Arleux Building
Arleux Building
Photo credit: Jack Bates
Municipality/Province: Esquimalt, BC
Memorial number: 59005-083
Type: Building
Address: Lyall and Head Streets
Location: Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, Work Point
GPS coordinates: Lat: 48.4261391 Long: -123.3983846
Submitted by: Victoria Edwards. Jack Bates.
Building 1070 in Work Point Barracks was built in 1902 as offices and general stores for the Royal Garrison Artillery. It was designated Arleux Building in 1977 by the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in honour of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who fought in that battle and for which action they received a Battle Honour.
Actions on 28 and 29 April 1917 resulted in the successful capture of the village of Arleux-en-Gohelle to the east of Vimy Ridge. Conducted mainly by the 1st Canadian Division (Major-General A.W. Currie) the Canadian attack was meant to capture a portion of the German “Arleux Loop” defensive position in front of the village. The Canadian portion of the attack was launched in the early morning of the 28th and had successfully gained its objectives by 6:00 am after which reinforcements moved forward in anticipation of German counterattacks. These counterattacks were mainly broken up by Canadian artillery fire. The Germans eventually fell back on to their Oppy-Méricourt Line defences in front of Fresnoy-en-Gohelle abandoning the Arleux salient.
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