University of Victoria Special Collections Canada. Canadian Army

University of Victoria Special Collections Canada. Canadian Army. Battalion, 16th SC338

Title 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) fonds Dates 1900-1923

Extent 197 cm of textual records 160 photographs Administrative History On 15 August 1913 the 50th Regiment was authorized to augment the 88th Regiment (Victoria Fusiliers) which had been formed on 3 September 1912. The 88th Regiment and the 50th Regiment were placed on active service on 10 August 1914 for local protective duty. These regiments contributed respectively to the 7th and 16th Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) was formed from four companies of unrelated Highland regiments. On the sea voyage to England, the Regiment was still dressed in four different styles, tartans, and badges. When the first Canadian Contingent sailed for England on 3 October 1914, the 16th Battalion was part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. It was on 16 December, on Salisbury Plain, that the Battalion was sub-titled "The Canadian Scottish". The Battalion sailed for France on 12 February 1915 and disembarked at St. Nazaire three days later. The 16th Battalion took part in all the major engagements of the Canadian Corps, including the battles of Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, and Passchendaele. The 16th Battalion returned on the "Empress of Britain" on 4 May 1919 to find, that like most Canadian Expeditionary Force battalions, it had no regimental home. On 7 May, in Winnipeg the Battalion was demobilized. However, General Order No. 30, issued on 15 March 1920, reorganized Victoria's 88th and 50th Regiments into the Canadian Scottish Regiment Non-Permanent Active Militia.

Scope and Content The fonds consists of records generated and utilized by the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish). The fonds is arranged into 11 alphabetically organized series. These series include aerial photographs of the Western Front, information of a World War One operation at the city of Lens, orders issued to the Battalion, personnel records, photographs, publications (including early editions of "The Brazier"), reports, scrapbooks, information on training, minutes of meetings of the Veterans Association of the 16th Battalion, and a design for the 16th Battalion war memorial. Finding Aids Inventory available with series, subseries, and file level control.

Title Source Title based on the contents of the fonds.

The 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish)

An Inventory of Records

Prepared by Kim Willey

Victoria, British Columbia University of Victoria Special Collections 1999

The 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish): an inventory of records

Table of Contents

Introduction ...... ii

Extent ...... ii

Administrative History ...... ii

Scope and Content ...... iii

Related Records ...... iii

Series Descriptions ...... iv

I. Aerial Photographs ...... 1

II. Operations (World War One) ...... 4

III. Orders ...... 5

IV. Personnel Records ...... 5

File Cards ...... 5

Nominal Rolls ...... 6

Records of Officers’ Service ...... 8

V. Photographs...... 8

VI. Publications ...... 9

The Brazier ...... 9

World War One Publications ...... 10

VII. Reports...... 11

VIII. Scrapbooks ...... 11

IX. Training ...... 11

X. Veterans ...... 12

Oversize Summary ...... 12

The 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish): an inventory of records

Introduction

The records of the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) Canadian Expeditionary Force were donated to the University of Victoria Special Collections between 1976 and 1999. They document the activities of the Battalion from 1900 to its re-organization in 1920 into the Canadian Scottish Regiment. The records will be of special interest to those studying military history and complement many other military records housed at the University of Victoria Archives/Special Collections. Researchers may, in particular wish to consult the finding aids of the records of Canadian Army and the Canadian Scottish Regiment.

Main Entry: 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish). Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1900 - 1920.

Title: 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) fonds.

Dates: 1900 - 1923.

Extent: 197 centimetres of textual records. -- 160 photographs.

Administrative History

The large and powerful pro-Scottish citizenry of Victoria appealed for the formation of a Highland Regiment in Victoria to augment the 88th Regiment (Victoria Fusiliers) which had been formed on 3 September 1912. Therefore, on 15 August 1913 the 50th Regiment was authorized. The 88th Regiment and the 50th Regiment were placed on active service on 10 August 1914 for local protective duty. These regiments contributed respectively to the 7th and 16th Battalions of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) was formed from four companies of unrelated Highland regiments. On the sea voyage to England, the Regiment was still dressed in four different styles, tartans, and badges.

When the first Canadian Contingent sailed for England on 3 October 1914, the 16th Battalion was part of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1st Canadian Division. It was on 16 December, on Salisbury Plain, that the Battalion was sub-titled "The Canadian Scottish”. The Battalion sailed for France on 12 February 1915 and disembarked at St. Naziaire three days later. The 16th Battalion took part in all the major engagements of the Canadian corps, including the battles of Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, and Passchendale. Honours and awards included four Victoria Crosses, 9 DSOs, 40 MCs, 30 DCMs, and 204 MMs. The War cost the 16th Battalion 5,491 casualties, of which 1,412 were fatal. On 15 December in 1915, the Regiment was specially authorized by King George V to wear the Oak Leaf and Acorn Canadian Scottish shoulder titles in commemoration of its courage at the Battle of St. Julien (Kitchener's Wood).

