Capital punishment was abolished for the public in Canada in 1976, but it would take a little longer for military members.| Legion Magazine
On Dec. 28, 1945, Major-General Kurt Meyer was found guilty of war crimes for the massacre of 18 Canadians at Abbaye D’Ardenne in Normandy, France, shortly after D-Day in 1944.| Legion Magazine
In June 1942, Canadian troops arrived for six weeks combined operations training on the Isle of Wight in England in preparation for the raid on Dieppe.| Legion Magazine
“Forbes said, ‘Stand to,’” wrote Sergeant Anthony James Stacey in his diary. “The rest followed him. ”In his entries, Stacey reflected not only on his time with the Newfoundland Regiment, but also serving under the renowned Lieutenant-Colonel James Forbes-Robertson, who was one of nine other men who stood guard of the French village of Monchy-Le-Peux in April 1917. They would later be known as the Monchy Ten, with Forbes-Robertson commanding the victory during the larger Battle of...| Legion Magazine