Remembrance Illuminated and Candlelight Vigil in Victoria BC
Tonight I’m sharing photographs and a video of two events held in Victoria, B.C. on the night before Remembrance Day. Both were beautifully done and thank you to those who […]
Tonight I’m sharing photographs and a video of two events held in Victoria, B.C. on the night before Remembrance Day. Both were beautifully done and thank you to those who […]
With Remembrance Day less than a week away I thought I would feature the contents of a letter sent by Sgt. Harry Burnett in France to his mother in what […]
It’s been over four months since my last post and so an update is long overdue. For the most part I stuck close to home, busy working with research clients […]
A recent article in a local newspaper told the story of a 17-year old Canadian soldier killed in action during the First World War and his name, Marc Edward Berton, was […]
Anthony Baker was a “turner” by trade, fashioning metal parts for use in machinery, a skill that would be in great demand during the world’s first mechanized war. Born in […]
Was your ancestor one of 1,699 recruited from Canada to work in British munitions factories during the First World War? Details of this little known plan came to light while […]
Part 1 of my two-part series on obtaining Canadian Second World War service files dealt with records belonging to those who died in service between 1939 and 1947. Part 2 […]
*Updated January 21, 2019* Over the past year I’ve received an increasing number of requests for information on Canadians who served during the Second World War. Obtaining their service file […]
I’d like to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I look forward to sharing more information with you in 2019, including articles on […]
Just over 60,000 Canadian servicemen and women died during four years of fighting in the First World War however the death toll from the Spanish Flu pandemic that spread across […]