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"Unyielding Spirit: The Expeditionary Legacy of Canadian Troops at Ypres" In the haunting artwork "The Canadians at Ypres" by William Barnes Wollen

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: The Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force, the Entrance to a Lushai Village, Engraving 1890

The Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force, the Entrance to a Lushai Village, Engraving 1890

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: The Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force, the Bazaar at Demagiri, Engraving 1890

The Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force, the Bazaar at Demagiri, Engraving 1890

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: The Sikkim Expeditionary Force, Northern India the Capture of Fort Ling-Tu from Sketches

The Sikkim Expeditionary Force, Northern India the Capture of Fort Ling-Tu from Sketches by an Officer of the Expedition, 1888 Engraving

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, from The Illustrated War News

General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, from The Illustrated War News
KW1547371 General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, from The Illustrated War News, 1915 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: The Rebellion in the Sudan, 1883: some Types of the Expeditionary Force: Albanian

The Rebellion in the Sudan, 1883: some Types of the Expeditionary Force: Albanian
THE REBELLION IN THE SUDAN, 1883: SOME TYPES OF THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE: Albanian Bashi Bazouk (Infantry), Kurd (Cavalry), Native Sudanese Regular, Syrian Bashi Bazouk

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - French Military Landing Quay

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - French Military Landing Quay
WW1 - Thessaloniki Bay, Greece - French Military Landing Quay Date: 1916

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Arrival of French and British

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Arrival of French and British troops, joining the International Expeditionary Force at Thessaloniki - fighting Bulgarian forces on the Macedonian front. Date: circa 1916

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Poor Shops do good business

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Poor Shops do good business with the arrival of troops of the International Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Date: circa 1905

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Soldiers of a Troop Ship

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Soldiers of a Troop Ship
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - French Soldiers of a Troop Ship waiting to disembark and join the International Expeditionary Force stationed at Thessaloniki as a base of operations to fight

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - The French Camp

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - The French Camp. Date: circa 1916

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Practising firing at submarines

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Practising firing at submarines
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Sailors of the International Expeditionary Force stationed at Thessaloniki practise firing at submarines. Date: circa 1916

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Serbian Band

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Serbian Band playing as a part of a parade of newly-arrived Russian troops, joining the International Expeditionary Force at Thessaloniki

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Local People examining Aircraft

WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Local People examining Aircraft
WW1 - Thessaloniki, Greece - Local People examining the French Farman Aircraft Squadron - part of the International Expeditionary Force based at Thessaloniki and fighting on the Macedonian Front

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Thessaloniki - WW1 - English soldiers arrive

Thessaloniki - WW1 - English soldiers arrive to aid the International Expeditionary force, fighting on the Macedonian front. Date: circa 1916

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - Thessaloniki - Allied troops guard Austrian Consulate

WW1 - Thessaloniki - Allied troops guard Austrian Consulate
WW1 - Thessaloniki - Allied troops of the International Expeditionary Force guard the Austrian Consulate. Date: circa 1916

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WW1 - The Canadian National Vimy Memorial

WW1 - The Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a memorial site in France dedicated to the memory of Canadian Expeditionary Force members killed during the First World War

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Allies troops landing at Thessaloniki, Greece - WWI

Allies troops landing at Thessaloniki, Greece - WWI
Allies troops landing at Thessaloniki, Greece. In 1915, during World War I, a large Allied expeditionary force landed at Thessaloniki as the base for operations against pro-German Bulgaria

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: General Viscount Gort, VC - Military Commander - WW2

General Viscount Gort, VC - Military Commander - WW2
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (18861946), (Lord Gort) a World War II British Expeditionary Force commander. Date: circa 1944

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: King George VI and French President Albert Francois Lebrun

King George VI and French President Albert Francois Lebrun during the Kings first visit to the BEF (British Expeditionary Force)

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: WWII - General Lord Gort - Patriotic Postcard

WWII - General Lord Gort - Patriotic Postcard sold in aid of the Daily Sketch War Relief Fund, with one penny from every card sold being donated to the fund

