The Fighting Tenth
Private Arthur Baldwin volunteered with the 89th Battalion in Calgary in November, 1915.
James Padley
James Ernest Padley was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1925.
Attack on Hill 145
On April 9th, 1917, all four Divisions of the Canadian Corps attacked and stormed Vimy Ridge.
Doc Seaman
Daryl (Doc) Seaman grew up in southern Saskatchewan and worked for his father's road building company before joining the RCAF in early 1941.
Peacekeeping
During the first half of the 20th century, some 1.5 million Canadians were called upon to defend peace and freedom around the world during the Boer War (1899-1902), the First World War, the Second World War and the Korean War.
Queen's Own Rifles
The Queen's Own Rifles is Canada’s oldest rifle regiment, whose history can be traced back to April 1860.
Bob Millar
Bob Millar graduated from Queen’s University through the Regular Officer Training Plan as an armoured officer in 1969.
GM Trucks
Even before December 1941, General Motors had begun to convert their entire production towards the war effort.
Nichola Goddard
Nichola Goddard was eighteen when she began her basic training at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario.
Nic Nicolay
Clarence Norman (Nic) Nicolay was born in 1921 in Oak Point, Manitoba.
Indigenous Blessing
Over 18,000 Indigenous veterans served with the Canadian armed forces during both World Wars.
Ernie Bagstad
During the Italian Campaign in December 1943, Ernie Bagstad and his Seaforth Highlanders were engaged in fierce house to house fighting in the Italian port town of Ortona.
Rod Middleton
Rod served with the Calgary Highlanders Militia from 1948 to 1950.
Mart Kenney
Mart Kenney was a Canadian music icon and radio pioneer, best known for his musical contributions during the Second World War.
Convoy Air Support
The Catalina was a twin-engine amphibious aircraft with a cantilevered wing mounted on a central pylon.
RCN Corvettes
During the Second World War, Canada contributed a sizable fleet of naval vessels to help in convoy escort and anti-submarine warfare during the Battle of the North Atlantic.
Lt. Hampton Gray VC
Robert Hampton Gray was born in Trail, British Columbia, on 2nd November, 1917, the son of a Boer War Veteran.
Snowbirds
To millions of Canadians and airshow fans around the world, Canada's Air Demonstration Squadron is known simply as "The Snowbirds."
Nicole Schiele
Nicole Patricia Schiele was born in Calgary in 1971.
The Nursing Sisters
Canada's Nursing Sisters have a long and storied history in Canada’s military.