Item is a register of recruits for the 185th Canadian Infantry Battalion, which lists the name of the recruit, age, height, weight, complexion, eye colour, hair colour, occupation, religion, parish, county, where they enlisted, and, in some cases, the recruit’s discharge date.
Item is a typewritten list of service men, including their first initials, last names and regimental numbers, who served in “D” Company of the 185th Battalion who were transferring to the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), CEF.
Item is a typewritten letter from the Assistant Deputy Assistant & Quartermaster General to the Nova Scotia Highland Brigade’s Officer Commanding regarding declaration and attestation papers for the 185th Overseas Battalion, C.E.F. Included are two lists, one listing all the declaration and attestation papers that were handed in to Camp Headquarters at Aldershot, Nova Scotia and the other listing the declaration and attestation papers that had not yet been received at Camp Aldershot.
Item is a photograph of troops of the 94th Regiment at arms in front of Marconi Station. Dozens of troops are lined along a path with an officer standing at the right end. There are multiple buildings visible in the background.
Item is a photograph of troops of the 94th Regiment at arms in front of Marconi Station. Dozens of troops and officers are lined in rows in front of a large house, some sitting and some standing.
A poster which shows a painting, signed in the right corner by C. Habicht, of the RMS Olympic. The RMS Olympic was a near replica ship of the Titanic, which transported thousands of troops from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Britain during the first world war. It was later used for tourism purposes.
Item is a typewritten nominal roll of men in the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders), including first initials, last names, and regimental numbers, who were transferred to the 17th Reserve Canadian Battalion, Bramshott, England. There are four copies of the list with various handwritten notes on each copy.
Item is a copy of A Short History & Photographic Record of the Cape Breton Highlanders 185th Overseas Battalion, CEF which features service photographs of the members of the 185th along with their name, regimental number, rank, and the division or platoon to which they belonged.
Item is two handwritten and typewritten absentee lists for 'C' Company of the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) during World War I (WWI).
Item is a typewritten, annotated, and alphabetical list of soldiers in the 185th Battalion, CEF (Cape Breton Highlanders) present at Witley Camp South in Surrey, England on July 14, 1917.
Sub-file consists of the 185th Battalion’s Daily Orders, Part 11, Numbers 13 to 22.
File consists of lists, nominal and absentee rolls, and daily orders related to the 185th Overseas Battalion, CEF (Cape Breton Highlanders) while on active duty during World War I (WWI).
Item is a photograph of two members of the Cape Breton Highlanders taken during the First World War. The two members, identified as D.J. MacDonald and Harold Wadden of the 85th Battalion, are both standing in uniform in front of a wall.
Item is a photograph of two members of the Cape Breton Highlanders taken during the First World War. The two members, identified as D.N. MacLeod and Frank Robbins of the 85th Battalion, are both standing in uniform in front of a wall.
Item is a photograph of Officers of the 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) taken on the steps of a chateau in Lozinghem, France. The officers are wearing their newly issued kilts. J.A. MacKinnon is identified as the sixth from the left in the second row.
Item is a postcard of the 185th Battalion marching past the Broughton Hotel taken during WWI.
Item is a photograph of the 185th Battalion at Broughton with the Broughton Hotel in the background. The photograph was taken during WWI. A row of soldiers are assembled in the rear of the hotel and stand before officers in full uniform.
Item is a photocopied and oversize photograph of the 185th Overseas Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) Regimental Band taken in Nova Scotia by photographer W.G. MacLaughlan.
Included in the photograph are:
1st row (sitting): Bdsn Joseph Mullings, Bdsn William P. Laurence, Bdsn John McOuigan, Bdsn John T. Green, Bdsn Gerald Liscombe, Bdsn Daniel Guthro, Bdsn A.J. MacLean (L. Corp.).
2nd row (kneeling): Bdsn Joseph Dunn, Bdsn James A. Ross, Bdsn Mark Conway, Bdsn Harry Beaddock, William Williams (Sergt. Bandmaster), Col. F.P. Day, Capt. F.P. Munro, Bdsn D. Mck Weir, Bdsn joseph Davies.
3rd row: Bdsn Samuel Hayward, Bdsn Fred Ferryhough, Bdsn John Harracks, Bdsn Malcom O'Hanley, Bdsn Ben Hitchens, Bdsn James F. MacDonald, Bdsn Thomas Denny, Bdsn John Nicholson, Bdsn Elsmer Bulmer, Bdsn Burns MacDonald, Bdsn James Bowers.
