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The Canadian War Memorials Fund Canadian commissioned war artist Richard Jack to paint this impression of Canadian troops at the Second Battle of Ypres in 1915.
The Second Battle of Ypres HISTORIAN WARREN SOMMER RECOUNTS HOW CANADIAN TROOPS SAVED THE ALLIES FROM A MAJOR DEFEAT DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR BATTLE, 100 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK WARREN SOMMER Times Contributor
A century has passed since Canadians took up arms during the First World War. Save for Confederation itself, the conflict was perhaps the most significant event in the country’s history.
Yet, as a recent nation-wide survey revealed, today’s Canadians know very little about it. While most have heard of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, fewer than half can name the war of which it formed a part. Although Vimy has played an important
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role in developing a sense of Canadian identity, its significance to the war itself can easily be overstated. Other engagements, such as the Second Battle of Ypres, and “The One Hundred Days” that saw the bloody conflict finally come to an end, were arguably far more
crucial to the war’s final outcome. When war was declared against Germany in August 1914, thousands of Canadians volunteered for active service. After its initial training at Valcartier, Continued Page 10
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