Vimy Ridge Day 2026
A small gallery of photos from my visit to the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in 2025, in remembrance of those who served in the Canadian Corps and took part in […]
Underage and Overeager
Eighteen Canadian Soldiers Who Died Before Their 16th Birthday An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 underage boys served for Canada and Newfoundland during the First World War. “Old Enough to Fight” […]
80th Anniversary of Holland Liberation Tour – Part 3
This is the third of three posts describing my experience as Historian/Storyteller on Liberation Tour’s 8-day Holland Liberation 80th Anniversary Canadian Battlefield and Remembrance Tour. Part three covers the three […]
80th Anniversary of Holland Liberation Tour – Part 2
This is the second of three posts describing my experience as Historian/Storyteller on Liberation Tour’s 8-day Holland Liberation 80th Anniversary Canadian Battlefield and Remembrance Tour. It was great working with […]
80th Anniversary of Holland Liberation Tour – Part 1
This is the first of three posts describing my experience as Historian/Storyteller on Liberation Tour’s 8-day Holland Liberation 80th Anniversary Canadian Battlefield and Remembrance Tour. It was great working with […]
Join me in Holland from April 29 – May 6 2025
I’m very pleased to report that I’ve joined the team at Liberation Tours! In recent years I’ve conducted research for many of their clients but next Spring I will assume […]
The Last Veteran of the Battle of Hong Kong Passes
On November 29, 2023 the last surviving Canadian soldier from the Battle of Hong Kong, Hormidas Fredette passed away at the age of 106. The Globe and Mail published an […]
Remembrance Day 2020
In 2015 I wrote about two brothers from Essex, 2nd Lieut. Henry Harry Skelton and 2nd Lieutenant Benjamin Dowell Skelton, both of whom died in the last six weeks of […]
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 […]
A Poppy from France (that has been blooming for 101 years)
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 […]