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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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A group of men in uniform standing on the deck of a ship at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
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Burial at Sea

A group of women standing in front of a counter at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
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Remembrance Day at Tim Hortons, Kandahar, Afghanistan

A woman and a man standing in Ottawa cemetery.
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Lily and Donald Worden at the Gravesite of Edwin Worden

Two men in military uniforms carrying a trophy at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
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Memorial Cup

An older man in Ottawa holding a picture of a military man at the Canadian War Museum.
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Masumi Mitsui Holding a Picture of Himself as a First World War Soldier

A group of people standing in front of a grave with flags in Ottawa.
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Ceremony at the Grave of Veteran Buckam Singh

A group of people posing on the steps of the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
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Japanese Canadian Community Members in Mourning

A bridge in Ottawa, near the Canadian War Museum, that spans over a river.
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Ainsworth Dyer Memorial Bridge, Edmonton, Alberta

A group of Canadian soldiers marching down a cobblestone street in Ottawa.
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100th Anniversary Parade

A group of people holding wreaths in the Canadian War Museum field in Ottawa.
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At the Formal Unveiling of Vimy Memorial

A soldier with a rifle in front of a door at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
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Operation ATHENA, Force Protection Company

A woman in a military uniform is holding a child outside the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa.
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Operation ATHENA, Medical Clinic