Historic WWI Photo – Lunchtime In The Trenches, 1916
Lunchtime in the trenches, June 1916. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA000157
Lunchtime in the trenches, June 1916. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA000157
Thousands of injured veterans are beginning to benefit from enhancements to the New Veterans Charter which came into effect in October. But veterans advocates say there is still work to be done to make this “living charter” more responsive to the needs of veterans and their families.
Pte. Cameron, W.G. F56192 Hospital-in-Field B.L.A. Dear Family, I am in a hospital in France and am not strong enough to write myself, a
On Dec. 7, 1941, in a co-ordinated strike without equal in the annals of war, the Japanese wrought havoc on units of
the United States Pacific Fleet in a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, invaded the Philippines and Hong Kong, assumed control of Saigon and the rest of French Indochina, landed invading forces at two points on the northeast coast of Malaya, and bombed Singapore. Other units headed for key invasion points in Sarawak, North Borneo and the Dutch East Indies. Using bicycles as their principal means of transport through the Malayan rubber plantations, the Japanese advanced swiftly and silently, outwitting and outdistancing the British, Australian and Indian defenders. These co-ordinated attacks gave Japan control of the Indian Ocean and severed the artery of the Allied rubber supply.
Canadian National Telegram From: 1 CK 66th 2 EXGB Ottawa ON To: Mrs. Ida Cameron, Report Delivery, Hopewell NS 19514 Minister of National Defence sincerely
Did you know that Canada played a role in the birth of the national anthem of the United States and its national motto? They both
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