Great War Websites

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum.

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address:

http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

CEF - Canadian Government Websites - Part 1

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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Library and Archives Canada - Military History

The fundamental URL for most CEF researchers. This site contains a wide range of basic links and represents a "starting point" for many people just beginning research on the CEF in the Great War.

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/O...ories/CEF_e.PDF

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. The new museum opens in May 2005.

http://www.warmuseum.ca/

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

CEF General Research Websites - Part 2

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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*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. The site is also developing a database of recommended books and websites. The site is hosted by Marc Leroux.

http://www.canadiangreatwarproject.com

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

Canadian Military History News

A recommended site with a wide range of topics from 1755 until the present. There are a several topical items which are updated on a regular basis and this site is constantly being updated as well.

http://northernblue.ca/mblog/index.php

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

The Sm@rtLibrary Project [April 2005]

The Sm@rtLibrary project is an initiative of Sm@rtCapital; coordinated by OCRI and funded by Industry Canada's Smart Communities program. This first release of Sm@rtLibrary lets you search the library catalogues of Carleton University, the Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information, the Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa Public Library and the University of Ottawa. Later releases will include the catalogues of other libraries within the Ottawa - Gatineau region. Search for books, magazines, journals, maps, music, videos, electronic and other resources in libraries within the Ottawa Gatineau Region - all with a single search. A very impressive search engine.

http://ottawa.hostedbyfdi.net:8080/zportal...tion=Navigation

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

BEF, CEF, AIF, AEF & French - General Websites - Part 3

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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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. The object of The Association is to educate the public in the history of The Great War with particular reference to the Western Front. The information and short articles are very well presented and this site should be "book-marked" by the serious student of the Great War.

http://www.westernfront.co.uk/

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/CanadaWorldWarOnethe...gent/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 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

Canada in Flanders By Sir Max Aitken, M.P.

The book [6th edition in 1916] is dated and somewhat romantic and overly patriotic, however, it probably represents at least the general public's initial understanding of the first part of the Great War from the Canadian perspective. The book divided into the following; CHAPTER 1 - MOBILISATION, CHAPTER II - WARFARE, CHAPTER III - NEUVE CHAPELLE, CHAPTER IV - YPRES, CHAPTER V - A WAVE OF BATTLE, CHAPTER VI - FESTUBERT, CHAPTER VII - GIVENCHY, CHAPTER VIII - PRINCESS PATRICIA'S LIGHT INFANTRY, CHAPTER IX - THE PRIME MINISTER, CHAPTER X THE CANADIAN CORPS and APPENDICES I to VI.

http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Ecansk/CanadaInFlanders/index.html

Canadian Soldiers Memories - French Site [April 2005]

The author of this site [dominique-faivre@wanadoo.fr] collects photographs of graffiti left by Canadians soldiers from the Great War. CLICK on the Canadian flag and then on the British flag to get into the English language section. There is a remarkable and carefully prepared database which links Canadian soldiers to graffiti and engravings. It takes a little while to find this material, however the sensitive treatment of the material makes it worthwhile.

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/canadianssoldiersm...-1918/index.htm

Santerre 14-18 - French Site [April 2005]

A French language site with some little known photographs, diagrams, recommended books including several CEF books, short histories and a rare photograph of a German AV7 tank attacking at Villers-Brettoneaux on 24 April 1918.

http://www.chez.com/santerre1418/

War, Literature and the Arts [April 2005]

A publication of the United States Air Force Academy. The opinions expressed in this journal may not necessarily be those of the editors, the United States Air Force Academy, or the Department of the Air Force. WLA exists as a forum for many voices seeking an understanding of war and art, and the intersection of the two. Appears to be very well written will detailed articles.

http://www.wlajournal.com/

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

General Great War Reference Book Websites - Part 16

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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CEF Books - For King and Empire, Canada's Soldiers in the Great War [April 2005]

This small, specialized publisher from Canada has published some of the classic accounts of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the Great War. Many of these books are "must have" additions to any collection of a serious CEF researcher.

http://www.kingandempire.com/cef_books.html

The Naval & Military Press [April 2005]

