A relatively obscure photograph of a group of men from 1916/1917 brings to life the men of that image. It is a photograph of a group of men from the 186th Overseas Battalion, raised from men in the Chatham and St. Thomas areas. Though primarily recruiting from Kent County, many men of the 91st Battalion... Continue Reading →
Private Oliver’s Passing
Marg Liessens is a prolific contributor to the Canadian Virtual War Memorial site and others with her photographs of headstones and other images related to the remembrance of our armed forces. While researching Private Oliver Chester Ellis, reg. no. 189469 a visit to the Canadian Virtual War Memorial contained the photograph of Private Ellis. Of... Continue Reading →
The Entomologist
George Johnston Spencer was a well known entomologist based at the University of British Columbia and became Professor Emeritus after his retirement in 1953. His collection of insects, at 600,000 specimens, is the second largest in Western Canada and his work led, in part, the the creation of an entomological museum that now is part... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 