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...
by K-J | 14 Jul 2023 | Features
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag On the 106 anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge this past April, Kendra Minary was thinking about her great-great-uncle Pte Cecil Minary. She spent the COVID-19 pandemic researching her relative, who was Killed In Action (KIA) east of...
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 | 20 Apr 2023 | Features
Jules Xavier Shilo Stag It was a sombre moment for a former 2PPCLI DCO during a visit to St. Symphorien Military Cemetery, located just southeast of Mons, Belgium. LCol Darcy Wright, currently posted to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe located in...
by K-J | 20 Mar 2023 | Features
“Youth is the first victim of war — and the first fruit of peace. It takes 20 years or more of peace to make a man; it takes only 20 seconds of war to destroy him.” — Boudewijn I, King of Belgium (1934 – 1993) Jules Xavier Shilo Stag He might have...
