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11th Canadian Mounted Rifles, Willows

Photograph depicts the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles (CMR) at Willows Camp training grounds. Photographer's box notes mention Hastings Park in Vancouver, however the buildings and landscape in the photograph are distinctly Willows Camp.

11th Canadian Mounted Rifles, Willows

Photograph depicts the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles (CMR) at Willows Camp training grounds. Photographer's box notes mention Hastings Park in Vancouver, however the buildings and landscape in the photograph are distinctly Willows Camp.

11th Canadian Mounted Rifles, Willows

Photograph depicts the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles (CMR) at Willows Camp training grounds. Photographer's box notes mention Hastings Park in Vancouver, however the buildings and landscape in the photograph are distinctly Willows Camp.

231st Battalion, Hastings Park

Photograph depicts the 231st Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders) on the training grounds at Hastings Park in Vancouver, B.C. On horseback at the front of the battalion are Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Easton Leach and battalion Sergeant-Major J. A. Ewart. Vancouver Exhibition Buildings can be seen in the background.

Barracks at Christmas time

Photograph depicts the Barracks at Willows Camp decorated for Christmas. Individual spaces for storing soldier's equipment can be seen. Some spaces have been decorated with pictures of loved ones. In the first cubby, the items of Herbert Fred Bentley (Regimental number 525336) of the Army Medical Corps can be seen.

Bird's eye view of Willows Camp

Photograph depicts a bird's eye view of the encampment at Willows Camp. This photograph shows the canvas tents as they were arranged in 1918. In the background is a foggy landscape with a few homes in the modern day area of Oak Bay.

Bird's-eye view of Willows Camp

Photograph depicts the encampment at Willows military training camp in the autumn of 1918. During this time the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force was training at Willows Camp.

Camp facilities; Sidney

Photograph depicts a bird's-eye view of the food service facilities at Sidney Camp. The structures with the wooden roofs are covered outdoor tables and benches. The areas with the canvas tents are food preparation and serving areas. Further down are washing facilities, including showers. On the right-side of the frame are the canvas tents where soldiers were housed during their summer field training.

Rows of soldiers at attention.

Photograph depicts soldiers of the 48th Battalion standing at attention while officers inspect them. The two officers seen walking down the front row are commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel William Josiah Hartley Holmes (right). Next to him conducting the inspection is a Colonel whose name is unknown.

Soldiers exercising at Willows Camp

Photograph depicts soldiers stretching their lower backs during a training session at Willows Camp, Victoria, B.C. The photograph is marked with tape to aid the photographer in cropping the image during processing.

Soldiers exercising at Willows Camp

Photograph depicts soldiers doing leg raises as part of an exercise routine at Willows Camp in Victoria, B.C. The photograph is marked with tape to aid the photographer in cropping the image during processing.

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