Gordon Patrick Hurley

[Gail]

Any information about the Canadian Armoured Division fighting in Italy in the Monte Casino Liri Valley area.

[Temujin]

It was the 5th Cdn Armoured Division.

My father in law was part of this Division (Perth Regiment).

This first record is the Official History of the Canadian Forces in Italy. It give you everything you need to know about the Italian Campaige

https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/Canada/CA/Italy/

More info

https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembran ... 43-to-1945

https://themaritimeexplorer.ca/2017/01/02/liri-valley/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars ... o_01.shtml

https://www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/5 ... -1941-1945

https://scholars.wlu.ca/cgi/viewcontent ... ontext=cmh

https://www.canadiansoldiers.com/histor ... mpaign.htm

And on this site called Project44…….you can follow the route of the Cape Breton Highlanders (and the 5th Cdn Armoured Division) on a Map of Italy and see where they were ‘day by day” and it contains the War Diaries of the unit

https://www.project44.ca/