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1 By Judy Miller, John McCrae Secondary School, Ottawa Each student researched the military service records of a WW l and WWl l soldier at Library and Archives Canada. The soldiers from WW l are listed on the Vimy monument and soldiers from WW ll... -
0 by Naomi Zurevinski The Imperial War Museum was so well put together and preserved. The artifacts told such an intense story of war and it really helped me to get a more realistic grasp on the realities of war. Certain exhibits such as the Holocaust... -
0 Witness to Remembrance Learning history where history was made. That’s the focus of this new Legion Magazine post aimed at opening up discussion on visits to Canadian memorials and battlefields. From France and Belgium to Italy, Hong Kong, Korea and the high seas,... -
0 While the Canadians awaited the end of the bombardment that signalled the beginning of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, to the south the British and French were also planning simultaneous attacks. At Arras, in a 20-kilometre labrynth of tunnels and underground quarries, the British...
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1 . . Do you collect antique or military items such as marine compasses or aircraft instruments? Some of these collectibles could be radioactive without you even knowing! Radium is a radioactive element found naturally in the environment. Until the 1960s, various consumer and military products...
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0 Soldiers make themselves as comfortable as they can in holes carved into the walls of trenches, 1917. WILLIAM IVOR CASTLE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES...
Archive for April 10th, 2012
