Photograph depicts a company from the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles at Willows Camp. Notes left by the photographer state this could be either 'A', 'B' or 'C' company. Battalion officers are also seated in the front row.
Photograph depicts a company from the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles at Willows Camp. Notes left by the photographer state this could be either 'A', 'B' or 'C' company. Battalion officers are also seated in the front row.
Photograph depicts a company from the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles at Willows Camp. Notes left by the photographer state this could be either 'A', 'B' or 'C' company. Battalion officers are also seated in the front row.
Photograph depicts all four companies that comprise the 11th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles. This bird's-eye view photograph was taken at Willows Camp.
Photograph depicts all four companies that comprise the 11th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles. This bird's-eye view photograph was taken at Willows Camp.
Photograph depicts the band of the 11th CMR (Canadian Mounted Rifles), along with commissioned officers, in front of the mess at what appears to be Willows Camp.
Photograph depicts the band of the 11th CMR (Canadian Mounted Rifles), along with commissioned officers, in front of the mess at what appears to be Willows Camp.
Photograph depicts two officers leading a march in front of the Empress Hotel. These soldiers are marching toward the CPR station in Victoria that offered a ferry service connecting Victoria to Vancouver's CPR railway station. The soldiers belong to the 2nd Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment and are being drafted overseas.
Photograph depicts soldiers from the 135th draft, 2nd Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment on board a CPR ship in Victoria prior to departure toward Europe.
Photograph depicts soldiers from the 135th draft, 2nd Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment at the CPR station in Victoria prior to departure toward Europe.
Photograph depicts soldiers from the 135th draft, 2nd Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment at the CPR station in Victoria prior to departure toward Europe.
Photograph depicts soldiers from the 135th draft, 2nd Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment at the CPR station in Victoria prior to departure for Europe.
Photograph depicts soldiers from the 135th draft, 2nd Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment near the docks of the CPR station in Victoria. Many civilians have come to join them and wish them well on their journey to Europe.
Photograph depicts passengers, including soldiers from the 2nd Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment waiting to board a CPR ship for their regular ferry service to Vancouver.
Photograph depicts two pictures taken of Bantam soldiers (143rd Battalion) during their stay at Sidney camp in the summer of 1916. In the first picture, two soldiers demonstrate a fighting position using their Ross Rifles and bayonets. In the second picture, a Bantam soldier poses for the camera wearing his uniform.
Photograph depicts two pictures taken of Bantam soldiers (143rd Battalion) during their stay at Sidney camp in the summer of 1916. In the first picture, an unusually tall Bantam soldier poses in front of a tent with a B.C. Bantams pennant flag attached to it. In order to meet recruitment goals, the 143rd Battalion started accepting taller men into their unit, which may explain this man's presence. In the second picture, three Bantam soldiers pose together in front of canvas tents.
Photograph depicts two individual portraits taken of Bantam soldiers (143rd Battalion) during their stay at Sidney camp in the summer of 1916. They pose with their Ross Rifles in front of the tents where they were quartered.
Photograph depicts two pictures taken at a military training camp in Sidney. The pictures were taken while the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) were training at the camp in the summer of 1916. In the first picture, a soldier wearing summer camp 'undress' (comprised of khaki trousers, shirts with a turndown collar, and a summer straw hat with a wide brim turned up on the left side) shows an attacking position with his Ross Rifle. In the second picture, a young bugler poses with his instrument in formal service dress uniform.
Photograph depicts two exposures taken on the same glass plate. In the first picture, a group of seven soldiers (1 bugler, 6 infantry) pose for a group photo at Beacon Hill Camp. They are wearing their full Oliver equipment kit and hold Ross rifles. In the second picture, the bugler and corporal from the first picture pose again for another photo.
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 Bantam soldiers at Sidney Camp. In the first picture, 7 soldiers and a bugler stand at attention in front of the encampment. In the second picture, a soldier poses.
Photograph depicts two lines of soldiers from the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) standing outside the tents at Sidney military training camp. The officer on the left is Lieutenant Albert James Julier, platoon commander of No. 14 Platoon. The two officers on the right are Lieutenant William Noble, platoon commander of No. 7 platoon (left) and Major Norman Eric Gore-Langton, officer commanding of No. 4 company.
Photograph depicts two portraits of soldiers taken at a military training camp in Sidney, B.C. where they trained in the summer and early autumn of 1916. These soldiers belong to the 143rd Battalion (B.C. Bantams).
Photograph depicts the 143rd Battalion (BC Bantams) on the docks of the CPR station at Victoria's Inner Harbour as they await boarding. They can be seen here with their full equipment kits. Civilians line the streets further down the dock. The turn out for the Bantams' departure was impressive. They were initially going to be sent overseas as a railway construction battalion but were later broken up for reinforcements.
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.