WW1 Intro
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Militarism, Imperialism, Nationalism.
The spark. Chain reaction thru alliances. Schlieffen plan. Colonial involvement. Marne defensive by France. New weapons old ideas. Led to creation of MaginotWeiterlesen
Ft. Hackenberg
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850km of fortresses. Hackenberg largest and first built (1929-1935). Push munition through manually from main line. Monorail system for moving munitions boxes. Troops from Alsace did forced work inWeiterlesen
Tranches de Bayonnettes
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Oussaire
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Ft. De Vaux
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A village that was completely destroyed.
Oussaire Pt. 2
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Presentation by Aidan Bowler. Justin Banmen. Michael Hale.
Verdun
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Reims
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Cathedral. 14th century was completed. Never finished as planned. Living symbol of avant of Jerusalem. WW1 nearly destroyed. 20 years to restore it. Continues to this day. 1223 1825 25 kings of FranceWeiterlesen
Reims Inside
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Reims Inside Pt. 2
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Vis en Artois Commonwealth Cemetery
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Alex Hawe relatives.
Hotel Moderne
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Arras
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Loos Memorial
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Ruari Burns' relative. Thomas Burns, trained for 3 years, a very patriotic towards the British Empire. Died on the first day of battle in the Somme in 1916. No known grave.
La Chaudiere
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Alex Hawe relative.
Vimy Ridge
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Vimy Ridge 2
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Hill 145 is where the monument is now - highest point in area. 7km of trench line. Every Canadian soldier after went through vimy. Preparation was key to success. 40000 maps to soldiers, replicas,Weiterlesen
Vimy Ridge 3
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The trenches. Observation trench. 2 metres deeper. Duck boards in wood lining the trenches keep feet dry.
Vimy Ridge 4
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Vimy Ridge 5
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Joined Sept. 1915. Trained in Vernon. Private with 2nd Battalion. Killed a year later Sept.9 1916 by a grenade. Fighting with 4 men from Nakusp. All died on same night. Made the front page of townWeiterlesen
Nine Elms Cemetery
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Kelowna resident JH Eastwood. On Rutland Cenotaph.
Thiepval Memorial
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Constructed between 1929 to 1932.
Beaumont-Hamel
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G. Barbour, seaman with Newfoundland royal navy reserve. Died one day before the end of the war. (Alex Hawe).
Average life span of a messenger in WW1 was 6 days.
Beaumont-Hamel 2
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Danger Tree. Was a plum tree. Artillery ineffective here. Majority of casualties occurred here. 86% casualty rate. 801 men 68 available at roll call next morning. Front line became Wellington trenchWeiterlesen
