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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 the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) band.

Photograph depicts a returned soldier in 1919. He belonged to the 143rd Battalion and wears a bandsman insignia patch on his uniform sleeve.

Photograph depicts band members of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams). The officer in the picture is then Lieutenant (later Captain) Conyers Bridgewater.

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

Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) on the docks of the CPR station at Victoria's Inner Harbour as they board a ship. They can be seen here carrying their full equipment kits. Civilians and soldiers line the streets around the dock. On the side of the building is an ad for the British Columbia Telephone Co. Ltd. The BC Bantams were initially going to be sent overseas as a railway construction battalion but were later broken up for reinforcements.

Photograph depicts a Company of the 143rd Battalion posing outside the parliament buildings in Victoria. The four officers seated in the front row chairs are Lieutenant William Noble, Major Norman Eric Gore-Langton (officer commanding), Lieutenant Albert James Julier, and Lieutenant Ernest LeMessurier. The dogs in the photographs are Gore-Langton's dog (left) and Rags, the Bantams' mascot.

Photograph depicts one of the companies of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) outside the provincial legislature in Victoria. Officers in the front row include (L-R): Lieutenant Ernest LeMessurier, Captain Hugh Kennedy, Captain James Maxwell Reid, Lieutenant William Noble, and Lieutenant Herbert Mason Drost.

Photograph depicts one of the companies of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) outside the provincial legislature in Victoria. Officers in the front row include (L-R): Captain William Wallace Duncan, Captain Sidney Colgate, Major Frederic Wollaston, Lieutenant James Cyril Harding Benson, Captain James Harry Kerr.

Photograph depicts one of the companies of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) outside the provincial legislature in Victoria. Officers in the front row include (L-R): Captain Stanley Albert Emil MacDonald, Major Norman Eric Gore-Langton, Captain John Alexander Greenhill, and Lieutenant Albert James Julier.

Photograph depicts one of the companies of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) outside the provincial legislature in Victoria. Officers in the front row include (L-R): Captain Stanley Albert Emil MacDonald, Major Norman Eric Gore-Langton, Captain John Alexander Greenhill, and Lieutenant Albert James Julier. The large dog belongs to Major Gore-Langton and the other smaller dog at the end of the row is Rags, the 143rd Battalion's mascot.

Photograph depicts one of the companies of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) outside the provincial legislature in Victoria. Officers in the front row include (L-R): Captain Stanley Albert Emil MacDonald, [Unknown], Captain John Alexander Greenhill, Major Norman Eric Gore-Langton, and Lieutenant Albert James Julier and Lieutenant Ernest LeMessurier.

Photograph depicts a company from the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) posing in front of the Provincial parliament building. Buglers sit down on the floor in the front row and officers sit on chairs. These include: Lieutenant A.G. Blair, Lieutenant G. B. Moore, Captain Oswald Frances Drury Norrington, Captain Joseph Gordon Smith, Captain Conyers Bridgewater, Lieutenant Basil Champion Twaites, Lieutenant Gilbert.

Photograph depicts the Princess Mary pulling our from Inner Harbour with soldiers from the the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) onboard. Some men climb the boat's rigging to get a better view and to wave goodbye to friends and family. There was an impressive turn out of civilians sending off the Bantams, resulting in large crowds gathering at the docks. After a period of delays, the BC Bantams were finally given approval to depart for the front in February 1917 as a railway construction battalion. This order was later cancelled and the 143rd Battalion was broken up for reinforcements.

Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) aboard the SS Princess Mary on departure day. There were two departures for Bantam soldiers on the same day; one aboard the SS Princess Mary and another aboard the SS Princess Victoria.

Photograph depicts the Princess Victoria docked at Inner Harbour as the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) board the ship. Many men climb the boat's rigging to get a better view and to wave goodbye to friends and family. On the upper deck, just above the English flag, is Muggins the Red Cross dog with his collections tin. After a period of delays, the BC Bantams were finally given approval to depart for the front in February 1917 as a railway construction battalion. This order was later cancelled and the 143rd Battalion was broken up for reinforcements.

Photograph depicts the soldiers of the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) at aboard a CPR ship as they depart from Victoria. The Empress Hotel can be seen in the background. After a period of delays, the BC Bantams were finally given approval to depart for the front in February 1917 as a railway construction battalion. This order was later cancelled and the 143rd Battalion was broken up for reinforcements.

Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) aboard the SS Princess Mary on departure day. There were two departures for Bantam soldiers on the same day; one aboard the SS Princess Mary and another aboard the SS Princess Victoria. Some soldiers have climbed the ship's rigging to gain a better view of the crowds who had come to watch the departure. On the left side of the top deck, one of soldiers is carrying Muggins, the Red Cross mascot. The spitz is carrying its Red Cross collection tins on a harness in which people could donate money for the war effort.

Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) aboard the SS Princess Victoria on departure day. There were two departures for Bantam soldiers on the same day; one aboard the SS Princess Mary and another aboard the SS Princess Victoria. Many soldiers have climbed the ship's rigging to gain a better view of the crowds who had come to watch the departure. On the left side of the top deck, one of the soldiers is carrying Rags, the 143rd Battalion's mascot.

Photograph depicts the crowds gathered at the docks of Victoria's Inner Harbour as the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) board the Princess Victoria and Princess Mary, two CPR ships. After a period of delays, the BC Bantams were finally given approval to depart for the front in February 1917 as a railway construction battalion. This order was later cancelled and the 143rd Battalion was broken up for reinforcements.

Photograph depicts the Princess Victoria docked at Inner Harbour as the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) board the ship. Many men climb the boat's rigging to get a better view and to wave goodbye to friends and family. After a period of delays, the BC Bantams were finally given approval to depart for the front in February 1917 as a railway construction battalion. This order was later cancelled and the 143rd Battalion was broken up for reinforcements.

Photograph depicts the crowds gathered at the docks of Victoria's Inner Harbour as the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) board the Princess Victoria and Princess Mary, two CPR ships. After a period of delays, the BC Bantams were finally given approval to depart for the front in February 1917 as a railway construction battalion. This order was later cancelled and the 143rd Battalion was broken up for reinforcements.

Photograph depicts the Princess Victoria docked at Inner Harbour as the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) board the ship. Many men climb the boat's rigging to get a better view and to wave goodbye to friends and family. After a period of delays, the BC Bantams were finally given approval to depart for the front in February 1917 as a railway construction battalion. This order was later cancelled and the 143rd Battalion was broken up for reinforcements.

Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) aboard the SS Princess Victoria on departure day. There were two departures for Bantam soldiers on the same day; one aboard the SS Princess Mary and another aboard the SS Princess Victoria.

Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) aboard the SS Princess Victoria on departure day. There were two departures for Bantam soldiers on the same day; one aboard the SS Princess Mary and another aboard the SS Princess Victoria. The Empress Hotel can be seen in the background despite the fog as well as the many spectators lining the streets to watch the departure.

Photograph depicts the field medical section of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams). The group poses with stretchers, medical kits and a trophy. With them is Medical Officer Captain Robert Ingram.

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

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

Photograph depicts two portraits of soldiers taken at Sidney camp. The first portrait features a young soldier and his rifle. In the second picture, a Bantam soldier poses in his full kit which includes Canadian M1916 Oliver 'dismounted equipment' featuring two cartridge pouches, a haversack and his rifle.

Photograph depicts two Bantam soldiers posing with their Ross MK III Rifles. They stand in front of a tent marked with the number '14' in stones, possibly indicating a platoon.