Chief Warrant Officer Glenn Simpkin joined the CAF as an Artilleryman in the fall of 1982. He was posted to Artillery School Gagetown N.B. in 1986 and applied for a remuster to topographic surveyor in ...

A new video The Story of the Izzy Doll has recently been released that does an excellent job of explaining the project. We have posted on our site. The story starts with the personal initiative of the ...

The files attached to this page support CMEA Bursary applications. Before starting, please consult the most recent version attached below. You can read them online or ...

The 107 th (Winnipeg) Battalion, CEF was authorized on 4 November 1915 as an infantry battalion. Recruiting by the 32 nd Manitoba Horse started in Winnipeg starting that same month. How it was ...

We regret to advise of the death of Chief Warrant Officer James Leighton Munro MMM, CD (Ret’d) after a short illness, on 23 June 2025, a day before his 81 st birthday. Born in Vancouver BC, Jim was ...

Leese intended to deploy his three corps with the Canadians in the centre, II Polish Corps to the right and V British Corps the left. These three corps would attack through the Gothic Line at the town ...

Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022 escalating the war that started 2014. Tens of thousands on both sides have been killed and Russian forces have been accused of mass civilian casualties and ...

The first Canadian “School of Military Engineering” was authorized in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in July 1907 and included such components as a Construction School, Electrical School, Mechanical School, ...

There are three volumes have been published and a fourth is soon going into print. The History of the Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers by Colonel A.J. Kerry, OBE, CD and Major W. A. McDill, CD Volume ...

The Rock of Gibraltar is the key to the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. Thrusting 1300 feet above the Spanish plain on the Bay of Algeciras, the Rock of Gibraltar has been a ...

The Second World War Allied campaign in Italy is often called “an Engineer’s War” because of the terrain and obstacles the enemy created that had to be overcome. In December 1943, the German Army had ...

Updated 10 January 2025 If you looking for military information on a former service person, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) will generally be your primary source ...