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)

Name Access

St. Thomas (Ont.)

St. Thomas Times-Journal

91st Battalion

Subject Access

91st Battalion

Military

Newspapers

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