Re: History - Topics & Posted Articles

by Ravenson Tue 28 Jul 2020, 12:58 pm

Legendary Ojibwa sniper unsung hero of First Wold War

Published on: July 27, 2020

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https://www.saultstar.com/opinion/columnists/legendary-ojibwa-sniper-unsung-hero-of-first-wold-war?fbclid=IwAR3jZb_kw1XKDSoQKlprh-WKtKi9V59-epZz6Wr20_jJsYRXVT6eSCRWHIs

by Ironman Tue 11 Aug 2020, 4:35 pm

Canada names final ship in its Arctic patrol fleet after WW II navy veteran

CBC News · Posted: Aug 11, 2020

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Gray joined the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1940, and served as a pilot in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. (Submitted by the Royal Canadian Navy)

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/canada-reveals-name-of-sixth-aop-1.5681445?fbclid=IwAR2CRpxeD165o-YJ__K9DfhzLjCpQXF9K5l8wUerYrG3LGzGKYp9l6mvn8g

by **Spider** Wed 12 Aug 2020, 7:46 am

The McMurray Brothers in the
Great War

https://cefrg.ca/blog/mcmurray-brothers/?fbclid=IwAR1b7hmMq6QoHlVMyfzvAp37WnAnx_a1A1QFfhlHKp0HIXlPnhbRWtxhexY

by **RunningLight** Fri 21 Aug 2020, 3:41 pm

Battle for Hill 70

The capture of Hill 70 in France was an important Canadian victory during the First World War, and the first major action fought by the Canadian Corps under a Canadian commander. The battle, in August 1917, gave the Allied forces a crucial strategic position overlooking the occupied city of Lens.

History - Topics & Posted Articles - Page 41 9dd8ed5e-dc70-4b32-a4d8-bbe7a5207248

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hill-70?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4f35BRDBARIsAPePBHyqIM2qAX0qMhmxJtm4BJRMg2ZEkGQgJ1eMx717kpMm5ApUbnxfYB8aAs2NEALw_wcB

by **Silversun** Wed 02 Sep 2020, 5:14 pm

A 'deafening silence': Canada still struggles with the Second World War's legacy, says historian

Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Sep 02, 2020

History - Topics & Posted Articles - Page 41 Japan-surrenders-cosgrave

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ww2-second-world-war-pacific-japan-anniversary-1.5708496?fbclid=IwAR1atUyHEhEt2mz9LflHOzK9PTw3-hRK-zMBhHnnl_RDqikkY2hqlcP0__w

by Scorpion Tue 15 Sep 2020, 3:33 pm

Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group, the Great War, 1914 - 1919.

Sir Frederick Oscar Warren
Loomis in the Great War

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Sir Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis 1919 National Portrait Gallery, London

https://cefrg.ca/blog/frederick-oscar-warren-loomis/?fbclid=IwAR1-645H1dZtXkVzhvO39d_lJsWM4ZxL5Z6R5i-BwLEKrms1WwiCYlRGNyw

by **Vizzer** Fri 18 Sep 2020, 9:01 pm

CTV News Archive: Canadian peacekeeping troops in Cyprus

Sep 18, 2020

by Gridlock Mon 12 Oct 2020, 12:54 pm

12.10.2020
Royal New Brunswick Regiment celebrates 250 years

by Enforcer Fri 16 Oct 2020, 4:42 pm

Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie

Elizabeth Lawrie Smellie, nurse (born 22 March 1884 in Port Arthur, ON; died 5 March 1968 in Toronto, ON).

History - Topics & Posted Articles - Page 41 C4ae9971-e281-45e6-85d0-f9eb090b037f

https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-lawrie-smellie#

by **Accer** Fri 23 Oct 2020, 12:17 pm

Anniversary of HMCS Kootenay explosion CTV News Oct 23. 2020

10.23.2020

by **Apollo** Thu 29 Oct 2020, 4:09 pm

Early Life of Lieutenant
Colonel John McCrae

History - Topics & Posted Articles - Page 41 John-McCrae

John McCrae

https://cefrg.ca/blog/lieutenant-colonel-john-mccrae/?fbclid=IwAR1aykcDfhz2OlWMAZqr0FHtXaQyurFerXhp6roM5Q76NKEv8nlv4UtHmHE

by **Stayner** Sun 01 Nov 2020, 9:09 pm

Canada and the First World War

Veterans - Benefits and Land for Veterans

https://www.warmuseum.ca/firstworldwar/history/after-the-war/veterans/benefits-and-land-for-veterans/

by Matrix Tue 03 Nov 2020, 3:18 pm

New documentary celebrates Canadian role in the liberation of the Netherlands

News item | 03-11-2020 | 18:53

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https://www.netherlandsandyou.nl/latest-news/news/2020/11/03/new-documentary-celebrates-canadian-liberation-of-the-netherlands

by Mojave Fri 06 Nov 2020, 8:38 am

Remembering WWII with Canadian Veteran

He has lived through the Great Depression, survived his time with Canadian Navy in World War II and now he is adjusting to life during the pandemic. Greg Harper sits down with Svend Hansen who is still going strong at 97 years old.

Nov 05, 2020

https://www.citynews1130.com/video/2020/11/05/remembering-wwii-with-canadian-veteran/

Indigenous soldiers wore the uniform - Published: November 5, 2020

History - Topics & Posted Articles - Page 41 17-2-col-Cpl-Huron-Brant

https://www.producer.com/2020/11/indigenous-soldiers-wore-the-uniform/

by **Hammercore** Sun 08 Nov 2020, 11:25 am

COVID-19 latest bump in Canada's long
road to Second World War remembrance

Lee Berthiaume / The Canadian Press
NOVEMBER 8, 2020

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Flying Officer Howard McNamara (Retired) and Cpl. Anne McNamara (Retired) are shown in Veterans Affairs Canada handout photos. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Courtesy McNamara Family

https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/covid-19-latest-bump-in-canada-s-long-road-to-second-world-war-remembrance-1.24235489

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