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  1. City of Toronto Archives
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  3. John Boyd Sr. Toronto military training photograph album
  4. John Boyd Sr. Toronto military training photograph album
  5. New recruits assemble from McGill University at the Champ de Mars, Montreal

New recruits assemble from McGill University at the Champ de Mars, Montreal

itemApril 7, 1915–April 15, 1915Fonds 1548 > Series 1418 > File 1 > Item 22

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New recruits assemble from McGill University at the Champ de Mars, Montreal
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Where

McGill UniversityCorrect the locationNearby on the big map
Held by
City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates
April 7, 1915–April 15, 1915 (indexed as 1915)
Level
item
Scope & content
Item consists of page 22 of the Boyd photograph album. There are nine photographs on the page, which are captioned as follows: 11842, 11843 - The historic Champs de Mars Montreal is the favorite parade and drill ground of the military units whose headquarters are in the Quebec metropolis; 11856 - Students of McGill University spent much time in drilling on their campus; 11857, 11858, 11859 - The beautiful campus of McGill University, designed as a playground, served admirably for drill purposes by the many students who changed their gowns for the King's khaki. Most of them qualified as officers and went overseas; 11850 - Type of soldiers who enlisted from McGill University, Montreal; 11856, 11857 - Artillerymen on the plains of Barriefield, near Kingston galloping smartly into action, the purpose being to bombard and capture Fort Henry.
Location
  • McGill University · landmark · confidence 60% · landmark:geonames · found as “mcgill university”
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Access & use
Copyright is in the public domain and permission for use is not required...Learn more about Copyright Details OPEN - No restrictions on these non-government records.
Harvested
2026-10-22T04:21:05Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto

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