The Naval & Military Press offer specialist books for the serious student of conflict. The range of titles stocked covers the whole spectrum of military history with titles on uniforms, battles, official histories, specialist works containing medal rolls and casualties lists, and numismatic titles for medal collectors and researchers. They are one of Britain’s leading independent military bookseller.

http://www.naval-military-press.com/FMPro?...ameset.htm&-new

The Battery Press [April 2005]

The Battery Press was founded in 1976 and specialize in aviation, military, and naval titles for collectors and veterans. Their books [currently 330] are printed on the fine quality paper and unless otherwise noted, all Battery Press books have hard covers. There is a good selection of books from the Great War including several reference books on the German forces.

http://www.batterypress.com/

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

Individual Great War Soldier Websites - Part 4

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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* Pte. Richard William Mercer - 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade

Personal Letters from the Great War: 1915 - 1919

The website publishes the personal letters of an ordinary Canadian soldier with an extensive use of footnotes to explained and/or elaborate on the background and meaning of the comments.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~b...wm_letters.html

*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. In addition, you can access the complete text of 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 including digital copies of the original colour maps.

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 award winners. The site contains full citations to these awards as they are recorded in 1000 Brave Canadians, published by The Unitrade Press):

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm.../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

He enlisted in the 4th Canadian Siege Battery on the 26th day of October, 1915. It was mobilized and stationed on Partridge Island which is in the outer part of Saint John Harbour. He was 17 years old at the time of enlistment and therefore had to have the consent of his parents.

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/memoir...mworldwari.html

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

CEF Battalion & Regimental Websites - Part 5

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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*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. A Brett Payne website.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~b...c_contents.html

10th Infantry Battalion - Fighting Tenth [April 2005]

The Tenth Battalion, or "Fighting Tenth" as it became known, was created in 1914 as a war-service infantry battalion; it was populated heavily by men from the 103rd Regiment (Calgary Rifles), saw extensive service with the First Canadian Division in France and Flanders, and was later designated as a perpetuating unit of The Calgary Highlanders. The website is very well done and lists battle actions, commanders, awards and a sketch history.

http://www.calgaryhighlanders.com/

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

The Royal Canadian Regiment - Battle Honours [unofficial Website]

The November Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiments unofficial Web Site contains a comprehensive summary of the wide range of Battle Honours of this older Canadian military unit from Saskatchewan [1885] to Korea [1950]

http://novembercoy.tripod.com/BattleHonours.htm

*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

58th Battalion - Remembering the 58th Battalion in France and Belgium [May 2005]

This website is dedicated to the 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force with special attention given to their actions at the Third Battle of Ypres or more commonly known to Canadians as Passchendaele. At first glance, the site appears rather minimal, however, there are many levels including detailed work on an Honour Role for the Battalion being culled from the Book of Remembrance, recommended reading lists and related links. The site is maintained by Benjamin Keevil in Toronto.

http://www3.sympatico.ca/bkeevil/greatwar/

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 Passchendaele. 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 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

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

Allied Battalion & Regimental Websites - Part 6

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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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

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

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

Great War Honour Websites - Part 7

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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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/i...ks/remember.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...ions/virtualmem

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/

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/cad...ory/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 will be of interest to researchers of the medical elements of the Great War.

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/05/0518/05...01061002_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 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

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

Brockville Memorial Website [April 2005]

This web site is dedicated to the memory of those Brockville citizens who served in World War 1, World War 2, Korean War, and U.N. Peacekeeping. Organization of Military Museums of Canada (OMMC) started this project, as an organization who wishes to create a complete online database of all Military Memorials in Canada. It is simple and tasteful with a listing of soldiers and medal recipients.

http://www.brockvillemuseum.com/MilitaryMemorial/index.html

Port Hope Memorial Website [April 2005]

This is an on-line version of a book put together, in 1919, to commemorate those who served from Port Hope. Clicking on the book photo will take you to a Roll of Honour, plus some men have detailed bios plus photos. Also a list of nursing sisters from the area plus awards received by those of Port Hope. Very nicely done.

http://www.nhb.com/hunter/Remembrance.htm

Military Memorials in Canada [April 2005]

