...for Private Henry Allen, reg. no. 158529. He died at the age of 45 years old on August 17, 1917 and from the Canadian Great War Project soldier page we find out the date he died; his regimental number, the place he is commemorated as he has no know grave and that he enlisted. His... Continue Reading →
Re-examining the Pantall/Symonds File
Re-examining the Pantall/Symonds File This is a post expanding on and correcting a previous post in order to expand on that post and correct some of the initial conclusions made in that post. Summary Private Bernard (possibly Barnard) Pantall of the Royal Canadian Regiment was discharged and re-enlisted using his cousin, George Symonds', identity. He... Continue Reading →
Updates and the Year to Come
The year 2015 has been a productive one. The database of soldiers found is at 959 records with more to come. In rough terms this blog has added and recognized 460 members of the 18th Battalion using Soldiers' Pages. Each page has information pertaining to that soldier. Approximately 100 blog posts relating to the 18th... Continue Reading →
Updated Soldiers Pages: Digitized Service Record Link Added
Cook, Clarence William, 141649 Cooper, George, 53558 Corbould, Charles Edward Bernard Cullen, James Clifford
Updates to Blog
Implementing a basic database has been a huge help in being organized. I have been able to systematize my workflow so that I prevent errors while being able to accurately record soldiers that have been included using Soldiers Pages and those that are waiting to be included into the blog. To date I have 383... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 