First World War project seeks ‘citizen historians’

A global project has been launched which will research the lives and wartime service of ‘Geordies’ – from the North-East of England – in the armies of Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and Canada during the First World War.

‘Dominion Geordies in World War One’ – funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council – will seek to ‘crowdsource’ research by recruiting volunteer researchers in Canada and overseas.

World War I hero honoured in Lougheed re-dedication ceremony

World War I hero honoured in Lougheed re-dedication ceremony

John Kinross Kennedy speaks with Loyal Edmonton Regiment Deputy Commanding Officer Major John McCully after Saturday’s rededication service. Kennedy also took time to speak to many visitors to thank them for coming. As a special gift, family members received spent shell casings from the three volleys fired during the ceremony.
John Kinross Kennedy speaks with Loyal Edmonton Regiment Deputy Commanding Officer Major John McCully after Saturday’s rededication service. Kennedy also took time to speak to many visitors to thank them for coming. As a special gift, family members received spent shell casings from the three volleys fired during the ceremony.

Remembrance saves the brave from anonymity, said the Chaplain during the Cecil J. Kinross Victoria Cross Grave Marker Re-dedication Ceremony held at the Lougheed Cemetery on Saturday, Oct. 24.