Remembrance Day

Knut Moeskau wanted to join the Canadian Airforce during the Second World War. He was rejected for having acne. He went on to serve in the Canadian Technical Training Core. (Submitted/Broadmead Care)

‘Boy soldier’ recalls the hullabaloo at the end of Second World War

Saanich veteran enlisted in the Canadian Technical Training Core at age 17

 

On Nov. 11, Remembrance Day ceremonies will be held across the country. This picture is from a 2022 Remembrance Day ceremony in Sidney, B.C. (Black Press file photo)

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Four veterans with Eric Brunt, representing the four branches of service during the Second World War. From left to right: Joe Prim (Merchant Navy), James Steele (Army) Elmo Baird (Air Force), and Roderick Deon (Navy). Location: St John's, NL. (Eric Brunt Media photo)

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Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Bill Cook, left, holds a Second World War photo of his Halifax bomber crew members, as fellow veteran Hank Jackman, 103, looks on in Calgary, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Both were Halifax bomber tail gunners during the Second World War. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

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Royal Canadian Air Force veteran Bill Cook, left, holds a Second World War photo of his Halifax bomber crew members, as fellow veteran Hank Jackman, 103, looks on in Calgary, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. Both were Halifax bomber tail gunners during the Second World War. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Korean War veteran Roy Mackay holds a photo showing him (left in the photo) around 1950 when he was in the army. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)

Saanich veteran dove from planes before sailing with the navy to Korean War

Roy Mackay never flew in a plane before he became a paratrooper with the army

Korean War veteran Roy Mackay holds a photo showing him (left in the photo) around 1950 when he was in the army. (Jake Romphf/News Staff)
Edie Daponte on stage with her band, Joey Smith on bass, and Damian Graham on drums at the Sid Williams Theatre in Courtenay in 2022. (Courtesy of Patrick Emery)

Greater Victoria Remembrance Day musical honours Second World War singers

Vera Lynn, Edith Piaf and Marlene Dietrich will be portrayed

Edie Daponte on stage with her band, Joey Smith on bass, and Damian Graham on drums at the Sid Williams Theatre in Courtenay in 2022. (Courtesy of Patrick Emery)
Peter Bradford Palin (who goes by Brad) grew up with stories of his uncle Peter Palin in the picture – one of several Oak Bay mates who went to war never to return home. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)

Historic photo of 5 boys on a beach spurs dive into Oak Bay war history

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Peter Bradford Palin (who goes by Brad) grew up with stories of his uncle Peter Palin in the picture – one of several Oak Bay mates who went to war never to return home. (Christine van Reeuwyk/News Staff)
Sailor 1st Class Ryan Black attending to duties on HMCS Ottawa. (Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt)

CFB Esquimalt sailor shares snapshot of his life on board HMCS Ottawa

Sailor 1st Class Ryan Black has been deployed to the Indo-Pacific for the last four months

Sailor 1st Class Ryan Black attending to duties on HMCS Ottawa. (Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt)
Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Morrison salutes during an Indigenous Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the cenotaph at the B.C. legislature. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)

‘Pay our respects’: Indigenous veterans honoured at Victoria ceremony

An Indigenous Veterans Day ceremony was held at the B.C. legislature

Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Morrison salutes during an Indigenous Veterans Day ceremony Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the cenotaph at the B.C. legislature. (Brendan Mayer/News Staff)
Veteran Gordon Usipiuk outside the Langford Legion on Station Avenue. (Sam Duerksen/BlackPress Media)

Greater Victoria veteran an uncelebrated hero of the Battle of Medak Pocket

Hero Gordon Usipiuk reminds the importance of ‘lest we forget’

Veteran Gordon Usipiuk outside the Langford Legion on Station Avenue. (Sam Duerksen/BlackPress Media)
Lt.-Cmdr. Jordan Thwaites is currently on a mission in the Indo-Pacific onboard HMCS Vancouver. (Courtesy of CFB Esquimalt)

