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Fly The Battlefields

While we wait in our trenches for the whistle signifying the end of COVID – here is an interesting video

The is the third in a series of videos produced by the 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project to commemorate the

September 26-27 marked the 102nd anniversary of the battle of The Canal du Nord, which is often considered to have

September 1 is the 102nd anniversary of the battle for the Drocourt-Queant Line and more specifically for the 15th Battalion (48th

I sincerely hope and wish that this note finds you and your families well during these difficult times. I know

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

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

Transcribed by Sandy Wightman – grandson of Alec W. Jack. Mr. Chapel’s two tape recorded, undated Interview with Alec Jack

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

And what of Captain Herrick McGregor? As battalion paymaster, he was expected to stay well back of the battleground. That