pferguson | September 10, 2015
The Ordinary with the Extraordinary All nations have their awards and many of these symbols of valour (valor), honour (honor), bravery, and courage are well known. They take on many names such as the Victoria Cross, the Légion d’Honneur, Croix de Guerre, Ritterkreuz (Iron Cross), and the Medal of Honor. In earlier times, gallantry was […]
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pferguson | August 15, 2014
Military Tailor to All Canadian Regiments Etc., Etc. It was time (recently) to start drifting through the many pages of research I tracked down by wandering the stacks of the University of Victoria. It’s good to wander the library’s aisles, stopping to take a look at old volumes just to see what they might contain. […]
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Tags: 16th Battalion C.E.F., 1916, 61 Conduit Street, Andrew Carmichael, Canada Magazine, Canadian Scottish, Carmichael Kilts, Great War, Great War Clothing, Inspiration from History, James McIvor, Kilt Maker, London (England), Military Cross, Military Medal, Military Tailor, Passion for History, University of Victoria
pferguson | June 8, 2013
“Their training had been good and their spirit and morale had been proved. They had yet to learn to be as hard and ruthless and cunning as the enemy, but these attitudes were being formed with each day’s experiences. There was still plenty to absorb, but there was one thing that could not be taught […]
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Tags: Alfred Leo Frost, Arrol Biggart Mitchell, Aubrey Charles Peck, Beny-sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery, Canadian Scottish Regiment, D-Day, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service ORder, Edward Jobes, Frederick Norman Cabeldu, Honours and Awards, Military Cross, Military Medal, Normandy, Putot-en-Bessin, Ready for the Fray, Vilhelm Roger Schjelderup, William Harold Victor Matthews
pferguson | July 6, 2012
The Dawn Patrol’s Co-stars 1938 “Oh, it does look a ripping good yarn!” As we sit down to watch the 1938 Warner Brothers remake of the, The Dawn Patrol, directed by Edmund Goulding, we are near to clicking play. First though the DVD commands and of course Errol Flynn, his eyes watching slightly skyward…click…and the musical score and […]
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Tags: 1915, 1918, Basil Rathbone, David Niven, Errol Flynn, Film History, Gallipoli, John E.V. Rathbone, Liverpool Scottish, Military Cross, Next of Kin, The Dawn Patrol, William Edward Graham Niven
