Military History Collection
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The Military History Collection is comprised of books, archival materials, photographs, oral histories, and other objects relating to military service and interventions, including WWI, WWII, the Korean War and the War in Afghanistan. Perspectives represented here include soldiers and their friends and families.
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Collection Details
- Items 1653
- Last Updated 2025-01-22
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Works (1646)
![Artillery form a convoy ready for transportation [Wills Photograph Album Page 41]](/images/9f1a939a-671b-4786-a2ba-27142050a7d5%2Ffiles%2F587b715e-e769-4573-9c51-1a26253d5cab%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
![Artillery men entrusting letters to their loved ones [No. 4]](/images/8aaf6f86-85a4-4e7e-97ee-bf7565e7bd2e%2Ffiles%2Fd66f1857-a524-4ca5-97c0-ff5df8e6b8af%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
![Artillery officer [No. 5]](/images/b3007ed8-22b9-4447-889e-76c87dab82eb%2Ffiles%2Fec09a39d-5610-47cc-94c9-3601b8e7be38%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
![Artillery on the wharf waiting to be loaded [No. 2]](/images/c57d190a-f3cc-4d98-b2ee-f41d0ac2906c%2Ffiles%2Fe64db000-93fc-426c-a0e8-eabc29b89d5c%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
![B Sub. [?] 4.5 Howitzer, 58th Battery, CFA, Captained by Archie Wills [Wills Photograph Album Page 06]](/images/ab787a52-bbaa-43c4-a8aa-9284943fe542%2Ffiles%2Fc0b49a7b-6377-40bc-ace5-b7ce646c43eb%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
51. Artillery firing, barrel at full recoil
- Title:
- Artillery firing, barrel at full recoil
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Artillery, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
52. Artillery form a convoy ready for transportation [Wills Photograph Album Page 41]
- Title:
- Artillery form a convoy ready for transportation [Wills Photograph Album Page 41]
- Description:
- Artillery sit waiting for transportation amidst the snow-covered destruction of WWI.
- Subject:
- Military supplies--Transportation, Buildings--War damage, Transportation, Military, Artillery, Battlefields, Winter warfare, Military weapons, and World War (1914-1918)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1918
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 photograph ; 6 x 8.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Western Front (World War (1914-1918))
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs and Journals
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- AR394_03_09_41_03
- Fonds Title:
- Archie H. Wills fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR394
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/archie-h-wills-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2007-06-20
- Technical Note:
- Original metadata listed the following as contributors: Christopher Rickinson, Alyssum Nielsen, and Chris Petter. Migration metadata by KD.
53. Artillery hoisted by crane
- Title:
- Artillery hoisted by crane
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, World War (1914-1918), Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military training camps, Armed Forces--Artillery, and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
54. Artillery men entrusting letters to their loved ones [No. 4]
- Title:
- Artillery men entrusting letters to their loved ones [No. 4]
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, World War (1914-1918), Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Military training camps, Armed Forces--Artillery, and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
55. Artillery officer [No. 5]
- Title:
- Artillery officer [No. 5]
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
56. Artillery on the wharf waiting to be loaded [No. 2]
- Title:
- Artillery on the wharf waiting to be loaded [No. 2]
- Description:
- Photograph taken by J. A. Millar from an album depicting scenes of the Canadian Expeditionary Force at Valcartier Camp, at Quebec, and at Gaspe Harbour immediately prior to sailing to Britain in 1914. Millar was a staff photographer of the Montreal Daily Star and produced the album in 1915. Titles of photos are largely captions from the newspaper articles within which they appeared.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Forces Base (Valcartier, Québec), War photography, Soldiers, Transports, Canada. Canadian Army, Artillery drill and tactics, Armed Forces--Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- Creator:
- Millar, J. A.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1915
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs by J. A. Millar
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- news photographs, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033; Series: Photo Albums; Subseries: 3; Item: 2.1 (Oversize)
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by KD.
