Canadian Patriotic Fund
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title:
Canadian Patriotic Fund
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The Canadian Patriotic Fund (1914–1919) was a private fund-raising organization incorporated in 1914 by federal statute and headed by Montreal businessman and Conservative Member of Parliament Sir Herbert Brown Ames. The fund was established to give financial and social assistance to soldiers' families. By March 31, 1917, the Canadian Patriotic Fund had collected $22,981,616. The Irish poet Michael A. Hargadon, who was a reporter with the Montreal Star, wrote a poem entitled To Those They Left B
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Patriotic_Fund
date created:
2010-04-22T21:20:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T00:32:57Z
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