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- John Boyd Sr. Toronto military training photograph album
- John Boyd Sr. Toronto military training photograph album
John Boyd Sr. Toronto military training photograph album
file1914-1917Fonds 1548 > Series 1418 > File 180 descriptions inside80 digitized
80 descriptions directly inside
- Cover of Boyd albumitem 1914-1917Digitized
- Inside cover of Boyd albumitem 1914-1917Digitized
- Recruitment and training in Torontoitem August 15, 1914Digitized
- New recruits, including 48th Highlandersitem August 21, 1914Digitized
- Soldiers leaving for overseasitem August 21, 1914–August 28, 1914Digitized
- New recruit trainingitem October 16, 1914–October 31, 1914Digitized
- Gun training for new recruitsitem October 31, 1914–November 14, 1914Digitized
- Various drills and parades for new recruitsitem November 14, 1914Digitized
- General Lessard viewing new recruitsitem November 14, 1914–November 14, 1914Digitized
- Various group drills for new recruitsitem November 21, 1914–November 28, 1914Digitized
- Prime Minister Borden visits Exhibition camp, musketry and bayonet drillsitem November 28, 1914-December 5, 1914Digitized
- Prime Minister Borden, Lieutenant Governor Hendrie, Duke of Connaught visits newly trained troopsitem December 5, 1914–December 17, 1914Digitized
- Duke of Connaught visits winter training for new recruitsitem December 17, 1914–January 20, 1915Digitized
- Winter artillery training with men, machines, and horsesitem February 4, 1915- February 19, 1915Digitized
- Winter training for artillerymen and horsesitem February 20, 1915Digitized
- Jump training for horses, various drill training for infantrymenitem February 20, 1915–March 13, 1915Digitized
- Weapons and tools inspections, horse jumping, parade led by General Sir Sam Hughes and General Logieitem March 13, 1915–March 20, 1915Digitized
- Sham battle action, including marches and paradesitem March 20, 1915–March 24, 1915Digitized
- Sham battle action and conclusion, Major Irving inspectionitem March 24, 1915Digitized
- Various group training, including men of the 20th and 109th Battalionsitem March 27, 1915–April 2, 1915Digitized
- Sham battle troop movements, including dispatch riders on bicyclesitem April 2, 1915-April 7, 1915Digitized
- New recruits assemble from McGill University at the Champ de Mars, Montrealitem April 7, 1915–April 15, 1915Digitized
- Mess tent and personal hygiene activities at Camp Niagaraitem May 11, 1915Digitized
- Various officers and groups at Camp Niagaraitem May 11, 1915Digitized
- Wounded soldiers and the Red Cross, second contingent leaving Toronto Exhibition camp for Franceitem May 11, 1915–May 15, 1915Digitized
- Parade troops marching through the streets of Guelph and Torontoitem May 15, 1915–May 19, 1915Digitized
- Commanding Officer Colonel Munro and selected views of the 8th Mounted Rifles and 7th Batteryitem June 2, 1915Digitized
- Drilling formations and camp views at Barriefielditem June 2, 1915–June 3, 1915Digitized
- Various barracks buildings in Kingston; transport, gun, and aviation trainingitem June 2, 1915–June 13, 1915Digitized
- Aviation training at Long Branch as 36th Battalion arrives at Camp Niagaraitem June 13, 1915–June 16, 1915Digitized
- Canada's first aviators training at Long Branch Aviation Schoolitem June 16, 1915–July 10, 1915Digitized
- Early aerial views of Toronto; aeroplane performance testingitem July 10, 1915Digitized
- Night flying, recruitment in Hamilton, assorted camp activitiesitem July 10, 1915–July 28, 1915Digitized
- Italian recruits gather in Toronto; Duke of Connaught inspects troops at Exhibition campitem September 2, 1915Digitized
- Troop inspections, men performing cheers to the kingitem September 1, 1915–September 2, 1915Digitized
- Armoured cars; physical fitness exercises for recruitsitem September 1, 1915–September 11, 1915Digitized
- Trench and bayonet exercises; support staff exhibits on the grounds of Casa Lomaitem September 1, 1915–September 25, 1915Digitized
- Marching from Niagara to Toronto for newly trained soldiersitem October 25, 1915–October 28, 1915Digitized
- Various transports and supplies on the big march; troops rest at High Parkitem October 28, 1915–October 30, 1915Digitized
- Rest and refreshments at High Park; 37th Battalion on the move again to campitem October 17, 1915–October 30, 1915Digitized
- Student aviators at Long Branch; marching of men and machines through wilderness and city streetsitem October 31, 1915–November 9, 1915Digitized
- Various regiments on parade during the recruitment and training perioditem November 9, 1915-November 18, 1915Digitized
- Various battalions assemble at High Park and Exhibition camp in Torontoitem November 11, 1915–November 27, 1915Digitized
- First wounded soldiers return to Toronto; equestrian and explosives trainingitem November 21, 1915–December 16, 1915Digitized
- Canadian Officers Training Corps assemble in Toronto; troop inspections and reviewsitem November 30, 1915–January 7, 1916Digitized
- Winter camp and recreational activities for recruits in trainingitem January 8, 1916–January 17, 1916Digitized
- Recruitment signs and patriotic monuments; winter training drills become increasingly difficultitem January 17, 1916–January 19, 1916Digitized
- Trench digging and training; bayonet, bomb, and machine gun drillsitem January 19, 1916–February 10, 1916Digitized