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African Canadian soldiers in the War of 1812
More and more attention is being given to African Canadians’ participation in 20th-century conflicts. However, years before the two world wars, many African Canadian soldiers had already paid the ultimate sacrifice… during the War…
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Richard Pierpoint – An unsung leader
A veteran of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Richard Pierpoint led a very full life! After arriving in North America as a slave, Pierpoint went on to become a respected…
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Indigenous Soldiers of the Great War (1914-1918)
Thousands of soldiers of Indigenous descent served in the Canadian Army during the Great War. This article provides a brief overview of their presence at the front and the many issues they faced, in…
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Newfoundland and the Second World War (1939-1945)
Did you know that Newfoundland also participated in the Second World War as a British Dominion? While hundreds of Canadian soldiers were, at one time, stationed in Newfoundland to protect against any potential enemy…
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Charles C. Merritt – Victoria Cross Recipient
A total of 16 Canadians received the Victoria Cross during World War II, the British Army’s most prestigious military award. During the Dieppe raid, as chaos reigned on the beaches, Canadian Charles C. Merrit…
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Holiday Reading (2022)
It’s a new year and the JMS team is back with a new selection of books, movies and TV shows to discover during the holiday season!
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The First World War in Sub-Saharan Africa (1914-1918)
Major battles were waged in sub-Saharan Africa during the First World War. This second article in our two-part series on the non-European theatres of this war provides an overview of different military fronts in…
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The Polish Forces at Dieppe
It wasn’t just Canadians and Brits on the beaches of Dieppe! To support the infantry, the Allies mobilized the air force and navy in one of the largest amphibious operations of the era. In…
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The First World War in Asia (1914-1918)
The First World War was not just a European conflict. This first in a two-part series on the war outside Europe gives an overview of the various Asian fronts of this war.
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The Aleutian Island Campaign (1942-1943)
The fighting in the Aleutian Islands is one of the lesser-known fronts of World War II. And yet, just off the coast of Alaska, a major campaign was conducted by the Allies – the…
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The Military Service of Elizabeth II
Did you know that Queen Elizabeth II served in the British Army for a short time during World War II? Discover this brief period of her life with this article, while she was still…
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Dollard Ménard – Commander of the Fusiliers Mont-Royal
Dollard Ménard is perhaps one of the best-known Quebec soldiers and one of the most important commanders in the history of the Fusiliers Mont-Royal. During the Dieppe Raid, he was wounded five times as…
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Narnia – Between Fiction and Reality
Published in the 1950s, The Chronicles of Narnia is one of the greatest classics of children’s literature. Did the Second World War inspire its author, C.S. Lewis, to write this series? In this article,…
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Landing Crafts: The Means of Transport to Dieppe
The Dieppe Raid, on August 19, 1942, was the Canadian army’s biggest military operation to date. To transport these thousands of infantry soldiers and tanks, the Allies had to use hundreds of ships. This…
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What did the soldiers bring with them to the Dieppe raid?
Whether it was military equipment or personal gear, Canadian soldiers stationed in Britain brought a lot of items with them before each operation! In this short article, we propose a brief overview of the…
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Sonny Castro – The actor of Sham Shui Po
After volunteering to defend the colony of Hong Kong during the Japanese attack in December 1941, Sonny Castro became a memorable character at the prison camps through his impersonations of great actresses.
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The Men of “C” Force: Indigenous Canadians in Hong Kong
While researching for their recent virtual exhibition, “Impossible Odds,” Je Me Souviens had the chance to speak with Ivan Gray, whose grandfather, Patrick Metallic of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation, fought at the battle…
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Mary Greyeyes Reid – The person behind the photo
Mary Greyeyes Reid was the first Indigenous woman to join the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC). That fact alone is enough to make her famous. But she’s also the subject of a very famous…
