pferguson | January 10, 2020
Farewell to the King In September 2016 a friend I had not seen since 1979 or so re-appeared. Peter managed to track me down (after all these years) through the Pipes of War website. Back in the day -…1978 – 1979…the days of youthful university Peter and I spent considerable time listening to and analyzing […]
pferguson | January 10, 2020
16th Battalion C.E.F. Prisoners of War (Part 3) Every two years (in January) I have returned to my 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion Prisoner of War research project. To my surprise the battalion does not appear to have had any service personnel captured during 1917. Of particular interest in this the third and final installment are […]
pferguson | November 11, 2019
Remembrance I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars. Augustine Mandino II (Author and WWII USAAF B-24 Bombardier) This one night, seemingly so long ago, I lie awake looking from the window of our Brandhoek stay. The view is the […]
pferguson | November 10, 2019
One Day Soon… There is another place to visit, following in the footsteps of Professor John Macnaughton’s walk to his son’s grave at Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Found within the pages of the Canada Illustrated Weekly, a letter of thanks to St. Barnabas Hostels, a brief note of gratitude…. Will you kindly allow […]
pferguson | November 9, 2019
The Soldier While taking part in operations with his company, of the 14th Canadian Infantry Battalion, in the trenches south of Zillebeke, Montreal-born Private James Duncan Montgomery MacGillivray, age 41, was killed at 7:25 PM on 25 April 1916. Next-of-Kin As I search through James MacGillivray’s service record I learn from his attestation papers that […]
