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His compatriot George Gibson wrote 'Maple Leaves in Flanders Fields' as a lasting testament of the achievements and character of his fellow Canadian soldiers. His book is not a bold statement of the engagements, battles and victories that the Canadians were involved in, but rather the story of the Canadians by a Canadian with a humorous tone and self-effacing modesty. Although there are many battle scenes depicted with great skill and vividness, it is perhaps the moments of quiet that display the character of the Canadian troops most; for example, an exchange at a hand-over of the line:
Sentry. "Halt! Who goes there?"
Answer. "First Grenadiers."
Sentry. "Pass, first Grenadiers; all's well."
Sentry. "Halt! Who goes there?"
Answer. "What the Hell is that to you?"
Sentry. "Pass, Canadians; all's well."
A fine testament to the achievements and noble sacrifice of the Canadian Corps on the Western Front.
Author - Gibson, George Herbert Rae, 1881-1932
Introduction -Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham, K.C.B. (11 November 1841 - 28 October 1918)
Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in New York, Dutton, 1916.