by brucericketts | Jul 17, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
BGen Harry Herbert Angle DSO was the first Canadian serviceman to die during peacekeeping duties. When World War II came Harry shifted to active service and moved through a series of postings and ranks. Eventually, as Lieutenant-Colonel, Angle commanded the B.C....
by brucericketts | Jul 11, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
These major actions occurred. during the 19th century involving...
by brucericketts | Jul 9, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The North-West Rebellion (or the North-West Resistance, Saskatchewan Rebellion, Northwest Uprising, or Second Riel Rebellion) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis people under Louis Riel and an associated uprising by First Nations Cree and...
by brucericketts | Jul 9, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
The Halifax Provisional Battalion was a military unit from Nova Scotia, which was sent to fight in the North-West Rebellion in 1885. The battalion was under command of Lieutenant-Colonel James J. Bremner and consisted of 350 soldiers made up three companies from the...
by brucericketts | Jul 8, 2019 | Operations, Uncategorized
Surname Forname Age DoD Rank Service Serv # Cemetery GABRIEL ALBERT EDWARD 20 02/11/1942 Trimmer Canadian Merchant Navy S.S. Rose Castle (Canada). HALIFAX MEMORIAL Panel 21. GABRIEL WALTER PATRICK 18 10/12/1941 Fireman Canadian Merchant Navy S.S. Nereus (Montreal)....
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...
