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An exceptional example of 19th-century cemetery design, containing a concentration of mausolea, monuments, and markers of significant importance to the history of Canada, Ontario and Ottawa; the cemetery was declared the national cemetery of Canada in 2009. It has served as the national military cemetery since 1944 and the RCMP's national ...
The following is a list of attractions in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and surrounding area. [1] ... allow members of the public to visit, but are not completely open to ...
Former Ottawa Teachers' College (Ottawa Normal School) Ottawa ( Ottawa City Hall ) ON 45°25′12″N 75°41′27″W / 45.42000°N 75.69083°W / 45.42000; -75.69083 ( Former Ottawa Teachers' College National Historic
It started out as a city of tents and covered a large area. The name of the camp was changed in 1915 to "Camp Hughes" in honour of Major-General Sir Sam Hughes, Canada's Minister of Militia and Defence at the time. Extensive trench systems, grenade and rifle ranges, and military structures were built at Camp Hughes between 1915 and 1916, and a ...
The Canadian War Museum (CWM) (French: Musée canadien de la guerre) is a national museum on the country's military history in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.The museum serves as both an educational facility on Canadian military history and a place of remembrance.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (French: Tombe du Soldat Inconnu) is a tomb situated before the National War Memorial in Confederation Square, Ottawa, Ontario.The tomb is dedicated to Canadian service members, and holds the remains of an unidentified Canadian soldier who died in France during the First World War; selected from a Commonwealth War Grave near Vimy, in the vicinity where the ...
Capture of Regina Trench; Capture of Stuff Redoubt; 1 October–11 November 1916 Battle of the Ancre. Capture of Beaumont-Hamel; 13–18 November 1916 Battle of Arras: Battle of Vimy Ridge: 9–12 April 1917 First Scarpe, 1917 9–14 April 1917 Second Scarpe, 1917 Attack on La Coulotte; 23–24 April 1917 Battle of Arleux: 28–29 April 1917 ...
February 14 – WW1: The 1st Canadian Division arrives in France; February 21 – Nellie McClung presents a petition to the Alberta Legislature demanding women's suffrage; February 28 – WWI: Canadian troops launch the first trench raid of the war; by the end of the conflict Canadian troops will be regarded as the experts at this manoeuvre