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91st Battalion, C.E.F. - 64th Anniversary

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Elgin County Archives
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St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds
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Item
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1980
Accession Number
2008-01
Storage Location
C1 Sh2 B1 F22 31
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2 images
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 31
GMD
graphic material
Date Range
1980
Series
St. Thomas Times-Journal fonds - 91st Battalion, C.E.F. file
Physical Description
2 photographs : b&w ; 10.5 x 24 cm or smaller
Scope and Content
Two black and white photographs used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 24, 1980 with captions:
" Thirteen surviving members of the 91st Overseas Battalion which was originally based in St. Thomas at the Elgin Regiment took part in the 64th reunion of the battalion on Sunday. There are less than 50 surviving members today of more than 600 who left to fight in the First World War in 1916. Those attending wreath-laying ceremonies were from left, front row: F.G. Ellis, Charles Caves, William Rutter, A.B. Freeman, Earl Lemon, Roy Gorvette, H. Watson, and Rev. J.L. Petrie, president of the 91st Battalion Association. In the back are Charles Baldwin, secretary-treasurer of the association, Art Gale, Ernie Mitchell. John Williams, and M. Morris." (31a)
" The 64th annual reunion for the 91st Battalion Sunday also marked the first time in 50 years that the swagger stick shown in the photo above was on parade. The stick was given to St. Thomas Legion Branch 41 by Col. Warren Andrews, a former colonel with the Elgin Regiment. The stick is said to have been on parade with the 91st during its final parade before the Battalion went overseas under the command of Col. W.L. Green in 1916. Shown above with the stick are Johnnie Dunn, of the Legion, who was the sargeant-at-arms for the parade at the 64th reunion and who carried the stick in the parade; Charles Baldwin, of the 91st, who helped organize the event; Rev. J.L. Petrie, president of the 91st Batallion Association; Jim Baron, vice-president of the association; Max Morris, of the 91st and Reg Wilson, a Legion member." (31b)
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91st Battalion
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91st Battalion
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