Update: 1st Canadian Sanitary Section Photograph
I’m pleased to report that a soldier in a photograph I published nearly five years ago has recently been identified by his granddaughter. Private John Hamilton Byrne is sitting on […]
Remembering Pte John Fleming, C.A.S.C – Part 2 of 3
When 27-year old husband and father of two John Fleming attested in Winnipeg on December 13, 1915 he brought with him mechanical skills and driving experience that made him a natural […]
Remembering Pte John Fleming, C.A.S.C – Part 1 of 3
This is the first in a three-part series remembering John Fleming who served as a driver and mechanic in the First World War. Part 1 focuses on his early life […]
Christmas at the Front – John Fleming
This Christmas card was sent from Driver John Fleming of the Canadian Army Service Corps to his wife back in Saskatchewan. The couple were both from Scotland but emigrated to […]
Who Goes There? 1st Canadian Sanitary Section
This small photo (view larger version here), with 17 signatures on the back, was owned by Driver John Fleming who is seated with his arms folded in the lower right […]
Doing Our Bit 