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Armed Forces - 21st Field Battery - Group Photo

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Troops of the 21st Field Battery, Canadian Artillery, Sarcee Camp, sitting and standing in three rows with artillery cannons on either side. Wagons, tents and buildings in background.

Bio/Historical Note: In the summer of 1914, the Canadian militia leased a part of the Sarcee (now Tsuu T'ina Nation) Indian Reserve as a prospective training site for military personnel. Sarcee Camp, as the site came to be known, was the only area in Alberta set aside to train soldiers for battle during World War I. More than 45,000 men from 30 units across the province trained at the camp over the course of the war. It was one of the largest military training areas in Canada at the time. Sarcee Camp was abandoned in 1998.

Armed Forces - Armoured Tank Crossing a Pontoon Bridge

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Soldiers working to transport a tank via a pontoon bridge.

Armed Forces - Army Personnel Firing Artillery in Regina.

A-1238
Item
[1955-1965?]

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Officers and soldiers firing artillery in front of the Legislature Building in Regina.

Armed Forces - Canadian Legion War Services Float

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

All-services personnel on float with Union Jack flag, Red Ensign flag and recruiter signs and posters. Sign on side of float: "Canadian Legion War Services Inc. Educational Services 'Greater Efficiency through Education.'"

Armed Forces - D.O.C. Officers, H.Q. Staff, Brigade Commanders and Officers of Units, Dundurn Camp

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Group photo of DOC Officers, HQ Staff, Brigade Commanders and Officers of units at Dundurn Camp. A dog [mascot] sits in front. Outdoor scene with buildings in background.

Armed Forces - Group Photo

A-1266
Item
[between 1916 and 1920]

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Informal group photograph of men in uniform and civilian dress. Taken outside in front of farm machinery. Names identified on back of photograph are La Cree, Stephens, Keritish, Shein, Wilkinson, Piatt, Beckett, Wilkinson, Burrows, Lauder, Phillips, Bruce, Ballendine, Trayler, Moore, Flemming, Myles, Yenesse, Barker, Cutts, Shearer, Piggin, Brault, Prichard, Woolley, Olney, Jodrey, Allen, Reith, Kidd, Fairbairn, Goodfellow, Raymont, Masters, Fleming, Rees, and Mawson. Regiment unknown,; 5 of the 42 men not identified.

Armed Forces - Maneuvers

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Two radio-equipped jeeps drive down a sand dune. Jeeps are white and have UNEF stenciled on the side.

Bio/Historical Note: The first United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) was established by United Nations General Assembly to secure an end to the Suez Crisis with resolution 1001 (ES-I) on 7 November 1956. The force was developed in large measure as a result of efforts by UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and a proposal and effort from Canadian Minister of External Affairs Lester B. Pearson, who would later win the Nobel Peace Prize for it.

Armed Forces - Maneuvers

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Officers and soldiers on field maneuvers receiving information.

Armed Forces - Maneuvers

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

Two soldiers in the foreground reconnoiter terrain with maps and binoculars. Behind them stands a soldier beside two radio equipped jeeps. Landscape is barren and sandy.