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Soldier Factory
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)On August 4, 1914 Great Britain declared war on Germany. This meant that all of the dominions of Great Britain, including Canada, were now at war with Germany. At that time, Sir Sam Hughes was Canada’s Minister of Militia ... -
Chinese Labour Corps
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)In 1917, 80,000 men from China arrived in Canada. They were on their way to France to work as labourers. They were a secret group called The Chinese Labour Corps (CLC). The arrived in British Columbia, where they were ... -
War Trophies
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)Sir Arthur Doughty was a Dominion Archivist during the First World War and created a detailed inventory of German artillery captured by Canadian soldiers as trophies of war. They served as monuments of fallen soldiers and ... -
The Explosion
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)On December 6, 1917, it was a cold winter day in Halifax. It was big news when two big ships – the SS Mont Blanc (a French ship) and the SS Imo (a Norwegian ship) – accidentally crashed into each other in the Halifax Harbour. -
Mobilizing for War
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)In the late-1930s, the Lincoln and Welland Regiment of St. Catharines and Niagara-on-the-Lake consisted of part-time soldiers who trained a few days a year. By 1939, when Canada joined the Second World War, the regiment ... -
Heart of the Nation
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)On Parliament Hill, at the heart of the Peace Tower, is a sanctuary created for remembrance and reflection. The Memorial Chamber was originally designed and dedicated to the Canadians who died during the First World War. ... -
The Great Equalizer
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)Over 7300 Métis men and women who contributed to Canada’s war efforts from the First World War to the present day, are commemorated at the Métis Veterans Memorial Monument in Batoche in Saskatchewan. Specifically, during ... -
One Name on a Memorial
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)Across Canada, lists of names are carefully carved into memorials. Russell McConnell is such a name and researching his story and those of others allows us to reveal who these men and women are, and what we might share in ... -
Machines of the Air War
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)During the Second World War, Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) created a specialized unit called Bomber Command. The RAF’s mission was to conduct nighttime air attacks on enemy targets in occupied Europe. One-third of RAF ... -
Conclusion and Credits
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)
