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  • Edmonton’s Fighting Men

    Adriana A. Davies

    Edmonton had a strong militia tradition. In 1908, the 19th Alberta Dragoons and 101st Regiment were established. The latter, in…

  • Homecoming: After the End of the First World War

    Adriana A. Davies

    The end of war on November 11, 1918, made headlines in Edmonton’s newspapers: The Morning Bulletin noted: “GERMANY ACCEPTS TERMS”;…

  • Armistice 1918

    Adriana A. Davies

    When war was declared on August 4, 1914, men from the Edmonton region rushed to join up. Edmonton had two…