Confidential War Diary Of 18th Canadian Battalion 2nd Canadian Division From 1st October To 31st October 1915 Volume 2 Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information 1 Battn in “D” trenches – [Wulverghem] 2 -Ditto- 3 6 pm Bn relieved by 19th Bn – “C” Coy remained at R.E.... Continue Reading →
Medical Officer’s Diary of the 18th Battalion: September 1915
Note: This is the Medical Officer's War Diary and offers some many illuminating insights into the life of our Canadian soldiers. Sadly, the war diary has a lot of parts that are illegible and consequently it is very difficult to deduce the writing and the mean there of. Included are the images downloaded from the... Continue Reading →
Trench Art
There is a query regarding some trench art that was created or signed by a W. Collier. The description of the trench art is as follows: On the surface of the matchbook trench art is carved the 18th battalions crest and below is W.Collier, on the back side is Ypres 1915, Somme 1916, Loos 1917... Continue Reading →
Starting September 1915
Starting to transcribe the September 1915 diaries. One of the "problems" with doing this work is that there are references to places, people, and other things that I want to research as I am transcribing the documents. For example, I found this interesting history on Canadian field artillery in PDF form. Sadly, it is not... Continue Reading →
George W. Neil Information Request
There is a plaque at a cenotaph in Camlachie, Ontario that bears the name of George W. Neil, 18th BN C.E.F. reports on viewer. My research from the web does not confirm this as the source and several photographs do not mention this solder at the cenotaph in the article and photos. If anyone has a... Continue Reading →
The War Diaries of the 18th Battalion, C.E.F.
What are war diaries? War diaries are the written, day-to-day record of a battalion or other organization that are kept to record the significant events and movements of personnel, individuals, and the unit as a whole. What format are they? The war diaries online are scans of paper sheets of a standardized form. The diaries... Continue Reading →
Feeling Guilty
I started this blog in part because of my daughter. She was doing a Remembrance Day speech with a school mate and I helped them with some of the research about her Great-Grandfather. She did a wonderful job and I was (and still am) proud of her. But after an initial flurry of activity... Continue Reading →
Update
Please be advised that I have not been active on this blog but intend to get more fully engaged in the near future.
War Diary of the 18th Battalion: August 1915
Confidential War Diary of 18th CANADIAN BATTALION – 2nd CANADIAN DIVISION From Aug 1st 1915 to Aug 30th, 1915 Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information West Sandling Camp 1 2 3 4 2nd. Division reviewed by MAJOR GENERAL HUGHES and MR. BONAR LAW. – address to officers in the evening. 5 6 Brigade... Continue Reading →
War Diary of the 18th Battalion: July 1915
Confidential War Diary of 18th CANADIAN BATTALION – 2nd CANADIAN DIVISION From July 1st, 1915 to July 29th, 1915 Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information West Sandling Camp 1 Dominion Day, Half holiday for Sports. 2 Lecture on entrenching by Major Battye. 3 Lieut. C.P. Laing detailed to attend course at Scarborough. R.S.M. White promoted... Continue Reading →
War Diary of the 18th Battalion: June 1915
Confidential War Diary Of 18th Canadian Infantry Battalion From June 1st 1915 To June 30th 1915. Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information West Sandling Camp 1 SERGT. INSTRUCTOR ECCLES attached as Instructor of Gymnasia. 2 CAPT. ROBINSON and LIEUT. D. St.J WIGLE detailed to attend Course at Staff College CAMBERLEY. Routine in Camp, First Post,... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the War Diary of the 18th Battalion CEF Blog
This blog will cover the war diaries and other aspects of the 18th Battalion CEF. My Grandfather William Robb Dewar no. 53902 served in this Battalion during the Great War. I look forward to your comments and insights as this history develops.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 