Black and white group portrait, mounted on a mat, of the 118th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, in 1917. Officers are seated in the front row, while the soldiers appear to be standing on steps in front of a door.
Black and white group portrait, mounted on a mat, of the 118th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, in 1917. Officers are seated in the front row, while the soldiers appear to be standing on steps in front of a door.
The 118th North Waterloo Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (C.E.F.), were trained for service overseas during World War I.
Although no individuals have been identified, it is likely that Roy Hilts, the donor's father, is included in the picture.
The Berlin Portrait Room was owned and operated by Ernest Denton. He was a photographer in Berlin/Kitchener from approximately 1912 to 1955. He operated photography studios at various locations in the city.
The photograph is mounted on a mat. The mat has worn edges, with a small piece missing from the bottom. There are glue and paper remnants across the bottom of the mat, suggesting that a label may have been removed at some point in time. The image has many fine surface scratches, worn edges and a missing bottom right corner.
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The only identified individual is Fred Luft. He is sixth from the right, in the back row. Private Fred Christian Luft enlisted at Kitchener on April 17, 1916. He was a born in Canada, the son of Julius Luft, 28 Spring St., Kitchener. He attended Kitchener Collegiate Institute from 1910 to 1912.
The location of this photograph is not known.
The image is a copy made of an original; the white border has a few light marks & slightly worn corners. The photograph was developed on heavy paper which has rippled.
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A black and white photograph of soldiers of the 118th (North Waterloo) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) leaving the Berlin train station on 22 May 1916 for training in London, Ontario. A large crowd of people, many of whom are holding umbrellas, are gathered at the train station to sen…
A black and white photograph of soldiers of the 118th (North Waterloo) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) leaving the Berlin train station on 22 May 1916 for training in London, Ontario. A large crowd of people, many of whom are holding umbrellas, are gathered at the train station to send off local recruits. Several factories can be seen behind the trains carrying the soldiers.
The photograph was taken on Monday 22 May 1916 in the morning and appeared in the Berlin Daily Telegraph on 25 May 1916.
A black and white reprint of the photograph (copy 2) has not been digitized or uploaded.
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A black and white photograph postcard of a military band and soldiers, likely the 118th (North Waterloo) Battalion, marching down King Street, East in Berlin, Ontario. Onlookers can be seen standing on the sidewalks watching the men walk by.
A black and white photograph postcard of a military band and soldiers, likely the 118th (North Waterloo) Battalion, marching down King Street, East in Berlin, Ontario. Onlookers can be seen standing on the sidewalks watching the men walk by.
Original cataloguing for the postcard notes that the postcard is from a First World War photo taken by Aaron Kolb.
The image is noted as being part of the Edna Staebler Collection.
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