Recollections of a cherished relative from a First World War scrapbook
As soon as war was declared in 1914, thousands of volunteers descended on a tent city for some very basic training Britain declared war on the Kaiser’s Germany
The unveiling of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France on July 26, 1936, was witnessed by 3,000 veterans of the battle On July 26,
London hosted a formal — and boisterous—celebration on the first anniversary of the end of the Second World War A year after the Second World
As the Korean winter gave way to an early spring and UN forces pushed slowly but steadily north, the PPCLI were sorely tested.
Robert Shankland Date of Deed: October 26, 1917 Location: Passchendaele, Belgium
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