Historic WWI Photo – In The Trenches, Vimy Ridge
Enjoying a smoke in a trench opposite Vimy Ridge. PHOTO: LEGION MAGAZINE ARCHIVES
Legion Magazine
January 26, 2012
Enjoying a smoke in a trench opposite Vimy Ridge. PHOTO: LEGION MAGAZINE ARCHIVES
Cold, muddied and tested by battle, Canadian soldiers take a breather, 1917. PHOTO: LEGION MAGAZINE ARCHIVES
The scene at Valcartier, Que., 1914. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—C036116
Popular recruiting posters aimed at younger and older men. PHOTOS: LEGION MAGAZINE ARCHIVES
Three young men from Metcalfe, Ont., (from left), Duff Crerar, Elmo A. Sully and Ross Campbell, who enlisted shortly after the outbreak of war. PHOTO:
Members of the 1st Canadian Division line up prior to drill on the Salisbury Plain, England. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA107236
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