I was cleaning my basement out yesterday and found something
really interesting. It was packed away
hidden behind a box on a shelf. I found
this picture. At first glance I thought
it might have been my grandfather on my dad's side. He was an airplane mechanic during WW2. However the time on the photo was much old,
1916.
It turns out that my great grandfather on my mom's side was
in the 100th overseas battalion during WW1.
This was a picture of his whole battalion. It was originally at my great grandmothers
house in Winnipeg. Over the years it got
moved to several houses and packed away.
Sadly we don't know exactly which soldier is my great grandfather. He passed away in 1950 (32 years before I was
born and even before my father met my mother).
I would love to learn more about this battalion. If anyone knows any good websites or sources,
please let me know.
http://archive.org/details/CEF_100thBattalion_1916 try that?
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