Who Goes There: The Corps of Royal Engineers
This real photo postcard features a group of Royal Engineers. Unfortunately there is nothing written on back of the postcard in regards to unit, date or location. They appear to […]
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. […]
Who Goes There? Update: 7th Battalion Royal Scots
Since posting my original article on the Musselburgh Company of the 7th Battalion Royal Scots I’ve spent some time examining the newspaper photographs in John Duncan’s Newbattle at War photo gallery. Although the […]
Who Goes There? The 7th Battalion Royal Scots
UPDATE: please see the comments section for feedback regarding the names of soldiers shown in these photos. A year ago I picked up three wonderful real photo postcards of men […]
Who Goes There? Gun Crew No. 4 RNA
This 4″ x 3″ Carte Postale is a puzzler but one that I suspect someone out there will be able to solve. Written on the front are the words “Sole […]
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 […]
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 […]
Doing Our Bit 