A Victorian Christmas Greeting
On July 12, 1925 the Victoria War Memorial was unveiled by Lieutenant-Governor W.C. Nicole. Earlier this year the 91-year old monument received a larger base and four new lights, just in time for the […]
Review: A Group Photograph by Andrew Tatham
First World War group photos have always fascinated me and over the years I’ve featured quite a number on this site. Sometimes a reader helps to identify an individual whose story […]
Captured U-190 at St. John’s, Newfoundland in June 1945
I’m making my first and long overdue visit to Newfoundland and thought I would share some photos, both my own and those taken by my grandfather George Clifford who served […]
UVic’s New Online First World War Exhibit: Victoria to Vimy
Earlier this month I visited the Special Collections section of the University of Victoria Library where I had a first-hand look at their 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) fonds. While waiting for the items to […]
Wrapping up my visit to Ypres
I’m back in London after a memorable six day visit to Ypres. As I’ve mentioned before my main objective was to visit the graves of soldiers who had a connection to […]
An Update on my visit to Ypres
I’ve just completed my third full day in Ypres and although it was my intention to blog every day I simply haven’t had the time or the energy to do […]
Ypres Visit: Bellewaerde Ridge
On Wednesday I made the journey from the north Norfolk coast to the city of Ypres. It took five trains and the better part of a day but I arrived on […]
