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A Parade to Commemorate the Battle of Ypres

A Parade to Commemorate the Battle of Ypres

This photograph, dated April 23, 1943, shows some of the 4000 soldiers and veterans who participated in the parade commemorating the Battle of Ypres. The crowd was marching […]
Memory of the Soldiers’ Return at Bonaventure Station

Memory of the Soldiers’ Return at Bonaventure Station

Translated excerpt of an interview with Noëlla Bisson (N.B.) and her husband René Bisson (R.B.) by historian Serge Durflinger. N.B.: They arrived at the hotel, at the Bonaventure […]
Memory of a Ceremony That Marked the History of Verdun

Memory of a Ceremony That Marked the History of Verdun

Audio clip: interview with Douglas Whyte (D.W.) , conducted by Serge Durflinger ( S.D.). Transcription: D.W.: And we in ‘42, I believe, ‘42, Beurling came home. S.D.: Yes, […]
George F. Beurling at the Verdun Auditorium

George F. Beurling at the Verdun Auditorium

Pilot Officer George F. Beurling returned to Verdun on November 10, 1942, and was celebrated by some 6000 people at the Verdun Auditorium, the largest crowd gathered for […]
The Canadian Women’s Army Corps Recruiting in Verdun

The Canadian Women’s Army Corps Recruiting in Verdun

In the photograph, Edward Wilson, Mayor of Verdun, hands the keys to a room in City Hall to Muriel Currell, a Verdun woman who had served for three […]
Douglas Whyte Enlisted in 1943 and Became Sergent

Douglas Whyte Enlisted in 1943 and Became Sergent

In 1943, Douglas Whyte enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, following in the footsteps of his father. Excerpts from the interview with Sergeant Douglas Whyte (D.W.), conducted […]
A High-flying Fundraising Campaign

A High-flying Fundraising Campaign

This photograph was taken on October 20, 1943, at Parc du Monument, today’s Parc des Madelinots, at the intersection of Wellington Street and LaSalle Boulevard. Flags and a […]