At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble and heroic adventure for thousands of young ...

Then, in 1899, the British Empire went to war in South Africa (known as the “Boer War,” 1899-1902), and several contingents of Canadian soldiers were sent overseas to fight. This gave the Canadian Red ...

In the end, about 8,000 Canadian volunteers took part in the Boer War. English Canadians followed the conflict enthusiastically, taking pride in Canadian achievements in battle. French Canadians ...

While some are aware that Walter Seymore Allward spent 11 years sculpting the Canadian ... First World War, unveiled in 1936 — he was also the mastermind behind Windsor’s Boer War Memorial ...

Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae was the first Canadian to be appointed consulting surgeon to the British Army. Before WW1, he served in the Boer War as an artillery subaltern and in 1914 reenlisted as ...

Articles and newspaper clippings are dated between 1899 and 1900. Subjects include Boer War servicemen, ranging from the New South Wales Lancers; Victorian Bushmen's Corps; New Canadian and ...