Significant Dates in Canadian Military History


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  • 14/10/1914
    The First Contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force arrives at Plymouth, England.
  • 14/10/1918
    At Ledeghem, Belgium, Private Thomas Ricketts of The Royal Newfoundland Regiment accurately fired his machinegun to force many enemy soldiers to abandon the heavy weapons in their positions and seek the protection of a nearby farm. For his actions Private Ricketts earned the Victoria Cross.
  • 14/10/1944
    Within a period of sixteen hours No.6 (RCAF) Group, Bomber Command, flies a total of 501 Lancaster and Halifax bombers against targets in Duisburg, Germany.
  • 14/10/1944
    HMCS MAGOG (frigate) is torpedoed and badly damaged by U-Boat 1223 in the St. Lawrence River off Pointe des Montes.

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