by brucericketts | Jul 28, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Cpl. Robert Adair, Perth Regiment R.I.C, was killed in an attack on Ceprano, Italy. He was buried at Cassino Canadian War Cemetery. Sgt. Kenneth Adair, Air Gunner with the RCAF, successfully bailing out of his aircraft near Boulogne, France. The plane had been...
by brucericketts | Jul 28, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
By all accounts, it was a nice day in late May 1944, when a car pulled up to the home of Dorothy Stockdale of Windsor, Ontario. The driver approached the house and knocked on the door. When the door was opened, the driver handed Dorothy a telegram the contents of...
by brucericketts | Jul 26, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Since its inception in 1924, the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) has served Canadians in peace and war. It played a vital role in the Second World War, becoming the fourth-largest Allied air force, and reached its “golden age” in the late 1950s, with...
by brucericketts | Jul 26, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Canadians at Arms Privacy Statement WE VALUE YOUR PRIVACY Any personal information gathered by Canadians at Arms (“CAA”, “we”) will only be used by CAA, its affiliates, or any organization authorized by CAA, in a manner consistent with the implementation of...
by brucericketts | Jul 26, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
History of the Royal Canadian Navy The history of the Royal Canadian Navy goes back to 1910 when the naval force was created as the Naval Service of Canada and renamed a year later by King George V. The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is one of the three environmental...
by brucericketts | Jul 24, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
These war cemeteries, where Canadians are buried, are in...
