Books & FilmFirst World War – Western Front Raymond Chandler – 7th Bn CEF Sergeant and King of the Mystery Writers 26 March 2024 info Raymond Chandler fought with the 7th Bn CEF from August 1917. He ruled the market for crime novels in the 40s and 50s. Enjoy the links below ‘Dead men are heavier than broken hearts’ “Once you have had to lead a platoon into direct machine-gun fire,” Raymond Chandler would later write, “nothing is ever the same again.” By TOM HAWTHORN 3/30/2021 and When Raymond Chandler Came to Victoria to Fight the Great War | The Tyee Tom Hawthorn 14 Aug 2018 Share this:TweetLike this:Like Loading...