by brucericketts | Dec 6, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
“HELL BOATS” OF THE RCN: THE CANADIAN NAVY AND THE MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT, 1936-1941 Donald E. Graves During the late 1930s, one of the most highly-publicized images of naval warfare was a picture of fast attack craft, known as Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs),...
by brucericketts | Nov 27, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have a long and distinguished history of serving in numerous multinational forces in global hot spots. Over the course of seventy years, 120,000 Canadians have served in over 50 United Nations operations. These operations have varied...
by brucericketts | Nov 23, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The term “Lost Legion” has a specific meaning for Royal Canadian Air Force historians. It refers to the thousands of RCAF personnel who spent part of their wartime service in Royal Air Force units rather than Canadian ones. Their stories have been largely submerged in...
by brucericketts | Nov 23, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
It is not well known that Canadians were involved in the North Africa campaign during WW2. Though the contingent of Canadians was small the experience gained by officers and non-comms was to play an important role in Operation Husky and Operation Overlord. The...
by brucericketts | Nov 17, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Nursing Sisters Who Lost Their Lives in the First and Second World Wars Nursing Sisters—First World War 1915 Matron JAGGARD, Jessie Brown, 3 Stationary Hospital N/S MUNRO, Mary Frances E., 3 Stationary Hospital 1916 N/S NOURSE, Grace E. Boyd, Canadian Army Military...
