"My dear comrades, my heart is so full I cannot say what I would to you. Tears are in my eyes, but I shall never, never forget your love and kindness to Frank Thompson. All that I can say is that I am deeply grateful, and may God bless you." Sarah Emma Edmonds during a speech at an Army …
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Trivia EH? Canadian War Grave Trivia
Some of these numbers are approximate: 74 Countries have Canadian War Graves 115,000 Total Canadian war dead from WW1 & WW2 82,000 of these have known graves. 30,000 of these have no known grave and are remembered on large memorials 516 Canadians died in the Korean War …
Trivia EH? Sir Sandford Fleming
Fleming was born in 1827 in Scotland. Emigrated to Canada in 1845. Designed the first Canadian postage stamp, known as the Three-Penny Beaver issued in 1851. Was Chief engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway while being built coast-to-coast. He oversaw the surveys of the prairies and Rocky …