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 […]
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 […]
Who Goes There? Kitchener’s New Army
When this group of volunteers, the majority of whom are wearing civilian clothes, were photographed is unknown. The image is not sharp enough to reveal the cap badge on the officer standing […]
100 Years Ago Today: Mobilisation of the Croydon Territorials
These were the scenes on Croydon’s North End street exactly 100 years ago today. The detail in this First World War real photo postcard is exceptional and The Queen’s (Royal West […]
Who Goes There? Handley Page Pilots
Candid close-ups of First World War combatants are thin on the ground and so finding one taken at 5,000-feet is all the more exciting. This, and the wonderful expressions on the pilot’s faces, […]
Corporal George Storie, 7th Battalion Royal Scots identified
Last week I was contacted by the great-nephew of Corporal George Storie who identified his great-uncle in my postcard of the 1/7th Royal Scots. Storie was a Musselburgh soldier who […]
The 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada at Sewell Camp
This is the first 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 […]
Who Goes There? Kaiser Wilhelm II and his entourage
This is an original photograph of Kaiser Wilhelm II with his entourage taken sometime during the First World War. While there is nothing noted on the back there is a […]
Doing Our Bit 