by brucericketts | Aug 13, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following Ontario Museums are members of the Organization of Military Museums of Canada: 31 Service Battalion Museum CFRB Hamilton 650 Catherine Street North Hamilton, ON, L8L 4V7 Tel: (905) 972-4000 ext 6555 Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada (Princess...
by brucericketts | Aug 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
1st Canadian Corps (also seen rendered as I Canadian Corps) was a corps-sized formation created in 1939, though in England, it was named simply the Canadian Corps until such time as 2nd Canadian Corps was formed. When the Canadian Active Service Force was mobilized in...
by brucericketts | Aug 10, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Most people are aware of the exploits of Billie Barker VC., Canada’s second most prolific war ace in WWI. We also know about the better known WW1 ace Billie Bishop VC. But what about all the other unsung Aces? For example, take the story of Flight Lieutenant...
by brucericketts | Aug 9, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Issac Newton once said, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” Progress happens when men stand on the shoulders of other men. When Marc Garneau became the first Canadian in space he rode on the shoulders of John Glenn, Gus...
by brucericketts | Aug 9, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
On the morning of 7 May 1944, Kapitänleutnant Eberhard Zimmerman, commander of the U-548, spotted a Canadian Frigate, HMCS Valleyfield in the crosshairs of his periscope. He launched two GNATs, acoustic torpedoes, one of which struck the River Frigate near her...
