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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.

Written on back: "Florence Eby & John Friend daughters of King St. E. about 1919." They are standing in Christian and Catharine Eby's greenhouse.

Written on back: "Your dad in his place under the tree and the bench you made for him. By his own request." Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "Pictures sent from home: Father in the garden seat Gordon made for him."

Written on back: "Jakeu, Aug 15, 1917. What do you think of the cabbage head? Especially the big ones on the wheelbarrow? Celery is [?] and big." Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "Pictures sent from home [to Gordon Eby, overseas]." The children are possibly their sons Nelson and Carl.

Caption by Anne Eby Millar: "Mother died in January, 1918. Gordon received pictures taken at the funeral." Gordon's mother was Catharine Clemens Eby.

Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "Mother died in January, 1918. Gordon received pictures taken at the funeral." Gordon's mother was Catharine Clemens Eby.

Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "Gordon received pictures of his Mother's funeral while he was in the front lines. Above [in foreground]: Father waiting to go to the cemetery. Left: Mrs. Hauck and Mr. Bruggeman. At Right: Grandchildren Carl, Rose, Erwin and Dorothy. Sister Bella is standing behind." Others in the photo are not identified.

Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "A welcome awaited Gordon at home."

Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "Ready to hang up his helmet, Gordon relaxes in the garden seat he made for his father."

Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "Back at home again in his gardens and orchard."

Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "Gordon's father died in 1920. Gordon took over the house and three acres of the land, mostly orchard."

Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "Gordon married Elsie Hewitt on June 21, 1921. They raised eight children." The couple's attendants are possibly Wesley Stengel and Annie Hewitt.

Three of Gordon Eby's eight children are pictured playing in the snow. No identification is provided in the album. They are possibly his first three children (left to right): Gordon, Anne, Ruth. Caption in album by Anne Eby Millar: "As the children were born his camera was busy."

Gordon and Elsie Eby at their home with three of their children. The children are probably the three oldest, Anne, Ruth and Gordon.