At the turn of the 20 th century, the Boer War held all the promise of noble and heroic adventure for thousands of young Canadian men. And for the nation it was an opportunity to show the world ...

Since Confederation, the Canadian tradition of service has brought about many acts of extreme bravery. The Boer War saw five Canadians decorated with the highest military decoration in the British ...

While some are aware that Walter Seymore Allward spent 11 years sculpting the Canadian ... First World War, unveiled in 1936 — he was also the mastermind behind Windsor’s Boer War Memorial ...

In the end, about 8,000 Canadian volunteers took part in the Boer War. English Canadians followed the conflict enthusiastically, taking pride in Canadian achievements in battle. French Canadians ...