Sometime in the early spring of 1915 a young man from Pennsylvania with gainful employment with Ingersoll-Rand as a draughtsman took a trip to Philadelphia to inquire with the British Consulate on how best to pursue an engagement with the Imperial Forces so he could participate in the war. The advice led him, with four... Continue Reading →
The Harvard Class of ’19 Student: Private David Sidney Laird
Question 10 on the Attestation Paper filled out for each man that enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force asks: Have you ever served in any Military Force? If so, state particulars of former Service. In the majority of cases this question, if answered, involves a recruit’s involvement in either the Canadian Militia or in the... Continue Reading →
Video: Newfoundland News, No.1 (1916)
The Library and Archives Canada has a YouTube channel with videos that are of interest. Below is video entitled "Newfoundland News, No.1 (1916)" with a run time of 9 minutes and 10 seconds. The description is as follows: Newfoundland Soldiers Visit Home of Robbie Burns. Soldiers visit the sites of Scotland including Burn's birthplace, the... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 