To assist in the commemoration of the centenary of the First World War, the Canadian War Museum made a selection of its archival photos available for media and educational use, at no cost. All published images, whether in print or online, must be accompanied by proper accreditation.
20th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, taking ammunition to forward guns during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-848
O.1243
© Canadian War Museum
20th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, taking ammunition to forward guns during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-848
O.1243
© Canadian War Museum
A heavy artillery piece firing during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-214
O.1321
© Canadian War Museum
A heavy artillery piece firing during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-214
O.1321
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian Pioneers laying duckboards over mud during the Battle of Passchendaele, November 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930013-480
O.2217
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian Pioneers laying duckboards over mud during the Battle of Passchendaele, November 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930013-480
O.2217
© Canadian War Museum
Stretcher-bearers carrying a wounded soldier through the mud during the Battle of Passchendaele, November 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930013-517
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Stretcher-bearers carrying a wounded soldier through the mud during the Battle of Passchendaele, November 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930013-517
O.2254
© Canadian War Museum
A Canadian battalion going over the top during the Battle of the Somme, October 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-777
O.975
© Canadian War Museum
A Canadian battalion going over the top during the Battle of the Somme, October 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-777
O.975
© Canadian War Museum
No Man’s Land in front of Canadian lines at Courcelette, France, October 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-752
O.849
© Canadian War Museum
No Man’s Land in front of Canadian lines at Courcelette, France, October 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-752
O.849
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian lnfantry advancing during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-915
O.1162
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian lnfantry advancing during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-915
O.1162
© Canadian War Museum
Wounded soldiers being treated during the Battle of Courcelette, September 15, 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-639
O.736
© Canadian War Museum
Wounded soldiers being treated during the Battle of Courcelette, September 15, 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-639
O.736
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian soldiers in a captured German machine-gun emplacement, Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-917
O.1164
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian soldiers in a captured German machine-gun emplacement, Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-917
O.1164
© Canadian War Museum
Wounded Canadian soldiers on their way to an aid post during the Battle of Passchendaele, November 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930013-464
O.2201
© Canadian War Museum
Wounded Canadian soldiers on their way to an aid post during the Battle of Passchendaele, November 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930013-464
O.2201
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian 60 pounder guns in action during the Battle of Amiens, August 1918.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930012-435
O.2987
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian 60 pounder guns in action during the Battle of Amiens, August 1918.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930012-435
O.2987
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian troops head to the rear after the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-294
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian troops head to the rear after the Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-294
© Canadian War Museum
A Canadian tank passing German prisoners of war acting as stretcher-bearers, Battle of Amiens, August 1918.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
© Canadian War Museum
A Canadian tank passing German prisoners of war acting as stretcher-bearers, Battle of Amiens, August 1918.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
© Canadian War Museum
William Barker, V.C. (right) with unidentified pilot, at Hounslow Aerodrome, London, April 20, 1919.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19940003-551
© Canadian War Museum
William Barker, V.C. (right) with unidentified pilot, at Hounslow Aerodrome, London, April 20, 1919.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19940003-551
© Canadian War Museum
A despatch rider transporting messenger pigeons to the front, November 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930013-435
O.2171
© Canadian War Museum
A despatch rider transporting messenger pigeons to the front, November 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19930013-435
O.2171
© Canadian War Museum
Wounded Canadians being transported to hospitals in Britain, July 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-540
O.1636
© Canadian War Museum
Wounded Canadians being transported to hospitals in Britain, July 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-540
O.1636
© Canadian War Museum
A train transporting wounded Canadian troops to Britain, October 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-819
O.918
© Canadian War Museum
A train transporting wounded Canadian troops to Britain, October 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-819
O.918
© Canadian War Museum
Recently arrived wounded soldiers at No.1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, July 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-385
O.428
© Canadian War Museum
Recently arrived wounded soldiers at No.1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, July 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920044-385
O.428
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian troops outside a YMCA hut, behind the lines, August 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-639
O.1735
© Canadian War Museum
Canadian troops outside a YMCA hut, behind the lines, August 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-639
O.1735
© Canadian War Museum
William ‘Billy’ Bishop, V.C., standing next to his plane, August 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-655
O.1751
© Canadian War Museum
William ‘Billy’ Bishop, V.C., standing next to his plane, August 1917.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19920085-655
O.1751
© Canadian War Museum
LGen Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and Defence, watching an advance on the Somme, August 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
© Canadian War Museum
LGen Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia and Defence, watching an advance on the Somme, August 1916.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
© Canadian War Museum
People from the recently liberated French town of Valenciennes welcoming Canadian troops, November 1918.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
© Canadian War Museum
People from the recently liberated French town of Valenciennes welcoming Canadian troops, November 1918.
George Metcalf Archival Collection
© Canadian War Museum
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