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Internment
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)During the First World War, Canada was part of the British Empire and fought with Britain against Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria. These four countries were known as the Central Powers. The Canadian ... -
Training Polish Soldiers
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)In 1917, more than 22,000 Polish volunteers came to Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario to train for the First World War. These men were special because although most of them were Polish immigrants, they lived in the United ... -
War Horses
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)Soldiers weren’t the only ones who risked their lives on First World War battlefields. Thousands of Canadian horses also served the war effort. They transported men, hauled equipment, and towed heavy guns and ambulances. ... -
Dominion Arsenal
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)During the First World War, thousands of Canadian men went overseas to fight. These men left their lives and jobs behind. Many Canadian women went to work to fill the jobs left by the men. For some of these women, it was ... -
Conclusion and Credits
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Sniper from Rigolet
(War Heritage Research Initiative, 2018-02-03)Lance Corporal John Shiwak of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment is a decorated First World War hero. He is from the remote Inuit community of Rigolet, Labrador. Shiwak’s skill as a marksman earned him the reputation as one ... -
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.
