pferguson | September 24, 2016

 I GOT HIT ON SEPTEMBER 24 Corporal Norman Caldwell (16th Battalion CEF) and his brother Harry Calldwell (67th Battalion CEF) were the nephews of Mr. L.A. Berkeley of Roccabella. A portion of Norman’s letter entitled, Brothers Have Seen Some Heavy Fighting  appeared in The Daily Colonist, 7 November  1916, page 10. “I got hit on […]

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pferguson | September 10, 2016

Soldiers Who Lie Here Row On Row The award of a humble bronze cross, the Victoria Cross, to Piper James Cleland Richardson has meant much to many people, many communities and many organizations. Jimmy’s story has been told and retold in articles, books and magazines… in exhibits and films and this will not end with […]

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pferguson | July 1, 2011

Sometimes we sit at the movies and watch the events unfold one frame to the next, eager to follow the camera’s gaze. We see the actors, the scenes, and props; we listen and become absorbed, the soundtrack leading our emotional path. With every spoken word, we hope for the discovery of a classic that may […]

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Tags: Film, Miss Pettigrew, Remembrance, Thiepval