Merry Christmas and Best Wishes to Everyone in 2019
I’d like to wish all my readers a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I look forward to sharing more information with you in 2019, including articles on […]
Digging out on the Home Front
This week marks the 100th anniversary of a snowstorm that paralyzed Victoria BC in the first week of February 1916. The snow began falling on the 1st of the month and […]
Made-to-order: Valentine’s Post-War Christmas Dinner
While most Officers did their best to provide their men with a filling Christmas dinner there was no substitute for family and a home-cooked meal. In this article I’m featuring two letters […]
Valentine Hitchcock – Part 6
Valentine Hitchcock Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 In April 1918 the Canadian Corps continued to hold large stretches of the British line. On April 12 the 11th Canadian Infantry […]
Valentine Hitchcock – Part 5
Valentine Hitchcock Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 6 On Aug. 9th, 1917 Pte Valentine Hitchcock was transferred to the 11th Canadian Light Trench […]
Valentine Hitchcock – Part 4
Valentine Hitchcock Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 5 | Part 6 On arrival in England the 67th Battalion (The Western Scots) were stationed at Camp Borden in Hampshire where on May 15th they learned […]
Valentine Hitchcock – Part 3
Valentine Hitchcock Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Note: Valentine’s service file contains no specific details on his early days with the 67th Battalion and so in Part 3 […]
Valentine Hitchcock – Part 2
Valentine Hitchcock Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 Valentine Hitchcock’s military training began in the 1890’s when he joined the 5th Regiment Canadian Garrison Artillery in Victoria, BC. He had […]
Valentine Hitchcock – Part 1
Valentine Hitchcock Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 The inspiration behind this research was a four page letter written by a son to his mother several weeks after the […]
Valentine Remembered
Today’s post features a simple tribute to a soldier from the First World War. I’ve been researching Valentine Stewart Hitchcock for well over a year and his story will be […]
Doing Our Bit 