The 18th Battalion Association was an outcrop of the creation of the Great War Veterans Association, later to become the Royal Canadian Legion. The member ship was active and had reunions at their various chapters.[i] One such reunion occurred on 22 October of 1964 recognizing the 50th anniversary of the start of the Great War.... Continue Reading →
Special Event: 91st Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force ”Elgins Own” in St. Thomas, Ontario
Below are the details of a wonderful initiative taken by a series of volunteers and history buffs of an event to honour the formation of the 91st Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. I have included the details per a document from this group's Facebook page. Many soldiers of the 91st Battalion served with other... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 