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Calgary Military Historical Society
PO Box 19568, Cranston PO
Calgary AB T3M 0V4
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The Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915 : David Love
Maj. Percy John Jennings: A Very Eclectic Gentleman : Michael C.
If only I could talk: The Naval General Service Medal with Copenhagen 1801 Bar : Garry Milne.
How to Conserve and Restore Artifacts
So ya want to be a military collector, eh? : David Love
Researching Your Ancestor's Military Service : David Love
We would like to keep this site dynamic, and increase its usefulness and interest to military history aficionados and the general public alike. Society members are encouraged to submit articles for the website. Forward materials for inclusion to our articles editor and administrator, David Love, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
The following sources are invaluable tools for military historians, researchers, or amateur enthusiasts:
* CMHS members
Due to persistent spammer registration attempts, user account self-creation has been deactivated. Everything on this site is freely available, so there's no need for an account anyway. The following CMHS society pages contain boring club information. Trust me, it's really boring!
• January : DISSOLUTION OF THE CMHS
• February : Canada's Black Gunsmith
• January : AN IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT OUR CLUB'S SURVIVAL
• February : IMPORTANT NOTICE RE CMHS EXECUTIVE
• March : Schermuly Pistol Rocket Apparatus (SPRA) Line Throwing Pistol
• April : New Rules for Collectors of Police Memorabilia
• May No. 1 : Forget the Jeep, Let's Take the "Seep"; June Beach Centre Under Threat
• May No. 2 : WWII Propaganda Posters; June Beach Centre Under Threat
• June : The Ross Rifle's Failures; 4th Annual Calgary Militaria Show
• July : New Alberta Immigrant Soldiers Exhibit
• August : Cats and Dogs, Two Animal Mascots in Canadian WWII Service
• November : Canadian War Service Badges
• December No. 11 : RESOLUTION TO DISSOLVE THE CMHS
• December No. 2 : Wartime Mail Services
• January No. 1 : Weapons of the NWMP; CEF Battle Patches
• January No. 2 : A Canadian in the Devil's Brigade, Part I
• February No. 1 : A Canadian in the Devil's Brigade, Part II
• February No. 2 : A Calgarian’s Experience in RCAF 417 Squadron in WWII;
Strange Things – The WWI Armoured Bicycle
• March : Before There Was a Jeep... WWII Light ATVs
• April No. 1 : The Legend Behind the Imperial Seaman's Three White Collar Stripes;
Artillery Trophies in Alberta, Part I; Binoculars in WWII;
Toyota Innovation During WWII
• April No. 2 : The CMHS's Donald Glen Skinner, In Memorium;
Artillery Trophies in Alberta, Part II; More Dumb Ideas From WWI
• April No. 3 : The CMHS's Marjorie Barron Norris, In Memorium
• May : The Brown Bess at Waterloo; The RCAF's First Flying Casualty;
Artillery Trophies in Alberta, Part III
• June : The CMHS's Stu Eggleston, In Memorium;
Artillery Trophies in Alberta, Part IV
• July No. 1 : Unveiling the South Africa Memorial in Calgary's Central Park, June 19, 1914
• July : RCAF 418 (City of Edmonton) Squadron in WWII
• August : "Men of Valor – They Fight For You"
The Wartime Information Board of Ottawa
• September : Flying Officer William E Suddick, DFC
• October : Douglas L. Woods Medals Pair; The PIAT Anti-Tank Projectile
• November : The Indian and Chinese Labour Corp in WWI; An Interesting War Memorial;
Canadian WWI Poetry
• December No. 1 : Meet the Jeep!; "Warwell Wagons" Railway 50-ton Tank Transports;
Rare 1851 Navy Colt in Upper Canada
• December No. 2 : AN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CMHS MEMBERS
• January : Waterton Lakes National Park
• February : Some Interesting Albertans: Margaret Elliot Thomson McNally; Harry Northover Reeves
Note: Due to Covid-19 and suspension of all regular CMHS meetings, we are adding additonal newsletters and articles. Enjoy, and stay safe!
* March No. 1 : The Canadian Volunteer Service Medal
* March No. 2 : Spanish Flu: The deadliest pandemic in history
• April No. 1 : John Colpitts Groome Harrison, NWMP
• April No. 2 : A Brave Albertan, F/O Gordon Johnson Cory
• April No. 3 : Edison Franklin Lynn, DSO, MC
• April No. 4 : John “Jack” Street: Mountie, Hunter, Mountain Guide
• May No.1 :The Tragic Case of Flying Officer William Fortt, RCAF
• May No. 2 : Flying Officer Wilfred E Baldry
• June No. 1 : "GASSED!" Part I
• June No. 2 : "GASSED!" Part II
• June No. 3 : "GASSED!" Part III
• June No. 4 : The Consolidated Canso A, Part of Canada’s Aviation History; David Ernest Hornell, VC
• July No. 1 : The Consolidated Canso A, Part II
• July No. 2 : Pte. Jeremiah Jones, CFMDS, A Rare Black Soldier in the CEF; Col. Maurice Grey Pearson,
O.B.E.
• July No. 3 : Black Canadian Soldiers in WWI/WWII
• August No. 1 : Brig. WS Ziegler, CBE, DSO, ED
• August No. 2 : Canadian Innovation in WWI; David Currie, VC; Canadian Medal of Honour Men; Fred Bing, WAG, RCAF
• September No. 1 : Ready, Aye, Ready! Canadians sink their first u-boat
• October No. 1 : The RCR Church Parade with a Difference; Angle-Head Flashlights
• October No. 2 : The RCMP Motto – Maintien le Droit or Maintiens le Droit?
* November No. 1 : November 11th, 100 Years Ago
• November No. 2 : Canada's Armoured Train
• December No. 1 : The Strange Saga of HMCS TR41
• December No. 2 : North-West Mounted Police, 1873-1885
