"Take Up the Sword of Justice."
This bold & direct British recruiting poster shows "Justice" rising from the depths of the ocean as the Lusitania, a passenger liner, sinks, drowning over 1,200 people. This event, in May 1915, triggered a massive backlash against the German nation.
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A bed frame in a Canadian trench, December 1917 — a quiet moment amid the mud & wire.
A soldier with 2 wound stripes pauses over its remains, revealing more about trench life than any official report.
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Leading Seaman Eric Kirtland, Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (R.C.N.V.R.), displaying his tattoos, St. John’s, Newfoundland, 10 January 1943.
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Leading Seaman A.L. Teasdale (left) and Able Seaman Rex Vyner, both of the Torpedo School, H.M.C.S. Cornwallis, Halifax, Nova Scotia, January 26, 1943.
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Lance-Corporal Bill Weston (left in jeep) receives a message from despatch rider Sapper Arnot Walter, both men with the 6th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers (R.C.E.), France, 2 July 1944.
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The Canadian Corps Commander, General Arthur Currie, inspects Canadian soldiers. January 1918.
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Life in the trenches left soldiers with no options for bathing. This water-filled shell hole was utilized during a lull in the action to shave & wash themselves.
While the unit & date remain unknown, this could have easily been at the Somme, Vimy Ridge, or Passchendaele.
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A Canadian pacifies a little Belgian baby near Mons, whose mother was killed by an enemy shell; the child was wounded in its Mother's arms. The Father is seen in the picture. November 1918.
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Canadian Stretcher bearers are seen moving forward during the Battle of Amiens. August 1918.
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A Canadian soldier, uniformed and relaxed, shares a warm smile with a local French woman at the town's water pump in June 1917.
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C-119 Flying Boxcar. Sept. 22, 1952.
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar, originally an American military transport aircraft from World War II, was first introduced in November 1947; it remained in production until 1955, with over 1,100 having been built.
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'A young Boche officer captured by Canadians on Hill 70. He seemed very pleased to be out of the struggle', August 15, 1917.
Canadian soldiers watch a German officer brought in after his capture on the first day of the Canadian Corps' assault at Hill 70 near Lens.
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Flight Lt W H Pentland, of #417 Sqn, RCAF, awaiting start up in his Supermarine Spitfire V at Goubrine, Tunisia. Apr 1943.
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Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force flying in loose formation over the Tunisian desert. 1943.
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Flight Lieutenant W H Pentland, of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, awaiting start up in his Supermarine Spitfire Mark V, BR195 'AR-T' at Goubrine. Other squadron aircraft are lined up alongside them. April 1943.
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vbs of No. 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, flying in loose formation over the Tunisian desert on a bomber escort operation, 1943.
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Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force in loose formation over the Tunisian Desert. April 1943.
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The air and ground crews of No 417 Squadron, RCAF, line up for bully & tea on a desert airfield in Tunisia, May 1943. In Feb 1943, the No 417, along with Spitfires, was moved to Tripoli & absorbed into No 244 Wing. After North Africa the No 417 was deployed to Italy.
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The ground crews of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, are riding in and around a crowded jeep at Goubrine, Tunisia. The squadron's Supermarine Spitfire Mark Vs are in the background. 1943.
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The Medical Officer of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant H J F Joncas, having a haircut while seated on a five-gallon can. 1943.
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A pilot of No 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force climbing into the cockpit of his Supermarine Spitfire fighter at Goubrine. 1943.
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Following a night patrol in Korea, Private Heath Matthews of 1st Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment awaits medical attention outside a regimental aid post, June 1952.
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A Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vbs of No. 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, flying in loose formation over the Tunisian desert on a bomber escort operation, April 1943.
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The Battle for Groningen. April 14-18, 1945
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Queen's Own Rifles moving up to extreme front action; attack on German airport and the village of Carpiquet, 4 July 1944.
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Scouts of The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Camp de Brasschaet, Belgium, 9 October 1944.
(L-R): Corporal G.E. Mallery, Private J. Gray, Corporal B.B. Arnold, Sergeant P.A. Rylaasden.
These snipers have killed a total of 101 men since D-Day.
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The Canadian Corps Commander, General Arthur Currie, inspects Canadian soldiers. January 1918.
#ArthurCurrie
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A soldier's regular 2-week rotation in the frontline trenches, there were few ways for soldiers to bath. Here, Cdn soldiers are using a water-filled shell hole to wash their face & feet to avoid catching "trench foot."
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Image: Number One troop of the Ontario Regiment beside the Sherman tank of Battle Captain Lieutenant M.A. Maidlow, on the outskirts of Pucciarelli, Italy on June 26, 1944.
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Troopers of the Ontario Regiment are roasting a pig on June 28, 1944, on the outskirts of Pucciarelli, Italy.
Trooper Frederick Hoshoian (Galt, Ont) is at far left. Others in the photo are Troopers Harry Turner (Toronto), William Kerr (Montreal) &Allie Rix (Toronto).
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