by brucericketts | Jul 9, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Halifax Provisional Battalion was a military unit from Nova Scotia, which was sent to fight in the North-West Rebellion in 1885. The battalion was under command of Lieutenant-Colonel James J. Bremner and consisted of 350 soldiers made up three companies from the...
by brucericketts | Jul 8, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Surname Forname Age DoD Rank Service Serv # Cemetery GABRIEL ALBERT EDWARD 20 02/11/1942 Trimmer Canadian Merchant Navy S.S. Rose Castle (Canada). HALIFAX MEMORIAL Panel 21. GABRIEL WALTER PATRICK 18 10/12/1941 Fireman Canadian Merchant Navy S.S. Nereus (Montreal)....
by brucericketts | Jul 6, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Aldershot riot occurred on the evenings of 4 and 5 July 1945 when Canadian troops of the Canadian Army Overseas tired of waiting to be repatriated rioted in the streets of Aldershot in Hampshire, causing considerable damage to property. On Wednesday 4 July 1945 a...
by brucericketts | Jul 3, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
This section contains stories of RCAF-related events. ...
by brucericketts | Jul 3, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
HMCS Skeena was lost in a storm on the night of 24 October 1944. She was anchored off Reykjavík, Iceland and dragged her anchor and grounded in 50-foot (15 m) waves off Viðey Island with the loss of 15 crewmembers. Her hulk was paid off and sold to Iceland interests...
