Members of the Royal Canadian Regiment take over guard duties at Compound 66, where North Korean officers and other ranks are interned, June 1952.
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Friday, July 31, 2026
The Battle of Ortona, December 1944 - January 1945
Stretcher bearers evacuating casualties from “A” Company Headquarters, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry (P.P.C.L.I.) north of Ortona, Italy, 20 January 1944.
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Thursday, July 9, 2026
A Group of Canadian Officers Prior to Sailing to South Africa to Fight in the Second Boer War, 1899.
A group of Canadian Officers are assembled during the period before the Canadian contingent sailed to South Africa to fight in the Boer War, 1899.
Lt Col W.D. Otter seated in centre.
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Canada's Participation in the Battle of Paardeberg during the Second Boer War, February 1900.
Canadian Infantry during the Battle of Paardeberg on 27th February 1900.
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Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Canada during the Second Boer War, 1899-1902.
A Canadian Six-Inch Gun Crew in the field during the Boer War, 1899-1902.
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Canada during the Second Boer War, 1899-1902.
Canadian soldiers are seen embarking from the Port of Halifax for South Africa on board SS Milwaukee during the Second Boer War. 1900.
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Monday, July 6, 2026
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Abbaye d'Ardenne Massacre, June 7-8, 1944
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