by brucericketts | Jun 14, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
In this section, we are presenting the operations of the Canadian armed forces. For purposes of ease of navigation, we have chosen to present stories according to the prevalence of each service in the operation. For example, although Dieppe was primarily a Canadian...
by brucericketts | Jun 13, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
Indigenous people from every region of Canada served in the armed forces during the Second World War, fighting in every major battle and campaign of the conflict. To serve their country, Indigenous people had to overcome unique cultural challenges. Their courage,...
by brucericketts | Jun 13, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The following Canadians are buried or commemorated at Ancona War Cemetery: ADAMS, Private, OWEN W., F/85643. Cape Breton Highlanders, R.C.I.C. 9 September Age 23. Son of Joseph and Edna J. Adams, of Westchester Station, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Grave...
by brucericketts | Jun 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
An informal Canadian merchant navy appeared in 1914 at the start of World War I and was renamed Canadian Government Merchant Marine in 1918, but slowly disappeared by 1930. Within hours of Canada’s declaration of war on 10 September 1939, the Canadian government...
by brucericketts | Jun 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
When the Second World War broke out, the RCN was yet again the first Canadian military force into action, and it formed the mainstay of the Canadian effort for the first two years of the war. Convoy escort work in the North Atlantic commenced immediately. From the...
by brucericketts | Jun 11, 2018 | Operations, Uncategorized
The war effort of the Royal Canadian Air Force was deeply affected by its management of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Great numbers of Canadians served in units of Britain’s Royal Air Force, and the growth of a national Canadian air organization...
