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Alec Aitken

Violet's father left for war before she was born, and was not too happy about sharing her mother when he returned.

Arthur Frederick Boniface and his wife Rose Rands

“My mother said that he could never become reconciled to the changing roles of women in society following the war.”

Peachland Canoe Team 1910

The Great War was soon to decimate the team, and many of them never returned.

Ernest Ellis Stoddard

Ernest had been hit by a shell in the head and neck and then buried under falling mud and debris.

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.

Frank W. Ellis

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

Westminster Church Minuet Dance Group

The Westminster Church Minuet Dance Group performed in various festivals and concerts in the City of Winnipeg around the year 1916.

James Monger

Monger did what he was told and placed the top secret message into his mouth and crawled across battlefield determined to survive his mission.

William Norman Johnston Campbell

“He would have been her pride and joy and cannot have been too happy to say goodbye to her only child.”

Albert Cusworth Townsend

“It was only a small piece not much larger than the top of the little finger, but it must of cut an artery in the stomach.”