A WW II rifleman remembers
George Beardshaw no longer recalls the dates, but he retains the memories. A proud 102-year-old Canadian veteran of the Second World War, he was born
Alex Bowers
December 23, 2025
George Beardshaw no longer recalls the dates, but he retains the memories. A proud 102-year-old Canadian veteran of the Second World War, he was born
Reminiscences of four Second World War Christmases
“In Australia, just as in Canada,” explained Karl James, head of military history at the Australian War Memorial, “there has been much political and popular
In 1967, a Canadian WW II veteran returned a captured katana to its original owner
“We’re always looking back on the Second World War and seeing it as an important time in Canadian history,” said historian Allan Levine, “but this
History will forever judge the judgeable, no matter where they’re laid to rest. Such was the case of British Major-General Hugh Tudor, a once-hero of
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An informative primer on Canada’s crucial role in the Normandy landing, June 6, 1944.