War Diaries

Nov 18, 2017 | History, Message Board, News & Events, Resources

Canadians in Uniform 1939-1945 – Documenting Your Second World War Ancestor – Author: Glenn Wright – Historian and Archivist, Royal Canadian Legions Branch 226, Arthur, Ontario, 7, June 2014 – Presentation – Part Four: World War Two War Diaries 12th Field...

Perpetual Remembrance for the 12th Field Regiment

Nov 11, 2017 | History, Message Board, News & Events

A remembrance day service in honour for the 74 men who were killed, Roll of Honour 12th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery, C.A.S.F. (1940-1945) Family and military history segment presented by well-known speaker Glenn Wright, a family historian, former archivist...

Ordinary Canadians who made extraordinary sacrifices

Nov 10, 2017 | History, News & Events

Freedom Isn’t Free Ordinary Canadians who made extraordinary sacrifices  Why Remember? We must remember. If we do not, the sacrifice of those one hundred thousand Canadian lives will be meaningless. They died for us, for their homes and families and friends, for...

We remember our local heroes

Nov 10, 2017 | News & Events, Press

Headline News in local newspaper, The Orangeville Citizen Sir Fred Heber, Veteran Gunner, 12th Field Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery was featured in the following article for Remembrance week, 2017 : We remember our local heroes November 10, 2017, By Mike Pickford...

Happy 95th Birthday, Sir Fred Heber, 12th Field Regiment

Jan 9, 2017 | Message Board, News & Events

12th Field Regiment Gunner, Sir Fred Heber humbled by France saying he is a Knight, will celebrate his 95th at the Orangeville Legion, Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 with friends and family. Happy Birthday dear Fred! Veteran Gunner Frederick Heber, in 2014, earned the...

Showing of the Phantom Regiment, Toronto Reference Library

Nov 28, 2016 | Message Board, News & Events

A wonderful audience came for screening of the documentary at the Toronto Reference Library – November 21st, Beeton Hall. Here is an excerpt of Penny Bell, daughter of Lieutenant Thomas. J. Bell, 12th Field Regiment,  opening comments :   ” The...