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Helen “Nellie” Letitia Mooney (McClung)

"For the first time I knew I had the power of speech. I saw faces brighten, eyes glisten, and felt the atmosphere crackle with a new power."

Sir Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson

Mounted rifles, he argued, were not cavalry, but rather picked infantry who were good shots, “with extra means of locomotion.”

Sir Robert Laird Borden

After Borden suspended Laurier's naval program, the Senate retaliated by defeating his Naval Aid Bill. Two months later, the war began.

Dan Koneszynigi

Like many Ukrainians, Koneszynigi came to Canada with the promise of opportunities. Instead he found himself in an internment camp.

John Shiwak

Shiwak would impress all as an exceptional scout and marksman. One officer would call him the best sniper in the British army.

Alexander Decoteau

After arriving in France in 1917, DeCoteau was part of the Canadian attack on Passchendaele, where he was killed on the morning of 30 October.

Winona Margaret Flett

Winona was one of eight women to be invited to occupy seats on the floor of the Legislative Assembly.

Edna May Williston Best

She was arguably Nova Scotia’s most visible war worker and, among her generation, the Nova Scotian woman most committed to broad social action.

Sir Joseph Wesley Flavelle

Flavelle's post-war reputation as a master of business and public service quickly overpowered the lingering whiffs from the bacon scandal.

William (Billy) Avery Bishop Jr.

Bishop is Canada's most celebrated First World War pilot.