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Quick notes on Mapping

In WW1 mapping was crucial to know where you and the enemy were located. The British Army maps of yesteryear

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we have suspended in-person meetings until further notice. Our first online meeting took place on Nov.

When WW1 ended Kinmel Park was the site of the Canadian Camp where troops were sent back to through Liverpool.

CBC – “What they went through had to be absolutely unbelievable”: Canadian black battalion honoured by French town.

Recently, The House of Commons approved the installation of a memorial to Lt. Col. Samuel Sharpe of the 116th Battalion,

Thanks to author Bill Stewart for a great talk on his new book, Canadians on the Somme. Bill spoke to

John McCrae – famous for his poem “In Flanders Fields” Thanks to Will Taylor who’s Uncle Charlie was a Scout

From David Fuller – our intrepid Maple Leaf Editor I have been researching my grandfather’s Anti-Aircraft Searchlight unit of the

In several previous posts on mapping we have mentioned the use of Ozie Explorer. You can see all map posts

by Chris Belfontaine John (Jack) Belfontaine enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force in Halifax, Nova Scotia on his 17th