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by BFBSM
Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War
Replies: 2
Views: 4951

Re: Official History of the Canadian Army in the Second World War

While looking something up for someone on Twitter, I found that the links in the OP, are now dead. The new links are: Vol I Six Years of War: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/themes/defence/caf/militaryhistory/dhh/official/book-1955-army-ww2-1-en.pdf Vol II The Canadians in Italy, 1943 - 1945: http...
by BFBSM
Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:27 am
Forum: Resources
Topic: OTD Livestream Battle Series: Ortona
Replies: 0
Views: 8996

OTD Livestream Battle Series: Ortona

This may be of interest, the description, quoted below, gives detail of some of the sources. The second installment of the OTD Livestream Battle Series looks at the Battle of Ortona in December 1943. I will be discussing the fighting that led to the town particularly at the Moro River and the Gully,...
by BFBSM
Mon May 16, 2022 5:16 pm
Forum: Soldier Research
Topic: Royal Canadian Artillery, 14th Field Regiment, RCA
Replies: 25
Views: 45977

Re: Royal Canadian Artillery, 14th Field Regiment, RCA

It appears you all have a tons of knowledge and ressources, including perhaps the right war diairis of the regiments? would any of you have anything that could help and assist me? book mentions are available, but perhaps more interesting, I could also have his original text, as well as our book tra...
by BFBSM
Sat Apr 09, 2022 7:39 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: The Western Front Association: Canadian Nurses on the Western Front: From Passchendaele to Peace
Replies: 0
Views: 9515

The Western Front Association: Canadian Nurses on the Western Front: From Passchendaele to Peace

Andrea McKenzie’s presentation via a Live Webinar on 24 January 2022. At 3:50 a.m. on 31 July 1917, the Allies attacked across an eleven mile front in the Ypres sector, the beginning of the Third Battle of Ypres. On 1 August nurses and other medical staff at Canadian Casualty Clearing Station No. 2 ...
by BFBSM
Wed Mar 30, 2022 6:01 pm
Forum: The South African War
Topic: Canada and the Battle of Hart’s River
Replies: 0
Views: 22140

Canada and the Battle of Hart’s River

An interesting article, from the Legion website, about Canada and the Battle of Hart’s River. https://legionmagazine.com/en/2022/03/c ... rts-river/
by BFBSM
Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:18 am
Forum: Resources
Topic: The Western Front Association: Official History Gone Wrong - Failure on 2 September and the Flawed Official History
Replies: 0
Views: 9363

The Western Front Association: Official History Gone Wrong - Failure on 2 September and the Flawed Official History

At 8:00 a.m. on 2 September 1918, the troops of the 4th Canadian Division, after breaking the Drocourt-Quéant line, advanced over Mont Dury into furious, accurate, and devastating German fire. They faced this fierce resistance unsupported by an artillery barrage that the Canadian high command suspe...
by BFBSM
Thu Mar 03, 2022 2:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Memoir of a CANLOAN Officer to be re-published
Replies: 0
Views: 10231

Memoir of a CANLOAN Officer to be re-published

The Vickers MG Collection and Research Association in the UK are re-publishing the memoirs of a CANLOAN Officer to the Middlesex Regiment during the Second World War. You can watch this introductory video here: https://youtu.be/8VkZdzS_aX4. The book is a new edition of A CANLOAN Officer by Rex Fendi...
by BFBSM
Sat Feb 19, 2022 10:43 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello From Portland
Replies: 16
Views: 28458

Re: Hello From Portland

According to The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918-1988 by James J Halley, following the arrival of 417 Squadron, RCAF, in Egypt on 4 June 1942, it was at the following places across the North African continent following the axis forces movement on the dates specified: Kasfareet 4...
by BFBSM
Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:57 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Worthy Park House, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Replies: 19
Views: 10879

Re: Worthy Park House, Winchester, Hampshire, England

I haven’t been able to find anything on Worthy Park. I have found dates of arrival in the UK for Bomb Disposal Squads.

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