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Fields of remembrance

The Great War is never far away in a region where thousands of Canadians sacrificed and are buried. Photo essay by Phil Koch.

The Second Battle of Ypres and the Creation of a YMCA Hero

YMCA Honourary Captain Oscar Irwin was killed when he joined the battalion as it set out to retake St. Julien from the Germans on April 23, 1915.

The Yukon at War

The unquestioned zeal and commitment of Yukon men served to hasten the Territory’s decay — their departure strangled the Yukon economy.

Herbert Gardiner

Despite many plane crashes, Herbert Gardiner survived the Great War.

Arnold Davidson

“Here, though, I don't think they have as good a way as the Canucks. It takes two Englishmen to plough where in Canada it only takes one Canadian.”

Alexander Smith

Alexander Smith, also know as 'Sandy,' was killed in action in France September 2nd, 1918.

Edward Smith

Edward Smith was killed in action on September 5th, 1918, only 3 days after his brother Alexander.

Alan Rogers

In the afternoon, while leading a patrol, he was shot by sniper and killed.

Lewis Frederick Lennie

He was killed in action on July 14, 1916, while driving an armored motorcar in Belgium while the town was being shelled. He was nineteen years old.

Gordon Basil McMahon

Sadly, Gordon Basil McMahon, a private of the 50th Battalion, was killed in action in France in 1917 at age nineteen.