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Category: Military History

The Crawford Park Neighbourhood

The Crawford Park Neighbourhood

Crawford Park is without a doubt the Verdun neighbourhood where the memory of military engagement is the most apparent. Several streets have names with military associations. The First […]
Parc du Souvenir

Parc du Souvenir

Parc du Souvenir is located in front of City Hall, on Verdun Street, between Willibrord Street and 1st Avenue. Initially known as Willibrord Park and then Monument Park, […]
Inauguration of the Victory Memorial

Inauguration of the Victory Memorial

This image presents the October 5th, 1924 program for the unveiling of the cenotaph erected in honour of the soldiers who died during the First World War. Transcription […]
Veterans and the Housing Crisis

Veterans and the Housing Crisis

Verdun Branch no. 4 of the Canadian Legion identified the housing crisis as the main source of discontent among servicemen. This reproduction of a petition submitted by veterans […]
Veterans’ Housing

Veterans’ Housing

The photograph shows what was referred to as veterans’ housing, mostly built during the Second World War. This name was given to single-family homes that were built as […]
Memory of a Ceremony That Marked the History of Verdun

Memory of a Ceremony That Marked the History of Verdun

Audio clip: interview with Douglas Whyte (D.W.) , conducted by Serge Durflinger ( S.D.). Transcription: D.W.: And we in ‘42, I believe, ‘42, Beurling came home. S.D.: Yes, […]
George F. Beurling at the Verdun Auditorium

George F. Beurling at the Verdun Auditorium

Pilot Officer George F. Beurling returned to Verdun on November 10, 1942, and was celebrated by some 6000 people at the Verdun Auditorium, the largest crowd gathered for […]
The Dunver Bell

The Dunver Bell

The Dunver bell is now exhibited at Branch 4 Verdun of the Royal Canadian Legion. The bell was given to Verdun as a gesture of gratitude for supporting […]
HMCS Dunver at Sea

HMCS Dunver at Sea

The Dunver was built in Lauzon by Morton Engineering and Drydock Company. The frigate’s first commanding officer was a Verdunite, Lieutenant Commander William Woods, who received the Order […]
Joan Adams and the Work of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

Joan Adams and the Work of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

Among her commitments, Joan Adams clearly helped to improve the image of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps and to raise its profile in Verdun. Excerpts from the interview […]
Joan Adams of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

Joan Adams of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps

In March 1941, Joan Adams was appointed Senior Commandant of the Women’s Volunteer Reserve Corps.  Excerpts from the interview with Joan Adams (J.A.), conducted by historian Serge Durflinger […]
Douglas Whyte Enlisted in 1943 and Became Sergent

Douglas Whyte Enlisted in 1943 and Became Sergent

In 1943, Douglas Whyte enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, following in the footsteps of his father. Excerpts from the interview with Sergeant Douglas Whyte (D.W.), conducted […]