WW1 Medal Pair to 5th Canadian Infantry, KIA 1916, Battle of Festubert, Orr

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WW1 Medal Pair to The 5th Canadian Infantry, KIA 1916, Ralph Orr
Star & Victory named to : 13029 Pte. R.E. Orr. 5/Can. Inf.
GVF Condition
Ralph Orr was Killed in Action on 22/5/15, and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial. He was from Hamilton, Ontario. He was
born in Bruce County and was a pre-war member of the 32nd Bruce Infantry Militia Regiment.
GVF
May 1915, Battle of Festubert, (Part of the 2nd Battle of Ypres).
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minary to the main operation, a night assault astride the South Breastwork was made by the inner brigade of the two divisions, and once again, the 2nd Canadian Brigade was selected to take on the work of the Canadian Division. However, careful reconnaissance and detailed planning were carried out this time, and the artillery support managed a slow and continuous fire throughout the night. At 2:30 a.m. on 24 May two companies of the 5th Battalion were led by a party of 30 bomb-throwers. Using the battle-cry "Lusitania" they attacked from the communication trench and front line opposite K.5, crossed a 10-foot wide water-filled ditch over a dozen foot-bridges, and managed to seize both K.5 and 130 yards of trench stretching to the northwest. It was a costly attack, with 13 of the 18 combatant officers being killed or wounded, and 250 casualties in all. The 7th Battalion sent three companies forward to reinforce the the while the 47th Division's attack, which got off 30 minutes later than the 5th Battalion's, reached the near end of the Breastwork without capturing any of the enemy's trench.
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