Victoria to Vimy First World War Collection

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Victoria to Vimy, sponsored by a World War Commemorations Community Fund grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage, is a digital collection of First World War materials held at the University of Victoria Libraries, Special Collections and Archives.

For this exhibit, the University of Victoria Libraries has selected a range of items that provide diverse perspectives on the lives of ordinary Canadians during the First World War. These materials tell the stories of soldiers—from enlisted men to high-ranking officers—as well as their friends and families. The site takes visitors on a journey from Victoria, where many young men enlisted and trained to sites across Canada, including, Vernon, British Columbia; Ottawa, Ontario; and Valcartier, Quebec—and then across the sea to England for training. Ultimately, many of these soldiers went to the Front in France and Belgium, where Canadians fought in several major battles, including the Battle for Vimy Ridge in April 1917.

The collection includes: letters, collections of letters, diaries, postcards, individual photographs, photograph albums, scrapbooks, war records, audio-oral histories, and artifacts.

 
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Archie Wills - photograph album
Destrubé Family - RFC Pin
Destrubé family - Battle of Verdun commemorative medal, 1917
Destrubé family - Georges Destrubé's First World War uniform
Destrubé family - Georges Destrubé's First World War uniform jacket
Destrubé family - Georges at temporary memorial for members of the Royal Fusiliers killed during the First World War photograph
Destrubé family - Memorial card for Paul and Guy
Destrubé family - Memorial cross, 22nd Battalion Fusiliers who fell in action at Oppy photograph
Destrubé family - Typed excerpts of letters written to Sylvie Destrubé and other family members, March 12 to 20, 1917
J.M. - A Second Volume Sketches of the War