Labels:bed | bulletin board | light | person | tribute album OCR: THE GREAT WAR When Britain entered the First World Warin August 191 Canada found itself at war as well Within two months Canada sent a contribution of30 000 men. While the battles raged in France Borden worried about the troops he had seni overseas Canadian troops were initially under British command aud information about their status came through the British government Borden was so poorly informed that he had to gather war news from the newspapers In 1915, he travelled to France to inspect the Canadian troops and determine their situation for himself He was shocked by the death mutilation at the front and vowed to visit every injured Canadian soldier There were already too many for one man to see BIOGRAPHY August1914 atwaras senta linformation tion