Remembrance Day 2018 News Archive
![Telegram to the family of a fallen soldier](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Watt-telegram-aug201918-150x150.jpg)
‘Mother, it’s terrible the things we see over here’
November 11, 2018 —
The experience of one soldier can serve to convey the fragility of life and the tragedy of war as it impacts the lives of those left behind
![Crosses & Poppies](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/color-20864_1920-150x150.jpg)
The Roll of the Fallen
November 9, 2018 —
1,119 individuals represented the University of Manitoba in the service of their country, according to the Roll of the Fallen
![Poppy](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/poppy-150x150.jpg)
The Armistice of Compiègne
November 6, 2018 —
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the The Armistice of Compiègne, which formally ended the First World War
![Frank Baragar (left) with his brothers Frederick [BA/1914] and Charles [BA/1910, MD/1914] in 1918. All three brothers enlisted and survived the First World War.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Baragar_WEB-FEATURE-150x150.jpg)
‘Won’t peace be wonderful?’: saluting our WWI alumni
November 6, 2018 —
Reflecting on some of our alumni who served in the First World War and lived to become influential Manitobans
![Elvina Mukhamedshina on duty at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial in France.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Vimy_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Alumni Abroad: Sharing the story of sacrifice
November 5, 2018 —
There are two little pieces of Canada in northern France, and every year university students are sent over to tell their story
![Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing, the final resting place for nearly 12,000 First World War servicemen.](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/War-Graves-Cemetery_WEB-150x150.jpg)
Alumni Insights: All is Quiet (Cycling the Ypres Salient)
November 5, 2018 —
'Cycling the Ypres Salient was an amazingly educational and emotional experience'
![HMS Cornwallis ship supporting the evacuation of Suvla in December](https://news.umanitoba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cdss-ship-150x150.jpg)
Faculty of Arts
UM joins First World War commemoration
October 30, 2018 —
The World Remembers commemorates the millions of people who lost their lives in the First World War from Canada and fifteen participating nations