4th row: Bdsn Alex Brown, Bdsn Frank MacKinnon, Bdsn James Critchley, Bdsn John Hitchens, Bdsn Robert Weilding, Bdsn Herbert Poycott, Bdsn William MacLaverty, Bdsn Albert Beresford, Bdsn Thomas Saunderson, Bdsn Walter Cosman.
Item is a composite photograph of the 185th Overseas Battalion, N.S. Highland Brigade of Lt. Col. Day O.C. during World War 1. Photo was taken in Sydney by H.O. Dodge.
Dodge, H. O.Item is a postcard of the 185th Battalion marching in Broughton, Cape Breton during World War 1. The soldiers in full uniform are marching past the rear of the Broughton Arms Hotel, which is visible in the background.
Item is a postcard showing an unidentified member of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1. The soldier is in full uniform and holding a rifle with a bayonet.
Item is a postcard showing two unidentified members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1. The two figures are in full uniform except for their hats.
Item is a photograph of three members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1. Two of the soldiers are standing and supporting a third, who is lying in a carriage. They are in front of a large metal gate in a wall covered in ivy.
Item is a photograph a man and a woman sitting on a rock during World War 1. The man is likely a member of the 25th Battalion of the CEF.
Item is a photograph of nursing sisters around two trucks during World War 1.
Item is a photograph of members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF on the side of a road during World War 1.
Item is a photograph of six members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF during World War 1.
Item is a photograph of two soldiers wrestling on a rock. The two are members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF and served in World War 1.
Item is a photograph of four members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF during World War 1.
Item is a photograph of troops marching along a road in Europe during World War 1. The size of the photograph makes it difficult to distinguish any features of the soldiers, but they are likely members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF.
Item is a photograph of two members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF mock-fighting each other with rods during World War 1. The reverse of the photo notes the two are "In Mortal Combat."
Item is a photograph of a soldier, most likely Percy Willmot, standing next to the ocean somewhere in Europe during World War 1.
Item is a photograph of a soldier of the 25th Battalion of the CEF during World War 1. The unidentified soldier is standing in front of a building.
Item is a photograph of Percy Willmot standing in a stream somewhere in Europe during World War 1.
Item is a photograph of Percy Willmot prior to his service with the 25th Battalion of the CEF in World War 1.
Item is a postcard showing the return of the 25th Battalion of the CEF to Halifax on May 16, 1919 after the end of the First World War. Soldiers participating in the parade are noted to be carrying a Maj. Matheson, visible on the shoulders of one of the men in the bottom right corner of the photograph. A handwritten note on the photo credits it to one "F.G. Goodenough". The ship from which the soldiers are disembarking is partially visible in the background.
Item is a photographic postcard showing the Headquarters of the 185th Cape Breton Highlanders in Broughton during the First World War. A heading below the photo identifies the Broughton Arms and General Offices.
Item is a photograph of soldiers of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1.
Item is a photograph of an unknown person, likely a member of the 25th Battalion of the CEF during World War 1.
Item is a postcard showing soldiers of the 25th Battalion of the CEF in an exercise during World War 1. The exercise took place in Halifax and the Armories and Park Street Church are visible in the background.
Item is a postcard showing an exercise of the 25th Battalion of the CEF in Halifax during World War 1. A note on the reverse reads: "Getting ready to form an 'outpush' for the protection of a force encamped. Small parties are being detailes to various duties - scouts - patrols sentry groups + detached posts."
Item is a postcard showing members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF in an exercise in Halifax during World War 1. The three officers pictured on the left side are identified as Lieut. Howard Johnson, Major Weston, and Capt. McRae.
Item is a postcard showing a number of soldiers marching down a street during World War 1. The soldiers, likely members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF, are in full uniform with rifles, canteens, and satchels. The photo was likely taken in Halifax.
Item is a postcard showing soldiers of 'B' company of the 25th Battalion of the CEF marching down a street during World War 1. The officer leading the march is identified as Lieut. Simpson.
Item is a photograph of six uniformed soldiers of the 25th Battalion taken during World War 1.
Item is a postcard showing five unidentified soldiers of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1.
Item is a postcard showing five soldiers of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1. The soldiers are identified on the reverse of the item and are in full uniform.
Item is a postcard showing three unidentified soldiers of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1.
Item is a postcard showing five members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1. The photo was taken after a "champagne supper" the night before and is noted as being "taken with a small hand camera." The soldiers are identified on the reverse as: RSM Hinchcliffe (died at Vimy), CQMS Hills (Susie), Sgt. P.C. Willmot, Cpl. P. Walker, and Pte. Dr. 'Pete' Murray.
Item is a photograph of two unidentified soldiers of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1.