Inspired by the CFPU by Josha Sietsma
I was asked to write how Holland’s first baseball scorebook happened to have a cover-illustration inspired by Charles H. Richer (CFPU). In…
Michael D. Spencer – November 9, 1919 – April 20, 2016
It is with great sadness that I create this post in memory of Michael Desbois Spencer, former member of the Canadian Army…
Paul J. Tomelin – 1925-2016
Apart from researching personnel of the Canadian Army Film & Photo Unit, I have also been working to track down other Canadian military…
WWII British & Commonwealth War Correspondent Model Set
I was absolutely stunned the other day when someone sent me an email asking me if I heard about these new model…
The Accidental Birdwatcher – Book Review
Born in England and educated at Rugby and Oxford, Michael Spencer’s interest in bird watching arose as an excuse to avoid playing…
War Through the Lens by Dan Conlin
Hitting the book shelves this fall (2015) is a book published by Seraphim Editions entitled, War Through the Lens by Dan Conlin. Based…
D-Day, June 6th, 2015
Excerpt from J.E.R. McDougall field diary… 9th of June 1944 McDougall field diary (at Cranbury): On the afternoon of Wednesday the 7th…
Donald Grant in Holland
In January, 2015 I was contacted by a journalist from The Netherlands, doing research on still photographer Lt. Donald Grant of the…
RISEN FROM THE ASHES – The British Pathé Archive Reveals Lost Canadian Footage
(ABOVE PHOTO – the British Pathé vault, and on the right Pte. Nadine Manning of the Canadian Army Film and Photo…
David Norman King – CFPU Driver
David Norman King – CFPU Driver November 28, 1921 – May 5, 2014 ABOVE PHOTO : PA-183310 – Private Dave King, a driver…
70th Anniversary D Day, JUNE 6th, 2014
JUNE 6th, 2014 Speech by Charles N. Ross To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of D Day and the Normandy Invasion, I have…
June 9th, 1944. Dear Mother…the most spectacular story… by Sgt. Bruce McCaughey
Every now and then I am surprised by emails I receive from visitors to the Film & Photo website. The most welcome…
Inspired by the CFPU
Since launching the Canadian Film & Photo Unit website, I have received many emails from individuals seeking more information about the men…
The Canadian Army Newsreel: On the Home Screens
The power of the Canadian Army Newsreel is best exemplified in this account of a families search for the whereabouts of their…
Brian O’Regan: “Liberator of Dieppe” By James O’Regan
Brian O’Regan was born at the Grace Hospital in 1924, one of ten children of Kitty and Tot O’Regan. Tot was a…
