British Columbia Remembers the Great War

British Columbia Remembers the Great War

 

BC Archives has several collections of images related to British Columbia’s involvement in the First World War.

This is a black and white photograph of World War I troops marching past the Legislative buildings in Victoria, BC in 1915.
This is a black and white photograph of a large crowd of people outside a train full of soldiers leaving for World War I.
This is a poster from World War I that reads “Help the work of resconstruction Buy war savings stamps”. A standing soldier rolling up his sleeves in the centre of the poster, has a rainbow behind him in the background.
This is a black and white photograph of a ship, the SS Princess Sophia, at dock in Victoria BC and packed with troops bound for war.
This is a black and white photograph of German prisoners of war outdoors, behind a fence near Vernon, BC.
This is a black and white photograph of veterans from the 48th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force.
This is a black and white photograph of a ship, SS Princess Victoria in Victoria’s harbour.

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