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Photograph depicts a group of high ranking military officials, including Lieutenant Colonel Powley of the 143rd Battalion, and Lieutenant Colonel Leach of the 231st Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders), among others. Seated in the centre chair is Govenor General, the Duke of Connaught. This picture was taken at a military training camp in Sidney, B.C when the two battalions were training there in 1916.

Photograph depicts 11 soldiers and officer Lieutenant John Collard McKelcan Johns from the 143rd Battalion (British Columbia Bantams) on horseback at Beacon Hill camp. They belong to the Transport Section.

Photograph depicts the entire 143rd Battalion (British Columbia Bantams) outside the Provincial Parliament (Legislature) in downtown Victoria.

Photograph depicts the officers of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams). Seen left to right in the front row: Captain Hugh Kennedy, Captain William White, Captain Joseph Gordon Smith, Major Norman Eric Gore-Langton, Senior Major William Fothergill Cooke Tayler, Lieutenant Colonel Alan Bruce Powley, Captain Gerald Charles Huntingdon, Major Frederic Wollaston, Captain James Maxwell Reid, Captain Robert Ingram, Captain William John Cox. Middle row: Lieutenant Basil Champion Thwaites, Lieutenant Robert Ellaby Meredith, Captain James Harry Kerr, Lieutenant Albert James Julier, Captain Oswald Frances Drury Norrington, Captain John Alexander Greenhill, Captain William Wallace Duncan, Capt. William Colgate, Lieutenant William Noble, Lieutenant James Cyril Harding Benson, Captain Stanley Albert Emil MacDonald, Lieutenant Ernest LeMessurier. Back Row: Lieutenant A. G. Blair, Captain Conyers Bridgewater, Lieutenant G. B. Moore, Lieutenant Gilbert, Lieutenant John Collard McKelcan Johns.

Photograph depicts the Stretcher Bearer's Section of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams).They are seen here posing with their supervisor, Captain Robert Ingram, Medical Officer.

Photograph depicts members of the Machine Gun Section, 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) with machine gun officer Lieutenant Robert Ellaby Meredith. They are seen here with a Colt machine gun and two automatic rifles.

Photograph depicts the signaller's section of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams). They are posed with Begbie lamps, telescopes, flags and electrical cables. On each end is a dispatch rider mounted on their Yale and Indian motorcycles.

Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) on a routine march. The location is unspecified, but likely somewhere near Victoria. The group in the photo is led by an officer on horseback.

Photograph depicts a warrant officer from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) at the military training camp in Sidney, B.C. This officer wears the warrant officer insignia on his sleeve and also wears a lanyard around his shoulder. He also wears a medal ribbon on his uniform, likely earned following service in the Boer War. This soldier is also in photograph J-03339.

Photograph depicts two pictures taken at Sidney Camp. In the first picture, a Bantam soldier stands outside a sentry box. In the second picture is a group picture of seven soldiers.

Photograph depicts two pictures taken at Sidney camp during summer field training for the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams). In the first picture, a group of Bantam soldiers pose inside a tent holding their bayonets. In the second picture, a soldier stands outside of his tent next to all of his equipment which includes his rifles, clothing, mess tin, rifle and bedding.

Photograph depicts two pictures taken at Sidney camp during summer training for the 143rd Battalion. In the first picture, a soldier has his photograph interrupted by another soldier who tries to spill something from a bottle over the unsuspecting soldier. In the second picture, a Bantam poses outside the tents at camp.

Photograph depicts two soldiers at Sidney camp posing for portraits. They are part of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams). These photos were taken at Sidney camp during summer field training in 1916.

Photograph depicts two pictures of Bantam soldiers at Sidney military camp during summer field training for the 143rd Battalion. Both these shots are examples of cameraderie as they feature small groups of soldiers who likely lived under the same tent. In the second picture, there is a small number '15' laid out in stones outside of the tent. This may be marking the area as No. 15 Platoon.

Photograph depicts two pictures of soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) taken at the Sidney military camp during their summer field training in 1916. The first soldier is a private and the second soldier is a lance-corporal.

Photograph depicts a soldier from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) posing for a photograph at Sidney camp where the battalion completed their summer field training.

Photograph depicts two images taken at Sidney camp during summer field training in 1916. In this photograph, soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) are seen posing near their living quarters.

Photograph depicts a soldier from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) with tattoos on his chest, arms and back. The images portrayed in the tattoo designs include eagles and snakes, nude women, lion heads and birds.

Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) marching near Willows Camp in a routine exercise.

Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) marching near Willows Camp in a routine exercise. They are led by Major Gore-Langton.

Photograph depicts the band from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) on horseback during a routine march.

Photograph depicts a group of soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) wearing rain capes marching in the rain as part of a routine exercise.

Photograph depicts a group of soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) marching in the rain as part of a routine exercise.

Photograph depicts two pictures taken at Sidney Camp during summer field training for the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams). Both images feature soldiers posing outside their tents. In the first image, another soldier can be seen lying on the floor of the tent.

Photograph depicts two pictures of soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) posing outside of their tents at Sidney Camp during summer field training.

Photograph depicts three soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) at Sidney military camp. The first two soldiers appear to be Indigenous though their names are unknown. The second soldier is possibly Private Louis Symonds (Regimental number 258354).

Photograph depicts band members of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) posing in a forest with their instruments during summer field training. It is possible that a few members of 231st Battalion band are also present as one of the drums in the picture has the logo of the Seaforth Highlanders and both battalions were training at the camp in Sidney at the same time. Sitting on the bass drum is Rags, the 143rd Battalion's terrier mascot.

Photograph depicts band members of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams). The officer in the picture is Captain Gerald Charles Huntingdon.

Photograph depicts two portraits of Bantam soldiers taken at Sidney military camp where the 143rd Battalion trained during the summer of 1916. In the first picture is a drummer who poses with his instrument in front of one of the tents. You can also see the Drummer trade badge on his sleeve. In the second picture, a soldier poses with his Ross MK III Rifle in front of another tent inside which another soldier can be seen reading a book.

Photograph depicts two portraits taken at Sidney military camp. Both soldiers pose with swagger sticks in front of camp tents. The soldier in the second picture is a lance-corporal. Both men are from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams). Photo taken at Sidney military training camp during the Bantams' summer field training.