pferguson | April 8, 2017

W.J. Milne 16th Battalion CEF (Canadian Scottish) William Milne came to Canada in 1910 from his native Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire, Scotland settling near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan where he worked as a farmer. On 11 September 1915 Milne joined the 46th Canadian Infantry Battalion but transferred on 16 June 1916 to the 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Canadian […]

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pferguson | April 8, 2017

The Royal Flying Corps at Work Aerial reconnaissance images taken by Royal Flying Corps (RFC) personnel. Printed and carefully assembled by the RFC for the four Canadian Divisions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, April 1917. Click on images for larger versions. Compare the images above with the map illustration below to learn where Canadian units […]

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Tags: 5 April 1917, 6 April 1917, 7 April 1917, Aerial Reconnaissance, Army Historical Section, Canadian Expeditionary Force, First Canadian Division, Fourth Canadian Division, Nicholson Vimy Map, Photo Reconnaissance, Royal Flying Corps, Second Canadian Division, Third Canadian Division, Vimy Ridge

pferguson | April 7, 2017

Two Pipers of Canada’s 25th Battalion The 25th Canadian Infantry Battalion, from Nova Scotia, was part of the 5th Infantry Brigade of the Second Canadian Division. The unit, although not considered a highland battalion, had a pipe band of 12 pipers and 10 drummers. The unit’s March Past was “MacKenzie Highlanders” and their mascot, a […]

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Tags: "Robert the Bruce", 1936 Vimy Pilgrimage, 25th Canadian Infantry Battalion, 5th Infantry Brigade, 9 April 1917, Amputation, Bonnie Dundee, Gassed, Machine Gun Fire, Mascots, Nova Scotia, Pipe Band, pipers, Pipes and Drums, Second Canadian Division, Shell Fire, Shell Shock, Vimy Ridge, Walter James Telfer, William Brand, Wounded

pferguson | March 7, 2016

Information of Any Description There from one of many pages turned during last evening’s research, a soldier’s portrait… “PTE. PERCIVAL J. BARNES (183648) / CANADIA [sic] INFANTRY, (MISSING/ SINCE SEPT. 27). / Information of any description will be / welcomed by Miss E.M. Barnes, 68, / Durley Road, Stamford Hill, London, / N.” (Canada Weekly, […]

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Tags: 1916, 31st Battalion CEF, Canada Weekly, Courcelette, Ethel Millie Barnes, Family, France, Imperial War Graves Commission, Joseph and Jane Barnes, Killed in Action, Missing, Percival Joseph Barnes, Regina Trench Cemetery, Remembrance, Second Canadian Division, Somme, Stamford Hill (London N), Vincit