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Samantha Cowan
- Oct 22, 2014
- 2 min
Most Notable Battles Involving Canadians in the First World War
1. The Second Battle of Ypres: 5,975 Canadian Casualties With 18,000 in the Canadian Troops, April 22nd - May 25, 1915, in their first...
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Samantha Cowan
- Oct 22, 2014
- 2 min
List of all First World War Memorials to Canada
Across Belgium and France, there are thirteen First World War Memorials honoring soley our troops from both Canada and Newfoundland. 1....
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Samantha Cowan
- Oct 22, 2014
- 1 min
Vimy Ridge
The two 27 - metre pylons, made by a specific limestone taken from an ancient Roman quarry of modern day Croatia, stands proudly complete...
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Samantha Cowan
- Oct 22, 2014
- 4 min
The Battle of Vimy Ridge: The Iconic Status
When I was writing the brochure content for the first tour in the WW1 100th Remembrance Program, I was debating between two different...
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Samantha Cowan
- Oct 22, 2014
- 1 min
WW1 and Canada in Remarkable Numbers
In August of 1914, the Canadian Army Council had deduced that one division would be a suitable contribution to Britain's forces. How...
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Samantha Cowan
- Oct 21, 2014
- 1 min
How Aviation Took off in the First World War
Aviation was a scary new world propelled drastically forward by the dawn of the First World War. The average life expectancy of the pilot...
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