Lieutenant William Denton Northgrave enlisted with the 160th Bruce Battalion and served with the 8th and 18th Battalions until his attachment to the 4th Canadian Machine Gun Company. This transcription offers the reader the Lieutenant's point of view from his active combat service. With thanks to Jim Kelly for contributing this news clipping. Transcribed in... Continue Reading →
2026 Vimy Day Lecture – Timetable for Victory: The 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade at the Battle of Vimy Ridge
I will be giving a lecture on 8 April 2026. Details below and at this LINK. 2026 Vimy Day Lecture - Timetable for Victory: The 4th Canadian Infantry Brigade at the Battle of Vimy RidgeEvent dateWed, 8 Apr 2026 - 7:00:pmPlease join the Society at the Elgin County Museum, 460 Sunset Drive, for the annual... Continue Reading →
50th Anniversary of 18th Battalion Reunion in Windsor, Ontario
The 18th Battalion Association was an outcrop of the creation of the Great War Veterans Association, later to become the Royal Canadian Legion. The member ship was active and had reunions at their various chapters.[i] One such reunion occurred on 22 October of 1964 recognizing the 50th anniversary of the start of the Great War.... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 