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The CEF Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the
Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in the Great War. Emphasis is on
co-ordinated study, information exchange and discussion of the Great
War from the perspective of the CEF.
CEF Study Group - Recommended URL Websites
The
following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or
represent unique sources of information on the Internet.
If you have a recommendation Internet website related to either the
Canadian Expeditionary Force and/or the Great War in general, you can
forward them to "Borden Battery" at the following email address:
mercer@accesscomm.ca
The CEF Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address:
http://www.cefresearch.com/phpBB2/index.php
CEF General Research Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
Library
and Archives Canada - Military History
The
fundamental URL for most CEF researchers. This site contains the
following:
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/war-military/index-e.html
Library
and Archives Canada -
Soldiers of the
First World War (1914-1918)
Over
600,000 Canadians enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF)
during the First World War (1914-1918). The CEF database is an index to
those personnel files, which are held by the National Archives. To date,
over 800,000 images of Attestation papers have been scanned and are
being made available on-line.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02010602_e.html
Library
and Archives Canada -
War Diaries of
the First World War
This database contains the digitized War Diaries of the Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF) units. From the start of the First World War,
CEF units were required to maintain a daily account of their “Actions in
the Field.” This log was called a War Diary. The War Diaries are not
personal diaries, rather they are a historical record of a unit’s
administration, operations and activities during the First World War.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020152_e.html
Official
History of the Canadian Army in the First World War
- Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, Colonel G. W. L. Nicholson,
C.D., Army Historical Section
This is the classic reference text [the Bible] for any student of the
Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The original text is
very difficult to obtain, however, the document is now available in .pdf
format directly from the historical section of the Canadian Armed Forces
website. [Note: The pagination in the online document is different than
the original document - therefore citations with page number references
cannot be used.]
http://www.forces.gc.ca/hr/dhh/downloads/Official_Histories/CEF_e.PDF
Canadian
Military History Journal
Canadian Military History is a "journal-in-a-magazine-format" published
by the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies
since 1992. Presently in its 13th volume, CMH continues to fulfill its
original mandate, this being to explore all aspects of Canada's military
history, from the earliest days through to the twenty-first century.
Particular emphasis is given to the First and Second World Wars.
http://info.wlu.ca/~wwwmsds/cmh.htm
The Canadian
Virtual War Memorial
This
site contains a registry of information about the graves memorials of
more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served valiantly and
gave their lives for their country.
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/virtualmem
The Canadian
War Museum
The
Canadian War Museum (CWM) is an affiliated museum of the Canadian Museum
of Civilization. The Canadian War Museum, the national military history
museum is also a centre for research and the dissemination of
information and expertise on all aspects of the country's military past
from the pre-contact era to the present.
http://www.warmuseum.ca/
*Canadian Great
War Project
This
site is intended to be used to research Canadians who participated in
the Great War 1914-1919. The content is primarily database driven to
facilitate searches for information. The site is, and will continue to
be, a work in progress, and is becoming a collaborative effort among
those interested in researching Canada and the Great War.
http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com
Canadian
Military History
- A Bibliography of Regimental and Military Histories and Relative
Material in the
University of
Calgary Library
- a
comprehensive listing of CEF material in one quick to access site.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/subjects/HIST/canmil.html
BEF, CEF, AIF,
AEF & French - General Websites
Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
The Regimental
Warpath
A
good start in listing of a wide range of national military units from
the Great War. More work needs to be done on the Canadian Expeditionary
Force, perhaps some member could assist in the work being done by
volunteer effort by the site owner.
