Canada's Naval Memorial
Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax, NS, Canada

The fighting to clear the Reichswald Forest became fierce. On the evening of Feb. 19, 1945 one company of the Canadian Scottish beat off no less than six count...er-attacks. Along the Goch-Calcar road, one of the bloodiest battles began. The Essex Scottish and the RHLI moved forward under a rolling barrage. Then German reinforcements arrived. The Essex Scottish and some RHLI units were overrun, suffering 329 casualties before the Royal Regiment bolstered the line on Feb. 20. Read More: https://legionmagazine.com//fierce-fighting-at-reichswald/

Lance-Cpl. James Ernest Muth suffered gas attacks and shrapnel wounds and took up needlework while recovering.

We are honoured to announce that Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.Q., C.D., Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada has graciously accepted our invitation to be the Viceregal Patron of Canada`s Naval Memorial - HMCS Sackville. Her Excellency is the 29th Governor General of Canada and the fourth woman to be appointed. Prior to her installation Governor General Payette was an astronaut, engineer, scientific broadcaster and co...rporate director. Her Excellency has received many distinctions and 28 honorary doctorates. She is an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Knight of the Ordre national du Québec. ______________________________________________ Nous sommes fiers d'annoncer que Son Excellence la très honorable Julie Payette, CC CMM, COM, CQ, CQ, CD, la gouverneure générale et commandante en chef du Canada a gracieusement accepté notre demande de devenir présidente d'honneur du mémorial naval canadien, le NCSM Sackville. Avant de devenir gouverneure générale, Mme Payette a été astronaute, ingénieure, communicatrice scientifique et administratrice de sociétés. Son Excellence a reçu de nombreuses distinctions, dont 28 doctorats honoris causa. Elle est Officier de l'Ordre du Canada et chevalière de l'Ordre national du Québec.

At 6:00 AM Edmonton time, Jacqui Tam and I were at the Royal Canadian Navy dockyard with Commander Jim Reddy, seeing Canada's Naval Memorial - HMCS Sackville hi...gh and dry and being refit. It was 13 years ago that we both boarded that ship in Halifax for the first time, leading to Sackville appearing first in Defense Command, then in Champions. So grand to see her being made ready for another 50 years of teaching and inspiring. See more

I’m in #halifax for a conference, but of course my visit has to start with a visit to my favorite lady in the city, Canada's Naval Memorial - HMCS Sackville. Sh...e’s in dry dock at the #RCN #dockyard for much needed refit, so @jtam_iceberg and I got the latest from Commander Jim Reddy (yes, Champions readers, he’s real!) #navy #canadiannavy #skipper #hardhat #shipyard #sackville #corvette #writer #writerslife #author #authorslife See more