Going Home | Exploring SMALL TOWN Canada at War

The Diary and the Mannequin

A black-and-white image of soldiers in a trench with shrapnel bursting in background.

Soldiers In A Trench

A black-and-white photograph of a landscape with bursts of gas in the background.

A black-and-white photograph of a desolate landscape and a sign warning of mustard gas contamination.

Mustard Gas Contamination

A black-and-white newspaper photograph of several dead Russian soldiers lying in a trench.

Dead Russian Soldiers

A black-and-white portrait-style photograph of Byron Cooper Sisler in his officer’s uniform

Byron Cooper Sisler

A sepia-toned photograph of Byron Cooper Sisler posing with soldiers from his Air Force class.

Byron Cooper Sisler With Friends

A black-and-white photograph of Byron Cooper Sisler’s graduating class from the Air Force.

Byron Cooper Sisler`s Graduating Class

A black-and-white photograph of a young woman in a long skirt sitting on a set of stairs.

A cloth postcard depicting an embroidered church and house, reading “To my dear Sister.”

A Postcard To Ethel Sisler

A bronzed round plaque inscribed with the words “He died for freedom and Honour”.

Memorial Plaque

A pin showing two hands and the slogan “In the Union there is Strength” affixed to a black ribbon.

A Canadian Long Service and Efficiency Medal.

Sisler’s Medals

A framed certificate listing the names of the Giroux Lake miners who died during WWI.