by K-J | 16 Nov 2022 | CAF/DND
Stag Special Canada’s military upheld a particularly close connection with Queen Elizabeth II, Canada’s longest reigning Sovereign.The Constitution assigns the Command-in-Chief of what is formally known as Her Majesty’s Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), to the...
by K-J | 16 Nov 2022 | CAF/DND
Stag Special More than 1,700 naval reservists died in service to Canada during the Second World War. To honour their sacrifice, an online Virtual Cenotaph has been created to repatriate the lives of these sailors back to the cities, towns and villages where they grew...
by K-J | 14 Nov 2022 | News
Stag Special Royal Canadian Horse Artillery (RCHA) units are distinguished by the presence of the Royal Cypher on some of their appointments.The RCHA Badge — or Garter badge as it is sometimes termed — is based on the badge of the Order of the Garter, which dates from...
by K-J | 14 Nov 2022 | History
Jules XavierShilo Stag It felt a little like Christmas when RCA Museum director Andrew Oakden finally held the FedEx package containing Gen Tom Strange’s two medals purchased during an auction in spring 2019.He waited more than 48 hours before he finally lifted the...
by K-J | 13 Nov 2022 | History
They dies unnoticed in the muddy trench,Nay God was with them, and they did not blench,Filled them with holy fires that naught could quenchAnd when he saw their work on earth was doneHe gently called to them my sons, my sons.— verse on Douglas cenotaph Jules...
