by K-J | 8 Jan 2023 | News
2PPCLI soldiers training in the RTA are wearing various ballistic protections depending on what they are doing. The equipment worn by today’s CA soldier is a contrast to what their great-grandfather’s wore in the Great War; what their grandfather’s wore in the...
by K-J | 8 Jan 2023 | Features
Douglas has a cenotaph on Hwy 340 adjacent to the curling club. Retired RCA Museum senior curator Kathleen Christensen placed a poppy cross at the grave of LCpl James Kendall prior to an informal Remembrance Day ceremony at Camp Hughes’ cemetery. LCpl James...
by K-J | 8 Jan 2023 | History
Officers and NCOs with 35th Battery and their 4.5-inch Howitzer in Mons November 1918 35th Battery Gun Park in Mons November 1918 Capt George A. Downey on horseback in Mons November 1918 35th Battery Officers’ horse lines in Mons November 1918 35th...
by K-J | 8 Jan 2023 | Features
Sarah FrancisShilo Stag Paul Gross didn’t want to make another war movie, but then he found himself hearing the stories of those who served in Afghanistan.Hyena Road is based on the “1,000 true stories” of the men and women he met who have served in Afghanistan and...
by K-J | 8 Jan 2023 | Features
Stag editor spends his free time when not working or officiating in a number of sports, exploring cemeteries where he can be found researching his family tree, like the graves of his grandparents and great-grandparents in Nanaimo, BC. Or researching the life of PPCLI...
