Military training camps

103rd Battalion, Willows Camp

J-02160
Item
[ca. 1915-1916]

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts a company from the 103rd Battalion (Vancouver Island Timber Wolves) at Willows Camp.

11th Canadian Mounted Rifles, Willows

J-02171
Item
[ca. 1915-1916]

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

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

J-02174
Item
[ca. 1915-1916]

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

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

J-02170
Item
[ca. 1915-1916]

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

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.

48th Battalion C.E.F. Association fonds

PR-2296
Fonds
1915-1980

The fonds consists of the records of the 48th Battalion, C.E.F., Association and includes correspondence, newsletters, programs and financial information from 1936 to 1980. Most of these records were created by the Association's Vancouver branch secretary, Al La Fortune. The fonds also includes a photograph album created by La Fortune between 1915 and 1959 which shows members of the 48th Battalion (3rd Pioneer Battalion) at the Willows training camp in Victoria, going overseas, in England and at Vimy in France. The album also has photographs of the Association getting together for their reunions in Victoria from 1947 to 1959.

48th Battalion C.E.F. Association

"B" Platoon, 5th Regiment, Canadian Garrison Artillery, Victoria

F-05264
Item
1913

Part of Archives visual records collection

Barracks at Christmas time

J-01619
Item
1918

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

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.

Barracks at Christmas time

J-01552
Item
1918

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts the Barracks at Willows Camp decorated for Christmas.

Bird's eye view of Willows Camp

J-02667
Item
1918

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

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

J-02263
Item
1918

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

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.

Buildings at Willow's Camp

J-01701
Item
1918

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts wooden buildings near the entrance of Willows Camp, Victoria B.C.

Buildings at Willow's Camp

J-01702
Item
1918

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts wooden buildings near the entrance of Willows Camp, Victoria B.C.

Camp of Victoria Rifles. August 1870

A-02982
Item
28 Jul 1870

Part of Frederick Dally fonds

Camp views, Willows

J-02662
Item
1918

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts two views down the rows of tents at Willows military camp.

[Canadian Scottish Regiment : tactical school, Colwood, 1933]

F1980:377/001
Item
[1933 & 1938]

Part of June Medd film collection

Footage. Military camp activities, 1933, including tent encampment; infantry tactical exercise; marching; pipe band and brass band at practice. Also rugby game at Royal Athletic Park, Victoria.

Governor General the Duke of Connaught inspecting the troups at Victoria

I-75198
Item
[1915]

Part of Archives visual records collection

Old exhibition grounds, Heywood Avenue, Victoria, B.C. showing soldiers drilling. Building in background: Agricultural Hall, built 1884. Used as a barracks by "C" Battery

H-03223
Item
1884

Part of Archives visual records collection

Houses on the left.

Rows of soldiers at attention.

J-01452
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

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.

Rows of soldiers train at Willows Camp

J-01449
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts commanding officers leading troops through drills at Willows Camp Exhibition Grounds near Victoria, B.C.

Rows of soldiers training at Willows Camp

J-01451
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts hundreds of soldiers from the 48th Battalion doing drills at Willows Camp Exhibition Grounds. Officers on horseback watch the scene while a union jack flag waves in the wind.

Second Canadian Mounted Rifles at Willows Camp, Victoria BC; Colonel Batt, Sir Richard McBride, Major General Hughes

D-00276
Item
23 Jan 1915

Part of Archives visual records collection

Soldiers and recruits at outdoor washing facilities at Willows Camp

J-01447
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts soldiers washing up at the outdoor camp facilities at Willows Camp near Victoria, B.C.

Soldiers and recruits at outdoor washing facilities at Willows Camp

J-01448
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts soldiers washing up at the outdoor camp facilities at Willows Camp near Victoria, B.C. Several men look back at the camera.

Soldiers are inspected by Officers at Willows Camp

J-01457
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts hundreds of soldiers from the 48th Battalion standing at attention during training at Willows Camp. Officers inspect the unit.

Soldiers are inspected by Officers at Willows Camp

J-01456
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts hundreds of soldiers from the 48th Battalion standing at attention during training at Willows Camp. Officers inspect the unit.

Soldiers at the stables in Willows Camp

J-01513
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts soldiers working on their saddles at the stables in Willows Camp near Victoria B.C.

Soldiers at the stables in Willows Camp

J-01514
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts soldiers cleaning and assembling their saddles at the stables in Willows Camp near Victoria B.C.

Soldiers at Willows Military Camp

J-01510
Item
[ca. 1917-1918]

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts soldiers standing at attention as they are inspected by senior officers at Willows Camp near Victoria, B.C.

Soldiers cleaning their dishes

J-01515
Item
1915

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

Photograph depicts soldiers washing their dishes in metal tubs at Willows Military Camp near Victoria, B.C.

Soldiers exercising at Willows Camp

J-01534
Item
1917

Part of Ernest Crocker fonds

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.

Place

Taxonomy

Code

Scope note(s)

Source note(s)

Display note(s)

Hierarchical terms