General Sir Arthur William Currie’s Journal The artifact on display is the journal of Army General Sir Arthur William Currie, an influential Canadian army general well known for his new battle strategies and successful battles during WW1, in particular, the battle of Vimy Ridge. The journal includes notes about his plans and crudely drawn maps with battle strategies. The journal was donated by his son Garner Ormsby Currie. Each page in the journal shows all the planning going on in his head with many different variations of plans written down. Arthur Currie Also took notes about the enemies in the war, this included any advantages they had, such as heavy artillery or gas, and also precautions soldiers would need to take. The journal also included personal notes Currie took about how he felt …show more content…
The notes in the journal were also very detailed and well thought out. Currie also included notes about what he saw negatively affect the soldiers such as the trench foot and the shell shock soldiers faced. Canadian soldiers were being used as pawns in the war and were considered expendable. In the past strategies of war, the side that had the more soldiers would win the battle. Because of this way of thinking, many soldiers were instructed to charge across No Man’s Land without further instruction. Currie made sure that his men knew the battle plan and were adequately trained before the battle so they could fight for the war and protect themselves. Currie also wrote about the his strategies in detail. He included the weapons the enemies had and he drew maps that showed his troops not attacking all at once, but attacking at different points of the enemy lines which was more successful in the end. Finally, Currie also included notes about the side effects of the war and the trenches on the