In the upper picture of this group are four native born Russians: Sergy Dondik, a former sergeant in the czar’s bodyguard at Warsaw, who came from Chicago to join the ally of this fatherland at Windsor; John W. Pearson, who was born at Skermacish, Latonia, a province grouped with Russian Poland; fighting has been reported... Continue Reading →
Not Enough: After fighting the Germans he wanted to fight the Bolsheviks
This is the second in a series of posts exploring the service and life of 18th Battalion men buried in the Maritimes. The author visited the grave of a soldier in Nova Scotia during a visit to a family member and from that grew a desire to visit and honour these men, some of who... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 