![]() ![]() Prior to the outbreak of the war in 1914, Canada was still a largely under-populated and agrarian society of about 7.5 million people. And the collateral damage of families losing so many fathers, sons, daughters, siblings must have been overwhelming, given the lack of support at the time for families who lost their main breadwinner, in an era when women had few avenues to earn a living. I also often wonder just how many of those killed or grievously wounded could have gone on to become leaders in their communities or their country. ![]() From a personal perspective, I’ve always wondered how someone who lived through trench warfare – with its rats and diseases and lice and the ever-present spectre of random, meaningless death – could possibly ever recover from such an experience, particularly at a time when supports for returning soldiers were essentially non-existent.
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