Caption Reads: WHERE WE SCORE: A CANADIAN SNIPER IN THE OPEN USING A RIFLE WITH A TELESCOPE - SIGHT. Many notable marksman are serving in the ranks of the Canadian forces at the front, and the enemy, it is on record, has had experience of their deadly accuracy of aim. In the above illustration one... Continue Reading →
The Vixen and the Virgin on CBC Ideas
Listen here... Mati Hari and Edith Cavell where both iconic figures in First World War history. Last night CBC Radio 1 had an interesting documentary about these women and their place in history. Specifically the documentary dealt with the women behind the myth. Strongly recommended...
A SOLDIER AND A MAN
GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THE FLAG HE LOVED Pte. Herbert Morgan, Beloved Veteran, Dead in France SERVED EMPIRE FOR 22 YEARS Letter from "Pal" Tells of His Death and Funeral Greater love hath no man for his King and country than Pte. Herbert Morgan, of 23 Cartwright street, who game his live on May 1... Continue Reading →
Some Images…
...from the Historic Niagara Digital Collections, Niagara Public Library.
Christmas Cards of The Canadian Expeditionary Forces
Thanks to Wartime Canada for collecting these:
Envy of Their Good Fortune
Several battalions of the C.E.F. were destined to be "reinforcing" battalions whose members trained in a battalion in Canada and then were used in reinforcing drafts to replenish other battalions. Since many of these battalions were many were locally/regionally raised with volunteers and then formed as a unit it must have been hard to be... Continue Reading →
Illustrated War News, February 9, 1916 at Wartime Canada
Wartime Canada is a site that is going go be a good resource for those interested in the Canadian perspective and experience during the Great War. Their About pages gives a good summary of their objectives: "Wartime Canada was envisioned as a way to make the visual heritage of the nation at war freely available... Continue Reading →
Hope Dashed…
On January 31st, 1916 the 18th Battalion War Diary recorded: Battn as yesterday - Pte. Atherton wounded on fatigue. Scouts Broadwell, Reeves reported missing - Lost on patrol. One wonders how the family found out and took this information but a news article later in the year gives hope and then another one dashes it.... Continue Reading →
Canadian War Art
Would like to write more about this subject but TVO is hi-lighting some of this important media at their web site. Link Canadian War Museum Online Collection
Interesting Documents Found
Found are two very interesting documents in PDF format. One document illustrates the hope and promise of an early victory and the other document illustrates the realistic expectations that a society faces after a conflict such as The Great War. 18th Battalion Christmas Greetings from The Women's Canadian Club PDF offers a glimpse of the... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 