http://www.warpath.orbat.com/index.htm
*Canada & World
War One - the First Contingent
This
website serves as a major linkage to a very wide range of websites and
discussion forums and is a first destination when looking for a very
wide range of new links. This website [MSN] contains a large number of
linkages, photographs, articles and information. Managed by canadawwi (aka
Marika)
http://groups.msn.com/CanadaWorldWarOnetheFirstContingent/links.msnw
The First World
War. Com - The War to End All Wars
The
purpose of this website is to provide an overview of the First World
War. Necessarily a long-term undertaking - and a little over four years
into the process - much remains to be covered. Michael Duffy, site
editor
http://www.firstworldwar.com/index.htm
The Great War
Society
The
Great War Society encourages discussion, learning, scholarship and
independent research on the events surrounding the First World War. This
site is designed to reach those of you who share our enthusiasm and
interest in this historical era, to allow correspondence between us and
to assist you in your investigations.
http://www.worldwar1.com/tgws/
*The Old Front
Line
This
is a web site dedicated to the history and battlefields of the Great War
1914-1918 and provides information about the war and on how to visit the
battlefields in France and Flanders. It compliments the research and
tour guide operation of Paul Reed [military historian and author of
several books in the 'Battleground Europe' series published by Pen &
Sword]
http://battlefields1418.50megs.com/
Australian War
Memorial
The
website provides sections on Australian Military History, First World
War Official Histories, Australian Military Units and Military
Organizational and Structure
http://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/index.htm
Hellfire Corner
Great War and the home of Tom Morgan Military Books
A
significant number of articles, book listings and other Great War
website links.
http://www.fylde.demon.co.uk
AEF - The Story
of the American Expeditionary Forces - Doughboy Center
The
site is linked to the Great War Society and contains a wide range of
topics and information on the American Expeditionary Force.
http://www.worldwar1.com/dbc/ghq1arm.htm
Western Front
Association
The
Western Front Association was formed with the aim of furthering interest
in the period 1914-1918, to perpetuate the memory, courage and
comradeship of all those who served their countries in France and
Flanders and their own countries during The Great War. It does not seek
to justify or glorify war. It is not a re-enactment society, nor is it
commercially motivated. It is entirely non-political. The object of The
Association is to educate the public in the history of The Great War
with particular reference to the Western Front. Applications for
membership are welcomed from anyone with a like mind.
http://www.westernfront.co.uk/
Individual Great War Soldier Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
*1st Canadian
Motor Machine Gun Brigade - Pte. Richard William Mercer
Personal Letters from the Great War: 1915 - 1919
1st CMMGB: Pte RW Mercer - Letters from the Great War
*The Great War:
Vimy Ridge George Van Wyck Laughton, M.C.,
Canadian - Serving in the British 3rd Army, 34th Division, 26th
Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (Tyneside Irish)
Documents have now been posted that relate to research on the Great War
as seen by 2nd Lt. George Van Wyck Laughton, M.C., primarily as it
applies to the Battle of Arras. The website also has a very good set of
URL links to many other interesting sites.
http://www.censol.ca/research/greatwar/links.htm
The Canadian
Letters and Images Project
This
site features a strong selection of personal letters from the Great
War. If you are interested in the life and thoughts of the common Other
Ranks, this is a site to visit.
http://www.mala.bc.ca/history/letters/
*For Valour -
Sgt. Hugh Cairns, V.C., D.C.M.
Detailed and well-presented website on Sgt. Hugh Cairns and the
background and events associated with his Victoria Cross in 1918.
Created by Rod Filan in association with Rosebud's WWI and Early
Aviation Image Archive.
http://members.shaw.ca/flyingaces/cairns/
*Sgt. Hugh
Cairns Website - Valenciennes, France
Alain Dubois is trying to get in touch with relatives of Sergeant Hugh
Cairns V.C. (born December 4th, 1896 in Ashington, Newcastle-on-Tyne,
England, enlisted on August 2nd, 1915, with the 65th Battalion,
Saskatchewan Regiment). Sgt. H. Cairns died on November 2nd, 1918 in
Valenciennes, France.
Alain lives in Valenciennes and works at the Mont Houy university
campus, Mont Houy being a place just outside Valenciennes which the
Canadian troops - 46th Battalion - crossed when they liberated
Valenciennes on November 1st, 1918. The exact spot where the Canadian
troops entered the city is now called Canada Square ("Place du Canada").
