[irixusr]

Sure, we're more proud of a victory. But Gallipoli (the topic) was a loss where the Brits used colonists as cannon fodder.

Ypres, then, fits rather nicely. Including the couple of pages in grade 10 history class about how nobly we bled.

A war were neither side had any redeeming quality.

[afterburner]

Interestingly, just found out the Australians were at Ypres as well alongside Canadians (and, in many of the battles, along with many other colonial troops: India, New Zealand, and South Africa).

Just a random fact.