This site is dedicated to cataloging Military Memorials in Canada and is meant as a supplement to the National Inventory maintained by the Directorate of History and Heritage. There is an excellent section on how to photograph Memorials. At present the site is focussed on Memorials in Ontario and is still being developed. The mix of photos and detailed information for the existing entries is excellent. In the future, sites in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick will be added. It is a site well worth visiting and keeping an eye on as it develops.

http://www.5thwheel.com/memorial/default.htm

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

Great War Discussion Forums - Part 15

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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*Canadian Expeditionary Force 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 - Revised on 8 April 2005.

http://www.cefresearch.com/phpBB2/index.php

The Great War Forum - The Long, Long Trail

The story of the British Army of 1914-1918 edited by Chris Baker is a large, 6600+ 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://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/

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 Aerodrome

The Aerodrome is a website dedicated to WWI aviation enthusiasts.

http://www.theaerodrome.com/

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

Great War Documents Websites - Part 17

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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FirstWorldWar.com - Primary Document Site [April 2005]

This website contains a collection of primary documents that document the course of the war via source; often official government material. Included here are archive documents signed in the late 1830s which bore relevance to the outbreak of war some 75 years later, as well as memos, letters, treaties and the text of speeches throughout the war and beyond. This section is the most complete source of primary documents related to the Great War.

http://www.firstworldwar.com/source/index.htm

The German Declaration of War on Russia [April 2005]

The Imperial German Government declaration of war on the Government of His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias as presented by Presented by the German Ambassador to St. Petersburg on1 August, 1914 (July 19th Russian calendar).

Web Source: http://www.gwpda.org/1914/germandecruss.html

Conditions of an Armistice With Germany [April 2005]

- Signed on the 11th day of November 1918, at 5 o'clock A.M. (French time).

[From: Armistice 1918, Harry Rudin, Yale University Press, 1944, pp. 426-432, reprinted, Archon, 1967. NB: The Section titled 'Financial Clauses' found between 'D - General Clauses,' and 'E - Naval clauses' is not similarly categorized (e.g., 'D' or 'E'). This anomaly occurs in the original document. Ed.]

The present Armistice was signed on the 11th day of November 1918, at 5 o'clock A.M. (French time).

Web Source: http://www.gwpda.org/papers.html#CA

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

The Last Hundred Days of the War - Sir Arthur Currie Speech [April 2005]

For those wishing to obtain more background on General Currie upon his return to Canada and just prior to the campaign by Sir Sam Hughes and others to discredit him; here is the major speech presented to a joint meeting of the Empire Club of Canada and the Canadian Club in Massey Hall on 29 August 1919. In addition, this site has over 100 other speeches on the Great War - most are somewhat bombastic but provide an indication of the thought and temperament of the time.

http://www.empireclubfoundation.com/detail...chID=417&FT=yes

The Versailles Treaty, June 28, 1919 [May 2005]

The complete text of the Versailles Treaty [440 Articles], including attached maps, suggested readings and some photographs and cartoons related to President Woodrow Wilson from the United States.

The text in this html document was scanned from The Treaties of Peace 1919-1923. New York: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 1924.

http://history.acusd.edu/gen/text/versaill...ercontents.html

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

Other Miscellaneous Great War Websites - Part 8

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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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

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-ar...fm?nointro=true

The Empire Club of Canada

The Empire Club Foundation was incorporated in January 1969 as a non-profit organization, the principle function being the publication and distribution of yearbooks, containing the texts of addresses to The Empire Club of Canada to the Club's members as well as to libraries across Canada. These addresses are presented in their entirety, with a comprehensive, up to the minute index of speeches, accessible by speaker, title, keyword, topic and or date of publication. Every online speech index includes as synopsis and full biographical description.

http://www.empireclubfoundation.com/search.asp

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/battleho...tle_honours.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

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

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

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

Queens University Archives - The Great War

The website provides a range of documents, photographs, postcards including letters related to the withdrawal of the Ross Rifle. Some material is setup for teachers.

http://archives.queensu.ca/wwi/warfare.html

Archives of Ontario Remembers Our Canadian War Heroes

Some very interesting letters and photographs on this small website that merit a quick review.

