by K-J | 19 Oct 2022 | History
Pte Cecil Minary wrote many Great War letters home to Edna, first from England, then from France after his final training was completed. His family called Nesbitt home. Photos supplied by Kendra Minary Letter Home From France Editor’s Note: During the First World War,...
by K-J | 18 Oct 2022 | History
Col Josiah G. Holmes was the first C Bty CO from 1887 to 1893. Of note, he commanded the Skeena River Revolt in northern BC in 1888. In 1893, British soldiers took over permanent garrison duties at Esquimalt and C Bty returned to Quebec. The Canadian Militia...
by K-J | 14 Oct 2022 | History
Lt E.J. Ambrose took many photos from the window of an Auster in flight documenting the extensive artillery bombings of German enemy territory, including bombed-out buildings. An Auster takes flight in the Bad Zwischenan, home to one of the largest Luftwaffe air bases...
by K-J | 11 Oct 2022 | History
Kendra Minary shows a Great War portrait of her great-great-uncle Pte Cecil Minary at her family bakery in Souris.. Photo Jules Xavier/Shilo Stag Letter Home From France Editor’s Note: During the First World War, Pte Cecil Minary served in the CEF, beginning his...
by K-J | 6 Oct 2022 | History
While not all military grave markers tell an obvious story about the person interred there, some do depending on what the deceased soldier wanted engraved on the facade after they died. We know PPPCLI’s Great War soldier Sgt Mullin is a Victory Cross recipient...
by LG Admin | 21 Sep 2022 | History
Jules XavierShilo Stag Another Canadian soldier from the Great War has been identified after skeletal remains were found in July 2017. The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have confirmed the identification of those remains...
