Rest, refreshments, and watch duties during the Battle of the Humber

Held by: City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Dates: March 3, 1916 (indexed as 1916)
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Scope & content: Item consists of page 51 of the Boyd photograph album. There are nine photographs on the page, which are captioned as follows: 12907 - Cooks of the 81st with their field kitchen preparing the midday meal for the men; 12894 - If you can't smell the hot coffee, you can see where it is. The 74th are going to beat you to it; 12896 - They flopped down in the deep snow, and indulged in an eating fest competition; 12897 - "Two mouths with but a single bite; one cup that serves the twain." 74th Batt. poet; 12904 - 75th Battalion holding the Belt Line R'y bridge, and improving the time with a lunch; 12905 - They are joined by the 83rd, who rush the "billy cans" with just as much enthusiasm; 12908 - The old mill race was an ideal place for the enemy (81st) to post their snipers; 12909 - Maintaining a strong position from which they could cover a charge on the Humber Bridge; 12916 - Canny Highlanders, acting as scouts, use their Tam O' Shanters to coax the enemy's fire.
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