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CANADA REMEMBERS CANADA REMEMBERS
Do you know the history of Camp X? On this day in 1917, Canadian troops launched an attack
Located near Whitby, Ontario, Camp X was a top secret at Passchendaele during the First World War.
training school for spies during the Second World War. On a rainy battlefield in northwest Belgium, Canadian
Many women in the Canadian Women’s Army Corps soldiers clawed their way forward through mud and
served at Camp X, helping to send, decode and enemy fire. Over the next two weeks, they overcame
transcribe encrypted messages. unimaginable hardships to help win the battle.
The women at Camp X were pioneers in the mechanical More than 4,000 Canadian soldiers lost their lives in the
and technical fields, helping to pave the way for those fighting. Pictured are two wounded soldiers, one
who followed. Canadian and one German, in the mud at Passchendaele.
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The Royal Canadian Legion - National Headquarters

CANADIAN WAR MUSEUM
Doris Hope was a wireless telegraphist in the Women’s
Royal Canadian Naval Service. She intercepted signals from
German U-Boats operating in the North Atlantic. For this,
she earned the Bletchley Park badge (gold with a small blue
globe in the centre), given to those whose work helped
crack the German Enigma code.
After working primarily in graphite for many years, Elaine
Goble began incorporating egg tempera, a quick-drying,
long-lasting medium that she felt suited her highly realistic
style.
According to Elaine, her conversations
with Doris revealed that she was “’[a]
strong feminist to the core, [who]
lobbied throughout her adult life for
equal rights for women in the military
and beyond. Always prepared to
discuss the links and disparities
William George Barker - between science and religion, Doris
the most highly decorated prodded ‘the artist’ into debate.”
Canadian in WW1 - VC, See this painting and others in Homage – The Art of Elaine
MC & 2 Bars, DSO & Bar, Goble, now on at the War Museum until December 12, 2021.
Croix de Guerre and Visit http://www.warmuseum.ca/homage.
Silver Medal for Military
Valour.