Newfoundland Patriotic Association
August 12, 1914: The Newfoundland Patriotic Association (NPA) is formed. Eventually becoming the colony’s Department of Militia, the NPA was responsible for coordinating […]
George Price
Canadian George Lawrence Price has the unfortunate distinction of being the last Commonwealth soldier killed on the Western Front during the First World […]
Peck and Metcalfe (V.C.’s)
September 2nd, 1918: During the final 100 Days campaign of the First World War, one of the toughest battles fought by the Canadians […]
Digging the Trenches: The Archaeology of the Western Front
On the snowy evening of November 2nd, 2017, Valour Canada, the Archaeology Society of Alberta, the University of Calgary, and The Military Museums […]
Lt. Samuel Honey, V.C.
September 30, 1918: After a desperate three day battle the Canadian Corps finally secured Bourlon Wood, a thick forest outside of Arras. Described […]
Beaumont-Hamel
While the Somme campaign was originally scheduled to begin on June 29, 1916, heavy rain forced the British Army to postpone the carefully […]
King’s Own Calgary Regiment
The King’s Own Calgary Regiment has a long history and was not always known as the “King’s Own”. The Regiment has origins tracing […]
1934 Réunion du Corps canadien
À l'été 1934, il y a eu une fin de semaine de célébration à Toronto : la réunion du Corps canadien. Des dizaines de milliers de personnes ont envahi les rues. Il […]
PPCLI d'Andrew H. Gault
Le 10 août 1914, Andrew Hamilton Gault, un ancien combattant de la guerre des Boers, peut enfin mettre en service son propre régiment d'infanterie. Le gouvernement canadien […]