Sgt. Leonard E. Thompson: Combat Cameraman
I want to thank, Angela Faulconer, and Deleyne Wentz both, for making this post possible. Oftentimes I am forced to rely heavily…
FOUND: CFPU Motion Picture Camera
Just days away from commemorating Remembrance Day on November 11th, I received an exciting email from Chris Graham of Ottawa; "I recently…
In Memory: Nadine Manning
I first met Nadine at the Department of Public Affairs Learning Centre (DPALC) in Gatineau, when they held a reunion for the…
CFPU and the Dieppe Raid : “not important enough”
As we near the 79th anniversary this year of the Dieppe Raid (August 19th, 1942), I wanted to post an update to…
“Deal with the Devil” by Ben Moogk & Glenn Warner
One of the most dramatic events in Canada’s history is the Achterveld Conference. Famous and infamous men bargained over the lives of…
“Ortona Christmas” by Ben Moogk
The Ortona Christmas dinner is a significant event in the history of the Canadian regiments who fought in Ortona in December 1943…
Valour in Saint-Lambert-sur-Dives by Ben Moogk
“Photographer: Lieut.D.I.Grant – Roll 84 and 85 – 19 Aug 44 Location: St.Lambert sur Dives Story: “B” Coy Argyll Sutherlands have a…
Alicia Chambers – RCAF – Leading Aircraft Woman
Phone conversation originally recorded, March 8th, 2013. Edited by Dale Gervais, January 1, 2021. Alicia Chambers : I was born in Lethbridge,…
Forever Changed – Stories From the Second World War
Currently available to the public until September 6, 2021, is a new exhibition entitled : “Forever Changed – Stories From the Second…
A father and son remember the Canadians in the Pas-de-Calais in September 1944
I was recently contacted by a visitor to the website seeking information on the Canadian involvement during WWII around the Boulogne and…
Engelen Research: Tracking the Canadian Army Film & Photo Unit
Dear reader, My name is Wilton Desmense and I live in The Netherlands. In this article I would like to show how…
Tour of OPTIC (Operational and Technical Imagery Centre)
I recently had the opportunity to visit the Canadian Forces Operational and Technical Imagery Centre (OPTIC) located at building M-23 on the…
Library & Archives Canada: “Army Numerical” Series (110 Albums) Now Available Online
For the first time, all 110 photographic albums, known as the “Army numerical” series at Library & Archives Canada, are now available…
Andrew Graham “Cam” Campbell : Combat Cameraman : 1917-2019
It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Andrew Graham ‘Cam” Campbell, on December 17th, 2019, at the…
D-Day Discoveries: 75 Years After
75 years ago, in the early morning of June 6th, 1944, Sgt. Bill Grant, Canadian combat cameraman of the Canadian Army Film…
