by K-J | 19 Jul 2023 | History
Venessa Léger Stag Special Occasionally, RCA Museum staff are lucky enough to find artifacts which tell a complete story. Such is the case with a collection of old photos and records donated years ago by Mary Bennett, wife of the late SSgt Albert Thomas Bennett....
by K-J | 19 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 before being sent to England for further training. He saw his first action in France shortly after Canada participated in the Battle of...
by K-J | 19 Jul 2023 | CAF/DND
Stag Special The Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have confirmed the grave of an unknown soldier in Bois-Carré British Cemetery, in Thélus, France, is Sgt Arthur Melvin, a Canadian soldier of the First World War. Sgt Arthur...
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 | 13 Jul 2023 | CAF/DND
Stag Special The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) continued to honour the legacy of No. 2 Construction Battalion, the only all-black formation in Canadian military history, during a July 8 parade in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The parade promoted the battalion’s legacy in...
