Honouring Bravery

Our travelling exhibitions are not only a great fit for schools, they are also designed to engage audiences in community spaces across Canada.

Pictured below is our D-Day exhibition, “When Daylight Comes: The Canadians on D-Day", on display at the legion in Red Lake, Ontario.

Through powerful stories and historical insights, the exhibition highlights the experiences of Canadians who took part in the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Interested in bringing one of our free exhibitions to your community? Fill out the online booking form: https://honouringbravery.fillout.com/en

📷: Credit to the Red Lake Legion

After the Battle of Attu, US and Canadian forces prepared for a similar battle on the Island of Kiska in August 1943. However, the Japanese troops had already abandoned the Aleutian Islands and mobilized their troops elsewhere.

Quebec officer Dollard Ménard held the garrison with the Hull Regiment on Kiska until they returned home several months later, after the island was safely secured.

Learn more about Canada in the Asia-Pacific War through our new virtual exhibition “The Forgotten Front”: https://honouringbravery.ca/ex/forgotten-front/

📷: Dollard Ménard (Library and Archives Canada).

C'est la finale de 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 : 𝐥𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐫á𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐬 🤩 ... 😬 Il faut remonter à très loin dans le temps pour trouver une bataille aussi désastreuse, mais l'honneur vient aisément à la fois que l'armée autrichienne combattit... l'armée autrichienne 😅

Découvrez cette bataille dès maintenant !

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Happy National Book Lovers Day! To celebrate, we’re highlighting “Canadian Soldier’s Handbook”.

Issued in 1943, the handbook became an important resource for new recruits during WWII. It provided information on a variety of subjects, ranging from why we were fighting in WWII, to what to do if you were taken as a prisoner of war.

📷: Page 42 of “Canadian Soldier’s Handbook”, courtesy of Mike Di Tomaso.

Meet the regiments of C Force: the Royal Rifles of Canada & the Winnipeg Grenadiers!

In September 1941, London asked the Canadian government to send two battalions to Hong Kong on a mission with “no military risk.” The request was granted. Canada sent the Royal Rifles of Canada and the Winnipeg Grenadiers to the colony to form the “C” Force. However, both regiments were poorly trained and had never seen combat.

Learn more about Canada in the Asia-Pacific War through our new virtual exhibition: The Forgotten Front: https://honouringbravery.ca/ex/forgotten-front/

📷(left): Royal Rifles of Canada disembarking from H.M.C.S. Prince Robert, Hong Kong, 16 November 1941 (Library and Archives Canada).

📷(right): Winnipeg Grenadiers on board the Awatea. (Imperial War Museums).

Avez-vous déjà entendu le vieux dicton « Une armée marche sur le ventre » ? 🤔 Durant la Grande Guerre, le Canada a produit des tonnes de nourriture pour les envoyer au front, mais quelles ont été les répercussions sur les Canadiens ? Anthony, le coordonnateur de notre programme-soeur Honouring Bravery vous l'explique dans l'un des articles les plus populaires sur notre site web 🤩 À lire, sur notre blog !

On peut pas faire un classement des faits militaires les plus stupides sans parler de l'un des plus stupides qui fut : 𝐥𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐬 é𝐦𝐞𝐮𝐬 🐥 En 1932, l'armée australienne fut déployée pour combattre la plus grande menace qui soit : les émeus ! Le résultat ? La honte complète 😬

On approche de la fin de 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 ! Découvrez la deuxième placement de notre classement dès maintenant ✨

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Today is Emancipation Day, a day to commemorate the anniversary of when the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 came into effect across the British Empire.

As we celebrate the strength and perseverance of Black communities in Canada, Honouring Bravery is highlighting the story of Jacob and Henry Courtney. Their father was a freedom seeker who came to Owen Sound in the 1860s.

Learn more about the brothers through our blog article: https://honouringbravery.ca/courtney-brothers-black-enlistment-case-study/

📷: Jacob Courtney (Simcoe County Archives)

Today we honour the crew of KB965 who died on this day 76 years ago.

KB965’s 7-man crew belonged to 405 Squadron. On July 31, 1950, they were on their way to Canadian Forces Station Alert in Nunavut to deliver supplies.

As they began their airdrop, the parachute attached to the cargo became caught in the aircraft’s left elevator, causing the Landcaster plane to crash.

All nine people onboard, including two civilians, were killed. Their story is a reminder of the sacrifices that CAF members have made outside of war.

📸: Wreckage of KB965, courtesy of Kevin Rawlings

Honouring Bravery

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