During the search for soldiers of the 18th Battalion I found Lieutenant Thayer Vincent Milford a site was found referring to him as belonging to the Western Ontario Regiment on the West Carlton Honour Roll. As I perused the site I noticed an entry for a Lieutenant Ewen McLachlin. Having a connection through relatives to... Continue Reading →
Starting September 1915
Starting to transcribe the September 1915 diaries. One of the "problems" with doing this work is that there are references to places, people, and other things that I want to research as I am transcribing the documents. For example, I found this interesting history on Canadian field artillery in PDF form. Sadly, it is not... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 