Remembering Pte’s George & Robert Duff who died at Gretna
Last month I was contacted by Ian Marshall, the grandson of Private George Duff (#2227) and the great-nephew of Private Robert Duff (#2776). The Duff brothers enlisted with the 7th […]
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Forty Winks at Fleurbaix
This is the tenth in a series of articles highlighting photos and ephemera from a scrapbook compiled by Private John Denholm of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) during the First World War. The 16th Battalion arrived in […]
On the lookout for your Soldier
Today I’m launching my Military and Family History Research service! It’s the newest addition to Doing Our Bit, a blog that began nearly five years ago as a way for me to share […]
Remembering Pte. Percy Fisher
In May 1918 George Fisher wrote a letter to the editor of the Signal newspaper in Goderich Ontario regarding the death of his younger brother Percy in March of that year. […]
7th Royal Scots Photo Album
Last week I was contacted by Nathan Joy, the great-grandson of Robert McNab Baird, a Signaller in the 7th Royal Scots. Nathan recently inherited a photo album which he has scanned […]
The 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) Bound for France
This is the nineth in a series of articles highlighting the experiences of Private John Denholm of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) during the First World War. Articles will be published on or near the 100th anniversary […]
15-gun Vice-Regal Salute
While the Government’s Opposition on the inside of the B.C. Legislature described the Throne Speech as “half an hour that none of us will ever get back” I found my […]
His Majesty’s Airship No. 9r
These three 1.5″ x 2.5″ photographs are of His Majesty’s Airship No. 9r, Britain’s very first rigid airship. If you click on the image above you can clearly see the […]
Who Goes There? Lark Hill Hut
This wonderful photograph from the John Denholm scrapbook shows three members of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) checking attestation papers in a Lark Hill hut sometime in January 1915. Judging […]
“Saanich Remembers” Honours those who Served
The municipality of Saanich has launched a Centenary project entitled Saanich Remembers World War One. At the heart of the project is an honour roll that was begun in 1916 but […]