Big Data and the Military: First World War Personnel Records in Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand and British AfricaThe digitisation of a large number of First World War personnel files in different countries permits novel big data analyses that contribute in important ways to the histories ...
On August 4, 1914, Britain formally declared war on Germany, a decision that brought Canada into the theatre of conflict in Europe because of its status as a dominion within the British Empire. Though the Dominion Government could decide the extent of its involvement, Prime Minister Robert Borde...
Although we have stopped our World War 1 blogs for the time-being, Jim and I frequently liaise with other researchers, to which end Jim will be visiting Canada shortly. I have been giving a number of talks since these blogs began, having been invited to speak at the Edinburgh International...
AvWorld will deliver in spite of the Canada Post strike! You’ll never get a better deal on a lovely new copy of one, the other or both. FYI, here’s a typical review from back in the day — The Canadair Sabre gloriously reviewed by the revered and authoritative Aviation News. For...
Originally launched to mark the centenary of the First World War, the site now focuses on news and events related to the conflict and its aftermath
The two-disc set The Great War: An American Musical Fantasy produced by Archeophone Records presents a varied history of American recordings made during and about the First World War. The producers of this disc set have included popular ... C Gier - 《Journal of the Society for American Mus...
Before Nazism, a German institute cemented itself as gay liberation’s epicenter. For 40 years, activists have been searching for its legendary collection.
Portsmouth Dockyard has seen more 'firsts' and records than any other shipyard in its long history. Some of these include: 1495 -- World's first dry dock constructed by Henry VII. 1509 -- Laid down the Mary Rose, the first ship to have gun ports on her side. 1802 -- World's...
For off-reserve lands, plans of survey are recorded in the land registry office (LRO), managed by provincial or territorial government, whereas, surveys of reserve land are recorded in a repository known as the Canada Lands Survey Records (CLSR) managed by Natural Resources Canada, Surveyor ...
The war diary for the 8th Battalion The Queen’s records that: The battalion advanced under heavy machine gun and shrapnel fire in lines of platoons in extended order. As the advance continued over the Lens-La Bassee road, the machine gun fire from the flanks was very heavy. On reaching ...