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This is a photo published in the Mennonitische Rundschau. It is a copy of a photo taken in 1915 of a group of Russian Mennonite medical corps conscripts posing beside their hospital train. They are in Wirballen in German captivity. The sentences below the picture say," This picture was kindly sent to us by Pastor Firtz Foth, Kaiserslautern, Germany, whose letter appeared on page 7 in the last edition of the "M.R." Who can send us the names of the Mennonite medics on this picture and briefly describe the group's experiences? Editor." Someone has used colored pen to identify two of the men: 2nd from left first row is a Jakob Kroeker, Neukirch, and 3rd from right - the tallest man on the picture - Willms from Tiege.

This photo is of five men in uniform at Camp Borden, Ontario. The people represented in the picture are (l-r): Peter Friesen, Henry Hiebert, David Nightengale, J.M. Schmidt and Henry Warkentin. They are standing oustide a building facing the camera.

This photo is of the consciencious objectors arriving at Jasper Park. There is a large group of men standing around, with a bus in the background. John M. Schmidt is standing 2nd from the right.

This photo is of the consciencious objectors camp in Jasper Park, where John M. Schmidt stayed.

This photo is of a tractor pulling to carts with men in restricted enlistment to work. They are on a dirt road with trees in the background.

This photo is of a large tunnel with train tracks going through it, and a group of five men standing at the entrance.

This is a photo of Jacob F. Doerksen standing in uniform with the medical corps alternative service during WWI. See page 240 in Daughters in the House of Jacob.

This photo is of Wilhelm Neufeld and Kornelius Baerg playing music on stringed instruments (guitars?) at an alternative service camp in Forstei, Lindinau.

This photo is of nine conscientious objectors posing for a photo in the Nanaimo Lakes camp. From left to right, Back row, ?, David Newman, ?, Jake Balzer, David Balzer, ?. Front row, is Frank C. Peters, Bill Funston, ?.

This photo is of 11 conscientious objectors posing for a photo with baseball glove and bats. These men were doing alternative service in Blubber Bay, BC in the Second World War. Back row, left to right is ?, ?, Hermann Ratzlaff, Henry Wiens, Henry Stobbe, Frank C. Peters. Front row: left to right, Henry Siebert, Bill Funston, Jake Balzer, ?, David Balzer.

Jacob Funk poses for a photo in his medic garb, sometime before he and Anna Janzen married in 1920.