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First Remembrance Day
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Remembrance Day
commemorates Canadians who
died in the First and Second World.
Wars and the Korean War. It is held
every November 11.
The first Remembrance Day was
conducted in 1919 throughout the
Commonwealth. Originally called
Armistice Day, it commemorated
the end of the First World War on
Monday, November 11, 1918 at 11
a.m.
From 1923 to 1931, Armistice
Day was held on the Monday of
the week in which November 11
fell.
In 1931, M.P. Allan Neil
introduced a bill to hold Armistice
Day on a fixed day - November 11.
During the bill's introduction, it
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was decided the world
"Remembrance" would be used
instead of "Armistice." The bill
passed and Remembrance Day was
conducted on November 11, 1931.
The poppy is the symbol of
Remembrance Day. Replica
poppies are sold by the Royal
Canadian Legion to raise money
for needy veterans.
Canadians remembered
for efforts across Europe
and in Korean War
First World; War
• Canada entered the
war in 1914
• Almost 620,000
Canadian men and
women served in the
First World War at a
time when the
population of the
country was only a few
million
• Of these. over
66,000 were killed.
• At the Battle of the
Somme the British
Forces suffered their
heaviest one -day loss
ever, over 57.000 men.
More than. 700 men
from the
Newfoundland
regiment were killed or
injured during this
battle.
• Four Canadians
were awarded the
Victoria Cross, the
Commonwealth's
highest award for
bravery. for their part
in the taking of Vimy
Ridge.
• Canadian John
McCrae wrote the
poem "In Flanders
Fields" while on the
battlefields.
• During the course
of the war. Canada's
naval service grew
from 350 men and two
ships to a force of
9,000 men and 100
ships.
Second World War
• By September 1939.
58.000 Canadian men
and women had
volunteered to serve in
the Canadian Forces.
• Canadian soldiers
formed the main
assault force for the
raid on Dieppe. where
over 900 Canadians
were killed and almost
2.000 more were taken
prisoner.
• Approximately
14,000 Canadians
landed at Normandy on
D -Day.
'• The 1st Canadian
Army was instrumental.
in the liberation of
Holland in May 1945.
• Over one million
Canadians served in
the Second World War
and approximately
45,000 gave their lives.
• Canada's navy was
the third largest in the
allied forces. and its air
force was the fourth
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• By the end of the
Second World War,
Canada's navy had
more than 113,000
personnel, including
over 7,000 women.
Korean War
• North Korea's
invasion of South
Korea marked the first
open act of aggression
since the establishment
of the United Nations.
• Over 26,000
Canadians served in
the Korean War.
• The Royal Canadian
Navy was the first
branch of . Canada's
forces to provide aid to
the UN Forces in
Korea.
• Over 500 Canadians
lost their lives during
the Korean War, 378 of
whom are buried at the
United Nations
Memorial Cemetery at
tanggok, a suburb of
Pusan.
• Canada made a
larger contribution in
proportion to its
population than most
of the nations which
provided troops for the
international farce.
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