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 (front center) poses with colleagues, somewhere in England. Photo credit: Lt. Elmer 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…
COMING SOON: Canadian Army Newsreel T-shirts!
After many years, I am still working hard behind the scenes to bring back the Canadian Army Newsreel t-shirt. I am currently…
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…
PUBLIC RELATIONS WAR DIARY 5-6th, June 44
5 JUNE 44 The advance detachment set sail with the assault invasion fleet for the Norman Coast of France. All coys. furthering…
Faces to Graves
I was recently approached about a very special event that is taking place this year in Holland. Running from, April 30th to…
Charmian Odette Sansom – Canadian Publicity Officer
Feature photo courtesy of Mark Barrington of Australia, who shared his copy of a 1945 Picture Post magazine that featured Canadian Lt.…
