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World War I (WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, was a global war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. From the time of its occurrence until the approach of World War II in 1939, it was called simply
War diaries TheWar Diariesare a daily account and historical record of a unit’s administration, operations and activities. Consult theWar Gravespage for information on the burial location of a soldier who was killed in action. If the soldier survived the war, theVeterans Death Cardsgive informat...
In this paper we highlight recent use of First World War data sets for non-First World War research questions as an example of the potential uses of big data for historians. Much of the new research considers aspects of living standards and health that are not accessible from other sources....
War is a great opportunity for profit; a product has to be created only to be destroyed and created again, while confusion leads to creative accounting.
He died in Toronto, Canada. Section J, lot 33488, grave 1. BARNUM, WILLIAM PECK (1861-1929). Boatswain’s mate, United States Navy. A Brooklynite by birth, Barnum was stationed as a boatswain’s mate on the USS Wilmington during World War I. As per the 1920 census, he was married,...
” Naturally, I was interested. I began to review theseries of documentsfrom 1915 to 1920 found within the Secretary of State fonds (RG6/R174). These records mostly pertain to censorship restrictions during the First World War, covering everything from subversive elements in Canada to war ...
Colebourn was a frequent visitor during leave from the front – he had initially intended to take Winnie back to Canada at the end of the war. But when the war ended in 1918, Colebourn instead donated the bear to the zoo in appreciation of the care staff had given her. ...
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According toRobert Dixon’s engaging essay ‘Travelling Mass-Media Circus: Frank Hurley and Colonial Modernity’, Hurley had Canada in his sights because the Canadian War Records Office had staged a highly successful photographic exhibition at the Grafton Galleries in London the previous December, whic...