Remembering Vimy - The Wounded from Brant County
April 6th, 2017 | Categories: News
During the Battle of Vimy Ridge, more than 10,500 Canadians were killed or wounded between April 9 and April 12, 1917. The following list represents the men from Brant County who were wounded...
Brantford’s “On to Vimy” Contingent - 1936
April 5th, 2017 | Categories: News
Those from the County of Brant who attended the unveiling of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial on July 26, 1936
These names were taken from the book “Epic of Vimy,” first published in...
Second Anniversary of the Great War - Who Will You Remember?
August 3rd, 2016 | Categories: News
Remembering those listed on the Brant County War Memorial who fell during the second year of the Great War, August 1915 - August 1916.
Click on the following names to find out more....
Vimy Ridge Memorial Unveiled 80 Years Ago Today
July 26th, 2016 | Categories: News
Brantford Expositor - July 27, 1937 - Editorial
Tribute at Vimy
“And so, in dedicating this memorial to our fallen comrades, our thoughts turn rather to the splendor of...
Remembering the Battle of the Somme
June 29th, 2016 | Categories: News
Battalions attacked in four or eight waves, not more than 100 yards apart, the men in each almost shoulder to shoulder, in a symmetrical well-dressed alignment and taught to advance steadily upright...
Remembering Vimy Ridge
April 8th, 2016 | Categories: News
With only one year until the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, we ask you to take a moment to remember the over 3,500 Canadians who made the supreme sacrifice.
Please click on the names...
Parliament Hill Fire, 1916 - Internment of All Enemy Aliens in Canada is Demanded
February 4th, 2016 | Categories: News
In some respects, it is very difficult for us to appreciate the attitudes of Canadians immersed in the midst of an interminable war. The reaction to a ‘freak’ fire in the Parliament...
No. 2 Canadian Construction Battalion
February 1st, 2016 | Categories: News
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2016 marks the 20th anniversary since Black History Month was first officially celebrated by the Government of Canada, and it also marks the 100th anniversary of the formation of No. 2 Construction...
Brantford Collegiate Institute - First World War Memorial Plaque
January 28th, 2016 | Categories: News
BX January 9, 1925
Memory of Brave Students Honored – Tablet Unveiled at the Brantford Collegiate Institute in Befitting Manner – Eloquent Dedicatory Address by...
Alexandra Presbyterian Church, Brantford, Ontario - First World War Memorial Plaque
November 8th, 2015 | Categories: News
BX May 6, 1918
Honor Roll at Alexandra Has 128 Names – Unveiling was Held Sunday Evening – Nine Wounded, Five Making the Supreme Sacrifice – Dr. Gandier Present...