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StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0114Description
Black and white stereograph. Image is of officers on horseback observing soldiers as they mark by. Above the image "W6 (Star)" is printed, below the image "16046 The 48th Highlanders of Toronto." is printed below, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company Copyrighted Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Chicago, Ill., London, England." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
16046
THE 48TH HIGHLANDERS OF TORONTO
Since the American Revolution and the loss of the thirteen colonies England has learned that the only satisfactory method of retaining distant colonies with advantage is to grant them a large share of self-government. This method she has followed with great success in her relations with Canada. Canada in return is patriotic and loyal to the mother country. Germany had hoped that England's colonies would be disloyal in the late war. That was another one of Germany's mistakes. Canadians, Asustralians, New Zealanders, South Africans, and Indians rushed to the help of their country. As soon as England entered the war ten thousand Canadians volunteered. Canada gave England 1,000,000 bags of flour and her Parliament voted $50,000,000 for the war. On September 24, 1914, thrity-two thousand Canadian troops sailed for Europe.
But this was only a beginning of Canada's patriotic efforts. Before the war ended she had enlisted more that 596,000 troops, over 7 per cent of her total population, had sent 422,000 of them overseas, and had lost more than 61,000 men dead and nearly 150,000 wounded.
Time after time the bravery of Canadian troops won victories for the Allies or made defeats less heavy. Various regiments, notably the famous "Princess Pat," lost in total several times as many men as were in the organization at any one time. Canadian troops withstood the first German attack with poison gas at Ypres, in April, 1915 ; it was "the might of Canada" which wrested Vimy Ridge from German hands in April, 1917. It was in battles such as these that Canada proved her right to rank with the bravest in defense of the liberties of the world.
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