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Hedley Boys, Grief, Relief and Commemoration
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - August 26, 2020 18:00 - 20 minutesThe last 3 months of the War bring yet more pain and grief to Hedley and the men still serving. In 1919 the survivors return and decide on commemorating their fallen comrades with one of the earliest WW1 memorials in Canada.
Episode 9 Hedley Boys, Grief, Relief and Commemoration
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - August 26, 2020 18:00 - 20 minutesThe last 3 months of the War bring yet more pain and grief to Hedley and the men still serving. In 1919 the survivors return and decide on commemorating their fallen comrades with one of the earliest WW1 memorials in Canada. Support the Show.
Episode 8 Hedley Boys, War Weary Hedley
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - August 11, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutesHedley feels the war and the town suffers as more men enlist. The Canadians recover from Vimy Ridge and by 1918 are leading the Allied advance. Men of the 54th have to carry out one of the most distasteful duties a soldier can do. Support the Show.
Episode 7 Hedley Boys Disaster at Vimy Ridge
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - August 04, 2020 22:00 - 23 minutesThe 54th take part in one of the biggest military disasters in Canada's history, before participating in the great victory at Vimy Ridge. Support the Show.
Episode 6 Hedley Boys The 54th go to war
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 28, 2020 20:00 - 15 minutesThe 54th arrive in France and at first go into the line around Ypres for their first taste of battle before moving to the Somme. There, they and Hedley experience heartbreaking loss. Support the Show.
Episode 6 The 54th go to war
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 28, 2020 20:00 - 15 minutesThe 54th arrive in France and at first go into the line around Ypres for their first taste of battle before moving to the Somme. There, they and Hedley experience heartbreaking loss.
Episode 5 Hedley Boys "This War is Hell"
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 21, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutesAn already hard year gets tougher for both the men at the front and their loved ones at home. After fierce fighting around Ypres, the Canadians move south to the Somme. Support the Show.
Episode 5 "This War is Hell"
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 21, 2020 21:00 - 30 minutesAn already hard year gets tougher for both the men at the front and their loved ones at home. After fierce fighting around Ypres, the Canadians move south to the Somme.
Episode 4 1916 The hardest year
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 14, 2020 22:00 - 28 minutesThe bloodiest year of the war for Hedley. The year starts with optimism but events in France and at home change that.
Episode 4 Hedley Boys 1916 The hardest year
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 14, 2020 22:00 - 28 minutesThe bloodiest year of the war for Hedley. The year starts with optimism but events in France and at home change that. Support the Show.
Episode 4 Hedley Boys 1916 The hardest year
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 14, 2020 22:00 - 28 minutesThe bloodiest year of the war for Hedley. The year starts with optimism but events in France and at home change that. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/andyenglish)
Episode 3 "One of the biggest affairs Hedley has seen"
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 07, 2020 23:00 - 19 minutes17 men leave Hedley on the same day and travel to Penticton to enlist in the C.E.F. Most end up in the 54th Kootenay Battalion at Vernon camp.
Episode 3 Hedley Boys "One of the biggest affairs Hedley has seen"
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 07, 2020 23:00 - 19 minutes17 men leave Hedley on the same day and travel to Penticton to enlist in the C.E.F. Most end up in the 54th Kootenay Battalion at Vernon camp. There they complete basic training before sailing to England. Support the Show.
Episode 2 Hedley Boys, Baptism of Fire
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - July 03, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutesThe first volunteers leave and soon experience the horrors of war. The men of the C.E.F. are soon in action and men from Hedley and the Similkameen are there. Support the Show.
Episode 1 Hedley Boys, A small town in the Similkameen
Hedley Boys, A Small Town's Big Part in the Great War - June 30, 2020 02:00 - 19 minutesHedley on the eve of war. The small community of Hedley was a busy thriving town in 1914, with what seemed a promising future but events the other side of the world would forever change it. Support the Show.
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