100 Years Ago Today: Remembering Lt. G. G. May
Lt. George Geoffrey May was my grandfather’s first cousin and it was exactly 100 years ago today that he lost his life in the attack on Vimy Ridge. George, a law […]
Remembering Lt. Frederick J.C. Ball and a gift for son Edmund
Not long ago I was in a shop and was drawn to a book sitting alone atop a small table. The first thing I saw when I opened it up […]
Remembering Pte. Frederick V. Webber, 54th Battalion CEF
Recently I was contacted by David Webber, the grandson of Private Frederick Vickery Webber who served with the 54th Battalion CEF during the First World War. David recognized his grandfather […]
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 […]
Who Goes There? 54th Kootenay Battalion at Vernon Camp
These three 8″ x 19.5″ panoramic photos are of the 54th Kootenay Battalion at Vernon Camp and were taken in the summer of 1915 by Harold Smith, a Vancouver-based photographer. They […]
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 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 