Photograph depicts soldiers from the 260th Battalion (Canadian Rifles), Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force at Rithet's Wharf prior to boarding the SS Protesilaus.
Photograph depicts soldiers from the 260th Battalion (Canadian Rifles), Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force at Rithet's Wharf prior to boarding the SS Protesilaus.
Photograph depicts soldiers from the 260th Battalion (Canadian Rifles), Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force at Rithet's Wharf prior to boarding the SS Protesilaus.
Photograph depicts the 260th Battalion (Canadian Rifles), Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force marching down Cadboro Bay Road toward Victoria's outer wharf on departure day. The old Patrick Area can be seen in the background on the left.
Photograph depicts the 260th Battalion (Canadian Rifles), Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force marching down Cadboro Bay Road toward Victoria's outer wharf on departure day. The old Patrick Area can be seen in the background on the left. Also in this picture is a billboard ad for "Canada's war-time flour" Purity Flour.
Photograph depicts the SS Protesilaus docked at Rithet's Wharf. Most soldiers have already boarded the ship and a few friends and family speak to them from the docks.
Photograph depicts soldiers from the 260th Battalion (Canadian Rifles), Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force aboard the SS Protesilaus. The ship is still boarding passengers at Rithet's Wharf.
Photograph depicts the portraits of two privates from the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. They belong to one of two infantry battalions, either the 259th or 260th Battalion. The men wear British pattern Service Dress uniforms with Oliver 'snake clasp' belts. These photos were taken at Willows Camp.
Photograph depicts two images taken at Willows Camp during the mobilization of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. The first image is a close-up of an infantry soldier wearing his Service Dress Jacket. In the second photo, a private and a corporal pose together wearing Winter Forage Caps.
Photograph depicts two images of Canadian Siberian Expedition Force soldiers at Willows Camp. In the first image, two soldiers pose outside a tent. The first of the two soldiers wears a metal shoulder bar from the 2nd Depot Battalion, Ontario Regiment and probably served in the 259th Battalion. The second image is a close-up portrait of another soldier. All men are wearing British pattern uniforms that were issued to troops late in the war when Canadian supplies were running low.
Photograph depicts two portraits of Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force soldiers at Willows Camp. Both these soldiers wear British pattern Service Dress uniforms which were commonly supplied in the later years of the war as Canadian supplies ran out.
Photograph depicts the portraits of two soldiers from the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. Both soldiers are wearing British pattern Service Dress uniforms with Winter Forage Caps. These pictures were taken at Willows Camp.
Photograph depicts two portraits of soldiers from the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. Troops were recruited from all over Canada and trained at Willows Camp in Victoria. These men are wearing British pattern Service Dress uniforms and caps and would have been part of either the 259th or 260th Battalion. The second soldier is also holding a Ross Rifle.
Photograph depicts the picture of two soldiers attached to the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. The soldier in the second picture emerges from his tent. Other Ranks were quartered in canvas tents at the camp, while those with more senior and commissioned ranks were housed in permanent buildings. Photos taken at Willows Camp.
Photograph depicts soldiers at Willows Camp. They belong to the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. In these images they are posing with their Lee-Enfield rifles.
Photograph depicts two soldiers at Willows Camp during the mobilization of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. The second soldier wears a cap badge from the 1st Depot Battalion, Nova Scotia Regiment.
Photograph depicts two portraits of soldiers taken at Willows Camp during the mobilization of the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force. Both soldiers wear a British Pattern uniform identifiable by the five large buttons, the fold-down collar and the presence of rifle patches on the shoulders. The first soldier is wearing a Winter Forage Cap and the second soldier is wearing a Service Dress Cap with a Canadian Officer's Training Corps badge.