1919/20 - Spanish Flu Pandemic and The Canadian Grenadier Guards

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The Spanish Flu in Canada (1918-1920) National Historic Event

The Spanish Flu in Canada (1918-1920) National Historic Event

Name/Title

1919/20 - Spanish Flu Pandemic and The Canadian Grenadier Guards

Scope and Content

In 1919 The Canadian Grenadier Guards Armoury was used as an emergency hospital to help deal with the overflow of patients impacted by the 1918 influenza pandemic, a crisis that swept the globe in the wake of the First World War and killed approximately 50 million people. Fact or fiction: The oral history of CGG Home Station mentioned that the Regimental Armoury once contained a morgue which is plausible given the confirmation of our building’s role during the pandemic in 1920. Source: Epidemic Encounters: Influenza, Society, and Culture in Canada, 1918-20 - ((publish in 2013,)), by Magda Fahrni (an associate professor in theDepartment of History at the Université du Québec à Montréal), and, Esyllt W. Jones (an associate professor in theDepartment of History at the University of Manitoba).

Created By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Create Date

December 30, 2021

Updated By

Lieutenant Michael Hayes-Rivet, retired.

Update Date

October 10, 2024