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Ernest Smith

He visited his parents in Port Hood to bring them news and consolation regarding his two brothers who had been killed three days apart in France.

Ernie Barrett

At Vimy Ridge, Ernie Barrett suffered many wounds from an shell explosion, which buried him in debris for eight hours.

Francis (Frank) Cuthbert Malcolm Cumming

A father of five, Francis Cuthbert Malcolm Cumming realized he wouldn’t make money from his crop, now demolished from a storm. So, he enlisted.

Frank W. Ellis

In Vancouver, Frank W.Ellis made artificial limbs for veterans who lost limbs during the Great War.

John Ross Stewart

These images represent family life during the First World War and what the world was like at that time.

John "Jack" Dobson

When John “Jack” Dobson left Toronto to serve in the war, his wife Annie was pregnant with little Helen and they had three other youngsters at home.

John Francis Moore

His wife Malvina Moore and three daughters moved back to Ottawa, where they previously lived, and waited for Moore to return home after the war.

Leslie Hale

“Money is so scarce here, as I only get twenty cents per day. The rest of our money is kept for us until we get back.”

Lomax Family

All three brothers were lost to the war.

James William Mainwaring

Sometimes the confusion of war led to heartbreak on the homefront.