General Sir Arthur Currie
General Sir Arthur Currie, born December 5th, 1875, in Napperton, ON, would go on to become a monumental Canadian for his actions during […]
Battle of Coronel
In an effort to halt German commerce-raiding activities at sea, the Royal Navy had sent Rear Admiral Cradock and a squadron of old […]
Henry Norwest
During the First World War over four thousand Aboriginal people served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force. While the Canadian government originally tried to […]
John McCrae
John McCrae served in the artillery during the Boer War. He was a lifelong soldier, Ontario’s best cadet at age 14, and a […]
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
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 […]