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/choulik/arborescence/frames/pdc.htm
Canadian VC
Recipients - Canada Veteran Affairs
All
94 Canadian winners of the VC follow (full citations to these awards are
recorded in 1000 Brave Canadians, published by The Unitrade Press):
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group01/cdn_vc
*Percy Henry
Forsey - A Soldier Of The Great War
The
web site contains details of the fight for the "Quadrilateral" 9th Oct
1916 on the Somme just to the West of Le Sars and the Battle of Vimy
Ridge from April 9th to 30th 1917. It features Percy Forsey killed at
Vimy Ridge April 1917 and is built from the details found in the CEF
war diaries. Developed and maintained by Brett Olive
http://uk.geocities.com/vimy_ridge@btinternet.com/
Gunner Bertram
Howard Cox
The
following 38 letters were written to his family during WW1 and were
transcribed by his daughter Molly in 2002. Notes in parenthesis are
clarifications by Molly. The army censored all soldier's letters
involved at battle. Some of these letters had eraser marks, as noted by
Bert, most likely concerning locations or movements of
soldiers/battalions which had been written about.
http://www.shiawasseehistory.com/cox.html
Harold S. Gamblin – Memories of WW1
I enlisted in the 4th Canadian Siege Battery on the 26th day of October,
1915. It was mobilized and stationed on Partridge Island, which as you
know is in the outer part of Saint John Harbour. I was17 years old at
the time of my enlistment and therefore had to have the consent of my
parents, which they reluctantly gave. On arrival in Partridge Island I
had discovered that anyone under the age of 18 would not be accepted for
overseas duty. Therefore when the time came for my enlistment in the 4th
Overseas Siege Battery, I gave my age as 18 and had no trouble about it.
http://www.gamblinfamily.org/html/HS_Gamblin_WW1.pdf
The Clan Boyd
Society, International Web Site
This
extended family website contains the names of 40 men of the Boyd surname
who were killed in the Great War.
http://www.clanboyd.info/military/ww1can/
Filip Konowal,
V.C.
Filip
Konowal, a Ukrainian Canadian volunteer with the 47th Canadian Infantry
Battalion fought with exceptional valour in August 1917 during the
battle for Hill 70. For his courage Konowal was awarded the Victoria
Cross by King George V who remarked: "Your Exploit is one of the most
daring and heroic in the history of my army. For this, accept my
thanks." Comprehensive website.
http://www.infoukes.com/history/konowal/
Memories of the
Forgotten War: The World War I - Diary of Pte. V. E. Goodwin
The
memoirs of Vincent Goodwin offer a window into the forgotten times of
World War One. We have taken excerpts from Dr. Beatty's writings on Mr.
Goodwin's diaries that were particularly interesting or relevant to our
coverage of the War. Text quoted is that of Mr. Goodwin with narration
by Dr. Beatty.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/courage/memoirsfromworldwari.html
Individual Battalion and Regimental Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
*6th Brigade &
2nd Battalion - Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Objective is to collate resources relating to the history of the 6th
Brigade Canadian Machine Gun Company, later becoming part of the 2nd
Battalion Canadian Machine Gun Corps, during the First World War, and
make them available on the Internet. In addition, the website includes
war diary transcriptions, the complete transcription of A History of the
Canadian Machine Gun Corps by Lt.-Col. C.S. Grafton, (1938) and other
personal letters from the Great War. Brett Payne website.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/cmgc/cmgc_contents.html
Newfoundlanders
in the Twenty-Fifth Battalion, C.E.F., 1914-1916
Seventy-five men who had been born in Newfoundland served in the 25th
Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The unit was raised in
Nova Scotia. Forty men residents while the rest were living in Nova
Scotia. This is yet another indication of the numbers of natives of
Newfoundland who have migrated to Nova Scotia through the past two
hundred years.
