
Historic Victoria Cross Photo -Marching for rest
Canadian troops who fought at Hill 70 in August 1917 march to a rest camp. CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—19920166-2584
Canadian troops who fought at Hill 70 in August 1917 march to a rest camp. CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—19920166-2584
Lieutenant Gordon Flowerdew leads the Lord Strathcona’s Horse in a cavalry charge at Moreuil Wood, March 30, 1918. Portrait by GYRTH RUSSELL, BEAVERBROOK COLLECTION OF WAR
A solitary soldier on Vimy Ridge, February 1918. Portrait by RICHARD JACK, BEAVERBROOK COLLECTION OF WAR ART.
Major Thain MacDowell, VC, October 1917; a solitary soldier on Vimy Ridge, February 1918.
An infantry battalion advances over no man’s land towards Vimy Ridge, April 1917. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA1020;
Canadian troops endure fierce combat during the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915. PORTRAIT BY RICHARD JACK, BEAVERBROOK COLLECTION OF WAR ART, CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM—19710261-0161;
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