Major General Christopher Vokes (Armagh, Ireland, April 13, 1904 – Oakville, Ontario, March 27, 1985) was a Canadian soldier and officer. Biografie Vokes was born in Armagh, Ireland, the son of the British Major Frederick Patrick Vokes and Elizabeth Vokes. Family Vokes left in 1910 to Canada. Major Frederick was an engineer officer in the [...]
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1st Canadian Infantry Division
June 29th, 2012 
admin The 1st Canadian Infantry Division is a Canadian formation mobilized for the first time on 1 September, 1939 to serve during World War II. The division was reactivated twice during the Cold War. It was revived again in 2010 as the 1st Canadian Division (1st Div of Can). On the eve of World War II, [...]
Winston Churchill
June 29th, 2012 admin Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (Blenheim Palace, November 30, 1874 – London, January 24, 1965) was a politician, British historian and journalist. Known primarily for his leadership of Britain during the Second World War, he was the first minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and then from 1951 to 1955. Known as [...]
