a German helmet with shrapnel holes excavated from the First World War Vimy Ridge battlefield.a German belt buckle taken as a souvenir by a Canadian which later stopped a bullet and saved his life during the First World War.items related to Major General Sir David Watson, commander of the 4th Division during the First World War.Other displays include the Chaplains branch, Peacekeeping, and the postwar army in Alberta with dioramas representing the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, 1 Field Ambulance, the Royal Canadian Signal Corps, and 41 Canadian Brigade Group. The Second World War is represented by the Canadian Women's Army Corps. The inter-war period is represented by the South Alberta Regiment. The First World War centers on the 49th Battalion from Edmonton – now the Loyal Edmonton Regiment, and the role of Sarcee Camp in Calgary. The early militia period prior to the First World War includes units such as the 15th Light Horse. Some of the themes discussed throughout the gallery include the roles of the medical services, the artillery, chaplains, First Nations veterans, and women in the army.Ĭurrent displays cover the arrival of the North West Mounted Police, and the 1885 Northwest Rebellion is represented by the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada.

This bilingual gallery exhibits Alberta's land force heritage from the arrival of the North West Mounted Police in 1874 through to Canada's mission in Afghanistan. Welcome to The Army Museum of Alberta (AMA).

Calgary military museum tanks