February 2012

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Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110

By Order of the First World War on February 7, 2012 3:49 PM

Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. But Green, who has died aged 110, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with the Women's Royal...

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Canadians at War: A Guide to the Battlefields of World War I

By Order of the First World War on February 3, 2012 4:01 PM

Ypres, the Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele, Amiens - to many, these names of battles far away and long ago. To thousands of soldiers, now gone, the battles were hard fought and costly campaigns fraught with danger, pain and tears. Today, these...

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My Service on the Battle Cruiser Goeben

By Order of the First World War on February 2, 2012 1:24 PM

Otto Runkel was born in Cologne, Germany on 28 June 1892. He joined the Imperial German Navy in 1912 at age 20 and served until November 1918. From his enlistment until 1916 he was a Gunner First Class in Alpha...

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Armistice Day Service on 11/11/11 at Christ Church Cathedral

By Order of the First World War on February 2, 2012 10:43 AM

A Remembrance / Armistice Day service was conducted by members of the Order of the First World War and others on 11 November 2011 at Christ Church Cathedral, Hartford, Connecticut. The service, followed the format instituted by the Chaplain General...

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