91st Battalion, C.E.F. - Memorial Service - Heritage Collections Elgin-St. Thomas

Scope and Content: Four black and white photographs used in St. Thomas Times-Journal article published June 27, 1983 with captions:; " Some of the survivors of the 91st Elgin Battalion attended a memorial service Sunday at the Pearl Street Cenotaph. Pictured are, front from left: V.E. Lemon, West Lorne, Rev. John Petrie, Herbert Watson, Ernest W. Roberts and Maxwell Morriss, all of St. Thomas and Howard Vair of St. Petersburg, Fla. Rear: Robert S. Gray, Rodney; William Rutter, London; Arthur Pettit, St. Thomas; Roy Gorvett, Akron, N.Y.; Ernie Mitchell St. Thomas. Absent from the picture, but who attended the service at the Cenotaph were Ab McVicar of London, Art Freeman and John Williams, both of St. Thomas." (35a); " Three First World War veterans, members of the 91st Elgin Battalion, listen intently to memorial ceremonies Sunday at Pearl Street Cenotaph. From right are Howard Vair of St. Petersburg, Fla., Max Morriss and Herbert Watson, both of St. Thomas. The service drew 14 survivors of the Battalion." (35b); 35c was not published in the paper. Retained for reference by the St. Thomas Times-Journal. Pictures soldiers at attention during the Memorial Service for thje 91st Battalion, June 27, 1983.; 35d was not published in the paper. Retained for reference by the St. Thomas Times-Journal. Pictures an unidentified veteran pointing to an old recruitment add on the wall of a building in St. Thomas, Ont.