Update: Pte Arthur B Colville – 7th Battalion Royal Scots
In February I published an article on three postcards sent by Private Arthur B Colville to his family three days before he died in the Gretna Rail disaster. The postcards […]
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Private Harry Bassett (3rd Btn CEF) writes from Valcartier
One of the soldiers I’m actively researching is Private Harry Bassett, a 30-year old Birmingham born machinist who served in the South Staffordshire Regiment before emigrating to Canada. In 1901-02 […]
Musselburgh Roll of Honour
On the weekend I received my copy of Musselburgh Roll of Honour, a recently published book commemorating the nearly 600 men and women from Musselburgh who died during the Great War. […]
Who Goes There? Reverse Engineering this WW1 soldier
This is my twenty-first Who Goes There? blog post and it’s the one I’d like to solve more than any other. The granddaughter of this unknown soldier contacted me last week in […]
Who Goes There? First World War soldiers in Victoria B.C.
I recently discovered a photograph album containing a small selection of photos taken in and around Victoria, BC during the First World War. The album contains no clues as to the identity […]
The 79th Cameron Highlanders depart Winnipeg for Valcartier
This is the third 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 the 100th anniversary of […]
Victoria volunteers ready for Active Service on Aug. 25, 1914
This list was published in the British Colonist 100 years ago today. Can you find your relative?
100 Years Ago Today: Canada enacts the War Measures Act
On August 22, 1914 Canada enacted the War Measures Act and tens of thousands of immigrants became “enemy aliens” in the eyes of their newly adopted homeland. Although these “enemy aliens” were […]
The RAF Museum STORYVAULT Archive
Those of us researching airmen of the First World War gained access to a new online resource when the Royal Air Force Museum launched the RAF Museum STORYVAULT archive earlier this month. The archive provides free access […]
Tracing Your WW1 Military Ancestors
Researching and commemorating First World War soldiers is what Doing Our Bit is all about and so yesterday I snapped up a copy of Tracing Your WW1 Military Ancestors from the publishers […]
Doing Our Bit 