Historic WWI Photo – Hill 70, 1917
A wounded Canadian and his buddies warm up with some soup near Hill 70, August 1917. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA001596
Legion Magazine
December 13, 2011
A wounded Canadian and his buddies warm up with some soup near Hill 70, August 1917. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA001596
Soldiers pick their way through the ruins at Cambrai, 1918. PHOTO: ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO—C224-0-0-10-37
German prisoners, taken at Vimy Ridge, are marched through the streets behind the lines. PHOTO: DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
Leaving the Somme behind, fall 1916. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA207187
Animals and men pay the ultimate price on the Western Front. PHOTO: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM—Q5773
A Frenchwomen sells oranges to Canadian soldiers returning to camp, 1918. PHOTO: ARCHIVES OF ONTARIO—C224-0-0-9-49
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