Archduke Franz Ferdinands and Christine Soucie Madill

Christine Soucie Madill: Christine Soucie Madill, News Editor, according to The Chronicle Herald. One hundred years ago, shortly after 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinands touring car took a wrong turn off the Applequai Avenue in Sarajevo and S It has been called The Great War. The War to End all Wars. The First World War. From 1914 to 1918, millions were killed on the battlefields and a generation of young men was decimated. Of 620,000 Canadians who served in uniform, 173,000 were wounded and 67,000 died. Many have no marked grave. Most are forgotten. will begin a series on Aug. 2 telling the stories of some of the 30,000 Nova Scotians who served, the provinces battalions, and what life was like back home. Join us each Saturday through to Remembrance Day, as we take you back 100 years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.