RapidFireWeb Newfoundland The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (Internet Photo) First World War badge. (Internet Photo) (York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo) Accession No. 1997.28.537. The Royal Newfoundland Regiment (R NFLD R) is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. It is part of the 5th Canadian Division’s 37 Canadian Brigade Group. … Read more
Canadian Militia badges, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon (Library and Archives Canada Image, MIKAN No. 2837873) Uniforms of the Canadian Militia, 1898. Arthur H. Hider (1870-1952). The Canadian Militia is a historical title for military units raised for the defence of Canada. The term has been used to describe sedentary militia units raised from local … Read more
York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Canadian Militia Badges, Quebec (Library and Archives Canada Image, MIKAN No. 2837873) Uniforms of the Canadian Militia, 1898. Arthur H. Hider (1870-1952). The Canadian Militia is a historical title for military units raised for the defence of Canada. The term has been used to describe sedentary militia units … Read more
York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Canadian Militia Badges, Ontario (Library and Archives Canada Image, MIKAN No. 2837873) Uniforms of the Canadian Militia, 1898. Arthur H. Hider (1870-1952). The Canadian Militia is a historical title for military units raised for the defence of Canada. The term has been used to describe sedentary militia units … Read more
York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Canadian Militia Badges, PEI, NS, NB (Library and Archives Canada Image, MIKAN No. 2837873) Uniforms of the Canadian Militia, 1898. Arthur H. Hider (1870-1952). The Canadian Militia is a historical title for military units raised for the defence of Canada. The term has been used to describe sedentary … Read more
Canadian National Railway Steam Locomotives The Canadian National Railway Company/Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada, (reporting mark CN) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. CN is Canada’s largest railway, in terms of both revenue and the physical size … Read more
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4233247) Vimy Memorial, c1948. The Canadian National Vimy Memorial honours all Canadians who served during the First World War. The Memorial bears the names of those who died in France with no known grave. It is located at the site of Canada’s victory during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. … Read more
The National War Memorial, Canada (Robert Lindsdell Photo) The National War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 5065148) The National War Memorial in Ottawa, 1938. The National War Memorial is also known as “The Response,” is a cenotaph symbolizing the sacrifice of all Canadian Armed Forces personnel who have served Canada … Read more
Commanders of the Canadian NATO Brigade in Germany, 1951 to 1993 The author had the privilege of serving as a Canadian Forces Intelligence Branch Staff Officer at Headquarters, Canadian Forces Europe from June 1981 to July 1983, and as the G2 Operations Officer for the 4 CMBG Headquarters & Signals Squadron from July 1989 to … Read more
Canadian Nursing Sisters in the Cold War At the end of the Second World War a total of 80 nurses, 30 RCAMC, 30 RCAF and 20 RCN sisters joined the permanent force and served at military establishments across the country; many more staffed the Department of Veterans Affairs’ hospitals to care for hundreds of returning … Read more
