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By Jakealoo on April 22, 2020 • ( 1 Comment )

Frontline Salute: Red Gables Hospital Part 2

I’m continuing my tribute to those battling COVID-19 in our hospitals, nursing homes and as first responders by digging through my archives of First World War hospital photographs. This is […]

By Jakealoo on April 15, 2020 • ( 3 Comments )

Frontline Salute: Red Gables Hospital Part 1

I’m continuing my tribute to those battling COVID-19 in our hospitals, nursing homes and as first responders by digging through my archives of First World War hospital photographs. This week […]

By Jakealoo on April 12, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Boots on the Ground

For most of us this Easter long weekend will be unlike any other. A one to two hour walk close to home has been part of my daily ritual for […]

By Jakealoo on April 7, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

Frontline Salute: Abbots Barton V.A.D. Hospital

I’m continuing my tribute to those battling COVID-19 in our hospitals, nursing homes and as first responders by digging through my archives of First World War photographs. This week I”m […]

By Jakealoo on April 2, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

Free e-Books from Osprey Publishing (Limited Offer)

UK-based Osprey Publishing is offering up 5 free e-Books each week to fans of military history. It is a limited time offer lasting four weeks only. I just recently became aware of it and missed out on week 1 however I did download the titles for week 2 and so […]

By Jakealoo on April 1, 2020 • ( 2 Comments )

A Salute to those on the Pandemic Front Line

I can’t begin to count the number of books, articles, and correspondence I’ve read over the past ten years in an attempt to gain insight into the lives of those […]

By Jakealoo on December 24, 2019 • ( 4 Comments )

Merry Christmas and All the Best in 2020!

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of my readers! I’d especially like to thank those of you who have helped keep this site going by […]

By Jakealoo on November 14, 2019 • ( 11 Comments )

Mystery Photograph: Do You Recognize this Soldier?

  Can you help identify the soldier in this photograph? It was treasured by its original owner and is now in the possession of her granddaughter. All that is known […]

By Jakealoo on November 10, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

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 […]

By Jakealoo on November 5, 2019 • ( 4 Comments )

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 […]

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