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By Jakealoo on August 26, 2017 • ( 9 Comments )

On The Trail of the Caribou in St. John’s Newfoundland

One year ago I set foot in St. John’s for my first visit to Newfoundland. My great-great-great grandparents sailed from Ireland in the 1830’s and raised a family in St. […]

By Jakealoo on April 9, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

100 Years Ago Today: Remembering Lt. G. G. May

Lt. George Geoffrey May was my grandfather’s first cousin and it was exactly 100 years ago today that he lost his life in the attack on Vimy Ridge. George, a law […]

By Jakealoo on April 3, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Vimy 100 Open House at Bay Street Armoury in Victoria, B.C.

On Sunday April 9th I and 30 other community groups will be on hand at the Bay Street Armoury in Victoria to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle for Vimy Ridge. My table will […]

By Jakealoo on March 31, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Vimy Ridge Trench Map for 7th Brigade Assault on April 9, 1917

On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge I thought it appropriate to share this wonderful artefact from the day. This 20″ x 23″ trench map focuses […]

By Jakealoo on February 16, 2017 • ( 8 Comments )

List of Flyers at Toronto Reunion in 1970: Part 1 of 2

Last year I was given an autographed menu from the 52nd Anniversary dinner celebrating the creation of the Royal Air Force (R.A.F.). The event, part of the National Pioneers of Aerial Warfare Reunion, was […]

By Jakealoo on January 24, 2017 • ( 7 Comments )

Digitized Canadian Trench Newspapers: Part 3 of 3

This is the final article in my three-part series on digitized Canadian Trench newspapers. In the first post I featured newspapers published by numbered infantry and artillery units while the second focused on […]

By Jakealoo on January 13, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

Digitized Canadian Trench Newspapers: Part 2 of 3

This is the second of my three articles on digitized Canadian Trench newspapers. Part 1 featured newspapers or journals published by numbered infantry and artillery units while this article provides links (below) […]

By Jakealoo on December 20, 2016 • ( 9 Comments )

A Victorian Christmas Greeting

On July 12, 1925 the Victoria War Memorial was unveiled by Lieutenant-Governor W.C. Nicole. Earlier this year the 91-year old monument received a larger base and four new lights, just in time for the […]

By Jakealoo on December 10, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Review: A Group Photograph by Andrew Tatham

First World War group photos have always fascinated me and over the years I’ve featured quite a number on this site. Sometimes a reader helps to identify an individual whose story […]

By Jakealoo on November 9, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Dugout fire claims the life of L/Cpl Josiah Cleator, C.E.

The Western Front was no stranger to the macabre but surely the fate of Lance-Corporal Josiah Cleator was particularly cruel. Creature comforts were in short-supply in the trenches and soldiers often […]

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