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Marcella Richardson: The story of a Boer War Nursing Sister
At the turn of the 20th century, women had few opportunities to serve in Canada’s military. Some of the first women to be allowed to serve were the nursing sisters of the Boer War. Marcella Richardson was one of the twelve Canadian women who cared for…
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Matron Margaret Fraser and the tragedy of the Llandovery Castle
Matron Margaret Marjory Fraser, from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, was a nursing sister working aboard the Canadian hospital ship HMHS Llandovery Castle when it was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-Boat U-86 on June 27, 1918.
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Four Faces: Goddard, Giesebrecht, Blais and Mendes
In 2017, Veterans Affairs Canada produced a poster as part of its Canada Remembers series. That poster was of four of the 158 CAF members who had lost their lives during Canada’s operations in Afghanistan. What makes these four faces different was they were all women:…
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Miriam Freedman – Travelling the Roads of War
Between 1939 and 1945, Miriam Freedman served with the British army and then the Canadian army. Her service exemplifies the incredible journey of many Canadian women away from the beaten path during the Second World War. Find out more in the post below!
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Three Firsts: Captain Nichola Goddard, MSM
On May 17, 2006, Canadian and Afghan National Army (ANA) forces were engaged in a firefight in the Panjwaye District. The Battle of Bayanzi resulted from their mission to secure part of southern Kandahar against a possible Taliban assault. As the units moved in to capture…
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Canadian Nurses in Hong Kong
The story of the two nurses who accompanied the “C” Force to Hong Kong.
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Mary Greyeyes Reid
Mary Greyeyes Reid was the first Indigenous woman to join the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC). That fact alone is enough to make her famous. But she’s also the subject of a very famous photo.
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Food and the First World War
Have you ever heard the old saying “an army marches on its stomach”? During the First World War, Canada produced millions of pounds of food that was sent to the warfront. But how did this impact Canadian Kitchens? Let’s take a look at some of the…
