by K-J | 7 Jul 2023 | News
Shilo Stag They are back — after six months away in England training Ukrainian soldiers to prepare them for their homeland where they will face Russia’s invading forces, 2PPCLI’s deployed soldiers arrived home by bus. It was after 10:30 p.m. when the bus...
by K-J | 4 May 2023 | CAF/DND
Stag Special The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have confirmed the identification of a previously unknown First World War grave in Bedford House Cemetery in Ypres, Belgium./The identity of Cpl Frederick Bousfield was confirmed...
by K-J | 4 Jan 2023 | History
Cousin Edna was a frequent letter writer for Pte Cecil Minary during his CEF journey fighting the Germans on the battlefields of France, initially during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917 after he left Canada following his training at Camp Hughes. Editor’s Note:...
by K-J | 30 Dec 2022 | History
Here’s a copy of a letter Pte Cecil Minary wrote home on Jan. 17, 1917. The letters are in the archives of the Wawanesa Museum. Editor’s Note: During the First World War, Pte Cecil Minary served in the CEF, beginning his military training at Camp Hughes prior to...
by K-J | 9 Nov 2022 | History
Andrew OakenStag Special “It seems strange and useless that I should have to die for this,” Canadian Spitfire pilot William Fortt said in a heartfelt letter to his parents 16 months before he died in a fiery plane crash in Essex, England on April 12,...
