Alberta

This street commemorates those who fought at Mount Sorrel in the First World War. 

This street commemorates those who fought at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette in the First World War. 

When the Canadian Corps moved from the Ypres Salient to the Somme River region at the beginning of September 1916, its first major action was the Battle of Flers-Courcelette—a two-army assault launched by Sir Douglas Haig on September 15.

In the offensive that began at dawn, the Canadian Corps assaulted on a two-kilometre front near the village of Courcelette. Advancing behind a creeping barrage (a tactic only recently adopted by the artillery), the infantry was aided by the "new engine of war", the armoured tank, which frequently threw the enemy into complete confusion. The attack went well. By 8:00 a.m. the main objective, a defence bastion known as the Sugar Factory, was taken, and the Canadians pushed ahead to Courcelette. Numerous German counter-attacks were successfully repulsed and by the next day the position was consolidated. 

This street commemorates those who fought at San Fortunato in the Second World War. Canadians battled for three weeks to take the hill position of San Fortunato which blocked the approach to the Po Valley, Italy.

This street commemorates those who fought at the Battle of Somme in the First World War.

This street commemorates those who fought at the Battle of Frezenberg in the First World War.

The Honour “Frezenberg” was awarded to 66 British units and one Canadian battalion, the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, for their defence of positions preventing a German attack from gaining the ground east of Ypres. Following the battles of St-Julien, the British Expeditionary Force in the Ypres salient withdrew, on 3-4 May, to better positions defending Ypres. The Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (PPCLI), part of the 27th British Division’s 80th Brigade, moved to positions along Bellewaarde Ridge a few hundred metres west of Frezenberg.

On 8 May, a violent German bombardment launched a German attack between Mouse Trap Farm, just north of Wieltje, and Frezenberg. Six German divisions attacked the 27th Division and the 28th on its left. The Patricia’s held the far left flank of the 27th Division and were closest to the heaviest portion of the German attack that fell on the 28th Division in front of Frezenberg. The 28th Division successfully repulsed two German assaults before the third assault overwhelmed its defences.

The initial German barrage that opened the attack caused several casualties among the Patricia’s, wiping out several of their machine gun positions. The battalion called forward all of its men, including orderlies, batmen, and signallers, to help with the defence. The Patricia’s open left flank faced a German assault that was trying to roll up the flank of the Division. They fought back repeated German assaults on their positions with rifle fire until, having suffered almost 400 casualties during that day’s fighting, reinforcements from the reserve battalions of the 80th and 81st Brigades arrived in late afternoon. When fully relieved just before midnight on that same day their strength was down to 4 officers and 150 men.

The stained glass windows from the Griesbach Chapel were rededicated at St Luke's Protestant Chapel, located in Lancaster Park, in March 1994. The windows were presented by Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry.

The Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry windows depict -

• ECCE Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
• Gideon, a military leader, judge and prophet whose calling and victory over the Midianites are recounted in Judges 6-8 of the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible.
• Soldiers, Jesus and angels

The original Maple Leaf Park, now known as Maple Grove Park, was dedicated to returning soldiers by the Canada Lands Company on August 15, 2007, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks). The park is a strand of maple trees which pay tribute to the returning soldiers.

In 2017, the name Maple Leaf Park was moved to its current location at 2603 Sir Arthur Currie Way SW.

Milner Crescent was dedicated by the Canada Lands Company on January 23, 2018, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks).

Canada Lands Company in collaboration with the South Alberta Light Horse Regiment officially named the new street in honour of prominent Edmontonian Stanley A. Milner and the Milner family. The Milners represent an outstanding example of Alberta’s service to Canada’s military. Seven family members, including fathers, brothers and wives, served from the First World War to Stanley Milner’s work with the South Alberta Light Horse Regiment.

Stanley Milner exemplified his family’s commitment to the military, serving in the 2nd Battalion, Saskatoon Light Infantry and the Canadian Officer Training Program. He also served as Honourary Colonel of the South Alberta Light Horse Regiment and founded the South Alberta Light Horse Regiment Foundation, a group which preserves regimental history and provides support for retired soldiers and military families. He was also a successful businessman, city alderman and philanthropist. Stanley and his son, Kevin Milner, unveiled the new street signs and a tribute plaque.

