A photograph of 18th Battalion soldiers training. These soldiers are are members of "C" Company. Sergeant John Wallace stands at the ready with a Ross Rifle and Bayonet with other members of his company. He is standing front row, 3rd from the right. Lance-Sergeant Sifton, VC, is standing to the extreme right with the tip... Continue Reading →
What the Photographs of C.W. Boyd Tell Us
A wonderful and treasured set of photographs of Charles Wesley Boyd have been contributed to the 18th Battalion Facebook Group and they help tell this soldier’s story. Biography Charles Wesley Boyd was born on October 11, 1896 in Campbellford, Ontario. Campbellford is located on the Trent-Severn Waterway 28 kilometers north of Trenton, Ontario. His parents... Continue Reading →
Monument Men: A Book Review
This is a beautiful book. Rich, well composed photography and with a minimum of commentary (which allows one to appreciate the photographs) make the book World War 1: A Monumental History by Robert Konduros and Richard Parrish (the Monument Men of the blog title) a necessary inclusion into anyone who has an interest or passion... Continue Reading →
Flers-Courcelette: the battlefield.
Stark reminders of the horror of war. Photographs from Lt.William Ivor Castle, Canadian Official Photographer.
Site of Interest: Saltwood Compendium, Odds, Queries and Curiosities
The author of this site contacted me looking for assistance in research he is doing: "I live close to West Sandling Camp and have been carrying out research on the practice trenches dug by C.E.F. I have recently found the trenches and their location, although now filled in for one hundred years. I consider them... Continue Reading →
Picture of an 18th Battalion Soldier: Private Archibald Charles Ambrous, reg. no. 53994
Up until today Private Archibald Charles Ambrous, reg. no. 53994 existed visually as a series of official documents and several web pages outlining his attestation information and death from wound received in combat August 12, 1918. A member of the 18th Battalion CEF group was good enough to join the group so he could share... Continue Reading →
153rd Battalion Internet Resource and More Pictures of Soldiers Found
The 153rd (Wellington) Battalion C.E.F. web site came in handy recently. During a search for a solder, Private Forbes Dilworth, reg. no. 50413, the web site for the Wellington County Museum and Archives web site came up with two pages of soldiers pictures from the "PART I (A-L): Elora and District Servicemen, 1914-1918." Manually going... Continue Reading →
Images for The Bluffs Post
The Bluff was a sector of the battle space in which the 18th Battalion was involved. Below are some images of the Bluff(s) and this excellent PDF file from the CWGC outlines, in brief, the history of the conflict in the area and the establishment of war graves.
It’s Still In There
The case of Private John Henry Burr, with a little help from the book "Kiss the kids for dad. Don't forget to write.: The Wartime Diaries of George Timmins, 1916 - 18" combined with the digitize x-rays a more personal and relevant historical picture of this 18th Battalion soldier's experience comes to light. Private John... Continue Reading →
“A” Company, 18th Battalion Mystery Photo
A photograph posted previously, purporting go be of "A" Company, 18th Battalion. The photograph is addressed to a Mrs. Paris Anderson of Crediton, Ontario. The inscription reads: ""Sandling Camp, September 1.4.1915. Tuesday evening 5 p.m. Dear Paris, This will let you know the time we are leaving England. This shows 'A Co' y ' 18th... Continue Reading →
An Unknown Officer of the 18th Battalion
Below is a picture of a currently unknown officer and the text applied to it.
Major-Gen. Sam Hughes Talks “Shop” With Boys of the 18th Battalion
Caption reads: The Minister of Militia, during his inspection of the troops training for active service with the Second Canadian Contingent, stopped and chatted with many privates in the ranks.
Men of the 18th Battalion Starting On Their Long Cross-Country Grind
Captions reads: This picture was taken by the Free Press camera man from the head of two-mile hill this morning as the troops proceeded south from the city via the Wharncliffe road. The company to which the St. Thomas men are attached broke from the main body at Lambeth and proceeded to St. Thomas while... Continue Reading →
Even When Inaccurate Photo Captions Can Be Valuable
"Here are four brothers who enlisted for active service and trained in this city [London, Ontario]. They are the quartet of Hinschliffes [Hinscliffe], cousins of Mrs. Mathews [Matthews], of 286 [285] Thames street, whose husband and son, both Johns [Jack and John], are in Belgium with the 18th Battalion: From left to right they are... Continue Reading →
Some Images…
...from the Historic Niagara Digital Collections, Niagara Public Library.
New and Modified Soldiers Pages as of December 16, 2014
Rayward, Theodore Oswald Hampton: Service no. 53279 Mewburn, John Chilton: Lieutenant Morrison, Gordon Fraser: Major Humphreys, John: Service no. 413050 Wiese, Harold John: Service no. 802732 Underwood, Clayton Elmer: Service no. 3131734 Stewart, James Charlton: Service no. 53970 Riley, Charles Herbert: Service no. 730379 Osborne, Albert Edward: Service no. 730713 Lee, John: Service no.... Continue Reading →
A Scratching on a Wall in France
Private Archibald Leonard Cater joined the 18th Battalion on March 31, 1916 and served with the Battalion in France until the day he died 1 day after being wounded on October 1, 1918 in the Arras sector. At sometime before his death he left a stark reminder of his existence: an inscription on what appears... Continue Reading →
Soldiers Added Today
Please check out the individual soldiers' pages for each of these men of the 18th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Hall, George: Service no. 189862 McDonald, Albert Alexander: Service no. 3131667 Coghlin, Ralph: Service no. 675215 McMullen, John Wesley: service no. 746055 McMullin, Leanord Calvin: Service no. 844831 Dawe, Victor: Service no. 54240 Fenton, Herbert Bishop:... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 