Canada comes of age
In 1916 the Canadian War Records Office was established in London, England, under Sir Max Aitken (later Lord Beaverbrook). Max Aitken was in charge of the Canadian War Records Office during the third year of the war. Because of the shortage of photographs recording Canadian contributions to the war, his was his suggestion to commission artists to record the war as they saw it, paid from the Canadian War Memorials Fund as commissioned officers. Thanks to his leadership, more than 850 paintings, sculptures and prints were produced and now reside in the collection of the Canadian War Museum. Taking the title of Lord Beaverbrook when he was created a peer in 1917, Aitken went on to become Minister of Aircraft Production in Winston Churchill's wartime government during the Second World War.
This site has been encouraged and supported in it's inception and creation by the Canada History Society.
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
