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You can search the cemeteries at Gibralter at this Commonwealth War Graves website http://www.cwgc.org/cwgcinternet/cemetery_results.aspx I did a quick look, and found Sapper Henry Logan Corbett, Royal Canadian Engineers, died 28 Nov 42

Wow! Recceguy, that was quick! And correct!

Which British Prime Minister, after his first Cabinet meeting, said: "An extraordinary affair. I gave them their orders and they wanted to stay and discuss them."

Joe:- And for something completely different, Who was the first English leader to have an army of "Redcoats"? Cromwell What was the conflict? English Civil War And for extra, why red? Cheap

Think we have problems? http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050718/1074147.asp

The crown used on many of Canadian regimental badges and the amorial bearings of Her Majesty in the Right of Canada (commonly referred to as the Canadian coat of arms) is St Edwards Crown, the official crown of the coronation although Queen Victoria and Edward VII chose not to be crowned with it...

Was there a Merton Camp in Canada during World War I?

My answer would be the fall of Singapore

What is considered the "greatest defeat in the history of the British Army"?

That's correct. All First World War awards. Bellenden Seymour Hutchinson William Henry Metcalf George Henry Mullin William Henry Seeley Raphael Louis Zengel

British units last carried the Brown Bess into action during the Indian Mutiny, 1857 (Richard Holmes. Redcoat:The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket)

My goof! I meant to ask-- In what campaign did British regiments "LAST" carry the Brown Bess into battle?

In what campaign did British regiments carry the Brown Bess into battle?

ALLAN LAING July 01 2005 Herald & Times   NOW he is the last soldier. Of the 500,000 Scots who fought in the Great War, Alfred Anderson alone survives. Yesterday, at his home in Alyth, Perthshire, he was gently told of the death of Bill Elder, the only other Scottish veteran of the...

Sergeant Arnold Hagerman was a German mercenary serving in the Brunswick Regiment under Riedesel and was captured with the army commanded by General Burgoyne at Saratoga in October 1777. He escaped and made his way to Niagara where he joined Butler's Rangers. He brought with him a stand of...

The Toronto Sun Fri, June 24, 2005 DESERTER HERO STATUS A STRETCH By PETER WORTHINGTON A Sun colleague Thane Burnett wrote an interesting column on American deserters being regarded as "heroes" when they flee to Canada. In fact, the word "hero" appears five times in the column and deserters...

OK! Recceguy. You got it in less than an hour of my posting the question.  :salute: You must have been working on your Queen's Scout badge back in the 1950s when I was. :warstory:

There is a morse code message along the rim of the Canadian 1943 victory 5 cent piece. What does it say? The message is not reproduced on the 2005 victory nickle. :salute:

I think the proposal has great merit. It would be most appropiate for the first award of the Canadian VC be to those thousands of soldiers, sailors and airmen who served this country

The infantry of Cromwell's new model army wore red coats at the Battle of Naseby in June 1645. Red dye was the cheapest dye they could buy, so we have the historic Redcoat.