Military

When a country is at war, life changes for everyone. McGill University’s students were very involved in Canada’s contributions to the First and Second World Wars. This category includes photographs of groups of soldiers and medical corps, as well as the possessions of former soldiers: a water bottle, regimental pins, a patch from a pilot’s jacket. These objects give us a glimpse of the day-to-day of students living through a difficult and dangerous time.

  • McGill University contingent C.O.T.C. photo, 1944. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-04-048).
  • Untitled, 12/12/12, 3:54 PM, 8C, 4992×6550 (1528+2056), 100%, A.I. Basic, 1/20 s, R65.4, G57.8, B74.7
  • 148th Infantry Battalion Band, 1916. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-04-092).
  • Canadian WWI soldier postcard, [1914-1918]. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-02-315).
  • Canadian Officers Training Corps card, 1941. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-02-081).
  • R.C.A.F. patch, undated. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-06-003).
  • McGill Overseas Seige Battery Pins, undated. McGill University Archives, (2004-0201).
  • Dance card for the McGill C.O.T.C. annual ball, 1938. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-02-290).
  • Photo of Canadian soldiers learning to lay barbed wire at McGill, [1940-1945]. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-04-093).
  • Title Plate, McGill C.O.T.C., undated. McGill University Archives, (Artefact no. 215).
  • Dedication Service for War Memorial Buildings booklet, 1950. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-02-053).
  • Two women in uniform, Currie Gymnasium, 1943. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-04-072).
  • McGill University Detachment of the Canadian Red Cross Corps, inspection, 1944. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-04-073).
  • McGill University Detachment of the Canadian Red Cross Corps, 1943-1944. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-04-074).
  • McGill University Detachment of the Canadian Red Cross Corps, 1943. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-04-075).
  • McGill 6th siege battery pin, 1916. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-07-002).
  • McGill C.O.T.C. pin, 1915. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-07-003).
  • McGill Canadian Officer Training Corps postcard, 1940. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-02-075).
  • Programme for the first annual war memorial assembly, 1947. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-02-099).
  • C.O.T.C. water bottle, undated. McGill University Archives, MG 4319 (4319-07-018).