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One Hundred Years After Vimy — Anniversary Celebrations
As mentioned in a bazillion previous posts, this year is the 100-year…
Arleux-en-Gohelle (a.k.a. Finding Max)
On April 28th, it will be exactly 100-years since my relative (Max…
World War 1: Taken on Strength to France (Part 8)
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World War 1: The 9th Reserve in Bramshott (Part 7)
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World War 1: The 9th Battalion in Shorncliffe (Part 6)
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World War 1: the 209th’s Journey and Arrival Overseas (Part 5)
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World War 1: the 209th Waiting in Digby (Part 4)
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World War 1: The 209th Training at Camp Hughes (Part 3)
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World War 1: the 209th Waiting in Swift Current (Part 2)
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World War 1: The Mill Village Boys (Part 1)
On the 100th year anniversary of the Great War battles that defined…
To those who complain about the snow: this is Montréal!
For me, lots of snow is not new (I grew up in…