Museum / Archive

Elgin County Archives

Part Of

St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds

Creator

St. Thomas Times-Journal

Description Level

Item

Accession Number

2008-01

Storage Room

Archives Storage Rm. 105

Storage Location

C1 Sh2 B1 F22 25

GMD

graphic material

Date Range

1975

Series

St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - 91st Battalion, C.E.F. file

Physical Description

7 photographs : b&w ; 15.5 x 25.5 cm or smaller

Scope and Content

Seven black and white photographs used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 23, 1975 with captions:

" Talking with old friends was part of the fun for the members of the 91st Batallion on the occasion of their last official reunion Sunday. Here Bill Rutter, left, of London, talks with Rev. J.L. Petrie, president of the 91st Battalion Association." (25a)

" This bugle, used by Ken Barrett of the Elgin Regiment, is the same bugle that was used by his father, Pat Barrett, the Bugle Major with the 91st Battalion" (25b)

" Heads were bowed during the invocation at the Pearl Street Cenotaph wreath-laying part of the 91st Battalion re-union activities Sunday. Pictured in the foreground (left) is Robert Ritchie of Niagara Falls, one of some 50 91st Battalion survivors who attended the re-union." (25c)

" Three city buses were employed Sunday, to chauffeur members of the 91st Battalion around the city as they observed their final re-union. Here the lead bus is shown as it leaves the marshalling area for the parade, behind the Perfect Circle building on Victor Drive." (25d)

" Framed through the saluting army of a member of the Legion color party, is the scene at the Pearl Street Cenotaph, Sunday morning, as wreaths were laid during the 91st Battallion re-union. Buses which carried the 50 battalion survivors attending, are in the background." (25e)

" Ed Howe of Livonia, Michigan (light jacket) and M.E. Baldwin of South Burnaby, British Columbia, members of the 91st Battalion are shown as they lay wreath at the Pearl Street Cenotaph, Sunday morning. The wreath-laying was one of the events held in conjunction with the final re-union of the 91st." (25f)

" Approximately 50 of the surviving 77 members of the 91st Battalion posed for a group picture after the wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial Cenotaph. Sunday's event was the last official re-union. Far left is Elgin County Warden, Reeve A.H. Liebner, Reeve of Rodney, and at right are Lt.-Col. H.R. Warren, commanding officer of the Elgin Regiment and St. Thomas Mayor Wayne Neal." (25g)

Name Access

St. Thomas (Ont.)

St. Thomas Times-Journal

91st Battalion

Subject Access

91st Battalion

Military

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