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Walter Frederick Tucker

Walter Frederick Tucker volunteered to join the Canadian Expeditionary Force in mid-1915, at which time he was thirty seven.

Sergeant Robert John Bell

Robert John Bell enlisted in 39th Battalion, Canadian Infantry on 21 January 1915.

Sir Willoughby Garons Gwatkin

His wisest advice was that Canada's manpower commitments reflect the availability of volunteers – two or three divisions.

William Egerton Hodgins

He never attained the fame of some contemporary military figures, but he performed his tasks, a number of them quite onerous, with proficiency.

Sir Donald Alexander Macdonald

His connection with Hughes may have stood in the way of his getting the overseas position, in spite of Prime Minister Robert Borden’s support.

Duncan Sayre MacInnes

Faced with extraordinary demands for more and better aircraft and malicious attacks from superiors, an overworked MacInnes suffered a breakdown.

Prisoners and internees

For some, being a POW or an interned alien during the Great War was not much better than being in the trenches.

Upheaval on the homefront

The Great War experience for Canadians on the home front varied widely depending on a citizen’s sex and ethnic background.

Commemoration

How can we properly remember what we don’t know in the first place? And why should we remember?

Air Force

For the pioneers of flight, aerial combat was glamourous yet every bit as dangerous as fighting in the trenches.