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Jesse B. Martin photograph albums Koksilah Alternative Service Work Camp (Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia)
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Cutting wood for camp use

Caption in album reads: "Four boys cutting wood for camp use. [Numbers written on photograph:] 1 - Abe Bergen, Kitchener; 2 - Lorne Litwiller, [Kitchener]; 3 - Robert Welshman, London; 4 - Gerhard Thiessen, Kitchener." A.J. Klassen's <i>Alternative Service for Peace</i> does not list a Gerhard Thiessen from Kitchener, but does list a Gerald Thiessen from Waterloo. Darrell Frey's <i>Called to be a Soldier</i> lists a Gerhard Theissen from Waterloo. An Abe Bergen from Kitchener is listed at Kokshilah in <i>Called to be a Soldier</i>.

Group at Koksilah camp

Caption in album reads: "Group at Koksilah Camp. This is forty miles from Victoria on Island. Shawnigan Lake is seven miles. [X marked on photograph identifies] William Mudge, foreman. [1 marked on photograph identifies] Bill Stubbs, cook."