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...
by brucericketts | Jul 2, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Who says that they didn’t know how to relax? Reference: Hamilton Tiger-Cats –...
by brucericketts | Jun 30, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
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by brucericketts | Jun 30, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Of all the battles that the Newfoundland Regiment fought during the First World War, none was as devastating or as defining as the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The Regiment’s tragic advance at Beaumont Hamel on the morning of July 1, 1916 became an...
