pferguson | July 4, 2015
“Pioneer Square” the Regiment’s Place of Remembrance As I wander up to Victoria’s Christ Church Cathedral I first walk by Pioneer Square where I stop to take a picture of the Canadian Scottish Memorial. The memorial that stands here is a replacement as an original marker, from the Great War, stood here for many years […]
pferguson | June 7, 2015
16th Soldiers in Blighty I enjoy taking the time to wander through contemporary publications that relate to the Great War. As always you never really know what you will find…and often amongst the many gems there is a bonus article or image specific to our film’s C.E.F. battalion of interest – the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish). […]
pferguson | August 15, 2014
Military Tailor to All Canadian Regiments Etc., Etc. It was time (recently) to start drifting through the many pages of research I tracked down by wandering the stacks of the University of Victoria. It’s good to wander the library’s aisles, stopping to take a look at old volumes just to see what they might contain. […]
pferguson | November 21, 2012
National Army Museum Video, London, England The Old Wooden Box The old hinged wooden box belonged to their father and grandfather. It sat upon a shelf in his room where he read the newspaper and scribbled a few notes, the reminders of the day. A few times a year Grampa might take the box down […]
pferguson | October 8, 2012
On These Days: October 8 & 9, 1916 During the Great War more than 1,700 employees from the Canadian Bank of Commerce enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The Bank was proud of its record and in 1920 the first of a two volume record of service about their staff in the Great War was published. Both […]
