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Women at Work

This photograph shows women at work at the British Munitions Supply Company. The manufacture and assembly of detonator shells demanded precision work but did not require any special […]

A Work Team at Defence Industries Limited

The photograph shows a work team at Defence Industries Limited in Verdun. Close to 7000 people were working there in December 1942. Production decreased as Allied victory became […]

A Team of Women Workers

This photograph features 1800 of the 2400 women employed by the British Munitions Supply Company in Verdun. Most of them were from Verdun and the south-west area of […]

The Royal Visit to Verdun

During his official visit to Canada in fall 1919, the Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VIII) stopped in Verdun to pay tribute to the community’s exceptional […]

From Scotland to Verdun

Several Scottish associations sprang up in Verdun during the first half of the 20th century, including the Ladies Auxiliaries to the Order of Scottish Clans #98. In the […]

Proud Women of Verdun

A group of Verdun women posing proudly in front of the Union Jack. Featuring the colours and symbols of England, Scotland and Ireland, this flag was used by […]