Canadian Railway Troops @memorail.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I’m not mocking anyone, least of all the Canadian Railway Troops or Cpl Félix Lavoie. The Tolkien parallel is a storytelling lens shaped by Tolkien’s own First World War experience, used to help people grasp real sacrifice, not replace it. 000
Canadian Railway Troops @memorail.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Heavy Artillery, painted in 1919 by Colin Gill, shows a camouflaged 9.2-inch howitzer battery 000
Canadian Railway Troops @memorail.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Heavy Artillery, toile peinte en 1919 par Colin Gill, représente une batterie camouflée de 9,2 pouces 100
Canadian Railway Troops @memorail.bsky.social · 28/07/2025🇬🇧 They weren’t soldiers in the trenches — but they were heroes all the same. 🇫🇷 Ce n’étaient pas des soldats des tranchées — mais ils étaient des héros tout de même. 000
Canadian Railway Troops @memorail.bsky.social · 11/06/2025Un plafond transformé en cinéma… mais pas pour Félix en 1917. 000
Canadian Railway Troops @memorail.bsky.social · 11/06/2025When the ceiling became a cinema — but not for Félix in 1917. 100
Canadian Railway Troops @memorail.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Il a disparu à Ypres — ses frères d’armes l’ont vu mourir, mais aucune tombe ne porte son nom. 000