Soldier Spotlight: Sapper George Crisfield

Image: Notes from George’s military service file (Library & Archives Canada) Regimental Number: 455120 Rank: Sapper Branch: 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company, Canadian Engineers George was born in Sunderland, England Continue Reading →

Soldier Spotlight: George Fish

Image: George Fish bringing in the sheaves. The sheaves a piled on a wagon pulled by a team of two horses. ca. 1935 (SPRA 116.09.01.01.0351) Rank: Cook Branch: Navy George Continue Reading →

Soldier Spotlight: Private John Blonke

Image: Notes in John’s military service file about his jaw injury (Library & Archives Canada) Regimental Number: 2382745 Rank: Private Branch: Canadian Forestry Corps John was born in Russia on Continue Reading →

Kay Trelle, Missile Man: Part I

Above: Kay Trelle and Rex Ford, another first year engineer from Douglas Hall, in front of the Engineering building at Queen’s University in December 1940. (SPRA 193.02.03.42) Kay Trelle spent Continue Reading →

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