Corvette K-225 (1943)

Richard Rosson, Howard Hawks

The story of a Canadian WWII naval vessel, with a dramatic subplot concerning her first captain.

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Faces of the Second World War

Gunner D. Hendry, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery (R.C.A.), checking cordite which has been sitting in the rain for a number of days, Ossendrecht, Netherlands, 23 October 1944.

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Today in Military History

1760 A French army led by General Lévis defeats British forces led by General Murray at Sainte-Foy, Quebec.

Today’s Honour Roll

E. C. Larcombe, 1917
S. Hinks, 1917
A. E. Street, 1917
J. E. Smythe, 1944
J. Peters, 1917
H. Richardson, 1917
G. Buchan, 1916
A. J. Mackenzie, 1915
F. J. Simpson, 1945
C. L. Bird, 1918

These are 10 of the 708 Canadians who fell on this day in history.

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