by K-J | 5 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 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 | 28 Jun 2023 | Features
Shilo Stag Gunners from across Canada will hold a national reunion at CFB Shilo. Past and current members of The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery will once again gather for the RCA home station reunion at CFB Shilo for four days starting June 29 to renew...
by K-J | 13 Mar 2023 | History
Andrew Oakden Stag Special The RCA Museum has a striking collection of heritage photographs showing Capt Alfred A. Farley, a good-natured and ubiquitous soldier from B Bty and the Royal School of Gunnery in the 1880s. Capt Farley joined B Bty as a Non-Permanent Active...
by K-J | 13 Mar 2023 | History
Andrew Oakden Stag Special The second son of a Scots officer, Thomas Bland Strange was born in Meerut, India, on Sept. 15, 1832 and educated at Edinburgh Academy. Unable, for financial reasons, to follow his brother to Sandhurst, young Tom was accepted at the Royal...
by K-J | 12 Mar 2023 | Features
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag It felt a little like Christmas when RCA Museum director Andrew Oakden finally held the FedEx package containing Gen Thomas Strange’s two medals purchased during an auction held in spring 2019. He waited more than 48 hours before he...
