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#unit selection: Calgary Highlanders, Sep 1944 to Nov 1944
unit
Calgary highlanders, part of 5th Canadian Infantry Brigade, 2nd Canadian Infantry Division.
Why this unit
Good OCR coverage, high quality PDFs with lots of narrative. Content spans Sep 44 to Nov 44, though the OCR text extends to May 45, nothing is needed past Dec 44.
Hypothetical customer scenario
Pte. Bloggins, reinforcement who joined the battalion mid September 1944 during the Scheldt fighting. Wounded in action early November 1944 during the Scheldt battles, evacuated to England, did not return to the unit.
Family knows: the regiment, that he was wounded somewhere in "Holland or Germany" in late 1944, the rough timeframe.
What I expect the report to cover
Fighting in France and Belgium, the advance towards Antwerp, and the Scheldt Battles. Should feel like a personal narrative, outlining the experience of a private during the battles. Try and find any personal narratives that might give the family a sense of what the battles were like, or life was like.