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
Subcollections (7)
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Works (1646)
![Bomb store in a Nissen hut at the front line [Wills Photograph Album Page 65]](/images/59d8efb9-fbe2-43f1-800c-35d3d81e1d2e%2Ffiles%2F16bfeb87-46eb-4e93-b85d-2ee665fbb62a%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
![Bombardment [Wills Photograph Album Page 11]](/images/0c50d542-62cc-41c7-86af-13f6c12a3f68%2Ffiles%2F1eb12f1d-1eeb-485b-a48f-ec03f5f09d6d%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
![Brigadier General W.O.H. Dodds [1.14.100]](/images/a0d2297d-38e8-4550-888e-0bf801766395%2Ffiles%2F718f06f0-e19b-4f3a-bf97-07290bf68d90%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
![Brigadier General W.O.H. Dodds [1.14.101]](/images/5079dfc2-a08f-4db6-a469-06be48923da9%2Ffiles%2Ffd44ca41-45b2-43e4-947c-1dd4403156b4%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
![Burning Building, Valeciennes, France [Wills Photograph Album Page 64]](/images/beca3fbc-be44-484f-8fa5-3d01ba736e67%2Ffiles%2F215a8306-6366-4dc7-b379-3a5a1ac931e7%2Ffcr:versions%2Fversion1/full/!150,300/0/default.jpg)
71. Bomb exploding
- Title:
- Bomb exploding
- 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.
72. Bomb store in a Nissen hut at the front line [Wills Photograph Album Page 65]
- Title:
- Bomb store in a Nissen hut at the front line [Wills Photograph Album Page 65]
- Description:
- A soldier makes a transaction at a bomb store on the front lines.
- Subject:
- Military supplies, Trenches, Soldiers--Recreation, World War (1914-1918), and Battlefields
- 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 ; 7.5 x 6 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_65_02
- 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:
- 2007-06-25
- Technical Note:
- Original metadata listed the following as contributors: Christopher Rickinson, Alyssum Nielsen, and Chris Petter. Migration metadata by KD.
73. Bombardment [Wills Photograph Album Page 11]
- Title:
- Bombardment [Wills Photograph Album Page 11]
- Description:
- A photograph showing the impact of artillery shells on a World War I battlefield, possibly outside of Courcelette, France.
- Subject:
- Battlefields, Bombardment, 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
- Geographic Coverage:
- France--Courcelette
- Coordinates:
- 50.05848, 2.74776
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs and Journals
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- AR394_03_09_11_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:
- 2007-06-06
- Technical Note:
- Original metadata listed the following as contributors: Christopher Rickinson, Alyssum Nielsen, and Chris Petter. Migration metadata by KD.
74. Bonn, market place
- Title:
- Bonn, market place
- 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, Modern, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, Dodds, William Okell Holden, 1867-1934, Military history, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army
- 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:
- Germany--Bonn
- Coordinates:
- 50.73438, 7.09549
- 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: 1.14.71
- 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.
75. Boxing at Valcartier Camp
- Title:
- Boxing at Valcartier Camp
- 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 Expeditionary Force, Military training camps, World War (1914-1918), 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
- Geographic Coverage:
- Québec--Valcartier
- Coordinates:
- 46.9014, -71.50246
- 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.
76. Bridge at Cologne
- Title:
- Bridge at Cologne
- 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:
- World War (1914-1918), Canada. Canadian Army, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military history, Dodds, William Okell Holden, 1867-1934, Military history, Modern, and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- 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:
- Germany--Cologne
- Coordinates:
- 50.93333, 6.95
- 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: 1.15.73
- 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.
77. Brigadier General Dodds at Quebec (lower figure)
- Title:
- Brigadier General Dodds at Quebec (lower figure)
- 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 Expeditionary Force, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Dodds, William Okell Holden, 1867-1934, World War (1914-1918), Military history, Modern, Military history, and Canada. Canadian Army
- 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:
- Québec
- Coordinates:
- 46.81228, -71.21454
- 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: 1.15.83
- 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.
78. Brigadier General W.O.H. Dodds [1.14.100]
- Title:
- Brigadier General W.O.H. Dodds [1.14.100]
- 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:
- Dodds, William Okell Holden, 1867-1934, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Military history, Modern, World War (1914-1918), Canada. Canadian Army, Military history, and Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force
- 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:
- Germany and France
- Coordinates:
- 51.5, 10.5 and 46, 2
- 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: 1.14.100
- 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.
79. Brigadier General W.O.H. Dodds [1.14.101]
- Title:
- Brigadier General W.O.H. Dodds [1.14.101]
- 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, Dodds, William Okell Holden, 1867-1934, Military history, Modern, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Field Artillery, Canada. Canadian Army. Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War (1914-1918), and Canada. Canadian Army
- 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:
- France and Germany
- Coordinates:
- 51.5, 10.5 and 46, 2
- 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: 1.14.101
- 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.
80. Burning Building, Valeciennes, France [Wills Photograph Album Page 64]
- Title:
- Burning Building, Valeciennes, France [Wills Photograph Album Page 64]
- Description:
- A burning building in Valenciennes, France.
- Subject:
- World War (1914-1918), Fires, Buildings--War damage, and Buildings--Blast effects
- 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 ; 8 x 6 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- France--Valenciennes
- Coordinates:
- 50.35909, 3.52506
- Physical Repository:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Collection:
- World War One Photographs and Journals
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- photographs and black-and-white photographs
- Archival Item Identifier:
- AR394_03_09_64_02
- 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:
- 2007-06-25
- Technical Note:
- Original metadata listed the following as contributors: Christopher Rickinson, Alyssum Nielsen, and Chris Petter. Migration metadata by KD.