Dennis Baluyot
@dennisbaluyot.bsky.social
“Si c'est possible, c'est fait ; si c'est impossible, cela se fera.” - Charles Alexandre de Calonne 🏀🇨🇦
Corvette at Sea, K-149
1944 painting by Harold Beament.
1944 painting by Harold Beament.
December 22, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Corvette at Sea, K-149
1944 painting by Harold Beament.
1944 painting by Harold Beament.
First time visit to the Naval Museum of Halifax at Admiralty House.
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
First time visit to the Naval Museum of Halifax at Admiralty House.
HMCS Haida and HMCS Sackville Zippos. Haida is the last surviving Tribal-class destroyer in the world, while Sackville is the last Flower-class corvette. Yours to discover in Hamilton Ontario, and Halifax Nova Scotia.
September 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
HMCS Haida and HMCS Sackville Zippos. Haida is the last surviving Tribal-class destroyer in the world, while Sackville is the last Flower-class corvette. Yours to discover in Hamilton Ontario, and Halifax Nova Scotia.
The Francis Pegahmagabow monument in Parry Sound, Ontario.
One of the most highly decorated Indigenous people in Canada during WWI.
He was awarded the Military Medal in 1916, earning two bars for excellence as a sniper & scout. Only 38 other Canadian men received the honour of two bars.
One of the most highly decorated Indigenous people in Canada during WWI.
He was awarded the Military Medal in 1916, earning two bars for excellence as a sniper & scout. Only 38 other Canadian men received the honour of two bars.
September 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The Francis Pegahmagabow monument in Parry Sound, Ontario.
One of the most highly decorated Indigenous people in Canada during WWI.
He was awarded the Military Medal in 1916, earning two bars for excellence as a sniper & scout. Only 38 other Canadian men received the honour of two bars.
One of the most highly decorated Indigenous people in Canada during WWI.
He was awarded the Military Medal in 1916, earning two bars for excellence as a sniper & scout. Only 38 other Canadian men received the honour of two bars.
Blue Beach at Dieppe.
August 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Blue Beach at Dieppe.
Montreal’s Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment of Canada.
August 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Montreal’s Black Watch, Royal Highland Regiment of Canada.
Pierre Boulle’s The Bridge Over The River Kwai. The absurdity of war.
July 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Pierre Boulle’s The Bridge Over The River Kwai. The absurdity of war.
Lieutenant Commander Norman Wilkinson's large oil painting ‘Canada’s Answer’ depicts the sailing of Canada's First Contingent of troops, over 31,000 strong, from Canada to England, October 1914.
July 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Lieutenant Commander Norman Wilkinson's large oil painting ‘Canada’s Answer’ depicts the sailing of Canada's First Contingent of troops, over 31,000 strong, from Canada to England, October 1914.
The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill.
July 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill.
Panzer, T34, Sherman, and Churchill tanks side by side at the Canadian War Museum.
July 20, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Panzer, T34, Sherman, and Churchill tanks side by side at the Canadian War Museum.
Forceful III, Sherman tank that survived fighting in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany for The Governor General’s Foot Guard in WWII. Found at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
July 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Forceful III, Sherman tank that survived fighting in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany for The Governor General’s Foot Guard in WWII. Found at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
Summertime reading. CS Forester’s The Age of Fighting Sail.
July 14, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Summertime reading. CS Forester’s The Age of Fighting Sail.
HMCS Haida in Hamilton, Ontario. Tribal class destroyer that served in the Second World War, the Korean Conflict and the Cold War.
June 18, 2025 at 1:38 AM
HMCS Haida in Hamilton, Ontario. Tribal class destroyer that served in the Second World War, the Korean Conflict and the Cold War.
Winnipeg’s Sir William Stephenson. The man called Intrepid.
June 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Winnipeg’s Sir William Stephenson. The man called Intrepid.
The Roaring Lion at Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa.
May 31, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The Roaring Lion at Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa.
Near the elevators on the first floor of downtown Toronto Hudson’s Bay, the Roll of Honour lists the names of Simpsons department store staff who made the supreme sacrifice during WWII.
May 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Near the elevators on the first floor of downtown Toronto Hudson’s Bay, the Roll of Honour lists the names of Simpsons department store staff who made the supreme sacrifice during WWII.
HMCS Sackville, the last surviving Flower-class Corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy. Now a museum ship in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
May 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
HMCS Sackville, the last surviving Flower-class Corvette that served in the Royal Canadian Navy. Now a museum ship in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The First Special Service Force of WWII, a joint US-Canadian commando unit active from 1942 to 1944.
March 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The First Special Service Force of WWII, a joint US-Canadian commando unit active from 1942 to 1944.
A Canadian soldier of The Great War, known unto God. Vimy Ridge. 🇨🇦
March 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
A Canadian soldier of The Great War, known unto God. Vimy Ridge. 🇨🇦
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion combat boots on display at the Juno Beach Centre in Courseulles-sur-Mer.
March 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
1st Canadian Parachute Battalion combat boots on display at the Juno Beach Centre in Courseulles-sur-Mer.
WWII tanker helmet from The British Columbia Dragoons. This and other important artifacts found at the Okanagan Military Museum.
March 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
WWII tanker helmet from The British Columbia Dragoons. This and other important artifacts found at the Okanagan Military Museum.
"Gentlemen, in spite of your excellent training and orders, do not be daunted if chaos reigns. It undoubtedly will."
-Brigadier James Hill heading into June 6, 1944
-Brigadier James Hill heading into June 6, 1944
February 12, 2025 at 6:57 PM
"Gentlemen, in spite of your excellent training and orders, do not be daunted if chaos reigns. It undoubtedly will."
-Brigadier James Hill heading into June 6, 1944
-Brigadier James Hill heading into June 6, 1944
Canada Bereft, Mother Canada at Vimy Ridge. Carved out of a single, 30-tonne block, the cloaked woman represents Canada mourning her fallen sons.
February 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Canada Bereft, Mother Canada at Vimy Ridge. Carved out of a single, 30-tonne block, the cloaked woman represents Canada mourning her fallen sons.
British and Canadian paratroopers securing the east flank at bridges like this in the early hours of June 6th, 1944.
February 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
British and Canadian paratroopers securing the east flank at bridges like this in the early hours of June 6th, 1944.