pferguson | November 5, 2018
Great War Armistice at 100 Soon the day of the Great War Armistice will turn 100 – 11 November 2018. Some will travel at this time to London, the Somme, the Salient. Others will remain at home in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, wherever. The ceremonies will be well attended…special events…special art installations such as Weeping […]
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pferguson | April 10, 2017
They did not waiver. This was Canada at its best. The Canadians at Vimy embodied the true north, strong and free. Extract from Prince Charles’ speech, Vimy, April 9, 2017 Within these few lines some words from Canada’s national anthem, …the true north, strong and free. Words to ponder upon a ridge or to feel […]
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Tags: 12 November 1918, Canadian Army Service Corps, Canadian Forestry Corps, Canadian National Anthem, Disease, Douglas Weir, Influenza, Margaret "Gerite" Alexander Weir, Mourning Figures, Pneumonia, Remembrance, Robert Stanley Weir, The true north strong and free, They did not waver