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Ontario's military heritage —
3. The Great War (Resources)

War and conflict

Learn more about the Great War through these additional sources.

Soldiers from Toronto's Queen's Own Rifles, stationed in England before the start of the First World War. (From Heritage Matters, February 14, 2014 | Photo courtesy of the Ley and Lois Smith Archive of War and Popular Culture, History Department, University of Western Ontario)
Soldiers from Toronto's Queen's Own Rifles, stationed in England before the start of the First World War.
Photo: Photo courtesy of the Ley and Lois Smith Archive of War and Popular Culture, History Department, University of Western Ontario

Heritage Matters

Explore the Trust’s Heritage Matters e-magazine to learn more about Ontario’s past. Below you will find articles related to the First World War:

External resources:

Soldats à la tenue très soignée appartiennent à l’unité torontoise Queen’s Own Rifles, en poste en Angleterre avant le début de la Première Guerre mondiale. (De Questions de patrimoine, 14 février 2014. (Photo avec l’aimable autorisation de l’archive Ley and Lois Smith Archive of War and Popular Culture du département d’histoire de l’Université Western Ontario)
Soldiers from Toronto's Queen's Own Rifles, stationed in England before the start of the First World War. (From Heritage Matters, February 14, 2014. Photo courtesy of the University of Western Ontario.)

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Ontario's military heritage — 3. The Great War (Ontario's wartime economy)

Norman James holds the first shell manufactured in Toronto. (Photo: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 852 Date: [1914?])

In August 1914, the people of Ontario were coping with a major recession. The onset of the Great War further compounded pre-existing hardships because access to British credit was suspended, stock exchanges closed, Atlantic shipping ceased and public fears led to a rush of gold withdrawals. Gradually, international and national efforts restored economic stability, and the financial shock of going to war dissipated.

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Ontario's military heritage — 3. The Great War (Schools and students at war)

University of Toronto recruits drill on campus. (Photo: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 763 Date(s) of creation of record(s) [1918?])

Public schools, colleges and universities are widely recognized as establishments of learning and accreditation. During the Great War, however, schools in Ontario were mobilized for the war effort. School grounds were repurposed as sites for drills, military experiments and rehabilitation centres for returned soldiers. Some schools also incentivized their students to enlist and allowed their campuses to become recruitment grounds.

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