by brucericketts | Mar 3, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Louis S. St. Laurent was launched 3 December 1966 by Canadian Vickers Limited at Montreal, Quebec and commissioned in October 1969. From 8–22 September 1969 Louis S. St-Laurent sailed on the SS Manhattan expedition in the Northwest Passage. She was assisted by CCGS...
by brucericketts | Mar 2, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
There have been five carriers in the history of the RCN. HMS Bonaventure was purpose-built for Canada while others were leased from the UK (or manned by Canadians). HMCS BONAVENTURE was Canada’s last aircraft carrier. The scrapping of this ship in the early...
by brucericketts | Feb 16, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
In April 2007 I visited the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery in Belgium seeking out the graves of Miramichi war dead. During that visit I remember seeing the grave of a Sikh soldier who served in the Regina Rifles and then coming across the graves of three Canadian...
by brucericketts | Feb 8, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The RCMP has a proud military heritage. This page discusses the RCMP’s participation in the North-West Rebellion (1885), the South African War (1899-1902), the First World War (1914-1918), the Second World War (1939-1945) and United Nations missions (1989 to...
by brucericketts | Feb 6, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Library and Archives Canada maintains the database of Canadian personnel who died during the WW2 period from 1939-1947. You may ask, why 1947 when the war concluded in 1945. The answer lies in the fact that many personnel died following the war of wounds inflicted...
