Hear how Canadians took part in Britain’s Finest Hour – April 5 meeting
Author Ted Barris will speak at our next meeting on April 5 about his latest book Battle of Britain: Canadian
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Meetings
April 6 speaker investigates the crime of the Llandovery Castle sinking
Nate Hendley is a Toronto-based journalist and author of several books, including The Beatle Bandit which won the Crime
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COBWFA co-sponsors 34th Canadian Military History Colloquium
The Canadian History Colloquium is the largest gathering of military historians in Canada, bringing together academics, students, independent scholars
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Hill 60 and the 15th Battalion
COBWFA member and 48th Highland Regiment of Canada historian B/GEN (Ret) Greg Young talks about the 15th Battalion’s fight at
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The Royal Army Medical Corps – Advances in Care Helped Men Survive
The First World War is often criticized for being a time of little innovation, but there were major improvements in
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The heroic event that earned Alan McLeod a VC
Historian Roger Gunn spoke to branch members in an online presentation on May 28.
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The Hardest Battle: Arras 1918
From our April 30 Zoom meeting. William F. Stewart, Phd, describes the Canadian actions at the Second Battle of
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Lifesavers and Body Snatchers: Medical Care and the Struggle for Survival in the Great War
Branch friend and noted Canadian historian, Tim Cook, will be the speaker at our 27 November meeting at the R.S.
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The Final Flight of Manfred von Richthofen – From the Air
Garfield Ingram retraced the final flight of the Red Baron with a flight of his own with a local pilot.
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Andy Robertshaw and the Filming of 1917
Andy Robertshaw spoke to COBWFA members and guests in our second virtual branch meeting of the year.
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