The Collection
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The Girl He Left behind, by Lewis Baumerpublications Illustration from Canada in Khaki - A Tribute to the Officers and Men now Serving in the Overseas Military Forces of Canada, published for the War Records Office: reproduction of "The Girl He Left behind," by Lewis Baumer. Read Canada in Khaki online at the link above (via the Internet Archive). Click to view… |
The Second Battle of Ypres, by Major Richard Jackpublications Illustration from Art and War - Canadian war memorials, a selection of the works executed for the Canadian war memorials fund to form a record of Canada's part in the great war and a memorial to those Canadians who have made the great sacrifice by P. G. Konody: reproduction of "The Second Battle of Ypres," by Major Richard Jack Click to view… |
The Star-shell (Loos), by Patrick MacGillpublications "The Star-shell (Loos)," by Patrick MacGill from The Muse in Arms, edited by E.B. Osborn. The battle of Loos took place in 1915. A star-shell holds the sky beyond / Shell-shivered Loos, and drops / In million sparkles on a pond / That lies by Hulluch copse. / A moment's brightness in the sky, / To vanish at a breath / And die away, as soldier die / Upon the wastes of death. Click to view… |
The Thin Red Line, by H. Piffardpublications Illustration from Canada in Khaki - A Tribute to the Officers and Men now Serving in the Overseas Military Forces of Canada, published for the War Records Office: reproduction of "The Thin Red Line," by H. Piffard. Read "Canada in Khaki" online at the link above (via the Internet Archive) Click to view… |
The W.A.A.C.drawings/illustrations Volume 2, JM Sketchbooks: Image of a volunteer from the Women's Auxilliary Army Corps holding a shell "For Fritz" (the Germans). See the link above to read WAAC: The Women's History of the War via Project Gutenberg. Click to view… |
TheMuse in Arms, title pagepublications Title page of The Muse in Arms - a collection of war poems, for the most part written in the field of action by seamen, soldiers, and flying men who are serving, or have served in the Great War, with an introduction by E.B. Osborn. Read The Muse in Arms online at the above link (via the Internet Archive). Click to view… |
Void, by Lieut. Paul Nashpublications Illustration from Art and War - Canadian war memorials, a selection of the works executed for the Canadian war memorials fund to form a record of Canada's part in the great war and a memorial to those Canadians who have made the great sacrifice by P. G. Konody: reproduction of "Void," by Lieut. Paul Nash Click to view… |
War? Pop's Daily Straf. 21 cm (8 in) H.V.Gundrawings/illustrations Volume 1, JM Sketchbooks: Image of a street, with dead civilians, following a strafing by high velocity (H. V.) gun. Click to view… |
With the 8-inch How._ Enemy counter-battery work.drawings/illustrations Volume 2, JM Sketchbooks: Image of soldiers in an artillary fortification. Howitzers were used extensively in World War I as their steep angle of velocity and shorter range suited trench warfare. Click to view… |