Mass is held in the ruins of a church at Cambrai, France, October 1918. ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO—C224-0-0-10-39
A Canadian soldier dons his gas mask during drill at Shorncliffe, England, 1917. PHOTO: CLIFFORD M. JOHNSTON, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA056171
Wounded Canadians en route to Blighty (England). PHOTO: ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO—C224-0-0-10-7
Soldiers receive a midday ration near the front, August 1917. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA001570
A sergeant leads his mud-spattered men out of the line on the Somme, October 1916. PHOTO: WILLIAM IVOR CASTLE, LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA000832
Canadian soldiers, equipped with picks and shovels, follow a light rail towards the front, September 1916. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA000682
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