http://home.cogeco.ca/~nfldroots/cef25th.htm
Royal
Newfoundland Regiment & The Newfoundland Forestry Corps - World War 1
An
impressive and detailed website regarding the Royal Newfoundland
Regiment, the regimental history [The First Five Hundred - A History of
the Royal Newfoundland Regiment], nominal rolls, war graves, and
general information. Site maintained by Daniel Breen.
http://ngb.chebucto.org/NFREG/index1.shtml
*28th Northwest
Battalion
The
28th (North-west) Battalion was recruited in 1914 from the Manitoba /
Saskatchewan area of Canada. The battalion went overseas to Britain as
part of the 'Second Contingent' in June of 1915. There it joined 6th
Brigade, 2nd Division of the Canadian Corps. The last soldier killed on
the Western Front was Private G. Price of the 28th, shot by a sniper
while on patrol at 10:58 am, Nov. 11, 1918, two minutes before the
armistice. This website has a significant amount of research work
within it including a detailed database.
http://www.nwbattalion.com/28thbattalion.html
*54th Kootenay
Battalion Honours & Awards
This
well-designed site features a compilation of Honours and Awards to the
54th Kootenay Battalion C.E.F. There is linkages of members to
Attestation Papers, Medal Citations, cemetery records photographs and
recorded music. Well done.
http://members.shaw.ca/cef54
57th Regiment -
Peterborough Rangers
A
listing of 125 men from the Peterborough area who enlisted in the 57th
Regiment in 1914. 1914 Roll of Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers and
Men 57th Regiment, Peterborough Rangers. These men were trained at Camp
Valcartier in Quebec and assigned to the 2nd, Eastern Ontario Battalion.
They first saw action, at First Ypres, in April, 1915.
http://home.earthlink.net/~gaalli/cefpage1914.html
85th
Highland Battalion - The Nova Scotia Highlanders Heritage Society
The
Society is raising funds to refurbish and re-dedicate the memorial to
the Battalion losses at Zonnebeke, Belgium in the area of the Battle of
Paschendaele. Part of the site is still under construction with the
start of the listing of names of soldiers.
http://www.highlanders.ns.ca/index.html
102nd Infantry
Battalion - North British Columbia
Website contains full regimental history, details on soldiers including
a VC winner from September 1918.
http://www.donlowconcrete.com/102/
106th Overseas
Battalion - C.E.F. Nova Scotia Rifles
A
listing of all the officers and men by the 14 platoons. There are also
photographs of each man. This is an interesting little website for this
battalion.
http://www.angelfire.com/trek/rifles/rindex.htm
CANUCK - The
Canadian Solider in the 20th Century
-
First World War Canadian Formation, Corps and Regimental Histories
A
good, graphic presentation of the CEF formations in the Great War, the
breakdown by various units and a listing of current battalion and
regimental histories. The badges or shoulder patches are also presented
where applicable. Produced by Michael A. Dorosh.
http://www.canadiansoldiers.com/divone.htm
The Essex and
Kent Scottish Regiment
With
the advent of the First World War, details of the 21st Regiment Essex
Fusiliers, as it was then called, were placed on active service on 6
August 1914 for local protective duty. The 21st Regiment contributed
initially to the 1st Battalion, CEF upon its formation in September
1914. Later, LCol ES Wigle organized the 18th Battalion, CEF largely
from Essex Fusilier members. The 21st Regiment Essex Fusiliers continued
its recruiting efforts and filled out the ranks of the 99th and 241st
Battalions. The 24th Kent Regiment raised the 186th Battalion CEF and
also contributed to the 1st and 18th Battalions. The 18th Battalion
served in France and Flanders with the 4th Infantry Brigade from 15
September 1915 until the Armistice. This battalion was followed by the
99th, 186th and 241st under the command of LCol TS Welch and LCol WL
McGregor, respectively. It was their task to provide reinforcements for
the Canadian Corps in the field.
http://www.ciaccess.com/~59army/ekscot.html
The Royal
Highland Regiment of Canada - The Black Watch
During World War I, 11,954 officers and enlisted men fought in the three
battalions of the Canadian Regiment, winning twenty-six battle honours.
