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World War I
1914-1918

World War I

This storyline examines Copper Cliff's contributions to the war effort during the First World War (1914-1918), both through the local mining industry and through the Town's residents either as soldiers, or as volunteers on the home front.

Included are the stories of the following Copper Cliff soldiers: Leonard Thomas, Edward G. Bell, Sydney Rhodes, Jack Follansbee, Thomas Burns, Charles and Frederick Heale, and Robert Bell.

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Granite Street, Copper Cliff
1915
Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Copper Cliff Museum Collection

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Another Bandman Enlists
1 March 1916
Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Greater Sudbury Public Libraries Sudbury Star Microfilm Collection

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Copper Cliff Reed and Brass Band
23 May 1914
Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Greater Sudbury Public Libraries Sudbury Star Microfilm Collection

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Portrait and Document Celebrating Enlistment of E. G. Bell with the 74th Battalion C.E.F.
24 July 1915
Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Copper Cliff Museum Collection
Donated by Marlene Ostenberg

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Signaller Bell Wounded
17 November 1917
Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Greater Sudbury Public Libraries Sudbury Star Microfilm Collection

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A Town Band, Copper Cliff, Canadian Copper Company Miners Band
ca. 1914
Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Greater Sudbury Heritage Image Collection
Donated by Inco Ltd.

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A Town Band, Copper Cliff
ca. 1900
Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Greater Sudbury Heritage Image Collection
Donate by Inco

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Just like being on 9th level when blasting gang is down
3 November 1915
Flanders, Belgium
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Credits:
Greater Sudbury Public Libraries Sudbury Star Microfilm Collection

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Pte. Burns writes Cliff boys well
1 March 1916
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Credits:
Greater Sudbury Public Libraries Sudbury Star Microfilm Collection

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Having a Muddy Time
25 March 1916
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Credits:
Greater Sudbury Public Libraries Sudbury Star Microfilm Collection

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97th Algonquin Rifles Band
ca. 1910
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Credits:
Loaned to Greater Sudbury Museums by Loraine Meilleur and Family

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97th Algonquin Rifles Band see off 159th Battalion
14 July 1916
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Loaned to Greater Sudbury Museums by Loraine Meilleur and Family

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97th Algonquin Rifles Band see off 159th Battalion at Train Station
14 July 1916
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
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Credits:
Loaned to Greater Sudbury Museums by Lorraine Meilleur and Family