The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . CANADAS PART IN THE WAR 329. Lieut. R. A. Mac Gillivray, from Halifax, and Capt. H. A. Dixon, from Toronto. Both invested with the M. C. by H. M. the King. 330 THE PEOPLES WAR BOOK On one occasion the British War Officesuggested that Canada might put a fifthdivision in the field, as Australia, with amuch smaller population, proposed to mature consideration it was decidedby the Canadian authorities that the policywhich had been followed by Canada up tothat time was the best policy, namely, tokeep a cert
The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war . CANADAS PART IN THE WAR 329. Lieut. R. A. Mac Gillivray, from Halifax, and Capt. H. A. Dixon, from Toronto. Both invested with the M. C. by H. M. the King. 330 THE PEOPLES WAR BOOK On one occasion the British War Officesuggested that Canada might put a fifthdivision in the field, as Australia, with amuch smaller population, proposed to mature consideration it was decidedby the Canadian authorities that the policywhich had been followed by Canada up tothat time was the best policy, namely, tokeep a certain number of divisions up tofull strentgh by providing reinforcementsfreely, rather than to attempt to maintainso many divisions that their establish-ments could not be fully maintained. Theexperiences of the Canadian Army Corpsof four divisions in 1918, when it was usedcontinuously for three months as a spear-head with which to thrust through tlie foi--tified defences of the enemy, completelyvindicated the Canadian point of view. In the closing months of hostilities Can-ada was represented in France and B
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