November 11 November 11 Veterans Day Remembrance Day Armistice Day In 1918, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated. After four years of bitter war, an armistice was signed. The "war to end all wars" was over. Source: We remember…

"In Flanders Fields" Written in by John McCrae (1915) After witnessing the carnage of WWI John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields." McCrae, a Canadian, was a medical officer in the Boer War and World War I. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.

In Flanders Fields...

the poppies grow....

between the crosses, row on row...

that mark our place...

and in the sky the larks, still singing bravely, fly...

scarce heard amid the guns below...

we are the dead...

short days ago we lived...

lovedloved

and were loved...

and now we lie in Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with our foe

to you from failing hands...

we throw the torch...

be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die...

we shall not sleep....

though poppies grow in Flanders Fields.

IN TIMES OF WAR

This scene was played out in thousands of train stations as men prepared to go to war.

Many men would never return home.

Many of the men were badly wounded.

Soldiers were not the only casualties of war. Over one million children under the age of sixteen died during the Second World War. A brave young girl named Anne Frank was only one of them.

Women played an important role during times of war by working in the factories and doing many of the jobs usually done by men.

In Europe, especially, food was very hard to get. Each person was given a ration book that they used to buy their food. Each person could have only a small amount of meat, sugar, butter, bacon, tea and cheese each week and were allowed only one egg! Children seldom got candy or treats.

If you wanted to buy new clothes you had to use COUPONS. Each item was worth so many of these. Every man, woman, child was allowed 48 coupons per year. Instead of buying stockings women had their legs painted. A girl’s dress cost 5 coupons, shoes cost 2 coupons, and boy’s pants cost 6 coupons.

During the Second World War, thousands of children were evacuated from Europe. Many of these children would never see their parents again. Some of these children came to Canada and went home only after the war was over.

Men often had to march hundreds of miles to reach the battlefield.

The sound of the roaring guns often left men deaf for days.

It was not unusual for men to go without sleep for days on end.

During much of the First World War the men had to fight in trenches such as these at Flanders. The trenches were often filled with water and rats. The men were seldom dry or comfortable.

Soldiers also dug and lived in foxholes to try and stay safe.

Many small towns and villages, such as this one in France, were destroyed during the fighting.

Entering small villages and towns occupied by the German Army during the Second World War was a dangerous undertaking.

The young girls shown in this picture are asking the soldier to take their dolls thinking that he can keep them safe until the war is over.

Women played an active part in many of the battles that were fought.

Many battles were fought in the air.

Many men met their deaths when they parachuted in behind the enemy lines.

This painting, by Rich Thistle, depicts Billy Bishop who was a Canadian war ace during the First World War.

Many battles took place at sea.

Many brave men were lost.

Soldiers were often transported to battles by large ships. The soldiers were then transported to shore by landing craft such as these.

This picture shows people celebrating the end of the First World War. Armistice was declared at 11:00 a.m on November 11, The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month…

War memorials are a common sight across Canada and are one way that we honour those men and women who made the supreme sacrifice so that we might live in peace.

ONE MINUTE OF SILENCE Source for Slides