CONFIDENTIAL WAR DIARY of 18th Canadian Battalion 2nd Canadian Division From 1st April to 30th April 1916 Volume 8 With appendices 1 -3 Place Date Hour Summary of Events and Information CLYTTE April 1 10:00 AM Battalion in Divisional Reserve at LA CLYTTE. B coy and 2 platoons of D coy moved to hold trenches... Continue Reading →
“… he was probably the youngest major in the Canadian army.”
So says the Toronto World newspaper on March 10th, 1917 just 5 days after acting Major George Vincent Nelson was killed. He joined the 18th Battalion on May 6, 1916 as a reinforcement after originally joining the 83rd Overseas Battalion on September 4, 1914. During his duty with the 18th Battalion, which spanned less than... Continue Reading →
Rank Last Name Initials KIA Service No. Family Information Private BASS J 02/03/1916 '406252' Private GAGEBY R 02/03/1916 '406719' SON OF ROBERT GAGEBY, OF 45, BROOKHILL AVENUE, BELFAST, IRELAND. Sergeant GARDNER H S 02/03/1916 '54020' SON OF JOHN AND JANE GARDNER, OF 112, ABBEY FOREGATE, SHREWSBURY. NATIVE OF SALOP, ENGLAND. Private HILLSON J 02/03/1916 '54227'... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 