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 | 9 Apr 2023 | Community
Stag Special In the weeks surrounding the another anniversary of the battle and victory of Vimy Ridge on April 9, 1917, thousands of students and Cadets from across Canada travelled to the historic site in France to commemorate the Canadian troops who fought and who...
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,...
