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

Canadian Warplanes 3: Avro Lancaster, RCAF, 1942-1945

Avro Lancaster, RCAF 1942-1945 (Library & Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4207036) Avro Lancaster bombing a target in Europe, 21 March 1945. The Avro Lancaster is a four-engined heavy bomber, designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax and the Short Stirling.  All three aircraft were four-engined heavy bombers adopted … Read more

1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, 1942-1945

1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (York Sunbury Historical Society, Fredericton Region Museum Collection, Author Photo) 1997.28.62 Canadian Parachute Corps badge. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, PA-142610) Paratroopers of the 1st Canadian Parachute battalion on a Churchill tank: Privates E. D. Aziz, P. G. Mulroy, Sergeant G. H. Jickels, Privates L. O. Fuson, J. Humeniuk, G. M. … Read more