Mobilizing for War
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Issue Date
2018-02-03
Editor
Authors
Geoff Bird
License
Subject
World War, 1939-1945
Canada
Canada
Abstract
In the late-1930s, the Lincoln and Welland Regiment of St. Catharines and Niagara-on-the-Lake consisted of part-time soldiers who trained a few days a year. By 1939, when Canada joined the Second World War, the regiment needed several hundred more soldiers. It began recruiting in earnest. Men from all walks of life, with a variety of work experience and levels of education volunteered to join the regiment.
Description
This 16-part series features stories from sites of memory in Canada related to the Second World War. Conversation kits that include discussion questions and activities for students and the public, along with web links and ideas for additional resources are available for each story and accessible online.
Please note, each vignette opens with 20 seconds of silence.