VAD – Doing Our Bit

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By Jakealoo on April 7, 2020 ( Leave a comment )

Frontline Salute: Abbots Barton V.A.D. Hospital

I’m continuing my tribute to those battling COVID-19 in our hospitals, nursing homes and as first responders by digging through my archives of First World War photographs. This week I”m […]

By Jakealoo on August 15, 2016 ( Leave a comment )

UVic’s New Online First World War Exhibit: Victoria to Vimy

Earlier this month I visited the Special Collections section of the University of Victoria Library where I had a first-hand look at their 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) fonds. While waiting for the items to […]

By Jakealoo on May 25, 2014 ( Leave a comment )

Who Goes There? A Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse

I would like to think that this photo is of Ethel Styles, a Voluntary Aid Detachment (V.A.D) nurse that I’ve been researching for several months. The postcard isn’t named however it came […]