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 | 21 Mar 2023 | History
Andrew OakdenJonathan FergusonStag Special They were three brothers in the First World War — they all died within one year of each other.Pte Hugh Ross died on June 6, 1916 in Belgium; Simon Ross died on Feb. 22, 1917 in Mesopotamia; while William Ross died on May 1,...
by K-J | 11 Feb 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 | 9 Feb 2023 | Features
LCol Reg Sharpe received his great-grandfather’s Dead Man’s penny he received from a cousin from Ottawa, who had it in her possession for years after it left family in Newfoundland. He passed it on to his father, a retired artillery soldier who trained at...