Of those who served, 2,163 were killed, 6,014 were wounded and 821 were
decorated. Six of the decorated members were awarded the Victoria Cross.
http://www.blackwatchcanada.com/en/index.htm
Great War Honour Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
Canadian Book
of Remembrance
The
Books of Remembrance contain the names of Canadians who fought in wars
and died either during or after them. All the books are kept in the
Memorial Chamber located in the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill. The
purpose of creating a site that displays these books on the Internet is
to make them more accessible to the public. Quite aptly named are these
testaments to Canada's past, for by their very title they remind us to
never forget the foundations of courage on which Canada is built.
http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/200/301/ic/can_digital_collections/books/remember.htm
Royal Bank of
Canada - Great War Honour Roll
A
total of 1,495 Royal Bank staff members enlisted for active service. Of
these, 186 were killed in action or died in hospital and five were
missing in action. After the war, 786 employees were reinstated, while
516 elected not to return to the bank. In 1920, Royal Bank published a
Roll of Honour commemorating those staff members who died or were
missing in action - this is the main feature of this site.
http://www.rbc.com/history/in_remembrance/ww1.html
142 St.
Andrew's College Highland Cadet Corps
St.
Andrew's distinguished Army Cadet Corps. Cadets have been a part of
school life since 1905. There is a good honour site for WWI and WWII
soldiers.
http://kilby.sac.on.ca/ActivitiesClubs/cadets/History/History.htm
Assiniboia, MN
- Anavets – Unit 283
A
simple honour roll listing soldiers from both the Great War and the
Second World War. Someone might take interest to research more
information on these men.
http://anavets283.com/honour.html
Montreal Roll
of Honour
Honours all Anglo-Montrealers who served in various wars from the
Napoleonic to present. The list of those who served with some cases
having a link to history/photos/papers of the individual, plus an email
address for the writer. This site would enable researchers to contact
family/persons with an interest in this person.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcmtl-w/RollofHonour.htm
Nominal Roll of
CEF Nursing Sisters: Killed or Died Overseas in Great War
A
simple list of nursing casualties linked to Attestation Papers
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/05/0518/05180106/051801061002_e.html
Native Veterans
Association of Northwestern Ontario
Honour Roll of World War I (1914 -1918) Indian Soldiers of
Robinson-Superior 1950 Treaty, Treaty #3, and Treaty #9 that served in
World War I.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/nativeterans/honourI.htm
The Maple Leaf
Legacy Project
A
Project in Remembrance of Canada's War Dead. The aim of the Maple Leaf
Legacy Project is to photograph or obtain a photograph of every Canadian
War Grave of the 20th Century. These photos will be made freely
available on the project's web site. The project relies solely on the
kind assistance of the hundreds of volunteers and sponsors around the
world to get the photographs or to donate funds to help pay for the good
work of the project. The Maple Leaf Legacy Project is a registered
charity and can issue charitable tax receipts.
http://www.mapleleaflegacy.ca/
*The South
Africa War Graves Project
The
goal of the South Africa War Graves Project is to archive photographs of
every single South African & Rhodesian war grave from the 2nd Anglo-Boer
War, WW1, WW2, Korea, Rand Revolt, Freedom Struggle, Angola-Border War
to present day. These photos will either be in the format of a picture
of a headstone or a name on a memorial.
http://www.southafricawargraves.org/
Ypres Graveyard
Photos
Website is still under construction but shows much promise both in terms
of format and content.
