pferguson | July 24, 2021

Strength and Determination Here is no giant warrior god on a high pedestal, but a man. He is tough, ready for the fight, his feet apart, arms held loosely by his sides ready. His helmet is just slightly at an angle, and, under its brim, his face reflects strength and determination. (A.L. Freundlich, The Sculpture […]

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Tags: Bank of Montreal, Canadian Field Artillery, Honours and Awards, James Earl Fraser, Memorial, Military Cross, Sculpture, Statue, Winnipeg, Wynn Bagnall

pferguson | July 16, 2017

Canadian Scottish Pipers at Rest Piper Major James Groat and Piper James Low Our cab takes us to Brookside Cemetery in Winnipeg. It’s a fine day with the sun above and the wind across the ground making this particular place a welcome start to our blitz of military history sites in Winnipeg. For a very […]

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Tags: 16th Battalion CEF, 16th Battalion CEF (Canadian Scottish), 50th Gordon Highlanders, 72nd Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada, 91st Canadian Highlanders, Brookside Cemetery, Pipe Major James Groat DCM MM and Bar, Piper James Moir Low, Poppies, The Lament, Thistles, Tim Barnett, Valcartier, Winnipeg

pferguson | January 1, 2013

THE NONCHALANT PIPER The pipers of the 16th Battalion C.E.F. received several awards for gallantry during the Great War. These awards included the posthumous Victoria Cross to Piper James Cleland Richardson as well as seven other pipers being awarded the Military Medal. In addition, Pipe Major James Groat received the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the […]

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Tags: 16th Battalion CEF, 79th Camerons, Arras, Brookside Cemetery (Winnipeg), CEF Multiple Gallantry, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Hand-to-Hand Fighting, James Groat, Lord Derby War Hospital, Manitoba Military Hospital, Military Medal, pipers, Piping, Shrapnel, Thelus, Winnipeg, Wounded