by K-J | 30 Jan 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 | 26 Jan 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 | 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 | 8 Jan 2023 | News
2PPCLI soldiers training in the RTA are wearing various ballistic protections depending on what they are doing. The equipment worn by today’s CA soldier is a contrast to what their great-grandfather’s wore in the Great War; what their grandfather’s wore in the...
by K-J | 8 Jan 2023 | Features
Douglas has a cenotaph on Hwy 340 adjacent to the curling club. Retired RCA Museum senior curator Kathleen Christensen placed a poppy cross at the grave of LCpl James Kendall prior to an informal Remembrance Day ceremony at Camp Hughes’ cemetery. LCpl James...
