Australian Red Cross Flag – Update
On December 11th I published a blog article describing a Red Cross flag that belonged to the 3rd Field Ambulance of the Australian Imperial Force. New information has come to […]
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 […]
Bristol & The War – Nov. 14, 1914
I’ve received positive feedback from yesterday’s blog post and so I’ve added a Flickr set that includes the Nov. 14, 1914 issue of Bristol & the War. Vol. 1 No. […]
Bristol & The War – Oct. 17, 1914
Last year I purchased ten issues of an interesting journal called Bristol and the War. It was originally issued fortnightly for a penny however by the autumn of 1915 it 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 […]
Who Goes There? With My Best Pal
One of my favourite real photo postcards and a wonderful example of the strong friendships forged during the First World War. I have no idea who these soldiers are but […]
Nominal Rolls for the Canadian Expeditionary Force
Note: this article has been replaced by an updated Nominal Rolls of the Canadian Expeditionary Force post. A Nominal Roll is a list of the Officers, NCOs and Men who served in a unit of the CEF at a specific point in time. They were often compiled prior to a […]
Who Goes There? All aboard for the Western Front
Unfortunately there is nothing written on the back of this real photo postcard to identify the train station or the regiment these soldiers belonged to. The cap badge worn by […]
Canadian WW1 Military Histories
Regimental Histories and War Diaries are a wonderful resource when researching a soldier of the First World War. When used in conjunction with a soldier’s Service Record they provide a wealth of valuable background material that can be used to reconstruct the movements and experiences of your soldier. Unfortunately Regimental Histories are hard […]
Great War Portraits by Keith Collman
Photo credit: Alfred Charles “Alf” Razzell, © Keith Collman I celebrate my half-centenary in 2014 and one of my greatest regrets is not having had a conversation with a Great […]
Doing Our Bit 