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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 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 soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) on the docks of the CPR terminal in Victoria as they wait to board their ships on departure day. Soldiers are seen wearing full gear near the baggage room. Many soldiers are accompanied by their families as they wait.

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

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

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

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 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 a sports team (possibly a soccer team) posing with Captain Joseph Gordon Smith of the 143rd Battalion. Organized sports were an important part of physical training at military camps.

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

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 William Wallace Duncan, Captain Sidney Colgate, Major Frederic Wollaston, Lieutenant James Cyril Harding Benson, Captain James Harry Kerr.

Photograph depicts the officers of the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) at the provincial legislative buildings in Victoria. Backrow (L-R): Lieutenant A. G. Blair, Captain Conyers Bridgewater, Lieutenant Mason Drost, Lieutenant G. B. Moore, Lieutenant Gilbert, Lieutenant John Collard McKelcan Johns. Middle row (L-R): Lieutenant Basil Champion Twaites, 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, Captain Sidney Colgate, Lieutenant William Noble, Lieutenant James Cyril Harding Benson, Captain Stanley Albert Emil MacDonald, Lieutenant Ernest LeMessurier. Front row (L-R): Captain Hugh Kennedy, Captain William White, Captain Joseph Gordon Smith, Major Norman Eric Gore-Langton, Major William Fothergill Coole Tayler, Lieutenant-Colonel Alan Bruce Powley, Captain Gerald Charles Huntingdon, Major Frederic Wollaston, Captain James Maxwell Reid, Captain Robert Ingram, Captain William John Cox.

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 Stanley Albert Emil MacDonald, Major Norman Eric Gore-Langton, Captain John Alexander Greenhill, and Lieutenant Albert James Julier.

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

Photograph depicts soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) on a routine march at an unspecified location, but possibly near Beacon Hill Park or Sidney Military Camp.

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 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 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 two pictures of soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams) posing outside of their tents at Sidney Camp during summer field training. Both men carry Ross MK III Rifles.

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