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Former Canadian Prime Minister Lester Pearson (left) served as medical orderly with No 4 Canadian General Hospital (University of Toronto) in Egypt, Salonika and Greece during WWI

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Canadian VC / VC canadienne

Canadian VC / VC canadienne

Le texte français suit LCol Francis Alexander Caron Scrimger, VC, MD was commissioned into the Canadian Army Medical Corps in 1912. During the Second Battle of Ypres on 25 April 1915 at Saint-Julien, Wieltje Salient, Belgium, Captain Scrimger, then serving as the medical officer of the 14th Battalion, Royal Montreal Regiment, was in charge of an advanced dressing station in a farmhouse...

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(Bilingual message/Message bilingue) On behalf of the Surgeon General, CFHS Division Commander and the Group Chief  // Au nom du Médecin général du commandant de la division des SSFC et de l’adjudant-chef du Groupe des SSFC For widest distribution and action (as applicable) / Pour la plus grande diffusion et action (le cas échéant) Mention élogieuse à l’Intention des unités des...

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HMCS Margaret Brooke was formally commissioned October 28, 2022, at which time invited guests were given a tour of the ships state-of-the-art Sick Bay. Click here for a look at the what the guests saw. Le NCSM Margaret Brooke a été officiellement mis en service le 28 octobre 2022. À cette occasion, les invités ont pu visiter l’infirmerie ultramoderne du navire. Cliquez ici pour voir ce que les invités ont vu.

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As part of Women’s History Month, we honour and salute the women who have shaped Canada’s past and continue to shape its future. In 1885, women served as nurses for the first time alongside the Canadian military in the Northwest Rebellion. Since then, they have continued to contribute to our rich military history and heritage with pride, dedication, and professionalism in a variety of roles. Dans le cadre du Mois de l’histoire des...

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Llandovery Castle Remembered On June 27, 2022, Mr. Stéphane Ouellette, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merchant Navy Commemorative Theme Project (MNCTP), was joined by Major-General Marc Bilodeau, CD, QHP, MD, Surgeon General, Canadian Armed Forces, members of the Royal Canadian Medical Service Association (RCMSA), and the Canadian Opera Team in remembering the tragic sinking of His Majesty’s Hospital Ship (HMHS) Llandovery Castle....

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