The 16th Battalion returned on the "Empress of Britain” on 4 May 1919 to find, that like most Canadian Expeditionary Force battalions, it had no regimental home. On 7 May, in Winnipeg the Battalion was demobilized. However, General Order No. 30, issued on 15 March 1920, reorganized Victoria’s 88th and 50th Regiments into the Canadian Scottish Regiment Non-Permanent Active Militia.

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Scope and Content

The fonds consists of records generated and utlized by the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish). The fonds is arranged into 11 alphabetically organized series. These series include aerial photographs of the Western Front, information of a World War One operation on the city of Lens, orders issued to the Battalion, personnel records, photographs, publications (including early editions of The Brazier”), reports, scrapbooks, information on training, minutes of meetings of the Veterans Association of the 16th Battalion, and a design for the 16th Battalion war memorial.

Title Source: The title is based upon the contents of the fonds.

Finding Aids: Inventory available with series, subseries, and file level control.

Accession Number: 1991 - 097.

Related Records:

Online Sources:

Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) fonds. -- 1935 - 1946, 1988. British Columbia Archives. http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca. (The fonds consists of films depicting regimental activities and a 1988 documentary based upon the films.)

16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish). -- 1914 - 1919. British Columbia Archives. http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca. (The fonds consists of the triplicate copy of the official War Diary of the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish). The diary provides a daily summary of events, actions, activities, etc. from the time the Regiment went overseas at the start of the First World War to the time it returned to Canada in April 1919.)

Cyrus Wesley Peck fonds. -- 1915 - 1919. British Columbia Archives. http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca. (The fonds consists of personal diaries of Lt. Col. Cy Peck, kept while the author was overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Forces during the First World War. Peck, who won the Victoria Cross for gallantry, was commanding officer of the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish Regiment). Diaries also include a postscript, written by Mrs. Peck, noting her husband's favourite hymn and poem.)

The Canadian Scottish Regiment homepage. http://www.islandnet.com/~csrmuse. (The homepage includes a history from the regiment’s origins during World War One to the present. The site also has information on the regimental museum and photographs of museum displays.)

Holdings at the University of Victoria Special Collections:

16th Battalion fonds. -- 1900 - 1920. (The fonds consists of the records generated and utilized by the 16th Battalion.)

88th Regiment (Victoria Fusiliers) collection. -- 1912 - 1986. ( The collection consists of a letter on the history of

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the 88th Regiment, photographs of the Regimental colour, the King’s colour, and the World War One Memorial Tablet, and photocopied newspaper clippings relating to the Regiment.) Canadian Army Collection. -- 1900 - 1984. (The fonds consists of photographs of parades and drills, orders of the 1st Canadian Army during World War Two, intelligence tests, correspondence, maps, daily reports, morale reports, poems, and military orders of the 16th Battalion.)

Canadian Military Oral History Collections Guide. -- 1890 - 1960. (The collection consists of 400 reels of taped interviews with Canadian participants in the First and Second World Wars.)

Canadian Scottish Museum fonds. -- 1900 - 1991. (The fonds consists scrapbooks, journals, ephemera, newspaper clippings, and photographs donated to the museum.)

Canadian Scottish Photograph Database. -- 1900 - 1960. (The database consists of photographs and aerial photographs relating to the 16th Battalion and The Canadian Scottish Regiment.)

Chronological Register of Regimental Sergeant-Majors of the Militia Infantry Regiments of Vancouver Island. -- 1914 - 1964. Collected by Jack Fawcett. (The register contains the military record, including dates of service and decorations, of 39 Sergeant-Majors of Vancouver Island Regiments.)

Colonel Hugh MacIntyre Urquhart fonds. -- 1914 - 1950. (The fonds consists of notes for Urquhart’s history of the 16th Battalion, his personal diary kept during World War One, annotated newspaper clippings, various speeches and a program for a re-union dinner.)

Major Louis Edney Fonds. -- 1900 - 1970. (The fonds consists of a collection of photographs, correspondence and newspaper clippings relating to the military career of Louis Edney, who served in with the 16th Battalion during World War One.)

Military Manuals. -- 1856 - 1963. (The inventory consists of British Army training manuals used by the Canadian militia up until the end of World War One, and a collection of Canadian Army manuals.)

Military Maps: An Inventory of the Holdings of the University of Victoria Archives. 1898 - 1960. Prepared by David R. Chamberlin. (The inventory consists of an item level description of all maps and aerial photographs at the University of Victoria Archives pertaining to the military.)

