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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Who Goes There? Kitchener’s New Army
When this group of volunteers, the majority of whom are wearing civilian clothes, were photographed is unknown. The image is not sharp enough to reveal the cap badge on the officer standing […]
Who Goes There? Kaiser Wilhelm II and his entourage
This is an original photograph of Kaiser Wilhelm II with his entourage taken sometime during the First World War. While there is nothing noted on the back there is a […]
Who Goes There? POWs and their German guard
This interesting postcard caught my eye and I thought others might be intrigued by it as well. The labels sewn onto the jackets of two men would imply they were […]
Who Goes There? The Duke of Connaught in Vernon, BC
This wonderful 20″ x 8″ panoramic photograph shows His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn and Earl of Sussex at Vernon Camp in British Columbia. I particularly like […]
Who Goes There? 42nd Btn (Royal Highlanders of Canada)
My “find” this weekend was this wonderful photo of the Pipes & Drums of the 42nd Battalion (Royal Highlanders of Canada). The 42nd fought as part of the 7th Infantry […]
Who Goes There? A rather lovely Red Cross Nurse
One can only imagine that this Red Cross nurse broke more than a few soldier’s hearts during the First World War. Even Jakealoo admits to being just a little smitten. […]
Doing Our Bit 