The First World War Supply Line Discovery Box features objects, documents, and activities related to the Canadian experience overseas during the First World War.
Teachers will find everything they need to provide a unique, informative, and engaging experience for students learning about the First World War.
The First World War Supply Line Discovery Box is made possible with funds from the R. Howard Webster Foundation, Operation Veteran, and the ongoing generosity of individual donors across Canada.
A Discovery Box can be borrowed for a maximum of two weeks by any school in Canada — free of charge! Complete the form to request a Discovery Box.
What's in the Discovery Box?
Prisoner of war scrapbook
Official war photography
Mark I Helmet
Nursing sister’s apron
Shrapnel bullets
Barbed wire
Trench art
Service dress jacket
Semaphore flags
Soldier’s photo album
Trench periscope
Service dress cap
Gas alarm rattle
Attestation paper
General list cap badge
Aviator’s scarf
Official war art
Canada shoulder title
Small arms ammunition cartridge case
Small box respirator