EXCLUSIVE: Colour Footage of D-Day taken by Petty Officer Charlie Beddoe, Royal Canadian Navy Film Unit
By Ben Moogk Colour cine footage of D-day made public in 2024. Who made it and what is on the film. I…
Research films: Invasion of Europe / With the 25th Brigade Korea / D-Day
I am presenting three films that I came across during my research in one of my videos; D-Day Discoveries: : D-Day Camera…
Interview with Bob Lansdale: D-Day Landings in France
Taking place in January, 2019, my interview with Robert ‘Bob’ Lansdale was meant to be done to meet the 75th Anniversary of…
Sgt. Dave Reynolds – First Cameraman to Land in France on D-Day.
Feature image: Sgt. David Reynolds poses with his Speed Graphic, somewhere in England. Photo credit: Lt. Edward Bonter, Library & Archives Canada.…
D-Day Discoveries: War Diary Notes of Sgt. Bill Grant, June 6th, 1944
After many years of research and discussion over the discovery of Sgt. Bill Grants notes at Library & Archives Canada (LAC), over…
D-Day Discoveries: : D-Day Camera at the Ingenium Museum in Ottawa
For years I had been wanting to follow a lead I had come across, for a listing of a camera at the…
D-Day – JUNE 6, 2024
I thought of marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landing in Normandy, on June 6th, 1944, by revisiting some of the…
The Liberation Men – THEATRE SCREENINGS!
The screening dates for KOLO Productions, THE LIBERATION MEN are out!!! “So far The Liberation Men has won and been selected for…
Sgt. Harry Henry Alfred Barnett – KIA
Today, March 11th, 2024, marks the anniversary of the death of Sgt. cameraman, Harry Henry Alfred Barnett, on March 11th, 1945. REGIMENTAL…
Canadian Army Newsreel T-shirts!
After much demand, the Canadian Army Newsreel tee shirt is back! The newly redesigned t-shirt, proudly displays the opening title sequence from…
Stanley Brede, CSC website
Many thanks to Cathy Brede for sharing her link to her website devoted to her father, Stanley Brede, CSC, Canadian photographer and…
Legion 2024 Wall Calendar – EYES OF WAR
Feature Photo: PRIVATE HEATH MATTHEWS OF CHARLIE COMPANY, 1ST BATTALION, ROYAL CANADIAN REGIMENT, AWAITING MEDICAL AID AFTER NIGHT PATROL NEAR HILL 166.…
UPDATED – On the Set With Kolo Productions
NOTE: This is an update to my original May 28 post (see below). Having shot the two rolls of film using the…
Lt. Dwight E. Dolan
It’s sometimes a bit of a struggle to locate information on the many Canadian combat photographers who served during WWII, but just…
SJOERD DE VRIJ – THE FLAME OF FREEDOM: English Version
Schools and educators in Canada looking for a unique resource regarding the participation of the Canadian military and their Allies during WWII…
