Daily Archives: February 26, 2020

William Tamboline originally joined the 62nd Battalion and was transferred to the 54th once in England. So he never lived in the Kootenay area nor served with the local boys from home. Being the son of a farmer he was … Continue reading →

Joseph Roundhill was living in Vancouver when he enlisted on March 1st, 1916. His was a butcher. His next of kin, sister Lilly lived in Whalley, Lancashire England.  Lived at 1190 Granville Street in Vancouver Trade was “Butcher” Next of … Continue reading →

Touchstones Museum has recently digitized WW1 soldier photos . The link is below:- https://www.flickr.com/photos/touchstonesnelson/albums/72157685665166443

Greg Scott reports from Nelson NDN was a daily from it’s founding in 1902 until it’s closing, it is now in the process of digitizing their content through UBC. They are now at 1918 and will go to 1920 under … Continue reading →