Sergeant Major Bernard Charles Lunn fonds. -- 1918 - 1971. (The fonds consists of ephemera from the World Wars, programs of re-unions of the 16th Battalion, and information on Lunn’s trip to Europe to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Armistice Day.)

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Series Descriptions

I Aerial Photographs. -- 1917 - 1918. Box 19, Files 1 - 15. 147 photographs. The series consists of 15 files of aerial photographs of the Western Front. The scale of these photographs is indeterminable. All of the photographs are 16.5 by 21.5 centimetres or smaller and were donated by A.G. Wordy. Each file contains the corresponding map sheet number, approximate location, date, and photograph identification number. The photographs are also listed in the Military Map Index located at the University of Victoria Special Collections. This series is organized by the photograph identification numbers. The title is based upon series content.

II Operations (World War One). -- 1914 - 1918. Box 19, Files 16 - 17. 1 centimetre of textual records. The series consists of 2 files of information regarding operation by the 16th Battalion during World War One. The file are arranged chronologically. The title is based upon series content.

III Orders. -- 24 August 1916. Box 19, File 18. 2 leaves of textual records. The series consists of 1 file of general orders issued by General Sir. D. Haig. The title is based upon series content.

IV Personnel Records. -- 1914 - 1918. Box 19, Files 19 - 21; Box 20, Files 1 - 13; Box 21, Files 1 - 2. 191.5 centimetres of textual records. The series consists of 12 files of personnel records and 6 boxes of file cards. The series is divided into the following subseries; file cards (detailing enlistment information of officers and enlisted men), nominal rolls (detailing status of officers and enlisted men at the end of World War One), and record books of officers’ service. The subseries are arranged alphabetically. The title is based upon series content.

V Photographs. -- World War One. Box 21, File 3. 6 photographs. The series consists of 1 file of photographs of the Victoria Cross recipients of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish): Signaller W.H. Metcalfe, Pte. W.J. Milne, Piper J. Richardson, Lt.-Col. C.W. Peck. The title is based upon series content.

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VI Publications. -- 1915 - 1917. Box 21, Files 4 - 9. 22 issues of newsletters and 6 leaves of textual records. The series consists of 6 files of publications of the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish), its associate forces in Europe, and its feeder Regiments on Vancouver Island. The series contains the following subseries; The Brazier, and World War One home defense newsletters. The publications are arranged chronologically within each subseries. The title is based upon series content.

VII Reports. -- 1922. Box 21, File 10. 68 pages of textual records. The series consists of 1 file of a report on the effectiveness of the Ross Rifle used by Canadian soldiers during World War One. The title is based upon series content.

VIII Scrapbooks. -- 1915 - 1918. Box 21, Files 11 - 12. 74 leaves of textual records and 7 photographs. The series consists of 2 files of a scrapbook history of the 16th Battalion during World War One. It includes operations reports, ephemera, orders, correspondence, and photographs. The title is based upon series content.

IX Training. -- 1915. Box 21, File 13. 73 pages of textual records. The series consists of 1 file of a pocket size field manual for use of the Canadian Militia belonging to Harry Thomas. The title is based upon series content.

X Veterans. -- 1923. Box 21, File 14; Oversize Box 25, File 9. 1.5 centimetres of textual records. The series consists of 2 files regarding veterans of the 16th Battalion. It includes designs for a memorial and minutes of a veterans meeting. The title is based upon file content.

Series I. Aerial Photographs. -- 1917 - 1918.

147 photographs.

The series consists of 15 files of aerial photographs of the Western Front. The scale of these photographs is indeterminable. All of the photographs are 16.5 by 21.5 centimetres or smaller and were donated by A.G. Wordy. Each file contains the corresponding map sheet number, approximate location, date, and photograph identification number. The photographs are also listed in the Military Map Index located at the University of Victoria Special Collections.

This series is organized by the photograph identification numbers.

The title is based upon series content.

Series I. File List:

