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The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC), North West Europe, 1942-1945

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC), North West Europe, 1942-1945 (Provincial Archives of Alberta Photo) RCAMC Alligator ambulance, transporting wounded during the Battle of the Scheldt, Netherlands, 1944. (New Brunswick Military History Museum Collection, Author Photos) The badge of the RCAMC consists of the rod of Asclepius (a serpent entwined around a staff) surrounded by … Read more

The Canadian Army Order of Battle in the Second World War: Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps (RCAChC) in North West Europe, 1944-1945

Canadian Military Chaplains in the Second World War Insignia of the Royal Canadian Army Chaplain Corps (RCAChC) in North West Europe, 1944-1945. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3397095) Chaplains working with a Regimental Aid Post (RAP) evacuate wounded 3rd Canadian Infantry Division soldiers, Caen, France, 15 July, 1944. In the Second World War, 1253 … Read more

York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum, artefacts: Royal Canadian Army Cadet badges

Royal Canadian Army Cadets (York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo) Accession No. 1997.28.592. Royal Canadian Army Cadets, from 1943-1954. Cadet Instructor List Tri-Service (York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo) Accession No. 1997.28.588. Cadet Instructor List Tri-Service. Cadets Canada (York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author … Read more

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) 1945 to the present day

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC), post Second World War to the present day Canadian Armour post Second World War The photos on these pages have been gleaned from the Library and Archives Canada collection and a few by the author.  Many of the photos were filed with detailed information missing from the caption section.  This … Read more

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) 1939-1945

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) 1939-1945 The photos on these pages have been gleaned from the Library and Archives Canada collection and a few by the author.  Many of the photos were filed with detailed information missing from the caption section.  This set of photos has been collated and compiled by the author with information … Read more

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) 1910-1939

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC) 1910-1939 The photos on these pages have been gleaned from the Library and Archives Canada collection and a few by the author.  Many of the photos were filed with detailed information missing from the caption section.  This set of photos has been collated and compiled by the author with information … Read more

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC): Major-General Frederic Franklin Worthington MC, MM, CD

Major-General Frederic Franklin Worthington MC, MM, CD  (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4232403) Fox Armoured Car Mk I, with Major-General Frederic Franklin Worthington MC, MM, CD. Major-General Frederic Franklin WorthingtonMC, MM, CD (17 Sep 1889 – 8 Dec 1967), nicknamed “Worthy” and”Fighting Frank”, was a senior Canadian Army officer. He isconsidered the father … Read more

Canadian Army: Royal 22e Régiment

Royal 22e Régiment (R22eR) (Author Photo) (Fredericton Region Museum Collection) Royal 22e Régiment, Kings crown hat badge from the First and Second World War (Library and Archives Canada Photo, PA-177114) Royal 22e Régiment soldiers landing on the beach at Reggio di Calabria on the morning of 3 September 1943. (Maxime Boldeau Photo) Royal 22e Régiment, … Read more

Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC): Major-General Philip Neatby

Major-General Philip Anthony Neatby, CD MGen Phil Neatby (5 May 1928 – 7 Sep 2021), was born on a farm near Renown, Saskatchewan on 25 May, 1928 and grew up in Wawota, Saskatchewan during the depression.  His family moved to Regina in 1942.  He graduated from Scott Collegiate in 1944 and then attended the University of … Read more