Christmas at the Front – Pte. Thomas Harold Chapman, MM
Artist James Prinsep Beadle produced three wonderful Christmas cards for the 7th Division BEF during the First World War. The 1917 postcard pictured above was sent by Thomas Harold Chapman, […]
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 […]
Update: The First Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
Last month I featured a postcard of Canadian soldiers marching through the streets of Amesbury. The photograph was taken by Thomas Lionel Fuller and I surmised that it was taken in […]
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 Edward H Dobson who died 100 years ago
On November 9, 1914 Lance Corporal Edward Henry Dobson died of wounds suffered during the First Battle of Ypres. He was my great-grandfather’s younger half-brother and barely 20 years of age. Ironically my […]
Twitter and the First World War
Social media isn’t for everyone but if you have more than a passing interest in the First World War you should seriously consider using Twitter. I’ve found it to be very […]
Doing Our Bit 