Box. File. 19.1 20.W.25.21.B.378. Roulers region (Belgium). 1917.10.31. 20.V.23.D.21.B.373. Roulers region (Belgium). 1917.10.31. 20.V.29.D.21.B.358. Roulers region (Belgium). 1917.10.29. 20.V.30.D.21.B.359. Roulers region (Belgium). 1917.10.29. 22.B.505. Vle. Oblique-Point De Vue (France). 1917.05.18. ID no. F050. 28. Wallenolen (Belgium). 1917.10.17. ID No. 21.B3. 28.D.GB.21.B.368. Passchendale region (Belgium). 1917.10.31. 28.D.5A.21.B.374. Passchendale region (Belgium). 1917.10.31. 28.D.64.21.B.346. Passchendale region (Belgium). 1917.10.29. 36C.G.30.cd.36.h31.ac Loos region (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.781. 19.2 36C.G.36.bd.h31. Loos region (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.761. 36C.H.19bd.20ac Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.26. ID no. 16AC.985. 36C.H.19d.20c.25b.26a. Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.27. ID no. 16AC.988. 36C.H.19d.20c.25bd.26a. Hulluch region (France). 1917.08.09. ID no. 16AD.187. 36C.H.19d.20c.25.26abc. Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.23. ID no. 16AC.955. 36C.H.19d.20c.26ac. Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.766. 36C.H.19d.20.25b.26ab. Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.23. ID no. 16AC.953. 36C.H.19o.20c.25b.26. Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AD.95. 36C.H.19.20ac. Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.26. ID no. 16AC.981. 36C.H.20c.25.26a. Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.23. ID no. 16AC.957. 19.3 36C.H.20cd.26. Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.772. 36C.H.20cd.26ab. Hulluch region (France). 1917.07.20. ID no. 16AC.983. 36C.H.20d.21.27. Vendin-le-Vieil region (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.759. 36C.H.20.21acd.26b.27a. Vendin-le-Vieil region (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.756. 36C.H.21a.14. Wingles region (France). 1917.07.20. ID no. 25JD.733. 36C.H.21cd.26b.27. Vendin-le-Vieil region (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.757. 36C.H.21.26b.27ab. Vendin-le-Vieil region (France). 1917.07.23. ID no. 16AC.958. 36C.H.25. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.05. ID no. 16AD.144. 36C.H.25b.26.31b.32a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.763. 36C.H.25b.26acd.31b.32ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.21. ID no. 16AC.817.

19.4 36C.H.25b.26.32ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AD.66.

36C.H.25bd.26ac. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.26. ID no. 16AC.979. 36C.H.25bd.26ac. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.23. ID no. 16AC.947. 36C.H.25c.26cd.32ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.22. ID no. 16AC.879. 36C.H.25cd.31b.32a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.27. ID no. 16AD.12. 36C.H.25d.26.31b.32a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.786 36C.H.25d.26.31b.32ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.09. ID no. 16AD.170. 36C.H.25o.26c.31b.32ac. Hill 70 (France), 1917.07.27. ID no. 16AC.994. 36C.H.25.26ac. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.21. ID no. 16AC.849. 36C.H.25.31. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.764 19.5 36C.H.25.31ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.22. ID no. 16AC.865. 36C.H.25.31ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.21. ID no. 16AC.818. 36C.H.25.31ac. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.765. 36C.H.26. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AD.57. 36C.H.26ac.32a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.26. ID no. 16AC.980. 36C.H.26b.4.3. Vendin-le-Vieil region (France) 1917.07.20. ID no. 25JD.732. 36C.H.26b.4.3. Vendin-le-Vieil region (France) 1917.07.20. ID no. 25JA.732. 36C.H.26c.32n.2ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.777. 36C.H.26cd.32ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.26. ID no. 16AC.982. 36C.H.26cd.32b.33a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AD.61. 19.6 36C.H.26d.27.32b.33a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.17. ID no. 16AC.778. 36C.H.26d.32abd.33ac. Vendin-le-Vieil region (France). 1917.07.20. ID no. 25JD.732. 36C.H.26.27ac. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.09. ID no. 16AD.185. 36C.H.26.27ac.32.33a. Cite St.Auguste region (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AD.92. 36C.H.27. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AC.82. 36C.H.31. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.27. ID no. 16AC.986. 36C.H.31. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.09. ID no. 16AD.174. 36C.H.31a.32cd.N1.b2. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.779. 36C.H.31b.32a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.05. ID no. 16AD.139. 36C.H.31b.32a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.05. ID no. 16AD.143. 19.7 36C.H.31bd.32abc. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.26. ID no. 16AC.977. 36C.H.31bd.32ac. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.05. ID no. 16AD.141. 36C.H.31c. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AD.119. 36C.H.31cd.N1. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.21. ID no. 16AC.987. 36C.H.31cd.N1ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.21. ID no. 16AC.851. 36C.H.31cd.N1b.2ab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AD.88. 36C.H.31d.N2a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.17. ID no. 16AD.138. 36C.H.31d.32.N1b.2a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.09. ID no. 16AD.194. 36C.H.31d.32ac.N1b. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.21. ID no. 16AC.855. 36C.H.31d.32c.N1.2a. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.26. ID no. 16AC.978. 19.8 36C.H.31d.32c.N1d.2ac. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.760. 36C.H.31d.32cd.Mb.2 Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.779. 36C.H.31.Nab. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.19. ID no. 16AC.788. 36C.H.31.32. Hill 70 (France). 1917.08.09. ID no. 16AD.197. 36C.H.32. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.22. ID no. 16AC.830. 36C.H.32. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AD.65. 36C.H.32b.8.1. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.22. ID no. 16AC.919. 36C.H.32bd.33c.N.28. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.17. ID no. 16AC.858. 36C.H.32d.N.28. Hill 70 (France). 1917.07.28. ID no. 16AC.67. 36C.N.2cd.3c.8.9ac. Lens region (France). 1917.07.17. ID no. 16AC.775. 19.9 36C.N.9c.12.90. Lens (France). 1917.09.15. ID no. 2AD.124. 36C.N.9c.35.90. Lens (France). 1917.09.15. ID no. 2AD.133.

