Artillery Positions at Ypres 4 PM 22 April 1915
The 100th Anniversary of the Battle of 2nd Ypres is fast approaching. So we decided to see if we could
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Ypres April 1915 – a brief look back
Joanna Legg has done a study of events that preceded the Canadians involvement in the 3rd week of April. You
Read MoreYPRES – APRIL 1915
A story is coming for 22 April Here is quick background to the 2nd Battle of Ypres from the Canadian
Read MorePersian Adventure – LCol Warden of the 102nd Battalion and Dunsterforce
by Lisa Smedman – Vancouver Courier 2006 In January 1918, Lieutenant Colonel John Weightman Warden faced the toughest decision of
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Remembering Lt Albert Service and his men of the 52nd Battalion CEF killed in action near Hill 60, near Ypres Belgium
Read MorePast Meetings
Our meeting Sunday 7 Sep featured author Martin Middlebrook. His work was described here by the Ottawa Citizen.
Read MoreValour Road – 3 VC Winners from Winnipeg
Valour Road A Book by Canadian Author John Nadler Commemorating 3 VC Winners was published in September Read More Here
Read MoreThe Lost Sketchbooks
A lookback at famous artist and illustrator Edward Shenton, who went to France as a soldier in the 28th Infantry
Read MoreJohn McCrae Statue Project
You can be part of the John McCrae Statue Project honouring the author of the famous WW1 poem “In Flanders
Read MoreOld Bill and Capt Bruce Bairnsfather
Timeless humour courtesy of the links The wit and wisdom of Capt Bruce Bairnsfather Fragments from France Volumes 1 2
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