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Hong Kong craftsmen

PoWs turned scraps into works of art   Few artifacts survive to remind us of the fate of Canadians who fought in the Battle of

The housewife

Sewing kits were a surprisingly versatile tool for soldiers in the field At fleet school they said, ‘If we wanted you to have a wife,

Blue puttees

Puttees provided ankle support and stopped muck, debris and critters from getting into the boots   Newfoundland’s governor answered Britain’s call to arms in August

The Carley float

Many sailors owed their lives to this durable, quick-launching raft The corvette HMCS Louisburg was on escort duty off the coast of North Africa when

The aircrew boot

It concealed escape tools and was designed to transform into an ordinary shoe When Erin Napier is asked about her favourite item in the collection

The Ross rifle

  This Canadian-made First World War weapon was loathed by infantry and loved by snipers   At the end of the Boer War, Canada couldn’t

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