by K-J | 12 Feb 2023 | Features
Gerry Weaver Stag Special While the name John Armstrong ‘Army’ Howard may not be familiar to most Canadians, perhaps it should be. The Winnipeg-raised Great War veteran dominated Canadian sprinting from 1912 to 1915. Not only does Howard appear to be...
by K-J | 11 Feb 2023 | Sports
LCol Joe O’Donnell Stag Special 1RCHA and 2PPCLI are no strangers to working together in the training area or on the battlefield, but lately we’ve been preparing together for a different kind of battle — on the mats. Both units calling CFB Shilo home are known...
by K-J | 11 Feb 2023 | History
Editor’s Note: During the First World War, Pte Cecil Minary served in the CEF, beginning his military training at Camp Hughes prior to being shipped to England for additional training. He saw his first action in France soon after Canada’s involvement in the Battle of...
by K-J | 10 Feb 2023 | Features
Andrew Oakden Stag Special In 1967, the RCA Museum received a donation from Cpl William May, who enlisted at Camp Sewell in Manitoba on Sept. 16, 1915 at the age of 23. The gift was one of the earliest donations to the museum, including two paper artifacts from the...
by K-J | 9 Feb 2023 | Features
LCol Reg Sharpe received his great-grandfather’s Dead Man’s penny he received from a cousin from Ottawa, who had it in her possession for years after it left family in Newfoundland. He passed it on to his father, a retired artillery soldier who trained at...
