Diary of Hurricane pilot, Battle of Britain
Canadian Press Article – reproduced in the Moose Jaw Times-Herald Moose Jaw Times Herald Friday, March 7, 1941 Poignant Ending […]
Moose Jaw’s Dambusters
Of the thirty Canadian airmen who participated on the famous Dambuster Raid, May 16-17, 1943, two were from Moose […]
Vimy
Vimy Ridge was the scene of fierce fighting in France in World War I in which Canadian troops distinguished themselves. […]
Verrières Ridge
The 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, the same group of regiments that participated in the Dieppe raid (qv) in 1942, captured […]
V-E Day at sea
Donald Woodman was undoubtedly present to witness these events:
D-Day
65 Saskatchewanians perished during the D-Day landings, two thirds of them in the two Rifles regiments which hit Juno Beach […]
SS Nerissa
The Nerissa was built at Glasgow in 1926 for the north Atlantic passenger/cargo business of the Red Cross line. She […]
St Clement Danes church, London, England
Three statues face west onto the Strand outside the church. By far the largest of the three is the statue […]
Estevan crash
President Roosevelt had a great deal of difficulty persuading his fellow Americans that they needed to get involved in WWII, […]
Hong Kong
In 1941 the Japanese juggernaut was rolling through China, seemingly unstoppable, yet British commanders decided to reinforce the garrison at […]