The Elgin Military Museum

11/11/2025

05/04/2025

Local Battle of the Atlantic Ceremony
HMCS Prevost, London, ON Sunday, May 4th 1:00 PM
For those of you in our region who would like to attend a ceremony commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic and see the new national monument dedicated those who served in this epic battle, here are the details. The time of the event is 1:00 pm at HMCS PREVOST, 19 Becher Street, London (at the Forks of the Thames River - see google map below). You can also see images of the new national monument and read a great article that aired on CBC May 2, 2025 at the link below.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/battle-of-atlantic-monument-london-ontario-1.7522145 #:~:text=A%20Royal%20Canadian%20Navy%20base%20in%20London%2C,for%2080th%20anniversary%20of%20war%27s%20longest%20battle

05/04/2025

80th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Netherlands.
Friendships bonded by struggle and determination. The struggle of the Dutch people to stay alive and the determination of Canadians to give whatever it was going to take to do what they could in the Allied efforts to liberate the Netherlands in WW II. The people of the Netherlands have given us a precious gift too; an overwhelming sense of a thank you that has lasted not just for the moment of liberation but for 80 years and a deep respect for what freedom and personal liberty really mean. Attached are links to articles about the experiences of two young men from St. Thomas, Ontario, Bill Copley who served with the Canadian army and his cousin Stan who served with the British on that Bridge Too Far.Friendships bonded by struggle and determination. The struggle of the Dutch people to stay alive and the determination of Canadians to give whatever it was going to take to do what they could in the Allied efforts to liberate the Netherlands in WW II. The people of the Netherlands have given us a precious gift too; an overwhelming sense of a thank you that has lasted not just for the moment of liberation but for 80 years and a deep respect for what freedom and personal liberty really means. Attached are links to articles about the experiences of two young men from St. Thomas, Ontario, Bill Copley who served with the Canadian army and his cousin Stan Copley, who served with the British on the infamous Bridge Too Far.

http://www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca/the-kangaroos.html

http://www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca/blog/1st-para-brigade-calling-second-army

Canadian ingenuity on the battlefield in the Netherlands in 1944 created the first modern armoured personnel carrier named Marion and known as the Kangaroo. Attached to 'The Elgins'

11/11/2024

Remembering the sacrifice is not enough; having the courage to remember that war could happen again is the challenge. Thank you to all who have chosen to stand on guard and to those who chose to make their service as safe and well supported mentally and physically as they deserve. This link will take you to some of the faces that chose to stand on guard. They were/are ordinary men and women who were called upon to do extraordinary things. http://www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca/remember.html

06/06/2024

D-Day memories and a unique map of the Canadian role superimposed on Elgin County with the focal point being Port Stanley are offered on this remarkable 80th Anniversary of the D-Day invasion of the coast of France on June 6, 1944. Follow the links to the stories of local men from each of the services at these links below and see the map and displays at the Elgin Military Museum at 30 Talbot Street corner of Pleasant.
http://www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca/d-day.html
and http://www.theelginmilitarymuseum.ca/blog/blood-gift-of-life