This exhibit was made possible by the work of the following Archives and Special Collections staff:

Kazi Mamun - Primary Researcher for the World War I at Regina College History project and Student Assistant with Archives and Special Collections at the University of Regina. The materials found for this exhibit were selected from the collections of artifacts, photographs and historical documents housed at the University of Regina Archives and Special Collections. Kazi selected materials from the collections for this exhibit, scanned them, and re-formatted the materials for use on this website.

Catherine Folnović - University Records Assistant at Archives and Special Collections at the University of Regina. Catherine collected and confirmed metadata for materials used on this website.

James Holobetz - Digital Collections Administrator at the Dr. John Archer Library at the University of Regina. James developed the exhibit webpages and coordinated various aspects of the project. James also administers and maintains "The Great War," among other sets, at the University of Regina CONTENTdm Collection.

Michelle Olson and Kieu Ma - Archives Clerks at Archives and Special Collections at the University of Regina. Michelle and Kieu scanned materials for the project and assisted in collecting and confirming metadata.

Elizabeth Seitz - Private Records Assistant at Archives and Special Collections at the University of Regina. Elizabeth assisted Kazi in various aspects of the project and wrote text for the website.

Mark Vajčner - University Archivist at the University of Regina. Mark oversaw the administrative and financial aspects of the project and also wrote text for the website.

Sandra Davies - Retired and presently working on an as yet unpublished crime trilogy, Sandra is the paternal grand-daughter of Dora Pickles (nee Sutcliffe). Sandra provided us with family background information that she began researching in 1987, with the aid of a family tree drawn up by her father based on legal documents.

Financial Support

A grant for this project was provided by the Saskatchewan Council for Archives and Archivists through its Institutional Grants Program. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Saskatchewan Lotteries Trust Fund for Sport, Culture and Recreation through SaskCulture Inc.

'In Flanders Fields'

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.



Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae
Canadian Expeditionary Force