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: British Troops in Thessaloniki - WWI

British Troops in Thessaloniki - WWI
British Troopsland at Thessaloniki to join the Allied expeditionary force stationed there, established to supply operations against pro-German Bulgaria

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Are We Downhearted? WWI postcard

Are We Downhearted? WWI postcard
Patriotic WWI poem - relating to the early part of the conflict and the Little Army sent in as the British Expeditionary Force to combat German advances in 1914/15

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948) American general. Commander-in-chief American Expeditionary

John Joseph Pershing (1860-1948) American general. Commander-in-chief American Expeditionary Force in Europe 1917, US Army Chief of Staff 1921-1924

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861-1936) a British soldier. Served in Second Boer War

Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861-1936) a British soldier. Served in Second Boer War (1899-1902) and in World War I commanded the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine and Syria

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: General Allenby, Jerusalem Palestine, 11 December 1917. Allenby and Borton Pasha at the Citadel

General Allenby, Jerusalem Palestine, 11 December 1917. Allenby and Borton Pasha at the Citadel. In World War I Allenby commanded the Egyptian Expeditionary Force in Palestine and Syria

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: General Allenby entering Jerusalem at the Jaffa Gate, 11 December, 1917. Edmund Allenby

General Allenby entering Jerusalem at the Jaffa Gate, 11 December, 1917. Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861-1936), a British soldier

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: World War I 1914-1918: Field Marshal Allenbys entry into, Jerusalem, 11 December 1917

World War I 1914-1918: Field Marshal Allenbys entry into, Jerusalem, 11 December 1917. Haddad Bey reading the proclamation in Arabic

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: World War I 1914-1918: Entry of Field Marshal Allenby, Jerusalem, 11 December 1917

World War I 1914-1918: Entry of Field Marshal Allenby, Jerusalem, 11 December 1917. Allenby, British soldier and administrator, Commander of Egyptian Expeditionary Force

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: World War I1914-1918, Palestine Front: German officers leading column of 600 prisoners

World War I1914-1918, Palestine Front: German officers leading column of 600 prisoners of the Ottoman/German army captured near Jericho, 15 July 1918

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: John Denton Pinkstone French, Earl of Ypres (1852-1925) British Army officer born in Ripple Vale

John Denton Pinkstone French, Earl of Ypres (1852-1925) British Army officer born in Ripple Vale, Kent, England. Created Field Marshal in 1913

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: The Return Of The Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force: An Awkward Corner On A Slippery Day

The Return Of The Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force: An Awkward Corner On A Slippery Day, Burma, India, 1890 Engraving

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: The Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force

The Chin Lushai Expeditionary Force, The Rajah Lienpunga Making His Submission, Engraving 1890

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: The Sikkim Expeditionary Force, Northern India the Capture of Fort Ling-Tu from Sketches

The Sikkim Expeditionary Force, Northern India the Capture of Fort Ling-Tu from Sketches by an Officer of the Expedition, 1888 Engraving

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Kokine Valley Road - Rangoon

Kokine Valley Road - Rangoon

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Field Marshal Douglas Haig - Senior British Military Officer

Field Marshal Douglas Haig - Senior British Military Officer
Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig (18611928) - a British senior officer during World War I. Commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) from 1915 to the end of the War. 1926

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Camping of the expeditionary army in Siberia

Camping of the expeditionary army in Siberia. Date ca. 1919

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: British Expeditionary Force arrive in France, 1939

British Expeditionary Force arrive in France, 1939
A British column of Army lorries is cheerily greeted by French military motor cyclists as it moves through a French village in the early weeks of World War Two. Date: 1939

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Thessaloniki - General Sarrail

Thessaloniki - General Sarrail
Thessaloniki - General Maurice-Paul-Emmanuel Sarrail (1856-1929) crossing a street with his French Admirals. The French Army of the Orient was despatched to Thessaloniki in October 1915 as part of

