pferguson | February 25, 2012
Thomas Orde Lawder Wilkinson VC 7th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, La Boiselle, France. July 5, 1916 Born in 1894 at Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, Thomas Wilkinson came to Canada in 1912, and, prior to the Great War, worked as a surveyor on Vancouver Island and in Burnaby, B.C. He joined the 16th Battalion C.E.F. on […]
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pferguson | February 16, 2012
A Richer Dust Concealed The recent discovery of 21 German soldier’s bodies at Carspach on the south-eastern portion of the Western Front is truly remarkable. With their virtually intact and well preserved trench and underground shelter, this amazing site should be declared a world heritage site. After all it is wooden structures, such as these, that are […]
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Tags: Boesinghe, Carspach, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Fromelles, Interpretive Centre, Pompeii of the Western Front, Remembrance, Rupert Brooke, The Dead, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Visitors Centre
pferguson | February 8, 2012
Robert Kennedy D.C.M., M.M. and Two Bars 16th Battalion C.E.F., Trenches Mouquet Farm near Pozières September 3 – 7, 1916 The 16th Battalion C.E.F. began their journey to the Somme on August 27, 1916 when they marched from Eperlecques to St. Omer. From here they boarded a train which brought them onto the Somme the following […]
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pferguson | February 3, 2012
Forgotten Landscapes of Calling The popularity of the PBS series Downton Abbey has been much discussed by historians and critics. Despite the criticisms, the audience remains eager for the next episode, engaging with others about the latest plots and subplots. As the second series has moved into the experiences of the Great War, at home […]
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pferguson | February 1, 2012
William Henry Metcalf V.C. M.M. and Bar 16th Battalion C.E.F., near Courcelette, France. October 7-9, 1916 In November 1998, the Canadian Scottish Regimental Museum was presented with the decorations, campaign and coronation medals of William Metcalf. This twice wounded veteran of the Great War was born in Waite Township, Maine, U.S.A. and joined the 12th […]
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Tags: 16th Battalion C.E.F., American Victoria Cross Recipients, Americans in the C.E.F., Courcelette, Military Medal, October 1916, Signalers, Somme, Victoria Cross, William Henry Metcalf