This scrapbook contains memorabilia from Hugh Calverley's (and his family's) experiences during World War I. As a young man, Hugh joined the Signal Corps, both his training and battlefield experiences being described. "The scrapbook is a handmade affair with odd pages, odd paper, bits of canvas sewn and glued together. ...
This scrapbook contains memorabilia from Hugh Calverley's (and his family's) experiences during ...
Kaiser “I say, how are you going to explain the surrender of your army corps in the Caucasus?” Sultan of Turkey “Nothing simpler. I shall say Our gallant troups determined to embarrass the enemy’s commissariat and carried out their object with overwhelming success.” Kaiser “Splendid! Couldn’t have put it better ...
Kaiser “I say, how are you going to explain the surrender of ...
Reverse: "Saucy Arethusa has a dozen or more holes in her plugged up with iron plates. Must have been a near ago. They filled them with blankets to stop the water from coming in." Hugh
Reverse: "Saucy Arethusa has a dozen or more holes in her plugged ...
Reverse: "This is where the carloads of fruit etc go. A carload is lost among 33 thousand men. It gets down to a grape per man. The grub is good and plenty.
Reverse: "This is where the carloads of fruit etc go. A carload ...
A letter written by Leveson to his dearest wife Sybil discussing his early experiences in the British Forces. After visiting the War Office, he was to be positioned as a major in a new army.
A letter written by Leveson to his dearest wife Sybil discussing his ...
Reverse: This was the guard boat on the left front of the columns. Notice the guns peeping out of the side of the boat. We had the Talbot, Charyatid, DIana and Essex round us. The Sion and Glory the flanks.
Reverse: This was the guard boat on the left front of the ...
Cyril "Ernest" Hopper, was born September 26, 1893 in Flesherton, Ontario, d. October 28, 1977, buried in Knox Church Sixteen, Oakville. His parents were William Cottell Hopper and Ellen (Shute) Hopper. Ernie was a carpenter by trade. During World War I, he served in the 147th Grey Owen Sound Battalion, ...
Cyril "Ernest" Hopper, was born September 26, 1893 in Flesherton, Ontario, d. ...