When the Princess Pat's Fought Back to Back, by Lord Beaverbrook | 1-3 June 1916 | Episode 114
Published on 3 June 1916
Eye Witness Story of the German Tornado Attack on Mount Sorrel: Lord Beaverbrook, who, as Sir Max Aitken, was the official "eye witness" of the Canadian forces, has already, in Episode 68, described earlier incidents of their gallantry in the field.
The most serious battle which took place in 1916 before t he Somme offensive was the major attack launched on the Canadian lines at Mount Sorrel on June 2, 1916. The actions lasted for twelve days, of which Lord Beaverbrook here describes the first two.
A gallant divisional commander of the Canadian E.F., Major-General Mercer, was killed in this battle