Memories

Sweethearts Pin

Courtesy of David Ratz

Shoulder pin converted into a pin for his wife by

Pvt Artie Stevenson

Collar and Shoulder pins of Cpl Percy Lindsell

Courtesy of the Chapple Museum

Cpl Lindsell's ID Tag and Shoulder pin

when he was with the 28th Btln

Courtesy of the Chapple Museum

One of the hobbies of the men was collecting the badges of other units and mounting

      them on a belt. This belt was made by Cpl Percy Lindsell.

      Courtesy of the Chapple Museum .

Private Alexander Gordon was transferred to the 16th Battalion when the 94th was broken up, and he served with that unit both at the front and as a part of the Army of Occupation, until he was discharged in 1919 when he returned home with the following souvenirs. Courtesy of the Chapple Museum .

Pvt Gordon's Wrist Watch

    A concert invitation received by Pvt Gordon

while he was in England recovering from

wounds he received at Vimy Ridge.

                    Food was always a great concern to the troops and "special meals" were carefully planned and prepared.

The menus below were for the New Years dinners for 1917 and 1918.

The 16th Battalions Menu for New Years Dinner , 1917

              New years dinner in France, 1917               New years dinner in Germany, 1918

This is a copy of the scroll given to every member of the 94th Battalion by the City of Port Arthur

Pvt. Robert Dempster’s Discharge Papers

"Over the Top" by Chris Penna.

Christopher Penna is the Great Grandson of L Cpl Percy Argyle.

  He painted this after he visited Vimy Ridge.

                 H.M.S. Olympic on which the men of the 94th sailed to England. While the officers quarters were fairly comfortable, for the enlisted men, the ship was crowded, the food was bad and the living conditions were unsanitary. The troops continued training while on board with

fitness exercises and shooting drills being done on the crowded decks. As a result of this situation, some men were killed by accidents and others died because of the poor living conditions.