January 12: Honouring Regina College's war dead

When you go in through the main doors of the College Avenue Campus, you see a brass plaque to the left that lists in the center panel the12 Regina College students who died fighting for Canada during the First World War.

The two side panels list all students who fought for Canada during the war, and whether they were injured in battle. There is over 100 names on the side panel.

Considering that Regina College only opened its doors to students in 1911 and Regina only had about 3,000 residents at that time...to have over 100 of your students/alumni fighting in the war would have been a significant number of people.

In today's hectic society, its easy to forget the sacrifices of past generations. This is my way to say thank-you.