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~dccfarr/photos.htm
Other Miscellaneous Great War Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
War Memorials,
Historic Monuments and Plaques in Nova Scotia
A
listing of war memorials and cenotaphs in Nova Scotia, often with
photographs.
http://www.newscotland1398.net/remem/plaques.html
Canadian Legion
Magazine Website
The
website contains both historic and contemporary articles and notices of
interest to the military historian.
http://www.legionmagazine.com/
Canadian
Military History Gateway
This
is a valuable attempt to integrate all the on-line government sources
relating to military history into one search engine.
http://www.phmc.gc.ca/html/default-en.asp
The Geography
of the Great War
- Frank M. McMurray, Ph.D., New York, The MacMillan Co. 1919
An interesting presentation of the original book in digital form. It is
a large document and loads slowly, however, it presents the geography of
the Great War from a 1919 perspective.
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~worldwarone/WWI/TheGeographyOfTheGreatWar/index.html#Figure%2035
Sir Douglas
Haig's Despatches as British Commander-in-Chief,
1916-19
When Douglas Haig was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the British
Armies operating in France and Flanders in December 1915 he was expected
to follow in the tradition of his predecessors with the periodical
submittal of despatches from the Front, each detailing the progress of
his armies' campaigns since the last such report. Haig thus ensured
delivery of eight despatches covering British operations from December
1915 until the war's close in November 1918.
http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/haig_despatches.htm
Imperial War
Museum - United Kingdom
The
Imperial War Museum is a multi-branch national museum founded in 1917 to
record the story of the Great War and the contributions made to it by
the peoples of the Empire. It maintain collections of works of art,
which include over 15,000 paintings, drawings and sculptures and 30,000
posters; objects ranging from aircraft, armoured fighting vehicles and
naval vessels to uniforms, badges, personal equipment, and medals and
decorations; documents, both British and foreign; printed books
comprising a national reference library of over 155,000 items; 120
million feet of cine film and over 6,500 hours of video tape; over 6
million photographs and photographic negatives and transparencies, and
some 32,000 recorded hours of historical sound recordings
http://www.iwm.org.uk/
The Heritage of
the Great War
The
is based in The Netherlands and features material in English and Dutch.
It provides an interesting and different perspective on the Great War.
http://www.greatwar.nl/
In Flanders
Field Museum
This
Belgium website operates in conjunction with the museum. There are
images and sound - therefore normal dial-up connections may not be
sufficient to access this site. A sensitive presentation of the battles
in Flanders.
http://www.inflandersfields.be/default2.htm
Canadian
Institute of Strategic Studies
(CISS)
Established in 1976, the Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies (CISS)
has gained wide recognition as the nation's foremost source of
independent and balanced information and research on a broad range of
issues affecting Canada. It satisfies a need for a body of informed
opinion on defence and security issues and stimulates greater public
awareness of national and international developments.
http://www.ciss.ca/
The Regimental
Rogue - Canada
Conditions of Award of Battle Honours for The Great War 1914-1919. There
is also a comprehensive listing of the battles of the Great War. Captain
Michael O'Leary, Royal Canadian Regiment, maintains the personal
website.
http://regimentalrogue.tripod.com/battlehonours/battle_honours.htm
The Duke of
York's Royal Military School
The
Mavor collection is two bound volumes of correspondence, reports and
military orders collected and collated by Dr. James Mavor, former
Professor of political economy of Toronto University. The correspondence
covers a narrow period of the First World War, abbreviated WWI, from
August 1914 to September 1915 and covers a wide range of operations in
the conflict. This range includes pre-war Germany, France, England,
Gallipoli, and Mesopotamia. Mavor's correspondence collected from a wide
circle of family, friends, former students and colleagues who were
involved in the fighting or directly affected by it as in the case of
Mrs. Alfred E. Mavor whose journal, beginning 1 August 1914 and ending 5
August 1914, provides an interesting experience of a non-combatant
hoping to reach safety before the fighting began.
http://www.achart.ca/wwi/00index.html
The State and
the Great War - Newfoundland
A
good selection of articles, photographs, videos and audio recordings. I
noted a unique series of platoon portraits of many of the men.
http://www.heritage.nf.ca/law/state_gw.html
The Diggers
[The Netherlands]
The Diggers are a team of enthusiasts diggings for World War I relics.
