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Llandovery Castle Remembered
Le texte en français suit Sinking of HMHS Llandovery Castle 27 June 1918 A commemorative photo album was prepared to record and share photos of events held in Ottawa and Halifax on the 100th anniversary of the torpedo sinking of HMHS Llandovery Castle....
Congratulations
The RCMSA congratulations Major General Andrew Downes on promotion to his current rank/L'ASSRC félicite le major-général Andrew Downes pour sa promotion à son grade actuel
Message in a Bottle
Le texte en français suit NOTE: This is a repeat of an article published in the Canadian Journal of Surgery, Vol 61, No 5. 2018. Message in a bottle: the discovery of a young Medical Officer’s map from the 1917 Battle of Hill 70. The map, entitled Loos 36°...
A picture speaks a thousand words / Une image vaut mille mots We Will Remember Them / Nous nous souviendrons d'eux
CAMC During the Last Hundred Days of the Great War
Le texte en français suit The CAMC with the Canadian Corps During the Last Hundred Days of the Great War by Colonel A.E. Snell A new addition to the Virtual Museum Library, this book provides a good overview of the problems of the medical services in war, of the...
Bluebirds
Article published in French on May 10th 2017 in Le Droit newspaper to honour Lt Laura Gamble, one of the nursing sisters or Bluebirds as they were called, who served during WWI. She is described as a heroine of the 150th anniversary of Confederation. She was born in...
Vimy Ridge Medical
Somewhere in France (9 April 1917): A centenary review of medical arrangements at Vimy Ridge. A timely article by LCol Vivian McAlister, 1 Canadian Field Hospital, discussing the medical arrangement at the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Click here to read.
Field Surgical Unit
George Saulnier, a Canadian veteran now living in Phoenix, has produced an interesting and informative video based on John Burwell Hillsman's Eleven Men and A Scalpel. Follow the links to view the first two parts of the three part series: Part One "Field Surgical...
CFHSTC Museum
Thanks to the CFHSTC we have discovered some significant medical artifacts in the Base Borden Military Museum which definitely merit sharing. Click here to see what was discovered.