by K-J | 12 Nov 2022 | History
Stag Special A Quebec-based amateur historian has set himself the ambitious goal of documenting every North American Indigenous soldier who has served since Europeans first discovered the continent in 1492.In his role as president of Association de recherche des...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | News
Jules XavierShilo Stag Who was PPCLI soldier Sgt George Mullin?2PPCLI soldiers visiting a Moosomin, SK, cemetery Nov. 11 learned about the Victoria Cross (VC) recipient from the Great War at his grave. B Coy Cpl Mackenzie Shambrook provided his comrades with the back...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | History
Pte Bill May and his brother Harold spent many months honing their infantry skills at Camp Hughes before going overseas to be part of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in April 1917. During his military training, Pte May wrote many postcards which he sent to family in the...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | History
Note from great-great-niece Kendra Mindary: this is one of the few letters describing a bit more in detail the darker sides of the Great War and Cecil’s experiences. Typically, he wasn’t able to write about this sort of thing as the letters would get censored...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
2PPCLI’s MCpl Timothy Wilson is buried in the military section of the Brandon Cemetery following his death in 2006 deployed overseas during the Afghan War. The first Canadian woman to die in combat on May 17, 2006 during the Afghan War, 1RCHA’s Capt...
