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1917Canadian Expeditionary Force
Canadian Expeditionary Force
The State of Readiness of the Canadian Armed Forces in 1914
The year prior to Britain declaring war on Germany British Major-General Sir Ian Hamilton had conduced an inspection tour of the Permanent Force and the Active Militia. In his report he stated that the militia more...
Canadian Army Nursing Service
When Samantha Lonsdale volunteeered for the CEF as a nursing sister she was joining a relatively young and untried servce more...
The Ross Rifle
One of the story lines in my series is the controversial Ross Rifle. The Ross Rifle Mark III was the standard service weapon of the Canadian Expeditionary Force until it was replaced officially in August 1916 by the SMLE Lee-Enfield Mark III. more...