pferguson | May 28, 2012
The Last Samurai (2003) (about General Hasegawa) Nathan Algren: How well does he know this man (Katsumoto)? Simon Graham: The General and Katsumoto fought together for the Emperor. Nathan Algren: He fought with the Samurai? Simon Graham: He IS Samurai. Oshi shinobu! As we enter our school we bow, lowering our heads and raising our […]
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Tags: 52nd Battalion C.E.F., 8 October 1916, Amputation Club of B.C., Courcelette, Film History, Gold Stripe, Japanese Contingent Roll of Honour, Japanese-Canadian Veterans, Japanese-Canadian War Memorial, Oshi Shinobu, Oss, Somme, Tikechi Shichi
pferguson | May 22, 2012
“As the ship pulled away from the dock, her decks crowded with khaki figures, the pipes played “The Skye Boat Song”. It was an unforgettable moment, both for those on the deck and those on the ship. It was to be five and a half long years before the battalion would come home. All too […]
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pferguson | May 6, 2012
Lochnagar and Hawthorn Ridge Standing at its edge the mine crater of Lochnagar dwarfs all those who stand beside it staring down into its depth at the circle of poppy crosses at its base. The crater was created July 1, 1916 when the explosive packed mine was detonated by the Royal Engineers at 7:28 AM […]
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Tags: 1 July 1916, Beneath Flanders Fields: The Tunnellers’ War 1914-1918, Beneath Hill 60, Ernest Brooks, Geoffrey Malins, Hawthorn Ridge Crater, Lochnagar Crater, Mining Operations, Richard Dunning, Royal Engineers, Somme, Tunnelling Operations