Via Operation Picture Me. Wiarton Echo. February 14, 1917. Near the end of January 1917, a 24-year-old soldier from Cape Croker[i] wrote a letter to his parish priest. He was not an exceptional soldier, in that he had not earned military recognition through medals[ii], but he was exceptional as he represented a community in the... Continue Reading →
“He is survived…”
Preface This article is a departure from previous biographical pieces about the soldiers of the 18th Battalion because of the personal experiences of the author in the geographic area in which this story unfolds. Thus, it is more personal and subjective with the attendant personal observations and valuations of someone that has been there and... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 