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.
War Diary of the 18th Battalion: April/May 1915
Confidential War Diary Of 18th Canadian Infantry Battalion From April 29th 1915 To May 31st 1915. Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information Avonmouth West Sandling Camp 4/29/15 6:00 AM 3:00 PM Arrived on R.M.S. Grampian. Arrived at WEST SANDLING CAMP and allotted quarters. West Sandling Camp 4 ... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 