RapidFireWeb 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
Canadian Nursing Sisters in the First World War When Britain declared war on the German Empire, Canada was automatically compelled to fight alongside Britain in the Great War of 1914-18. At the beginning of the war there were five Permanent Force nurses and 57 listed in reserve. By 1917, the Canadian Army Nursing Service included … Read more
Canadian Military Intelligence History: 1946 to 1968 (DND Photo) C Int C staff worked in NDHQ in Ottawa. This building was constructed at Cartier Square on Elgin Street in 1942-1943, for the Canadian Army, the RCAF and the Royal Canadian Navy. The buildings were located to the north and west of the Drill Hall, with the … Read more
