Photographs in the album are predominantly from Gordon Eby's time in the military, 1914-1919. Some photographs of family before and after the war are also included. Captions were probably composed and added by Anne Eby Millar, Gordon's daughter. The photographs and captions together narrate chronologically Gordon Eby's family of origin, his experience in the First World War with the 118th and 21st battalions as a signaler, the months spent in Germany at the end of the war as a translator, his marriage in 1921, and his growing family.
Carlings Heights, Military Camp, in London. This postcard shows the 110th, 111th, and 118th overseas battalions, as well as, the C.E.F Engineers and Y.M.C.A camp.
Family and friends gather at the Berlin train station to say goodbye to the first troups raised locally. Krug Furniture Company factory in the background. Written on back: "Say Goodby to first Berlin troups."
Gordon C. Eby with nurse in Victoria Hospital, London, Ontario for hernia surgery prior to overseas service in World War I. 7th leaf in wartime photo album.
The Snetsinger sisters, Murray and Willa, and friend. Gordon Eby met them while in hospital in London, Ontario, where they were volunteers. Caption by Anne Eby Millar: "Oct 31st was the date that Gordon met the Snetsinger girls. He was in Victoria Hospital, London and they came to the hospital to visit the soldiers. Murray was a schoolteacher and Willa was living at home with her mother and brother. These girls liked to dress in military style clothes and title themselves 'major.'"
Caption on back by Gordon Eby: "Friends and relatives to see the boys of Kitchener leave for overseas, 1915." A family group stands on the platform of the train station at Berlin, Ontario.
Two photographs side by side on one postcard. Left: Kate [Catherine?] and Florence Eby. Right: Florence alone. The girls are the nieces of Gordon Eby. Written on back: "Kate and Florence at Golf course - home 1915." The girls are posing as if performing military salutes.
"Say goodby to first Berlin troops" 1915?" at train station in Berlin, with H. Krug Furniture building in background. Laid in Gordon Eby wartime photo album created by Anne Millar.
Caption by Anne Eby Millar: "In order to be accepted for overseas duty Gordon had to have surgery for hernia at Victoria Hospital, London. He made many friends and took pictures of the nurses and fellow patients." The nurse's last name is possibly Simpson.
A nurse or volunteer with two patients in a ward at Victoria Hospital, London. Possibly Ward 3, where Gordon Eby was housed while having hernia surgery.