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Sir John French

Sir John French
JOHN DENTON FRENCH 1852 - 1925 Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force Date: 1915

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: USAT Logan arriving at Vladivostok, Russian Civil War

USAT Logan arriving at Vladivostok, Russian Civil War
The US Army Transport ship Logan arriving in Vladivostok Harbour during the western intervention in the Russian Civil War. Date: circa 1918-1919

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Interior of Allied canteen at Abbeville, France, WW1

Interior of Allied canteen at Abbeville, France, WW1
Interior of an Allied (Expeditionary Force) canteen at Abbeville, northern France, during the First World War, with men relaxing at tables and at the counter. Date: June 1916

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Two Six-Ton Tanks Climbing a Hill, H Townsend, WW1

Two Six-Ton Tanks Climbing a Hill, H Townsend, WW1
Reproduction of a painting or sketch entitled Two Six-Ton Tanks Climbing a Hill, by the American artist Captain Harry E Townsend

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Front Line at Early Morning, Harvey Dunn, WW1

Front Line at Early Morning, Harvey Dunn, WW1
Reproduction of a painting entitled In the Front Line at Early Morning, by the American artist Harvey Dunn, who served as an official artist with the American Expeditionary Force during the First

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Russian troops entering a Persian town, WW1

Russian troops entering a Persian town, WW1
Russian troops under General Baratoff (centre, wearing a light-coloured hat) entering a Persian town on horseback during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Field Marshal Sir John French

Field Marshal Sir John French circa 1915

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: British biplanes in dust storm, Gayadah, Middle East, WW1

British biplanes in dust storm, Gayadah, Middle East, WW1
A dust storm about to strike British biplanes at Gayadah (Jeida), during the Hejaz Expedition (1916-1917), Middle East, First World War. Date: 1916

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Field Marshal Sir John French with General Joffre

Field Marshal Sir John French with General Joffre
Field Marshal Sir John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852-1925), British Army officer who led the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) from August 1914

Background imageExpeditionary Collection: Field-Marshal Lord French inspecting volunteers, Hyde Park

Field-Marshal Lord French inspecting volunteers, Hyde Park
Field-Marshal Lord French (1852-1925) inspecting some 10, 000 volunteers of numerous London regiments in Hyde Park, London, during the First World War



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"Unyielding Spirit: The Expeditionary Legacy of Canadian Troops at Ypres" In the haunting artwork "The Canadians at Ypres" by William Barnes Wollen, we catch a glimpse of the indomitable spirit that defined our brave soldiers during World War I. Known as "Our Little Contemptibles, " the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade survivors exemplified unwavering courage amidst unimaginable horrors. A newspaper front cover depicting the evacuation of Dunkirk in 1940 serves as a stark reminder of the British troops' resilience during WWII. No obstacle could deter their determination to protect freedom and defend their homeland. No. 2 Squadron, Canadian Air Force soared through enemy skies with unparalleled bravery, while a cheeky Australian soldier caricature from WWI reminds us that even in times of darkness, humor can be found amongst comrades. General Sir Horace Smith-Dorien's strategic brilliance guided countless victories on treacherous battlefields. His leadership inspired hope and unity among his men. Congratulations from Lord Kitchener to Sir John French symbolize the unwavering support and camaraderie within the British Army. These messages reinforced morale and fueled determination in challenging times. Even amidst chaos, entertainment provided solace for weary souls. The British Army Pierrot Troupe brought laughter and respite to war-weary hearts during WWI. A statue honoring Field Marshal Haig stands tall at Edinburgh Castle, paying tribute to his pivotal role in leading the British Expeditionary Force with unwavering resolve. His legacy lives on as an embodiment of sacrifice and dedication. Lastly, a snapshot captures a British Expeditionary Force Machine Gun Team poised for action - embodying strength forged through adversity. Their steadfastness ensured victory against all odds. Through these glimpses into history's expeditionary endeavors, we honor those who fought valiantly for freedom and justice – forever etching their names into our collective memory.