We often refer to ourselves as amateur-archaeologists, hoping that the
'real' professional archaeologists will not take offence at this, as our
field is a lot more limited. For the past years we have been active
especially on a Boezinge battlefield site (near Ypres (Ieper), in the
west of Belgium).
http://www.diggers.be/
Military
Communications and Electronics Museum
The
First World War saw the development of spark wireless, buried telephone
cable and message rockets, in addition to motorcyclist dispatch riders,
messenger dogs, carrier pigeons, and the old reliable lamp and flags.
http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/hist_e1.htm
Canadian
Signalling Corps
When
war broke out, the 10 officers, eight attached officers and 276 men of
the Canadian Signal Corps were attached to the Canadian Engineers for
discipline and administration.
http://www.c-and-e-museum.org/chap3_e1.htm
Johnny Canuck's
Wartime History of Canada
Canadian schools, not entirely through their own fault, do at best a
mediocre job of telling Canada's wartime history to the country's youth.
The main aim of this site is to do exactly that - to build a sense of
pride through information and education.
http://www.nt.net/~toby/index.html
The Memory
Project - Part of the Dominion Institute
The
Dominion Institute was established in 1997 by a group of young people
concerned about the erosion of a common memory in Canada. In the space
of seven short years, the Dominion Institute has had a far-reaching
impact on Canadians’ perceptions of their history and shared
citizenship, through groundbreaking public opinion research,
high-profile Internet, education and television programming, book
publications, and meaningful curriculum reform.
http://www.thememoryproject.com/digital-archive/profile.cfm?collectionid=145&cnf=WWI
The Great War
Website
This
site has been created by Joanna Legg (neé Parker) and Graham Parker and
aims to provide an overview of battlefields on The Western Front and the
sites of educational interest for the visitor today. The location of
museums, sites of interest, cemeteries and memorials are combined with
photographs and commentary. The Ypres Salient and The Somme are the two
main areas covered at present with more battle sites to be added.
An innovative, 98 page Battle Study is a special feature of this site.
The detailed story is told from both the German and Allied sides of the
wire with the aid of Map and Timeline windows. Maps, previously
untranslated German material and original research add fascinating
details to the study
http://www.greatwar.co.uk/index.htm
WordIQ Website
- The Great War
An
interesting and unique encyclopedia-like website with a wide range of
document sources and hypertext links to further information.
http://www.wordiq.com/definition/World_War_I
Canvas of War -
Masterpieces from the Canadian War Museum
A
recommended site with an important cross-section of paintings from the
Great War, the Second World War and more recent campaigns.
http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/canvas/cwliste.html
Canadian
Expeditionary Force Tunic Patterns 1903 to 1919
[The Kaiser
Bunker]
A interesting site with a good representation of military tunics and
formation patches from the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
http://www.kaisersbunker.com/ceftp/ceftp.htm
Canadian
Genealogy and History Links
The
website contains a wide range of Internet links on the Canadian military
and genealogical topics.
http://www.islandnet.com/~jveinot/cghl/military.html
General Great War Machine Gun Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
Training,
Multi-National Formations, and Tactical Efficiency:
The Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigades in 1918
Conference of Defence Associations Institute in collaboration with the
Centre for International Relations at Queen’s University and the War
Studies Programme at the Royal Military College of Canada.
Conference paper presented by Mike Holden, U of New Brunswick, Canada.
http://www.cda-cdai.ca/symposia/2003/holden.htm
Great War Photographic and Mapping Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
Jack Turner’s
War - Photographs
Website provides about 200 original photographs from the Great War.
