Canadian built 28 ton Valentine tanks in the final stages of preparation after their assembly at the Angus shops. A workforce of 3,500 produces the tanks from 40,000 parts at a cost of $90,000 per tank. Montreal, January 1942

Canadian Built Valentine Tanks

Gander, a massive Newfoundland dog, fought at their side and died nobly in battle. The dog seized a live grenade in its jaws and ran toward the Japanese lines. Gander died in the explosion, but saved the lives of several wounded Canadian soldiers.
 
The Hong Kong contingent consisted of soldiers drawn from the Quebec-based Royal Rifles and the Winnipeg Grenadiers. They were the first Canadian infantry units to see combat in the Second World War.

Gander, the Newfoundland dog killed in action

Survivors from the minesweper H.M.C.S. CLAYOQUOT, which was torpedoed by the German submarine U-806 on 24 December 1944, being taken aboard the corvette H.M.C.S. FENNEL off Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 24 December 1944.