There are some places in this world that are simply peaceful. Imagine green fields of corn and mixed forest abutting those fields teeming with wildlife. The sky, like the land, seems to run forever and if you do not move there is no sound but the rustling if the leaves or an errant “caw” from... Continue Reading →
Overview of Private Albert Jean Julien
Albert Jean Julien, reg no. 189764, enlisted with the 91st Overseas Battalion at St. Thomas, Ontario on 3 January 1916. He was married to Katherine[i]. He listed his trade as a tailor and as his wife was shown to live at 30 King Street. He had two sons, Albert Michael Leo Julian (1907-1999) and Glen... 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 →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 