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[10] [11] The Canadian government took over the Halifax Dockyard (now CFB Halifax) from the Royal Navy. [12] This dockyard later became the command centre of the Royal Canadian Navy upon its founding in 1910. [13] Just before the First World War, the Canadian government began a determined, costly effort to develop the harbour and waterfront ...
British and German wounded, Bernafay Wood, 19 July 1916. Photo by Ernest Brooks.. The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was about 40 million: estimates range from around 15 to 22 million deaths [1] and about 23 million wounded military personnel, ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history.
This list of Canadian disasters by death toll includes major disasters (excluding acts of war) that occurred on Canadian soil or involved Canadian citizens, in a definable incident, where the loss of life was 10 or more.
The history of Canada in World War I began on August 4, 1914, when the United Kingdom entered the First World War (1914–1918) by declaring war on Germany.The British declaration of war automatically brought Canada into the war, because of Canada's legal status as a British Dominion which left foreign policy decisions in the hands of the British parliament. [1]
During the world wars and interwar period, 1914–1947, Canada experienced economic gain, more freedom for women, and new technological advancements. There were severe political tensions over issues of war and ethnicity, and heavy military casualties.
Pages in category "Canadian military personnel killed in World War I" The following 85 pages are in this category, out of 85 total.
Canadian victory bond poster in French at Military history of Canada during World War I, author unknown (edited by Durova) Ottoman machine gun corps during the Second Battle of Gaza , by American Colony Jerusalem (edited by Durova / Fir0002 )
Vince Coleman. Patrick Vincent Coleman (13 March 1872 – 6 December 1917) [1] was a train dispatcher for the Canadian Government Railways (formerly the ICR, Intercolonial Railway of Canada) who was killed in the Halifax Explosion, but not before he sent a message to an incoming passenger train to stop outside the range of the explosion.