James P. Robertson, V.C.
James P. Robertson was one of the nine Victoria Cross recipients awarded for their actions at Passchendaele during the First World War. The […]
Urban Gareau’s WW1 Experience
Editor’s note: What follows is Urban Gareau’s description of his experiences during the First World War. Introduction: Early in the year 1962 I […]
Jeremiah Jones
There are countless stories about soldiers who were significantly under the age requirement for service who fought in the First World War. Not […]
Samuel Watts
Les préjugés et la discrimination ont parfois rendu difficile l'enrôlement des Canadiens noirs au début de la Première Guerre mondiale. Un grand nombre de […]
James M. Franklin
Article courtesy of Sheldon Maerz. Private (Pte) James Munroe Franklin was born in Whitaker, Mississippi, in the American south, but at some point, […]
Attack on Regina Trench
Article courtesy of Sheldon Maerz. By September of 1916, the Canadian 1st Division had moved to the Somme to prepare for their role […]
Canada’s FWW Internment Exhibit (Virtual Tour)
When the First World War began in 1914, there was widespread suspicion that immigrants from enemy countries – Germany, Austria-Hungary, and later Turkey […]
Le Mémorial national du Canada à Vimy
Au cœur d'un parc de 91 hectares [1] se trouve le Mémorial national du Canada à Vimy, tranquillement assis au sommet de la colline 145, un point topographique […]
Mike Foxhead
Sur les 35 000 hommes autochtones admissibles au service, près de 4 000 ont servi dans le Corps expéditionnaire canadien au cours de la Première […]