Text is a little weak, however, many photographs will not be seen
elsewhere
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/turner/index.html
Autochromes de
la guerre 1914-1918
Website [in French] with photographs from the Great War
http://www.mediatheque-patrimoine.culture.gouv.fr/fr/archives_photo/visites_guidees/autochromes.html#2
The National
Film Board WW1 Film Project
The NFB continue a program to digitize Canadian films from WW1. The only
downside is having to use my least favourite media player, RealPlayer.
However, the images have a haunting impact on the viewer.
http://www.nfb.ca/ww1/
Great War in a
Different Light
Accounts and Galleries from Great War Books and Magazines with more than
6000 Authentic Period Photos, Illustrations and News articles.
http://www.greatwardifferent.com/Great_War/index.htm
Imperial War
Museum - Trench Map and Trench Map CD
This selection of 175 large-scale (1:10,000 or approximately 6-inches to
1 mile) trench maps has been made from the collection of the Imperial
War Museum, enabling us to provide almost complete coverage of the
British section of the Western Front in the 1914-18 war, from the North
Sea at Nieuport in Belgium southwards to St. Quentin. They form a most
useful database for historians, GCSE and A-level students, battlefield
tours, family history researchers, etc., and everyone interested in the
First World War.
http://www.great-war-trench-maps.com/
Trenches on the
Web - Map Room
Twenty-five general maps of the Great War.
http://www.worldwar1.com/maproom.htm
General Great War Nominal Roll Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
50th Battalion
1914-1915
3rd, 12th and 13th Regiments Canadian Mounted Rifles 1915-1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force
These
Canadian Expeditionary Force data Nominal Rolls were compiled by AFHS
member Lt. Col. W. van der Schee and were published by the AFHS in two
volumes in 1994.
http://www.afhs.ab.ca/data/rolls/
General Great War Air Force Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
The Story of
World War 1 Aviation
The
history of World War One aviation is a rich and varied story. It was
marked by a period of very rapid technological development. This site
is quite comprehensive.
http://www.wwiaviation.com/toc.shtml
Flieger Album -
German Album of Photographs from Great War
All
text in German. However, many excellent photographs of German aircraft,
pilots and buildings from the Great War. Of special interest to
aviation researchers.
http://www.flieger-album.de/
First World War
Honours & Awards to Canadians in the British Flying Services
This
data base was prepared by H.A. Halliday and is drawn primarily from a
card file now held by the Directorate of History and Heritage, Canadian
Forces Headquarters. It includes some awards for services in Russia
following the First World War.
http://www.airforce.ca/wwi/GONG-1.A-B.html
THE RED FIGHTER
PILOT BY MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN
This
on-line edition of Manfred von Richthofen's 1917 book Der Rote
Kampfflieger is based on the English language version originally
translated by J. Ellis Barker and published in 1918 under the name
The Red
Battle
Flyer.
http://www.richthofen.com/
General Medical and Cemetery Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
The Royal
Chelsea Hospital
An
interesting general website outlining a special hostel-hospital for aged
British veterans.
http://www.chelsea-pensioners.co.uk/home.asp
Royal
Victoria Hospital – List of Nursing Sisters in Great War
http://www.rootsweb.com/~qcmtl-w/RoyVicNursWWI.htm
Great War Discussion Forums
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
*The CEF Study
Group - Discussion Forum
The
Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) and all aspects of its involvement in
the Great War is the focus of this discussion forum. The CEF Study
Group was formed in October 2004.
http://www.cefresearch.com/phpBB2/
The Great War
Forum - The Long, Long Trail
The
story of the British Army of 1914-1918 edited by Chris Baker is a large,
6000+ member discussion forum with emphasis on the British Expeditionary
Force. Some material on the CEF and AIF are discussed on this site. A
companion website contains information the Great War.
http://www.1914-1918.net
The Aerodrome
The
Aerodrome is a website dedicated to WWI aviation enthusiasts.
http://www.theaerodrome.com/
General Great War Artillery Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
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Sites Selected to Date.
General Great War Naval Websites
Note: CEF Study
Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"
No Sites Selected to Date.
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