by K-J | 1 Jun 2023 | CAF/DND
Stag Special The burials of three Canadian soldiers of the First World War — Pte Harry Atherton, Cpl Percy Howarth, and Sgt Richard Musgrave — will take place June 8 at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) Loos British Cemetery outside Loos-en-Gohelle,...
by K-J | 19 Jan 2023 | CAF/DND
Stag Special Historical, genealogical, anthropological, archaeological and DNA analysis has been used to identify another Canadian Great War soldier.The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have confirmed remains recovered in...
by K-J | 10 Nov 2022 | CAF/DND
Stag Special Does missing 2PPCLI soldier Cpl John Richard Toole — presumed dead as of Oct. 11, 1951 — still have family or relatives in Canada?The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating...
by K-J | 30 Oct 2022 | CAF/DND
Among the possessions found with Pte Atherton’s skeletal remains was a 10th Battalion cap badge. Some of the artifacts included a brass Canada shoulder title, Canadian C10 numbered collar badge, plus his ID disc. Shilo Stag The Department of National Defence (DND) and...
by K-J | 6 Oct 2022 | CAF/DND
Padre Capt Sye VanMaanen leads the burial party from The British Columbia Regiment on June 12, 2019 during the burial ceremony of First World War fallen soldier Pte George Alfred Newburn at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Loos British Cemetery outside...
