Remembering
Decoration Day Parade 1922
In 1922, the Great War Veterans Association of Morden, Manitoba held their annual Decoration Day parade on Sunday, August 6th. This program includes the procession of events that would lead the parade from a high school yard to the Memorial Park and cemetery, where wreaths were laid and graves decorated.
Walkerton Veterans Parade
The veterans of Walkerton, Ontario held a parade to honour Doctor Captain Peter F. McCue of the Canadian Army Medical Corps, after his passing at age 51 on April 4, 1930.
49th Edmonton Regiment Civic Reception
The city of Edmonton, Alberta held a public reception to celebrate the return of the 49th regiment from active service overseas on March 22nd, 1919. This program from the reception contains the names of the returned soldiers, as well as personal correspondence regarding a wounded soldiers pay ;eft inside by its former owner.
Veterans Calendar 1939
This veterans' calendar from the year 1939, features an image of the First Canadian Division landing overseas in 1915.
Remembering the Dead of Westville, Nova Scotia
During the First World War, Westville was at the heart of the coal-mining industry in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. In 1933, one of its churches remembered the dead - and the survivors.
Canada Victory Souvenir
This souvenir from the First World War contains photos of British officials, and Canadian soldiers from the warfront in Europe.
In Loving Memory
Private D.M. Edgar of Hayter, Alberta the only child of J. and E. Edgar, was killed in action March 31st, 1917.
For his Country's Sake
Clarence E. Orr, a gunner of the 70th Battery CFA suffered medical complications at the base hospital in Toronto, Ontario and passed away on March 6, 1918 at the young age of 17 years and five months.
Vimy Pilgrimage 1936
Close to 75 000 nurses, veterans, and family members of the deceased, met at the site to commemorate the Battle of Vimy Ridge with the unveiling of the Vimy monument by his majesty King Edward VIII, on July 27th, 1936. First World War RAF veteran, Walter J. Kerley took these photos on his journey, the day after the unveiling.
The Canadian Cavalry Association
This program is from the 18th annual dinner for the Canadian Cavalry Association at Hotel London in October, 1933. Programs like this would have occupied the seat of the veteran it was meant for, in this case, Captain Wellwood.