Lieutenant commander grateful for his ancestors who served before him

For the fourth-generation member of the CAF, remembrance is ‘deeply personal’

Lt.-Cmdr. Jordan Thwaites is currently on a mission in the Indo-Pacific onboard HMCS Vancouver. (Courtesy of CFB Esquimalt)
Standing in front of her father’s medals and holding up his autobiography that focuses on his time in the army, Elizabeth Macrae recalls how it was a struggle for her parents to get the support they needed after serving (her mother was also a decoder in the army). Macrae is the president of the Victoria - Fred Whitehouse Branch at the National Association of Federal Retirees. (Samantha Duerksen/BlackPress Media)

‘I fought fiercely’: Victoria organization helps veterans find support

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Standing in front of her father’s medals and holding up his autobiography that focuses on his time in the army, Elizabeth Macrae recalls how it was a struggle for her parents to get the support they needed after serving (her mother was also a decoder in the army). Macrae is the president of the Victoria - Fred Whitehouse Branch at the National Association of Federal Retirees. (Samantha Duerksen/BlackPress Media)
Veterans lay a wreath at the Saanich Cenotaph during a previous Remembrance Day ceremony. (Black Press Media file photo)

Remembrance Day ceremonies taking place across Greater Victoria

Victoria ceremony takes place at the cenotaph on the legislature grounds starting at 10:30 a.m.

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Veterans lay a wreath at the Saanich Cenotaph during a previous Remembrance Day ceremony. (Black Press Media file photo)
Attendees place poppies on the cenotaph at Veterans Memorial Park during the 2022 Remembrance Day ceremony in Langford. (Black Press Media file photo)

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Attendees place poppies on the cenotaph at Veterans Memorial Park during the 2022 Remembrance Day ceremony in Langford. (Black Press Media file photo)
Dave Horrocks served in the British Army and was stationed in West Berlin, Northern Ireland and Kenya in the 1960s. (Kevin Forsyth photo)

Qualicum Beach veteran recalls West Berlin and Northern Ireland

Dave Horrocks served in British Army with Royal Engineers

Dave Horrocks served in the British Army and was stationed in West Berlin, Northern Ireland and Kenya in the 1960s. (Kevin Forsyth photo)
Craig Thompson, president of the Royal Canadian Legion B.C./Yukon Command, shakes hands with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin after he presented her with the first poppy of the 2023 poppy campaign. (Ella Matte/News Staff)

First poppy presented in Victoria to kick off 2023 campaign

Funds support veterans, families, seniors and educational initiatives

Craig Thompson, president of the Royal Canadian Legion B.C./Yukon Command, shakes hands with Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin after he presented her with the first poppy of the 2023 poppy campaign. (Ella Matte/News Staff)
Chris England’s career with the RCAF took him around the country and the world. (Submitted photo)

Royal Canadian Air Force career took Qualicum Beach veteran around the world

Chris England’s time with RCAF included stints with Snowbirds, NORAD, Pentagon

Chris England’s career with the RCAF took him around the country and the world. (Submitted photo)
Gordie Quan spoke to visitors about his experience during the Second World War. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)

VIDEO: Chinese Canadian Museum hosts veteran for Remembrance Day special exhibit

Gordie Quan spoke to visitors at the Chinese Canadian Museum about overcoming obstacles at home and abroad

Gordie Quan spoke to visitors about his experience during the Second World War. (Hollie Ferguson/News Staff)
The museum is just outside of downtown Victoria with bus routes (Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum)

Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum offers salute to Canadian Forces history

The museum is open to the public, providing visitors a glimpse of military life

The museum is just outside of downtown Victoria with bus routes (Courtesy of the CFB Esquimalt Naval and Military Museum)
Canadian Forces members provide guard duty at the Sooke cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies on Friday. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror).

PHOTOS: Sooke honours veterans, war dead on Remembrance Day

Hundreds take part in the annual ceremony

Canadian Forces members provide guard duty at the Sooke cenotaph during Remembrance Day ceremonies on Friday. (Kevin Laird - Sooke News Mirror).