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THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND A soldier at Camp Hughes stands next to a sign bearing the emblem of the 107th Battalion.
THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND A soldier at Camp Hughes stands next to a sign bearing the emblem of the 107th Battalion.
THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND The 107th Battalion on parade at Portage and Main in 1916.
THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND The 107th Battalion on parade at Portage and Main in 1916.
THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND A wolf cub at Camp Hughes, where the 107th Battalion trained. The battalion’s emblem was a stalking wolf, and the unit was known as the “Timber Wolf” battalion.
THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND A wolf cub at Camp Hughes, where the 107th Battalion trained. The battalion’s emblem was a stalking wolf, and the unit was known as the “Timber Wolf” battalion.
THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND The emblem of the 107th Battalion bears a stalking wolf.
THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND The emblem of the 107th Battalion bears a stalking wolf.
THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND Soldiers’ tents at Camp Hughes, 1916.
THE MANITOBA WWI MUSEUM, PILOT MOUND Soldiers’ tents at Camp Hughes, 1916.
MANITOBA SPORTS HALL OF FAME Joseph Benjamin Keeper, originally from Norway House, was an Olympic long runner and served in the 107th Battalion.
MANITOBA SPORTS HALL OF FAME Joseph Benjamin Keeper, originally from Norway House, was an Olympic long runner and served in the 107th Battalion.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Officers of the 107th Battalion with Lieut.-Col. Glen Campbell (centre).
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Officers of the 107th Battalion with Lieut.-Col. Glen Campbell (centre).
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Duties for Rank and notes on kit and equipment booklets. Camp Hughes, where many Canadian soldiers trained, was located near Carberry, Manitoba.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press Duties for Rank and notes on kit and equipment booklets. Camp Hughes, where many Canadian soldiers trained, was located near Carberry, Manitoba.
CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM The badge of the 107th Battalion, also known as the “Timber Wolf” Battalion.
CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM The badge of the 107th Battalion, also known as the “Timber Wolf” Battalion.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press "Nepakamakem ta nepatayan" is the motto on the 32nd Manitoba Horse pin. This unit perpetuated the former Boulton's Scouts (a Canadian unit during the Northwest Rebellion); Glenlyon Campbell served in Boulton's Scouts. The 107th Battalion C.E.F., which Campbell raised, also has stalking wolf as logo.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The Brodie metal helmet, which replaced the cloth cap in 1916, reduced head wounds by 80 per cent.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press The Brodie metal helmet, which replaced the cloth cap in 1916, reduced head wounds by 80 per cent.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press A No. 5 training Mills Bomb found at Camp Hughes.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press A No. 5 training Mills Bomb found at Camp Hughes.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press A No. 5 training Mills Bomb and 18-pounder shrapnel shell found at Camp Hughes.
Ruth Bonneville / Winnipeg Free Press A No. 5 training Mills Bomb and 18-pounder shrapnel shell found at Camp Hughes.
Uniform for a First World War Canadian soldier, complete with metal Brodie helmet.
Uniform for a First World War Canadian soldier, complete with metal Brodie helmet.
Canada. Dept. Of National Defence/National Archives of Canada/ PA-001125 Bringing in the wounded Canadian soldiers from the battlefield, April 1917, at Vimy Ridge, France.
Canada. Dept. Of National Defence/National Archives of Canada/ PA-001125 Bringing in the wounded Canadian soldiers from the battlefield, April 1917, at Vimy Ridge, France.
Canada. Dept. Of National Defence/National Archives of Canada/ PA-001208 Canadians making a light railway, April 1917.
Canada. Dept. Of National Defence/National Archives of Canada/ PA-001208 Canadians making a light railway, April 1917.
Archives of Ontario A Canadian soldier badly wounded in his shoulder and leg drinking hot coffee at a soup kitchen 100 yards from the German lines at Hill 70. The 107th Battalion played a significant role in the Battle of Hill 70.
Archives of Ontario A Canadian soldier badly wounded in his shoulder and leg drinking hot coffee at a soup kitchen 100 yards from the German lines at Hill 70. The 107th Battalion played a significant role in the Battle of Hill 70.
Damage to the town of Lens, near to Hill 70.
Damage to the town of Lens, near to Hill 70.
The Associated Press Files In this undated file photo, World War One wounded are being placed in ambulance during the advance on Lens, France.
The Associated Press Files In this undated file photo, World War One wounded are being placed in ambulance during the advance on Lens, France.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL SHEAD The war memorial at Peguis.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL SHEAD The war memorial at Peguis.
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA / UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA PRESS Odondaga Private Tom Longboat of the Six Nations reserve Buying a “Trench Paper,” June 1917.
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA / UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA PRESS Odondaga Private Tom Longboat of the Six Nations reserve Buying a “Trench Paper,” June 1917.
PHOTO COURTESY OF GLEN CAMPBELL Lt. John “Jack” Campbell, son of Glenlyon Campbell, also served in the 107th Battalion.
PHOTO COURTESY OF GLEN CAMPBELL Lt. John “Jack” Campbell, son of Glenlyon Campbell, also served in the 107th Battalion.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL SHEAD Pte. Kenneth McClure Asham, from Peguis (St. Peters Reserve), served in the 108th and 78th Battalions.
PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL SHEAD Pte. Kenneth McClure Asham, from Peguis (St. Peters Reserve), served in the 108th and 78th Battalions.
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA / JEFF SCHLINGLOFF Lt. O.M. Martin: Subalterns of “A” Company, 107th “Timberwolf” Battalion, France, July 29, 1917
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES CANADA / JEFF SCHLINGLOFF Lt. O.M. Martin: Subalterns of “A” Company, 107th “Timberwolf” Battalion, France, July 29, 1917

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