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Edmonton’s 49th Battalion at Vimy Ridge

Adriana A. Davies and Bryan Kulba

In 1964, Lieutenant-Colonel G. R. Stevens, OBE, published an account outlining the very special role of Edmonton’s 49th Battalion at…

The Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade

Adriana A. Davies and Bryan Kulba

French-born Raymond Brutinel immigrated to Edmonton in 1904 and made his fortune in Alberta through land and railway development. He…

Edmonton’s Fighting Men

Adriana A. Davies and Bryan Kulba

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

Vimy Ridge: A Forge for Canadian Identity

Adriana A. Davies and Bryan Kulba

Vimy Ridge is a commanding seven kilometre-long ridge situated on the western edge of the Douai Plains northeast of Arras…

The Journal of F. R. Hasse

Adriana A. Davies and Bryan Kulba

Frank Reginald Hasse was the son of the Reverend Lewis St. Aubin Hassé, a Moravian minister who was born in…