Auld Lang Syne
As the new year gets underway I wanted to take a moment to thank all my visitors for their support, especially those who took the time to contact me in […]
Chums in the Hut: The 16th Battalion at Lark Hill Camp
This is the seventh 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 each event […]
Who Goes There? 131st (Westminster) Battalion in 1916
I recently found this wonderful panoramic photograph of the 131st Battalion taken at Vernon Camp in the summer of 1916. At 45-inches long it provides a sweeping view of the tented […]
Bristol & The War – Apr 17, 1915 & Nov 1, 1915
It’s been quite some time since I posted a digitized copy of Bristol & The War and so I’ve uploaded two complete issues to Flickr: Vol. I No. 14 April […]
Three members of the 54th Battalion positively identified
In June I published an article, Who Goes There? 54th Kootenay Battalion at Vernon Camp, which featured three panoramic photographs by Vancouver photographer Harold Smith. I have since been contacted by family […]
The Mysterious Uncle Mat is Mysterious No More
Just over a year ago I published a series of three articles in an attempt to identify a young soldier from the 148th Battalion. On the back of the postcard […]
Digitized Canadian Soldier Service Files begin to go online
It would seem that Library and Archives Canada have now begun uploading large numbers of digitized service files onto their Soldiers of the First World War: 1914-1918 website. Earlier this year LAC […]
Remembering the Leith Battalion – Gretna 1915 – 2015
I was recently contacted by the Pilmeny Youth Centre in Edinburgh regarding their new project entitled Remembering the Leith Battalion – Gretna 1915-2015. Their younger members, as well as local […]
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 […]
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 […]