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WW1 Symposium – Toronto – 28 September

Posted by kim on Sep 10, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

On Sunday September 28, 2014 the Regimental Museum of The Queen’s Own Rifles of Canada and the 15th Battalion CEF Memorial Project (48th Highlanders of Canada) present a symposium on the First World War featuring acclaimed authors and presenters on the Great War: Andy Robertshaw: Digging the Trenches Robert Konduros and Richard Parrish: WW1: A Monumental History Norm Christie: For King and Empire Jack Granatstein: The Greatest Victory: Canada’s One Hundred Days, 1918 Details The event will be held at Moss Park Armoury, 130 Queen Street East, Toronto, M5A 1R9 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Seating is limited to 100 attendees so make sure you register early! The cost...

60th Anniversary of D-Day Calvados Wearing 70th Anniversary D-Day Stripes

Posted by kim on May 21, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

G.J. Hesketh, Normandy – May 2010

Posted by kim on Apr 13, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

  A touching epitaph.

Etaples Military Cemetery – June 2013

Posted by kim on Feb 10, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

Etaples Military Cemetery

Courseulles sur Mer Sunset 2008

Posted by kim on Jan 30, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

King George V letter to returning POWs – 1918

Posted by kim on Jan 25, 2014 in Blog | 0 comments

Found this today at a militaria show - looks like a handwritten letter from the King, but was a very high quality mass reproduction. Good find though, and the price was right!