Forever Changed – Stories From the Second World War

December 4, 2020 to September 6, 2021

For Canada, the Second World War was a global conflict. For individual Canadians, it was personal. Developed to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Forever Changed weaves together a diverse range of stories with 175 compelling artifacts, exploring the personal experience of war across Canada and around the world.

From a parachutist penning one last letter before being dropped into danger, to a “bomb girl” who was burned on the job; from a prisoner of war who turned to art to cope with the misery, to a Japanese-Canadian teenager forced to move 600 kilometres from home; this new exhibition brings to life the impact of the Second World War on the lives of Canadians.

An exhibition developed by the Canadian War Museum

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The images below represent a selection of Canadian experiences explored in the exhibition.

Supporting and Defending

Able Seaman George Boyer

 

Albert Socqué

 

Gwendoline (Green) McDonald

 

Edith (Vollrath) Whitford

 

 

Grant and Roy Campbell

 

 

 

 

The War Against Germany

Nursing Sister Winnie Burwash

 

Major Alex Campbell

 

Lieutenant-Colonel John Keefer Mahony

 

Molly Lamb Bobak

 

Sergeant Hugh McCaughey

 

 

 

 

The War Against Japan

Flying Officer William Kyle

 

Signalman William Allister

 

Ethel Mulvany

 

 

 

 

A Country Shaped by War

Michiko (Ishii) Ayukawa

 

Hubert Brooks

 

Bert Kahrel

 






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