On October 20, 1914 Alfred Benson Laing enlisted in the 18th Battalion. He was a 24-year-old druggist with three years of officer cadet experience coupled with 7 years’ experience with the 21st Volunteers[i]. His next of kin information is noteworthy as his father was Colonel Frederick Herbert Laing located at the Laing building at the... Continue Reading →
Now We See Through the Glass Darkly; But Then Face to Face
Such was the epitaph on the headstone of Major V.H. de Butts Powell. This Canadian soldier was to have an impact on Canadians and the Western world long after his death on January 2, 1918. Before Major de Butts Powell joined the Canadian Field Artillery on January 15, 1915 he served as a teaching master... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 