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Escape! Internment in Canada, 1914–1920 with Ben Weistra
Escape! Internment in Canada, 1914–1920 with Ben Weistra

In honour of the 100th anniversary of the end of Canada's first national internment operations during the First World War from 1914–1920, we are releasing a video presentation by Ben Weistra about the Internment Camp in Lethbridge, Alberta, focusing on William Perchaluk's tragic story.

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Online PresentationGraham RuttanGalt Museum & ArchivesUkrainian Canadian, Internment, Human Rights, Lethbridge Herald, Suicide, Castle Mountain Internment Camp, Banff National Park, Canmore Coal Company, Enemy Aliens, Coal Mines, Forced Labour, Military, Police, Autro-Hungarian Empire, First World War, EscapeComment