Central Presbyterian Church, Brantford, Ontario - First World War Memorial Plaque (Formerly Brantford Congregational Church)
November 8th, 2015 | Categories: News
BX May 23, 1921
Unveiling of Memorial and Honor Tablets at Brantford Congregational Church
Impressive Service Conducted on Sunday Morning for the Heroic Dead and the Heroic...
Rededication of the Northampton Saints War Memorial at Franklin's Gardens
November 6th, 2015 | Categories: News
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On November 4, 2015, The Northampton Saints Rugby Football Club rededicated the War Memorial at Franklin’s Gardens. There were about 20 descendants of the 12 men who were killed in the...
100 Years Ago Today - A Brant County Battalion Has Now Been Authorized
October 31st, 2015 | Categories: News
BX November 1, 1915
A Brant County Battalion Has Now Been Authorized – Will Start Recruiting Immediately – Authorization to Officer and Recruit a Battalion of Brant...
Victoria Public School, Brantford, Ontario - First World War Roll of Honour
August 18th, 2015 | Categories: News
With the recent announcement that plans are underway to chronicle the 118-year history of the former Victoria School, we would like to draw your attention to the former students who served during the...
First Anniversary of the Great War - Who Will You Remember?
August 4th, 2015 | Categories: News
Remembering those listed on the Brant County War Memorial who fell in the first year of the Great War, August 1914-August 1915.
Click on the following names to find...
"After a Year of War – The Situation as I see it.”
August 4th, 2015 | Categories: News
On August 4, 1915, Canada commemorated the first anniversary of Great Britain’s declaration of war on Germany. On that date 12 months had passed, and in that time the City of Brantford,...
Protecting Brantford's Military Heritage - South African War Memorial
July 30th, 2015 | Categories: News
Over the past month, a conservation company undertook a project to maintain three of the City of Brantford’s monuments, one of which was the South African War Memorial on Jubilee Terrace....
The Brantford Women Munitions Workers Send Missiles to Kaiser – Forged and Groomed by Local Members of What Was Once the Weaker Sex, but Now Holds its Own with the Men – Special Care Taken of Their Health During Their Employed Hours
July 23rd, 2015 | Categories: News
The Great War had a profound effect on the role of women, whether at the front, in factories back home or in charitable organizations. As more men were called to the front, increasing numbers of...
Protecting Brantford's Military Heritage - Sergeant William Merrifield VC Armoury
July 14th, 2015 | Categories: News
Prior to the First World War, Brantford was home to 3 militia units comprising of over 500 men. With a lack of space in the current armoury to accommodate the 38th Dufferin Rifles the 25th...
What Brantford and Other Places Are Doing For the Defenders of The Empire – In Many Cities Insurance Policies Were Placed at Public Expense on the Lives of Soldiers Going to the Front
June 11th, 2015 | Categories: News
BX June 5, 1915
What Brantford and Other Places Are Doing For the Defenders of The Empire – In Many Cities Insurance Policies Were Placed at Public Expense on the Lives of...