The First Canadian Contingent on Salisbury Plain
One hundred years ago 33,000 men of the First Canadian Contingent were encamped on Salisbury Plain. On the southern edge, very near Stonehenge lies Amesbury in Wiltshire. Although this photograph […]
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 […]
On board H.M.T Andania with the 14th & 16th Battalions CEF
This is the sixth 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? Macalpine Studio miniature photographs
I’ve sifted through hundreds, if not thousands, of First World War studio portraits but these are unusual in that they measure a mere 1 3/4″ x 3 3/8″. They are printed […]
The First Canadian Contingent Prepares to Sail
This is the fifth 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 […]
16th Battalion CEF boards H.M.T. Andania bound for Plymouth
This is the fourth 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 […]
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 […]
Musselburgh Roll of Honour
On the weekend I received my copy of Musselburgh Roll of Honour, a recently published book commemorating the nearly 600 men and women from Musselburgh who died during the Great War. […]
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 […]
Doing Our Bit 