by K-J | 19 Jul 2023 | History
Editor’s Note: During the First World War, Pte Cecil Minary served in the CEF, beginning his military training at Camp Hughes before being sent to England for further training. He saw his first action in France shortly after Canada participated in the Battle of...
by K-J | 19 Jul 2023 | CAF/DND
Stag Special The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have confirmed the grave of an unknown soldier in Bois-Carré British Cemetery, in Thélus, France, is Sgt Arthur Melvin, a Canadian soldier of the First World War. Sgt Arthur...
by K-J | 18 Jul 2023 | Community
You know you are getting older when the first section of the Brandon Sun which is perused after it is retrieved from CANEX’s recycling is the obituary page. As my journalism mentor Ken Giles from Brampton, Ont. once confided to me when I was starting out as a...
by K-J | 18 Jul 2023 | News
Shilo Stag With active posting season soon to commence with advent of May, there will be many new faces soon to call CFB Shilo home. As with every posting there are new rules, regulations, and laws one must become familiar with arriving in Manitoba. The purpose here...
by K-J | 17 Jul 2023 | Features
Jules XavierShilo Stag Standing over the grave of his great-grandfather Charles Sharp, then Maj Reg Sharpe shed a few tears as he reflected on what the 22-year-old endured during the Great War when he was on the battlefield a century ago.“It was an emotional...