36C.N.9d. Lens (France). 1917.09.15. ID no. 2AD.126. 36C.N.11d.3.8. Lens (France). 1917.07.20. ID no. 25JD.734. 36C.N.11d.3.8. Lens region (France). 1917.07.20. ID no. 25JD.731. 36C.N.13c.6.9. Lens (France). 1917.07.11. ID no. 25JD.632. 36C.N.13c.6.9. Lens (France). 1917.07.11. ID no. 25JD.641. 36C.N.15. Lens (France). 1917.09.15. ID no. 16AD.32. 36C.N.15d.16ad.21bd.22a. Lens (France). 1917.09.24. ID no. 16AE.200. 36C.N.15d.21abd. Lens (France). 1917.09.19. ID no. 16AE.54. 19.10 36C.N.20b.20.40. Lens (France). 1917.09.15. ID no. 2AD.120. 36C.N.20bd.21.26b.27ac. Lens (France). 1917.10.05. ID no. 16AE.443. 36C.N.20cd.26b. Lens (France). 1917.09.20. ID no. 16AE.101. 36C.N.20d.8.8. Lens (France). 1917.09.16. ID no. 16AE.33. 36C.N.20d.75.80. Lens (France). 1917.09.09. ID no. 2AD.38. 36C.N.21a.1818. Lens (France). 1917.09.09. ID no. 2AD.21. 36C.N.21bd.22.27b.28a. Lens (France). 1917.05.10. ID no. 16AE.440. 36C.N.21c.1.8. Lens (France). 1917.09.09. ID no. 2AD.36. 36C.N.21d.22.27b.28ab. Lens (France). 1917.09.24. ID no. 16AE.207. 36C.N.22cd.28abc. Lens (France). 1917.10.02. ID no. 16AE.400. 19.11 36C.N.26a.90.95. Avion (France). 1917.08.23. ID no. 16AD.581. 36C.N.26b.85.60. Avion (France). 1917.09.19. ID no. 16AE.69. 36C.N.27c.81. Lens (France). 1917.07.17. ID no. 25JD.636. 36C.N.28. Lens (France). 1917.10.01. ID no. 16AE.352. 36C.N.28d.29c.34b.35abc. Avion region (France). 1917.10.02. ID no. 16AE.417. 36C.N.31bd.32.T.2a. Avion region (France). 1917.09.25. ID no. 16AE.227. 36C.N.31cd.T.1ab. Avion region (France). 1917.09.28. ID no. 16AE.280. 36C.N.33d.34.T.4ab. Avion region (France). 1917.09.02. ID no. 16AD.666. 36C.S.6d.12b.Tad.7ab. Lievin region (France). 1917.10.01. ID no. 16AE.366. 36C.T.1. Avion region (France). 1917.09.28. ID no. 16AE.275. 19.12 51B.H.5b. Arras region (France). 1918.04.21. ID no. 5AH.726. 51B.H.5d.6c. Arras region (France). 1918.04.21. ID no. 5AH.762. 51B.Q.35.W.5. Arras region (France). 1918.09.16. ID no. 5AL.18. 51B.W.9d.10c. Sains-les-Marquin (France). 1918.09.17. ID no. 5AL.99. 51B.W.16d.40.60. Sains-les-Marquin (France). 1918.09.18. ID no. 5AL.83. 51B.W.20b.50.80. Sains-les-Marquin (France). 1918.09.17. ID no. 5AL.87. 51B.W.21b. Sains-les-Marquin (France). 1918.09.16. ID no. 5AL.51. 51B.W.26. Sains-les-Marquin (France). 1918.09.24. ID no. 5AL.202. 51B.W.26.E.2. Sains-les-Marquin (France). 1918.09.16. ID no. 5AL.49. 66C.L.35b.95.40. Parvillers (France). 1918.08.11. ID no. 5AE.032. 19.13 66C.N.E.L22c.8d.28d.8d. Parvillers (France). 1918.08.13. ID no. 5AE.121. 66D.G.19d.20o. Savatte Copse (France). 1918.08.16. ID no. 5AE.193. 66D.G.20a.70.70. Savatte Copse (France). 1918.08.13. ID no. 5AE.051. 66D.G.21. Demuin region (France). 1918.08.18. ID no. 5AE.155. 66D.G.21cd.27ab. Demuin region (France). 1918.08.14. ID no. 5AE.159. 66D.G.21d.27ab. Demuin region (France). 1918.08.14. ID no. 5AE.146. 66D.G.26bd.27ac. Nesle region (France). 1918.08.14. ID no. 5AE.154. 66D.G.26cd.32ab. Demuin region (France). 1918.08.14. ID no. 5AE.156. 66D.G.27. Demuin region (France). 1918.08.14. ID no. 5AE.145. 66D.G.27c.33a. Demuin region (France). 1918.08.19. ID no. 5AE.144. 19.14 66E.L.23bd.24. Parvillers (France). 1918.08.16. ID no. 5AE.182. 66E.L.23c.30.60. La Chavatte (France). 1918.08.10. ID no. 5AE.012. 66E.L.23c.85.30. La Chavatte (France). 1918.08.10. ID no. 5AE.015.