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhi...gray/index.html

Canadian Veterans Recollect

This website contains several recorded stories from Canadian veterans of the Great War.

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/audio/welcome.htm

German Historical Museum - The First World War 1914-1918: Reality and Remembrance

A museum tour of the Great War from the German perspective. Commentary is in both German and English.

http://www.dhm.de/ausstellungen/der-erste-...eg/rundgang.htm

British Television - Channel 4: The First World War [April 2005]

This British oriented site, although rather brief in its treatment of non-British actions does contain a number of interesting sub-sections including a discussion on the start of the war, biographies, a war time-time and a photograph of the Zimmerman telegram which contributed greatly to bring the United States into the war.

http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/F/firstworldwar/

Shot At Dawn - Execution of Soldiers in the Great War [April 2005]

A comprehensive website with details on many soldiers who were executed for various offenses during the Great War, detailed articles, biographies, a list of Commonwealth soldiers executed, discussions on pardon of some officers and an extensive list of other websites.

http://www.shotatdawn.org.uk/

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

Great War Photographic and Mapping Websites - Part 10

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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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....ochromes.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

Western Front Association Website

Aerial photographs and trench maps of Ypres and Poperinghe area from 4th Field Survey Battalion BEF, Maps Section, RE,. Posted in March 2005

http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/the...spoperinghe.php

Western Front Association Website - Map Room [May 2005]

A good assortment of maps [approximately 40] from the Western Front.

http://www.westernfrontassociation.com/the...war/maproom.php

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/~wo...tml#Figure%2035

World War I Maps - US Military Academy

The Department of History at the United States Military Academy began developing a series of campaign atlases to aid in teaching cadets a course entitled, "History of the Military Art."

http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atl...war%20index.htm

Paths of Glory Website - Trench Map Section [April 2005]

This website is part of Croonaert Research and contains a wide range of information and research services primarily for the BEF researcher. However, there is a simple and clear presentation on the type of BEF mapping and trench maps from 1914 until 1918. Croonaert is a regular contributor on the Great War Forum.

http://pathsofglory.co.uk/trench%20maps.htm

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

Great War Art and Paintings Websites - Part 11

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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Canadian Posters from the First World War - Archive of Ontario

This virtual exhibit focuses on a selection of Canadian posters from the First World War and, in particular, those that can be found in the Archives of Ontario poster collection (C 233).

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhi...ters/index.html

Art of the First World War - An Exhibition of 100 International Painters

From the 1914-18 war to the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Armistice of 11th November 1918. An exhibition of 110 paintings brought together by the major history museums of Europe. World War I as seen by 54 painters on both sides. The artists and their work are brought into context in a detailed presentation of the works by art historian and exhibition curator Philippe Dagen.

http://www.art-ww1.com/gb/texte/032text.html

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

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

General Medical and Cemetery Websites - Part 14

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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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

NOTE: We are always looking for additional quality recommendations for this Part and others.

[Borden Battery]

The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group is a discussion forum on the role of the 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. The main element of the CEF Study Group is the discussion forum. The Canadian Expeditionary Force Study Group can be accessed at the following URL address: http://www.cefresearch.com

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".

The following Great War websites are considered of a higher quality and/or represent unique sources of information on the Internet.

General Great War Naval Websites - Part 18

Note: CEF Study Group member websites denoted with asterisk "*"

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U-Boat [April 2005]

This website contains detailed information on the German U-Boat from both the Great War and the Second World War. The site also contains a small discussion forum and a good source of referenced material and articles. While the site is primarily Second World War, there is a growing commitment to the Great War. Statistics indicate apparently in WWI a total of 375 U boats sank 6596 merchant ships, a total of 12,800,000 tons. The site is operated from Iceland by Gudmundur Helgason with a detailed database being developed by Michael Lowrey.

www.uboat.net

Royal Navy History - The First World War 1914-1918 [April 2005]

This is a short, official site for the Royal Navy [Great Britain] with the following URL providing some official commentary on its role during the Great War.

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/3541.html

NOTE: Additional quality website recommendations are welcome.