1 wall of the St. Boniface Basilica (& cemetery in front of it), the roof missing, the windows open. A fireman stands at the top of a long ladder above the wall pouring water down on the fire. Enlarged from #1 in 1994-14.2078
118th Battalion men posing (officer lying in front), 1915. This is an unusual photograph because the officer is reclining on the ground in front of the men.
Caption on back reads: "118th Batt[alion] at Courtland Ave, 1916." Members of the 118th battalion outside of the headquarters on Coutland Avenue, near the corner of Queen Street in Berlin/Kitchener.
118th Battalion presentation of the colours in Kitchener, 1916. Presenting the colour is a time honour tradition within the British Commonwealth armies. Infantry units tend to have two colours (flags), the Queen’s colour (which is the Union Jack) and the Regimental colour (the unit’s battle flag which has its regimental honours sewn on it). When presenting the colours, the Regimental band’s drum kit is played in a pyramid formation with the colours laying on top. The ceremony is meant to instill pride amongst the soldiers of the unit in question.