Women of War
July 25 @ 10:00 am - July 26 @ 5:00 pm
- « Behind the Scenes Tour
- HMCS HAIDA sinks German minesweeper M486 off Ile d’Yeu, Bay of Biscay. LS R.H. Betts, and AB G.J. Rowe, both killed in action Aug 6, 1944. A/S Kerwin awarded the Conspicuous Gallantry Medal. (This was the second CGM awarded to the RCN. The first was Max Bernay’s on August 6, 1942). »

Location(s):Â HMCS Haida National Historic Site
Cost:Â Free
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Women of War Weekend at HMCS Haida will commemorate and celebrate the many ways that women contributed to Canada’s war effort during the Second World War.
Special programming will provide a look at how women made important contributions on the Homefront, in industrial settings, and as active members of the Women’s Royal Canadian Navy Service (WRCNS).
Come aboard and learn about the important contribution women made towards the Allied victory!

