Unpublished Memoir Sheds Light on P.O.W Experience
I’ve written several articles on Sgt. Thomas Diplock over the past few years but who better to tell his story than the man himself. I would like to thank Sharon […]
Reunited! Another Diplock P.O.W. Postcard Returns Home
In April 2016 I wrote an article describing how a 1915 Christmas card posted by Sgt. Thomas Diplock from Giessen P.O.W. camp was reunited with his family. That happy outcome […]
Utilizing Trench Maps: Part 2 – Map References & Case Studies
This is the second of two articles on using trench maps in your research. Part 1 provided an overview of digitized trench map resources. This article includes tips on finding and […]
Utilizing Trench Maps: Part 1 – Digitized and offline Resources
This is the first of two articles on using trench maps in your research. Part 1 provides an overview of digitized trench map resources while Part 2 will include tips […]
Canadian First World War Reference Books
Today I’ve added a First World War Canadian Reference Books page that includes links to books summarizing Canada’s role during the First World War. This page is easily accessible from the “Research” drop-down […]
Update: Soldier Memoirs on The Canadian Letters & Images Project
Shortly after publishing my list of First World War Canadian Soldier Memoirs I was contacted by a reader regarding a memoir written by her grandfather in the 1930’s. Charles Henry Savage served in the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles and the detailed account of his experience has been published on The […]
Canadian First World War Soldier Memoirs
Today I’ve added a First World War Canadian Soldier Memoirs page that includes links to books written by soldiers about their experience in the First World War. It also includes […]
Canadian First World War Regimental Histories
Today I’ve completed a major update to my list of Canadian First World War reference books. The result is a brand-new First World War Canadian Regimental Histories page that includes links to […]
Serene and Secluded: Tofino’s Morpheus Island Cemetery
Nestled in Clayoquot Sound a short distance away from the small community of Tofino lies Morpheus Island, the final resting place of twenty-two¹ west coast pioneers, including three soldiers of […]
Remembering Private Rene Palmer, 87th Battalion CEF
Rene Joseph Jacob Palmer (Palmen) was born in Heerlen, Netherlands on January 7, 1890 and immigrated to Canada in 1909. He enlisted with the 132nd Battalion in Chatham, NB on […]