Calgary Soldiers’ Memorial (Virtual Tour)
The Calgary Soldiers’ Memorial is a war monument that recognizes the efforts of soldiers from Calgary who have made the ultimate sacrifice. It […]
Rosella Henry
Rosella Bernice Henry was born on July 31, 1924, in Swan River, a town in rural Manitoba. After her father died in 1936, […]
Mike Foxhead
Of the 35,000 Indigenous men eligible for service, nearly 4,000 served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force over the course of the First World […]
Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians)
Now operating from the Edmonton area, members of Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians) (LdSH (RC)), have left a strong imprint on Western Canadian […]
Joe Poucette
Joe Poucette was no more than 19 years of age when he volunteered to fight in the Canadian Army during the Second World […]
Iwakichi Kojima
Born in Tochigi Ken, Japan, on March 1, 1878, Private Iwakichi Kojima immigrated to Canada and resided at the Japanese Association in Calgary, […]
The Gibraltar Tunnels
Situated on the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula (present-day Spain), the British territory of Gibraltar was a valuable air and naval base […]
Frederick Dawson
Born January 24, 1924, Flying Officer Frederick Edgar Dawson was raised in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout his adolescence, he engaged in multitudes of sports […]
The Battle of Moreuil Wood
In March of 2018, a handful of Lord Strathcona’s Horse (LdSH, i.e., Royal Canadians) soldiers congregated in France near the town of Moreuil […]