57. Avion
- Title:
- Avion
- Description:
- A photograph from a dismantled album of World War One-related photographs in the William Okell Holden Dodds fonds. Brigadier General Dodds joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 and was commanding officer of the 5th Canadian Division Artillery and served in France from 1917-1918. Photos in the album were taken in France and Germany with many "official photographs" taken during the war and probably just afterward.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Dodds, William Okell Holden, 1867-1934, Military history, Modern, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military history, and World War (1914-1918)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1918
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph ; 9 x 13 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- France--Avion
- Coordinates:
- 50.41038, 2.83053
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- W.O.H. Dodds World War One Photographs and Scrapbook
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033, File: 1.15.37
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
58. Avion (near Lens)
- Title:
- Avion (near Lens)
- Description:
- A photograph from a dismantled album of World War One-related photographs in the William Okell Holden Dodds fonds. Brigadier General Dodds joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 and was commanding officer of the 5th Canadian Division Artillery and served in France from 1917-1918. Photos in the album were taken in France and Germany with many "official photographs" taken during the war and probably just afterward.
- Subject:
- Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Dodds, William Okell Holden, 1867-1934, Canada. Canadian Army, Military history, Military history, Modern, and World War (1914-1918)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1918
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph ; 9 x 13 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- France--Avion
- Coordinates:
- 50.41038, 2.83053
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- W.O.H. Dodds World War One Photographs and Scrapbook
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033, File: 1.15.36
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.
59. B Sub. [?] 4.5 Howitzer, 58th Battery, CFA, Captained by Archie Wills [Wills Photograph Album Page 06]
- Title:
- B Sub. [?] 4.5 Howitzer, 58th Battery, CFA, Captained by Archie Wills [Wills Photograph Album Page 06]
- Description:
- A drawing showing a typical Commonwealth Howitzer crew in a combat scenario during the First World War. A caption added later by Wills reads "B. sub (?) 4.5 howitzer, 58th Battery CFA. captained by Archie Wills". Artist unknown.
- Subject:
- Howitzers, Soldiers, Artillery, World War (1914-1918), and War in art
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1918
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Use of this material is permitted for research and private study purposes only. For all other uses, contact University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 clipping
- Geographic Coverage:
- France and Belgium
- Coordinates:
- 50.75, 4.5 and 46, 2
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Clipping is folded in half.
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs and Journals
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- drawings (visual works), printed ephemera, and clippings (information artifacts)
- Archival Item Identifier:
- AR394_03_09_06_01
- Fonds Title:
- Archie H. Wills fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- AR394
- Is_referenced_by:
- Archival Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/archie-h-wills-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2007-06-04
- Technical Note:
- Original metadata listed the following as contributors: Christopher Rickinson, Alyssum Nielsen, and Chris Petter. Migration metadata by KD.
60. Bailleul after bombardment
- Title:
- Bailleul after bombardment
- Description:
- A photograph from a dismantled album of World War One-related photographs in the William Okell Holden Dodds fonds. Brigadier General Dodds joined the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 and was commanding officer of the 5th Canadian Division Artillery and served in France from 1917-1918. Photos in the album were taken in France and Germany with many "official photographs" taken during the war and probably just afterward.
- Subject:
- Military history, Military history, Modern, Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War (1914-1918), and Dodds, William Okell Holden, 1867-1934
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1914/1918
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- This material may be protected by copyright. Personal use of this material is without restriction but acknowledgement of Special Collections and University Archives, University of Victoria is requested whether the use is oral, web or in print. Commercial use of any portion of this material requires permission from Special Collections and University Archives.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Extent:
- 1 black and white photograph ; 25 x 20 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Belgium--Bailleul
- Coordinates:
- 50.66909, 3.31927
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- W.O.H. Dodds World War One Photographs and Scrapbook
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- black-and-white photographs and photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- Accession Number: 1999-033, File: 1.14.6
- Fonds Title:
- William Okell Holden Dodds fonds
- Fonds Identifier:
- SC345
- Is_referenced_by:
- Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/william-okell-holden-dodds-fonds
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-23
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi TIFF. Migration metadata by MT.