World War, 1914-1918

Gathering of relatives and friends of Gordon Eby

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19 Sep 1915

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

Caption by Anne Eby Millar: "In September, 1915 relatives and friends gathered to wish Gordon well after he joined the overseas battalion. They presented him with a watch."

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Gordon Eby with parents and sister

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19 Sep 1915

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

Gordon Eby with his parents at a family gathering to wish him well after he joined the overseas battalion. Left to right: Isabella Eby (sister), Catherine (Clemens) Eby, Gordon Christian Eby and Christian Eby

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118th Battalion men in London

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16 Oct 1915

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

118th Battalion men in camp in London, Ontario.

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Soldiers being inoculated

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19 Oct 1915

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

Soldiers at Camp Borden being inoculated

118th Battalion volunteers, Oct 1915

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20 Oct 1915

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

118th Battalion volunteers, October 20, 1915

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118th Battalion men posing

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20 Oct 1915

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

Ward 3 patients and nurses at Victoria Hospital

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14 Nov 1915

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

Patients and nurses at Victoria Hospital.Identification on back of photograph, left to right: unknown, Miss Glen Denning, Mr. Hunter (probably), Miss Ashely (?), Gordon Eby. 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."

Ward 3 patients in Victoria Hospital, London

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15 Nov 1915

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

Ward 3 patients in Victoria Hospital, London

Resting on a route march

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1916

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

A postcard. Caption on back by Gordon Eby reads: "118th Battalion. Brown with pipe, 1916. Resting on long march." Photograph was probably taken by Gordon Eby on a "route march" near London in November, 1916, as described in his diary.The walk was about 17 miles with several 10 minute rests.

118th Battalion outside headquarters

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1916

Part of Gordon C. Eby wartime photograph album

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.