WO Herbert Peterson
April 27 and 28, 1942: Warrant Officer Herbert Victor Peterson of Calgary piloted a Halifax four-engine bomber on mining missions against the German […]
Commander Charles “Chuck” Mawer
Charles “Chuck” Mawer was born in 1917 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. A year after graduating high school he joined the Naval Reserve as a […]
Weapons in Star Wars
Did you know that many of the weapons found in the original Star Wars trilogy were influenced by British, German, and Swiss made […]
The Great Escape: Floody + The Fox
On the evening of March 24, 1944, nine Canadians tensely waited in Hut 104 for their numbers to be called. They had been […]
Star Trek’s “Scotty” on D-Day
Nowadays when many of us hear the name Montgomery Scott, in the back of our minds we hear his pleading for understanding from […]
Isabel May McDonald: Teacher, Typographer, and Telegrapher
Isabel May McDonald is known for her service in the Women’s Royal Canadian Naval Service (W.R.C.N.S.) from 1942 to 1945. The W.R.C.N.S., modeled […]
Commander Mawer & HMCS Haida
Commander Charles “Chuck” Mawer found himself as a midshipman on HMCS Haida in 1936, just one year after graduating from high school. He first […]
Battle of the Scheldt Estuary
October 1944 – Battle of the Scheldt Estuary: The seldom told story of one of Canada’s greatest and most successful efforts in Europe […]
Smythe’s Sportsman’s Battery
In another Valour Canada article (see this), we discuss Constantine Smythe and the trophy he donated to the NHL. In this article we […]