatches.

On Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, 4 Field Ambulance was located in Mons where they paraded for the King of Belgians. Over the next few months, the unit would make their way home. On January 25, 1919, they left via Brussels, Le Havre, and finally boarded the SS Scotian for the trans-Atlantic trip from Southampton to Halifax.

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Canadian Army Hospital - First World War
1918
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Credits:
Thunder Bay Historical Museum Soceity
Thunder Bay Military Museum and History Society