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Remembrance Day resources

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Remembrance Day is marked in Canada every year on 11 November. It is a day of national commemoration for the more than 118,000 Canadians who have died in military service.

This module provides resources to deliver engaging discussions, lessons and ceremonies. It can be used in the classroom, at home, or in the community to commemorate the service and sacrifices of Canada’s military personnel.

Generously supported by the Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command and the Friends of the Canadian War Museum.

Warning: This document contains detailed and graphic descriptions of wounds on a victim of ethnic genocide found by Canadians serving on a peacekeeping mission. It may not be suitable for all.
Please consider whether this resource is appropriate for you before selecting it.

 

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Buy a poppy at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, the symbol of a nation's great remembrance.
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Buy a Poppy …

A black and white newspaper with an article about the amistad of 1918 in Ottawa at the Canadian War Museum.
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Newspaper Article, 12 November 1941

A drawing of two men shaking hands with the words "lest we forget" at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
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Royal Canadian Legion Poster Contest Winners, 2020

A letter with Canadian War Museum in Ottawa handwritten on it.
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Letter, 18 August 1915

Sending love from Willey Camp in Ottawa, near the Canadian War Museum.
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Embroidered Card, 2 December 1916

A handwritten letter with an airplane on it, located in Ottawa at the Canadian War Museum.
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Letters, 13 September 1979 and 6 January 1980

The National Remembrance Day Programme, 1934.
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Programme, National Remembrance Day Ceremony, 1934

A newspaper article featuring a picture of a man in a uniform.
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Newspaper Article, 18 June 1945

A certificate with an ornate design on it, awarded to Minnie Gray.
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Public Recognition Certificate

Private Ethelbert “Curley” Christian's scrapbook.
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Scrapbook

The cover of Master Corporal Martin Rouleau's diary.
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My Tour Diary

A death report document from the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
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Circumstances of Death Report