Roy Brown Way was dedicated by the Canada Lands Company on January 23, 2018, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks). Captain Arthur Roy Brown was the Great War flying ace credited for bringing down German Baron Manfred von Richthofen, the legendary Red Baron. Although controversy will always follow the cause of the Baron's demise, generally sources give credit to Captain Brown for firing the fatal shot.

Brown was born on December 23, 1893, in Carleton Place, Ontario. In the summer of 1915, he applied to Britain’s Royal Naval Air Service but was told he first needed a private pilot’s license. The nearest Canadian flying school was full, so he attended the Wright School of Aviation in Dayton, Ohio and obtained his pilot’s license on November 13, 1915. He enrolled in the Royal Naval Air Service and was sent to Royal Naval Air Service Station Chingford in northeast London to learn the fundamentals of military flying and dropping bombs.

He was injured on May 2, 1916, when he crashed a training airplane and was hospitalized for two months. In March 1917, Brown was posted to No. 9 Naval Squadron, was injured again and did not recover until May. On November 2, Brown was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his aerial victories and for aiding a fellow pilot under attack by four German aircraft, even though his own machine guns had jammed. By April 1918, he had shot down nine enemy aircraft.

On the morning of April 21, 1918, Brown and other pilots in 209 Squadron became involved in a dogfight with a German squadron including top ace Manfred von Richthofen and his cousin, novice pilot Wolfram von Richthofen. The Red Baron broke off to pursue Canadian pilot “Wop” May, who was on the tail of his cousin. Brown saw that his friend was in trouble and disengaged to attack Richthofen. He fired a long burst from behind and pulled out of a steep dive to avoid a collision. Richthofen continued over Allied territory and was fired at by British and Australian soldiers until he crashed into a field.

Four days later, Brown was grounded and hospitalized with severe food poisoning and extreme exhaustion, then sent to England to recover. Soon afterwards, he was recommended to receive the Distinguished Service Cross with Bar. Released from hospital on June 6, Brown reported for duty as an instructor with No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery in Yorkshire. On July 15 just after takeoff, his engine failed, the aircraft stalled and crashed. Seriously injured again, Roy spent eight months in hospital before being sent back to Canada on March 8, 1919 and was released from the Royal Air Force in April 1920 with the rank of Captain. Captain Brown tried to join the Royal Canadian Air Force when the Second World War began, but was rejected.

Dallas Schmidt Drive was dedicated by the Canada Lands Company on January 23, 2018, as part of their redevelopment of Edmonton’s former Canadian Forces Base (Griesbach Barracks). Dallas Wilber Schmidt was born on August 9, 1922, at Wetaskiwin, Alberta. He enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Edmonton on January 8, 1941.

Flying Officer Schmidt was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during the Second World War for his service overseas. On his first sortie he shot down an Italian aircraft. In September of 1942, he obtained a hit with a heavy bomb on an enemy merchant vessel which subsequently sank. A few days later he attacked a destroyer, in a convoy, with gunfire. In spite of intense opposition he pressed his attack causing an explosion behind part of the ship's gun positions, which probably indicated hits on a magazine. 

After being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, he completed many sorties. In an engagement in November 1942, he destroyed two Junkers 52 and assisted in the destruction of a Dornier 24. His aircraft was hit in some thirty places by return fire and the port engine was set alight, but he succeeded in extinguishing the flames and flew the damaged aircraft to base, landing it safely in difficult circumstances. Some days later he shot down a Junkers 52 and shortly afterwards he destroyed a Fiat CR.42 in attacks on enemy shipping. 

Shot down on five occasions, Dallas managed to crash-land on Malta four times and baled out once. On one occasion he saved the life of Pilot Officer J.F. Briffet, an observer whose Beaufighter was forced to ditch in the sea. The aircraft sank with the loss of the pilot on October 4, 1942, but Dallas spotted Briffet struggling in the sea and threw down his own dinghy, tied to his ‘Mae West’ life jacket. Briffet, who was unhurt, managed to swim to the dinghy and scrambled aboard to await rescue.