Event
McGill Remembers: The Great War Honour Roll
Monday, November 12, 2018 17:00to19:00
Faculty Club
3450 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E5, CA
Presented by Wes Cross.
With the end of World War I, November 11, 1918, commemorations and memorials began appearing in Canada and across the world. What were the factors that led McGill to commemorate the University community’s 3,059 participants and 363 fatalities with an Honour Roll? What are the stories emerging from its pages?
Wes Cross retired in 2014 after forty years of notable service at McGill. In 2014, Prof. Chris Milligan and he received the Minister of Veteran’s Affairs Commendation for creating the McGill Remembers Project.
Reception: 5:00
Presentation: 5:30
ALL ARE WELCOME
One-Hundred and Eighty-third Meeting of the James McGill Society