66E.L.23d.24c.29b.30a. La Chavatte region (France). 1918.08.16. ID no. 5AE.186. 66E.L.27ab. La Chavatte region (France). 1918.08.13. ID no. 5AE.129. 66E.L.27bd. La Chavatte region (France). 1918.08.13. ID no. 5AE.117. 66E.L.28. La Chavatte region (France). 1918.08.13. ID no. 5AE.115. 66E.L.29. Parvillers region (France). 1918.08.13. ID no. 5AE.118. 66E.L.29bd.30. Parvillers region (France). 1918.08.16. ID no. 5AE.172. 66E.L.30.66dg.25. Parvillers region (France). 1918.08.16. ID no. 5AE.177. 19.15 66E.L.30.66dg.25. Parvillers region (France). 1918.08.16. ID no. 5AE.191 66E.L.35bg.4. Parvillers region (France). 1918.08.13. ID no. 5AE.056. H.32d.1.9. Harnes (France). 1917.07.17. ID no. 16AD.51 L.30a.3.6.66e. Fresnoy-les-Roye (France). 1918.08.13. ID no. 5AE.059. L.30ab.6.25bd. Fresnoy-les-Roye (France). 1918.08.16. ID no. 5AE.163. L.30c.36a.6.25d.31b. Fresnoy-les-Roye (France). 1918.08.16. ID no. 5AE.194. P.21. Bellevue (France). 1917.10.17. ID no. 5B28.

Series II. Operations (World War One). -- 1914 - 1918.

1 centimetre of textual records.

The series consists of 2 files of information regarding operations by the 16th Battalion during World War One.

The file are arranged chronologically.

The title is based upon series content.

Series II. File List:

Box. File. 19.16 Counter-Attack on AAA Batteries. -- World War One (1914 - 1918). 1 leaf of textual records. The file consists of a message sent to the 16th Battalion from the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion regarding a counter-attack on AAA Batteries. The title is based upon file content.

19.17 Lens. -- 1917. 12 leaves and 2 booklets of textual records. The file consists of the operation orders, the section roll book, and the Canadian Corps Trench standing orders. The title is based upon file content.

Series III. Orders. -- 1916.

Series III. File List:

Box. File. 19.18 General Orders. -- 24 August 1916. 2 leaves of textual records. The file consists of general orders issued by General Sir. D. Haig. The title is based upon file content.

Series IV. Personnel Records. -- 1914 - 1918.

191.5 centimetres of textual records.

The series consists of 12 files of personnel records and 6 boxes of file cards. The series is divided into the following subseries; file cards (detailing enlistment information of officers and enlisted men), nominal rolls (detailing status of officers and enlisted men at the end of World War One), and record books of officers’ service.

The subseries are arranged alphabetically.

The title is based upon series content.

Series IV. Subseries: File Cards.

180 centimetres of textual records.

The subseries consists of 6 boxes of file cards. The cards contain information regarding the name, rank, enlistment date, date of arrival in France, pre-enlistment trade, leave, and next of kin of the enlisted men and officers of the 16th Battalion during World War One.

Each set of boxes is arranged alphabetically.

The title is based upon subseries content.

Series IV. File List:

Box. File. 19.9 File Cards. Aa - Cap. -- 1914-1918. 30 centimetres of textual records. The box consists of file cards of officers and enlisted men during Word War One. The title is based upon box content.

19.20 File Cards. Car - Fr. -- 1914-1918. 30 centimetres of textual records. The box consists of file cards of officers and enlisted men during Word War One. The title is based upon box content. 19.21 File Cards. Fr - Ir. -- 1914-1918. 30 centimetres of textual records. The box consists of file cards of officers and enlisted men during Word War One. The title is based upon box content.

