DIGGING THE TRENCHES: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE WESTERN FRONT
View the presentation HERE. On the snowy evening of November 2nd, 2017, Valour Canada, the Archaeology Society of Alberta, the University of Calgary, […]
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 did not always have this name. This Calgary-based armoured unit has a long history. The King’s Own Calgary […]
1934 CANADIAN CORPS REUNION
In the summer of 1934 there was a weekend celebration in Toronto: the Canadian Corps Reunion. Tens of thousands flooded the streets. It […]
ANDREW H. GAULT’S PPCLI
On August 10th, 1914, Andrew Hamilton Gault, a Boer war veteran, was finally able to commission his own infantry regiment. The Canadian Government […]
NURSING SISTER LOWE
Nursing Sisters were an integral part of the First World War. Caregivers and healers, they helped with surgeries and comforted the wounded, both […]
THANKSGIVING 1918 (DENAIN)
For most of us Thanksgiving is a time to gather with our family and to give thanks for all that we have. In […]
YPRES: GAS ATTACK
When the newly formed Canadian Corps moved into the Ypres Salient in the spring of 1915 they were unaware that the German army […]