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

Canada: First Call-Out of Conscripts – 3 January 1918
reluctantwarriors January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Uncategorized Read more

Canada Votes Union: Conscripts Ordered to Report

Canada Votes Union: Conscripts Ordered to Report
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patmdennisPatrick Dennis@patmdennis·
10 Nov

Remembering old comrades. Sometimes Hollywood gets it right.https://youtu.be/ize5lZoIlBk

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patmdennisPatrick Dennis@patmdennis·
10 Nov

OTD in 2018, George Barkhouse, nephew and namesake of George Lawrence Price, honoured his Uncle's memory at St Symphorien Military Cemetery. Private Price was a conscript and the last commonwealth soldier killed in the Great War. We will remember them.

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patmdennisPatrick Dennis@patmdennis·
7 Nov

"Perhaps on Remembrance Day we should think less of how the fallen can serve, and more about how we should serve the fallen." At cenotaphs and cemeteries, Canada enlists its fallen soldiers in symbolic ways. But are we serving them? /via @globeandmail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-at-cenotaphs-and-cemeteries-canada-enlists-its-fallen-soldiers-in/?utm_medium=Referrer:+Social+Network+/+Media&utm_campaign=Shared+Web+Article+Links

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28 Oct

The views in Halifax 🇨🇦 are stunning.🤩🤩🤩

The crew of @Warship_78 is excited to meet the wonderful people of Canada through a multitude of scheduled events and tours within the Halifax community.

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27 Oct

#OTD in 1918, Major William G. Barker, No.201 Squadron RAF, shot down a German plane while flying over the Forêt de Mormal in France. He was wounded and then became surrounded by enemy fighters. He brought down of three of them. He was awarded the #VictoriaCross for his actions.

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