Men at the recruiting tents, 1910s (46/96)
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These men were volunteers, not conscripts. Conscription was only instituted in Canada in 1917.
my great grandmother on my mother’s side had 6 sons. All university educated: so they were officers in WWI. Only my grandfather survived
Junior officers in the army were prime targets for the enemy’s machine guns. It was a tragic slaughter of young men, but they were there to do their duty for King and country.
I went to Tunisia as part of a cruise. We went to a cemetery: I had no idea how many Canadian soldiers lost their lives there. It’s like a little known Arlington cemetery. Heart breaking
Interesting. Tunisia battles were part of the North Africa campaign, fairly early on in WWII.
my great uncles all were young university educated soldiers in WWI. 5 died. My grandfather survived. One Uncle, Bethune lingered for a year after the war in a lung machine. He had been gassed. He was a concert pianist in NY
My god, imagine having six sons and all but one was killed in that huge slaughter. How did a mom survive all that grief.
Recruiting for what? The war didn’t get rolling till 4 years later, so just wondering if it was maybe for something else other than the military.
Those poor souls. My heart breaks for them when I think of what they were heading to. Depending on the year, they may have thought they’d be back from the war by Christmas. If it was later, I wonder if they had already heard the nightmare they’d be entering. We must remember them.
The gentleman 2nd from right looks like Humphrey Bogart minus the cigarette.