20.1 File Cards. Ja - Mi. -- 1914-1918.

30 centimetres of textual records. The box consists of file cards of officers and enlisted men during Word War One. The title is based upon box content.

20.2 File Cards. Mo - Pa. -- 1914-1918. 30 centimetres of textual records. The box consists of file cards of officers and enlisted men during Word War One. The title is based upon box content.

20.3 File Cards. Pa - Sh. -- 1914-1918. 30 centimetres of textual records. The box consists of file cards of officers and enlisted men during Word War One. The title is based upon box content.

Series IV. Subseries: Nominal Rolls -- 1914 - 1918.

6.5 centimetres of textual records.

The subseries consists of 10 files of nominal rolls. These rolls list the status of enlisted men and officers during World War One.

The files are arranged chronologically from 1914 - 1918.

The title is based upon subseries content.

Series IV. File List:

Box. File. 20.4 Nominal Roll. -- 1914 - 1918. 2 centimetres of textual records. The title is based upon file content.

20.5 Nominal Roll. -- 1915. 27 leaves of textual records. The file consists of lists recording the status of officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted men. The title is based upon file content.

20.6 Nominal Roll. -- 1915. 27 leaves of textual records. The file consists of lists recording the status of officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted men. The title is based upon file content. 20.7 Nominal Roll. -- 1918. 32 leaves of textual records. The file consists of a list of the status of officers of the 16th Battalion at the end of World War One. The title is based upon file content.

20.8 Nominal Roll. Ab - Bu. -- 1918.

19 leaves of textual records. The file consists of a list of the status of enlisted men of the 16th Battalion at the end of World War One. The title is based upon file content.

20.9 Nominal Roll. Bu - Ed. -- 1918. 18 leaves of textual records. The file consists of a list of the status of enlisted men of the 16th Battalion at the end of World War One. The title is based upon file content. 20.10 Nominal Roll. Ed - Hi. -- 1918. 21 leaves of textual records. The file consists of a list of the status of enlisted men of the 16th Battalion at the end of World War One. The title is based upon file content.

20.11 Nominal Roll. Hi - Mu. -- 1918. 30 leaves of textual records. The file consists of a list of the status of enlisted men of the 16th Battalion at the end of World War One. The title is based upon file content.

20.12 Nominal Roll. Mu - Ri. -- 1918. 28 leaves of textual records. The file consists of a list of the status of enlisted men of the 16th Battalion at the end of World War One. The title is based upon file content.

20.13 Nominal Roll. Ri - Zi. -- 1918. 40 leaves of textual records. The file consists of a list of the status of enlisted men of the 16th Battalion at the end of World War One. The title is based upon file content.

Series IV. Subseries: Records of Officers’ Service. -- 1915 - 1916.

5 centimetres of textual records.

The subseries consists of 2 files of record books. The record books contain personal information of each officer serving the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) from 1915 to 1916. The information includes, decorations, civilian addresses, careers prior to service, and marital status.

The files are arranged chronologically from 1915 to 1916.

The title is based upon subseries content.

Series IV. File List:

Box. File. 21.1 Record Book I. -- c. 1915. 2.5 centimetres of textual records. The file consists of a book recording officers’ service.

21.2 Record Book II. -- c. 1916. 2.5 centimetres of textual records. The file consists of a book recording officers’ service as well as a list of active officers, and biographical information on Major G. W. Nicholson, M.C.

Series V. Photographs. -- World War One.

Series V. File List:

Box. File. 21.3 Victoria Cross Recipients. -- World War One. 6 photographs. The file consists of photographs of the Victoria Cross recipients of the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish): Signaller W.H. Metcalfe, Pte. W.J. Milne, Piper J. Richardson, Lt.-Col. C.W. Peck. The title is based upon file content.

Series VI. Publications. -- 1915 - 1917.

22 issues of newsletters and 6 leaves of textual records.

The series consists of 6 files of publications of the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish), its associate forces in Europe, and its feeder Regiments on Vancouver Island. The series contains the following subseries; The Brazier, and World War One home defense newsletters.

The publications are arranged chronologically within each subseries.

The title is based upon series content.

Series VI. Subseries: The Brazier. -- 1915 - 1917.

8 issues of The Brazier and 6 leaves of textual records.

The subseries consists of 2 files of The Brazier. The series includes numbers 1 to 8, and various extracts of The Brazier.

The issues are arranged chronologically from 1915 to 1917.

