A high water table or hard ground spelled shallow trenches on the Western Front. These Canadian soldiers occupy a support trench, May 1917. PHOTO: LIBRARY
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
The Newfoundland Regiment at Aldershot, England, prior to sailing for Gallipoli. PHOTO: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA—PA127034
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:
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