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 | 17 Jul 2023 | Features
Jules XavierShilo Stag Standing over the grave of his great-grandfather Charles Sharp, then Maj Reg Sharpe shed a few tears as he reflected on what the 22-year-old endured during the Great War when he was on the battlefield a century ago.“It was an emotional...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
3 Cdn Div imaging tech MCpl Brandon Liddy covered his first CFB Shilo Remembrance Day ceremony held at the MPTF. This event also marked the first time in a few years since the COVID-19 pandemic where an in-person ceremony — plus no masks — could be held. Lest We...
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...
by K-J | 11 Nov 2022 | Community
Shilo Stag Why was the poppy chosen as the symbol of remembrance for Canada’s war dead?The poppy, an international symbol for those who died in war, also had international origins.A writer first made the connection between the poppy and battlefield deaths during the...
