Remembrance Day

A powerful Remembrance Day gallery featuring Canada’s legacy of service—Vimy Ridge trenches, the National War Memorial in Ottawa, poppy-lined monuments, and portraits of soldiers, nurses, and civilians who shaped wartime history. Each image honours courage, sacrifice, and the enduring gratitude that unites Canadians in memory an...Read more
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Close up of hand pinning poppy on jacket for Remembrance Day.
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The National War Memorial and Château Laurier, Confederation Square, Ottawa, National Capital Region, Ontario Province, Canada
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Canadian infantry in the trenches ready to repel an attack.
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'Le sang Britannique verse sur les champs de bataille de France pour la cause commune; Le general Sir Sam Hughes, ministre de la Milice du Canada, actuellement en Angleterre, visite un des hopitaux ou sont soignes les Canadiens blesses en France', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".
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'Sur le front occidental: la prise de la Crete de Vimy; Le marche en avant Canadiens, le 9 avril 1917, a travers l'ancien no man's land, la zone de mort qui separait les premieres lignes', 1917. First World War: Western front; the taking of Vimy Ridge. Canadians advance, 9 April 1917, across the old no-man's land, the field of death which separates the opposing front lines. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" L'Illustration, Paris, 1924.
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The Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France
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Vimy Ridge German trench
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Canada/UK: Canadian soldiers of Chinese descent from Vancouver, British Columbia, who served with the South East Asia Command (SEAC), await transfer back to Canada at No.1 Repatriation Depot, Surrey, England, 27 November 1945
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Remembrance Day red poppy flowers on Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Ottawa, Canada
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Pilot Officer William 'Willie' McKnight, serving with No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF, September 1940. Pilot Officer William Lidstone 'Willie' McKnight, a fighter pilot from Calgary, Canada, photographed during the Battle of Britain, when serving with No. 242 (Canadian) Squadron RAF. Between May and November 1940, McKnight achieved 16.5 victories in combats over France and England. He was shot down and killed during a low level intruder sortie ('Rhubarb') over France, on 12 January 1941.
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Women working at General Engineering Company munitions factory during the Second World War in Scarborough, Ontario circa 1943
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Woman welding a fuel tank for a Hawker Hurricane fighter airplane at Fort William, Ontario, Canada. 1941. World War 2. (BSLOC_2014_10_219)
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London, Ontario, Canada, 11th November 2017. Thousands of Londoners gathered at the restored cenotaph in downtown Victoria Park to mark Remembrance Day ceremonies. The event was marked by a parade and the presence of many veterans that fought in previous wars. The citys cenotaph was rededicated in September after a $475,000 restoration. Credit: Rubens Alarcon/Alamy Live News
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Poppy Day concept for Memorial Day. Remembrance Day . Generative AI
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Remembrance Day at the cenotaph in Grand Parade in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Mother Canada statue at the Canadian World War One Memorial, Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada, Pas-de-Calais, France.
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Remembrance Day Service, Old City Hall; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Remembrance Day celebrations and gun salute at the Manitoba Legislative grounds, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
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Groesbeek, The Netherlands - May 13 2021: Netherlands Canadian War Cemetery and Second World War memorial site in Groesbeek, Photographed during the m
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Armistice Day and Remembrance. Generative AI
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Poppy Day concept for Memorial Day. Remembrance Day . Generative AI
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Cemetery for fallen soldiers of the world wars, symbolic photo for Remembrance Day. Stuttgart Forest Cemetery, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
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Armistice Day and Remembrance. Generative AI
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Veterans Parade for Remembrance Day at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France
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Anzac background. Remembrance Day, Memorial in New Zealand, Australia, Canada and Great Britain. Red puppies. Commemorative Armistice Day, Anzac Day
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Pipe band in Remembrance Day Parade, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada
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Red poppies on neutral beige background. Vector illustration suitable for Remembrance Day or Victory Day projects
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Canadian War Memorial, Ottawa, Ontario, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, wrapped in tributes to fallen soldiers of all wars Canada participated in. Laid on Remembrance Day and after the shooting of an honor guard. (Large format sizes available)
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Veteran in wheelchair observes Remembrance Day Parade, Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada
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Hamilton Ontario Canada Military cemetery.
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A sculpture of a young cloaked woman, Mother Canada, overlooking the battle fields of Vimy Ridge and the Douai Plains at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Givenchy en Gohelle, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
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The Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France
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The entrance to the Army Museum at Vimy Ridge
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The Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France
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The Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France
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The Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France
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The Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France
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The Canadian flag at the WWI visitors centre on Vimy Ridge in memorial to 60,000 Canadian soldiers who remain missing on the Somme Battlefield
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The Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France
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Canadian Cemetery No. 2 at Vimy Ridge France
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The trenches at Vimy Ridge in France
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The trenches at Vimy Ridge in France
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Canadian machine gunners at Vimy Ridge World war one; April 1917
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Typical view of the Canadian Grange Subway defensive tunnels of World War 1, beneath Vimy Ridge at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial Neuville Saint Vaast, Nord Pas de Calais, France.
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Photograph of Machine Gun Emplacement 1917. The photograph shows the machine gun emplacement on the crest of Vimy Ridge and the men who drove the Germans away during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Unknown
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France, Pas de Calais, Vimy Ridge National Historic Site of Canada, WWI battleground and memorial to Canadian troops, tunnel interior.
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Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, Canadian War Museum, WW1-era, statue of Canadian machine gunner
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Canada, New Brunswick, Central New Brunswick, Oromocto, New Brunswick Military History Museum, WW1 exhibit
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Contemporary World War One illustration of Canadian troops in action in France during the Battle of the Somme.
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'L'effort Canadien; Types de volontaires canadiens arrivant en Angleterre', 1914. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916".