Series VI. File List:

Box. File. 21.4 February 1916, No. 1 March 1916, No. 2 May 1916, No. 3 July 1916, No. 4 August 1916, No. 5 November 1916, No. 6 December 1916, No. 7 February 1917, No. 8

21.5 Extracts from The Brazier. -- 25 March 1916 - 10 February 1917. 6 leaves of textual records. The title is based upon file content.

Series VI. Subseries: World War One Publications. -- 1915 - 1917.

14 issues of World War One publications.

The subseries consists of 4 files of publications of the Vancouver Island Regiments, the 1st Canadian Infantry Division, and the British Expeditionary Force.

The files are arranged alphabetically.

The title is based upon subseries content.

Series VI. File List:

Box. File. 21.6 The Bantam Review. Vol. 1. No. 2. -- 12 August 1916. 1 issue. The file consists of a publication of the 143rd Battalion while at Sidney Camp, Sidney.

21.7 Publications from the Western Front. -- 1916 - 1917 2 issues. The file consists of Vol. 1 of The Growler, published by the 1st Canadian Infantry Division on 1 January 1916, and No. 23 of The Listening Post, published by the British Expeditionary Force, 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 22 March 1917. The title is based upon file content.

21.8 The Timber Wolf. -- 1916. 3 issues. The file consists of the newsletter published by the 103rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. It includes the following issues: The Timber Wolf, Vol. 1. No. 6. The Armoury, Victoria. 29 April 1916. The Timber Wolf, Vol. 1. No. 10. The Armoury, Victoria. 27 April 1916. The Timber Wolf, Vol. 1. No. 11. The Willows, Victoria. 10 June 1916.

21.9 The Western Scott. -- 1915 - 1916. 8 issues. The file consist of the newsletter published by the 67th Battalion (Western Scots). It includes the following issues: The Western Scott, Vol. 1. No. 7. Willow Camp. 20 November 1915. The Western Scott, Vol. 1. No. 9. Willows Camp. 4 December 1915. The Western Scott, Vol. 1. No. 12. Willows Camp. 29 December 1915. The Western Scott, Vol. 1. No. 14. Willows Camp. 12 January 1916. The Western Scott, Vol. 1. No. 16. Willows Camp. 26 January 1916. The Western Scott, Vol. 1. No. 17. Willows Camp. 2 February 1916. The Western Scott, Vol. 1. No. 20. Willows Camp. 23 February 1916. The Western Scott, Vol. 1. No. 24. Willows Camp. 22 March 1916.

Series VII. Reports. -- 1922.

Series VII. File List:

Box. File. 21.10 Ross Rifle Critiques. -- 1922. 68 pages of textual records. The file consists of a report on the effectiveness of the Ross Rifle used by Canadian soldiers during World War One. The title is based upon file content.

Series VIII. Scrapbooks. -- 1915 - 1918.

74 leaves of textual records and 7 photographs.

The series consists of 2 files of a scrapbook history of the 16th Battalion during World War One. It includes operations reports, ephemera, orders, correspondence, and photographs.

The title is based upon file content.

Series VIII. File List:

Box. File. 21.11 Vol. I, Scrapbook. -- 1915 - 1918. 35 leaves of textual records. The file consists of volume I of a scrapbook history of the 16th Battalion during World War One. It includes operations reports, ephemera, orders, and correspondence. The title is based upon file content.

21.12 Vol. II, Scrapbook. -- 1915 - 1918. 39 leaves of textual records and 7 photographs. The file consists of volume II of a scrapbook history of the 16th Battalion during World War One. It includes operations reports, ephemera, orders, correspondence, and photographs. The title is based upon file content.

Series IX. Training. -- 1915.

Series IX. File List:

Box. File. 21.13 Infantry Training Manual. -- 1915. 73 pages of textual records. The file consists of a pocket size field manual for use of the Canadian Militia belonging to Harry Thomas.

Series X. Veterans. -- 1923.

1.5 centimetres of textual records.

The series consists of 2 files regarding veterans of the 16th Battalion. It includes designs for a memorial and minutes of a veterans meeting.

The title is based upon file content.

Series X File List:

Box. File. 21.14 Minutes of Meetings. -- January 1923.

1 centimetre of textual records. The file consists of the minutes of the meetings of ex-members of the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) in 1923 with the names and addresses of veterans. The title is based upon file content.

25.9[OS] Designs for War Memorial. 4 leaves of designs. The file consists of designs for the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) World War One Memorial in Christ Church, Victoria by C.d’O. Pilkington Johnson. The title is based upon file content.

Oversize Summary:

Box. File. 25.9[OS] Designs for War Memorial. 4 leaves of designs. The file consists of designs for the 16th Battalion (The Canadian Scottish) World War One Memorial in Christ Church, Victoria by C.d’O. Pilkington Johnson. The title is based upon file content.