Thanks Mike for putting together this comprehensive thread about the reality, myth and memory of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. A must read for those wishing to have a better understanding of how it fits into our history.

Akin to Robert Stanfield and the fumbled football during the 1974 Federal election campaign.

realized the importance of the developing US-Canada relationship during the Second World War. Tim’s book is definitely a worthwhile read!
Article source: The Owen Sound Daily Sun Times, May 10th, 1941.

and Canada in a ‘Hands-Across-the-Border’ Salute Friday.” This was just three weeks after the Hyde Park Declaration had been negotiated by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Evidently, even students and teachers of a rural Ontario secondary school

for a microhistory of a school at war. In May 1941, the Owen Sound Collegiate and Vocational Institute hosted a teen dance which was themed around being ‘“Good Neighbors.’” A period newspaper article related the “Gymnasium [was] Hung with Emblems of United States

the economic production of war related goods, balancing the diplomatic demands of Britain and the United States and the combined Allied effort to defeat the Axis Powers. Many of the themes addressed in ‘The Good Allies’ have been reflected in the research I am completing

Gotta love those streamers off Lake Huron.

Thanks for posting Alex. Tpr. James Bolt was one of the murdered POWs and was a member of Lt. Windsor’s tank crew (Sherbrooke Fusiliers). He enlisted with the Grey and Simcoe Foresters in April 1941 at Owen Sound. He stayed with the Foresters until they were disbanded in August 1943 in the UK.

Thanks for reaching out Rob. We spoke at S & C’s wedding. I hope all is well on Salt Spring Island.

Mike, what was the title of your presentation?

Break a leg Alex. Can you reveal the title of your talk?

Thanks Mike, watched it on Zoom. A superb talk by Tim that explored the North-South relationship between Canada and the US during the SWW. I’m about half way through the Good Allies and highly recommend it. Tim has tapped into a history that needs to be shared in our times.

Great post Brad! See this link to find out what Major Currie did upon return to Canada after his VC Investiture (Stop 1) storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7fd9...

Thanks Mike for these thoughts, David’s book is on my Christmas list.

Thanks Jonathon for these kind words. You deserve much credit for what you have accomplished. I look froward to reading more about Hap Day and hockey history in the future. Keep up the good work!

I spent a career teaching secondary school history and geography. Upon retirement, I pursued a master’s degree in history through the Tri-university program focused on military history. Examples of my work can be accessed on my LinkedIn account. I am not a prolific poster.

The 248th was disbanded when it arrived overseas and my grandfather was transferred to the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. He was wounded in December 1917 and ultimately invalided back to Canada. He proved to be a great influence on me in my early years.