Unidentified Canadian Pacific merchant sailor in 1944-45. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Allan “Bud” Bruder, RCNVR. (RTL-AB017)
The First Women to Serve in Canada’s Navy
The legacy of women serving in Canada’s Navy is legendary, beginning in 1914 in the early days of the First World War. Six nurses joined the Royal Canadian Navy and served in His Majesty’s Canadian Hospital Ship (HMCHS) PRINCE GEORGE. At the time, concern was not given to making history or furthering women’s rights, in […]