History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth"
Articles, war diaries, and recognition to the Men of the "Fighting 18th"
On my first visit to the Canadian War Museum when it was located at the Dominion Archives building there was a large artillery piece at the entrance. My recollection is this gun was placarded as having been captured by the 18th Battalion. I made note of this as this was the battalion that my grandfather... Continue Reading →
Francesca, a writer of a blog regarding the history of Kingston, Ontario, has sent me a mystery. Us (me at least) amateur historians/historiographers can be a canny bunch of information gathers. Francesca wrote me: "...I've attached a photo that I took several months ago in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery here in Kingston. It's of a... Continue Reading →
A photograph posted previously, purporting go be of "A" Company, 18th Battalion. The photograph is addressed to a Mrs. Paris Anderson of Crediton, Ontario. The inscription reads: ""Sandling Camp, September 1.4.1915. Tuesday evening 5 p.m. Dear Paris, This will let you know the time we are leaving England. This shows 'A Co' y ' 18th... Continue Reading →
Attested with the names Alexander Marquis AKA Alexander Morykwas. Listed at the CWGC and the CVWM as being 16. Attestation papers say he was born in 1897 so was at least 18 at time of death but if you look at the scan of the burial record of this soldier you will see that the... Continue Reading →
Below are a series of photos I found online at New York Public Library Digital Collection. The caption refers to the unit as the 18th Br(Brigade) but according a post at C.E.F. Study Group this term was really only applicable to C.E.F. Army units serving in France and not to units stationed and training in... Continue Reading →
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 