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Chaplain’s body washed up on the shore of Ushant island

24 November 202224 November 2022 David Fuller

The following is an excerpt from a letter from Peter Gower to The Maple Leaf about six people from Kingston

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First World War – Western Front Research 

Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Company 1919

7 January 201812 December 2021 info

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

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Can you help ID this man’s unit?

27 September 201712 December 2021 David Fuller

I have recently been asked to identify the unit that this Canadian sergeant served with and I am wondering if

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Maps of the Western Front – what can you discover ?

7 September 201712 December 2021 info

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

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Soldier’s identity discovered through research for The Maple Leaf

6 January 201712 December 2021 David Fuller

When COBWFA member Rod Henderson turned in a story about the Canadian Corps Championships of 1918 for an upcoming edition

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Building the Leadership of the CEF

1 October 201612 December 2021 info

Canadian Army Journal article about how the battalion leadership was found and formed into a deadly fighting force.

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Navigating the Western Front Today British Library Trench Maps in Google Earth

27 June 201614 December 2021 info

By Hack-Wheeze Colonel. It’s almost time to plan your attack on the Western Front. Your trip will take you through

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First World War – Western Front Research 

Vimy Ridge Map

30 April 201614 December 2021 info

See a new, modern map of the Vimy Ridge Attack as well as contemporary versions.

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In Memoriam: Soldiers of the 58th Bn CEF

16 April 201614 December 2021 info

An Address delivered by Gordon MacKinnon at the Church of the Transfiguration Manor Road East, Toronto, on 6 November 2005.

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