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Crooks Family

“He always had a smile and laugh for there was sunshine in his heart.” Crooks died at age twenty-six at the Somme.

Bruce Anderson Smith

He was transferred to 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops because of his skills with draft animals.

Constant Doyon

Contrary to the custom of the time, Doyon wrote much of his correspondence as a military chaplain in French.

Hugh Cairns

“Hughie said he’d get fifty Germans for that” and added, “I don’t think he ever planned to come back after Abbie got killed.”

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.”

Wilhelmine Kate Dennis

For women in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, France symbolized not just romance, but opportunity.

Seaton Graham

His letters reveal the strain the war had on some couples.

John Shiwak

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

Winona Margaret Flett

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