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Ida Collier

Ida Collier, from Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, was a prolific letter-writer and corresponded with many friends fighting in the Great War.

George Grassie Archibald

During the war, Frank Stanfield sent Archibald, later a major of the 20th Battalion, letters to update him on Canadian politics.

Hugh R. Dale-Harris

“The men who escaped say the last they saw of him he was firing his revolver at the Germans at about 40 yards.”

Thomas Williston

The body was that of Thomas Williston, who died of his wounds while in a German POW camp.

William Fraser Stagg

It was a tragic end for the forty-two-year-old who witnessed all manner of adventures during his time in uniform.

Frank and Murray Benner

“Murray has given his life, you have given a son. The first is not hard but the second is heartbreaking.”

Bruce Poole

His death report indicates he was killed instantly by shrapnel in October 1918, exactly one month before the Armistice.

James Wilfred “Wicky” Ross

James Wilfred “Wicky” Ross of Belleville, Ontario lied about his age to enlist on April 13, 1916.

Peachland Canoe Team 1910

The Great War was soon to decimate the team, and many of them never returned. Peachland lost more men per capita than any town in Canada.

Louis Victor Rutherford

A woman in Louis Victor Rutherford's hometown presented him with a white feather, a sign of cowardice, because he couldn’t enlist.