Canadian Nurses in the First World War: Answering the Call of Duty
Throughout the First World War, 2,500 Canadian nurses served abroad, 2,000 of them fully trained nurses, and 500 VAD nurses who signed up when the war started. 1 2 Another 3,000 Canadian nurses worked at convalescent hospitals in Canada, helping soldiers who had made it home with wounds to recover. Working long brutal hours, these […]
Episode 8 (End of Series): Vimy
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Episode 7: Raiding
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Episode 6: France
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Episode 5: The 65th is no more
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Episode 4: A Long Day's Journey into Night
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Episode 3: An Enlisted Man
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Episode 2: The Shadow of War
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Episode 1: When Harry met Bessie
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