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Canada: First Call-Out of Conscripts – 3 January 1918

Canada: First Call-Out of Conscripts – 3 January 1918
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Canada Votes Union: Conscripts Ordered to Report

Canada Votes Union: Conscripts Ordered to Report
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Reluctant Warriors Press Release

Reluctant Warriors Press Release
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Royal Proclamation, October 1917 Class 1 Ordered to Report for Military Service

Royal Proclamation, October 1917 Class 1 Ordered to Report for Military Service
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Conscription 1917 – Law of the Land

Conscription 1917 – Law of the Land
reluctantwarriors August 29, 2017August 30, 2017 Uncategorized Read more

“Flanders” Used As Propaganda For Conscription

“Flanders” Used As Propaganda For Conscription
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Conscription Misconceptions Run Deep

Conscription Misconceptions Run Deep
reluctantwarriors April 27, 2017May 3, 2017 Uncategorized Read more

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OnthisdayinCOn This Day in Canadian Military History@OnthisdayinC·
26 Feb

#LestWeForget https://twitter.com/junobeachcentre/status/1365286617716568066

Juno Beach Centre@JunoBeachCentre

#OTD in 1945 Sergeant Aubrey Cosens of the @queensownrifles performs a feat of outstanding bravery. He is killed in the action and posthumously receives the Victoria Cross, the British Commonwealth's highest gallantry award.

#JunoPodcast https://bit.ly/39X1Tsy @CanadianCross

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patmdennisPatrick Dennis@patmdennis·
14 Feb

This is a sad but wonderful Valentine's Day story. Harrison is right - he was "lucky" in every way.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/reg-harrison-meant-to-be-second-world-war-1.5906969

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patmdennisPatrick Dennis@patmdennis·
13 Feb

MMs were indeed comparatively rare for conscripts - less than 1% of 6000+ awarded for actions during the Hundred Days, plus two DCMs. So yes, research shows a fair bit of discrimination despite battlefield performance comparable to volunteers. For more see https://www.ubcpress.ca/reluctant-warriors

Eric Edwards@ebd_edwards

At my FB Group a member said that MSA conscripts with MMs were rare. According to the LAC database of 3131 service reg. no. there are only 4 medals, 3 MM, one foreign decoration. Was this institutional bias against conscripts. No way it reflects their bravery.

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patmdennisPatrick Dennis@patmdennis·
9 Feb

Yes, only the day before in Jeddah, Schwarzkopf had told his Air Component Commander, LGen Chuck Horner, that he would push the Joint Staff for a "strategic air campaign plan." Horner had made Schwarzkopf a believer in airpower. For more, see Clancy's 'Everyman Man A Tiger.'

Dr Ross Mahoney@AirPowerHistory

'I could hardly believe what I was hearing. Here was an Army commander talking like an airpower advocate. General Schwarzkopf was an airpower champion in a green suit.' General John Loh recalling a phone call with General Schwarzkopf on 8 August 1990. #DesertStorm30 https://twitter.com/Balloons2Drones/status/1358758152586424329

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patmdennisPatrick Dennis@patmdennis·
7 Feb

Outstanding research Eric well done! For more on other conscripts awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry, I invite your followers to read #ReluctantWarriors.

Eric Edwards@ebd_edwards

@papadelta23 Jolie's Military Medal: He "was an excellent shot." A conscript with barely 2-weeks service with the 18th earns a Military Medal. Find out how.

https://bit.ly/3aAM2is

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