Reg. No. Rank Last Name First Name 123480 Sergeant Bate Charles Lieutenant Bates Bernard John Lieutenant Bawden Henry Norman 189580 Private Beddle Roy Craig 823109 Belcher Russell William 189487 Corporal Bishop Matthew 880036 Private BLACKBURN ALFRED JOHN 54343 Lance Corporal Blanford James 880568 Private BONE Frank Captain Brackin Garnet 880009 Private BRAGG John 3130123 Private... Continue Reading →
Tips on Searching for Soldiers Who Did Not Perish in the War
Introduction The relative ease with which one can find basic biographical information regarding a Canadian soldier that was killed or died during World War 1 available because of the many online resources and databases is in sharp contrast to the work required for a soldier who survived the war. The original intent of this blog... Continue Reading →
Father and Son in the 18th Battalion
Smith... What a name to have to research. If one goes to the LAC database and does a last name search for 'Smith' you get approximately 7,000 results. Impressive if you think of this last name as a percentage of all the Canadian troops that served overseas - about 1%. I wonder how common, or... Continue Reading →
Brothers
As I work through the War Diary and do my Soldiers research I have found several stories belying the terrible toll the Great War had on families. Several times there have been brothers serving together such as the Nelson brothers. Today I found the Cash bothers. See their soldier pages here and here for more... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 