WW1 Canadian Tunnelling Co RPPC Postcard, Soldier Pte Lemuel Wood CEF BEF War

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WW1 Canadian Tunnelling Co RPPC Postcard, Soldier Pte Lemuel Wood CEF BEF War:
$4000.00

The product is a World War I Canadian Tunnelling Company real photo postcard featuring a portrait of a soldier, Pte Lemuel Wood, from the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) . Based on historical troop deployment numbers and typical rates, it is estimated that fewer than 20 to 50 surviving post cards feature named soldiers from the 1st Canadian. Tunneling Company Worldwide. Small Unit Sizes, Dangerous Deployment, Limited Photographic Access .Rare WW1 Canadian Tunnelling Company " Tunnel Rat " Combat History : This exceptional real photo postcard depicts a member of the elite 1st Canadian Tunnelling Company, Canadian Engineers ,operating under the British Expeditionary Force [ B.E.F. ] Unlike standard infantry units, these highly specialized civilian miners-frequently called clay kickers engaged in a terrifying ,silent underground campaign beneath the western front . This specific company played a monumental role in the legendary Battle of Messines Ridge { June 1917 ] spending over a year secretly beneath German lines to plant and detonate the massive deep mine explosive charges that caused the loudest man made explosion in human history prior to the atomic bomb. Additionally, the unit constructed the vital subterranean subways and defensive counter mines that secured the Allied victory at the Battle of Vimy Ridge [1916-1917] and successfully utilized advanced underground listening gear during the intense Defense of "The Bluff " [ Ypres Salient July 1916 ] to detect German counter mining and save entire Allied battalions from being buried alive. Named artifacts from this specific subterranean engineering unit are extraordinarily scarce, representing a premier piece of WW1 combat history