June 1944
June 1944 began with the Ontario Regiment in a rest area while they focused on vehicle maintenance. There were also sports meets, shooting competitions and entertainment. A memorial service for…
An Ontario Regiment tank near Sant’Angelo on 12 May 1944. The crew commander is Corporal Wilfred Duffield (Oshawa, ON), the driver is Trooper C.W. Stewart (Beeton, ON) and the co-driver is Trooper B.P. Johnson (Calgary, AB). Alexander M. Stirton/
DND/ Library and Archives Canada/ PA-139890
May 1944
The period of relative calm, forced by the weather, came to end in early May 1944. The push to liberate Rome was restarted. The month of May began the period…
Ontario Regiment tanks being loaded on train cars at San Vito di Marina, 30 March 1944. The destination is the Cassino area.
Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada
January – April 1944
The war in Italy had ground to a halt by the beginning of 1944. General Bernard Montgomery’s British Eighth Army was bogged down north of Ortona due to the wet…
Major Dougall Carmichael
Major Dougall Carmichael – Official 116th Bn CO or Not?
The January 2024 article covered a comparison of the two commanding officers of the 116 th Battalion – Lieutenant Colonel Samuel S. Sharpe and Lieutenant Colonel George R. Pearkes. Some…
February 1944 – Ski Detachment
The war in Italy had slowed down considerably by January 1944. It would have been a welcome relief for the Canadians after the heavy fighting in December. The weather, combined…
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