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25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles)

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Photos and Photo Postcards - First World War - Portrait and Miscellaneous Photos

  • Photo Postcards - One portrait photo postcard showing two officers of the 25th Battalion, circa 1918.

  • Photo - One portrait photo of brothers Charles and William Neitz, soldiers in the 25th Battalion, First World War.


Photos and Photo Postcards - First World War - Canada - 1914 to 1915

  • Photo Postcards - Two photo postcards of the 25th Battalion on the march in Halifax, NS, circa 1914-1915.

  • Photo Postcard - One photo postcard showing a group of officers and soldiers of the 25th Battalion in Halifax, NS, circa 1914-1915.

  • Panoramic Photo -  One panoramic photo of  "B" Company, from the 25th Battalion, taken in Halifax, NS, circa 1914-1915.

  • Panoramic Photo - One panoramic photo of  "C" Company, from the 25th Battalion, taken in Halifax, NS, circa 1914-1915.

  • Panoramic Photo - One panoramic photo of the Bugle Band of the 25th Battalion, taken in Halifax, NS, circa 1914-1915.

  • Panoramic Photo - One panoramic photo of a guard of honour from the 25th Battalion, taken in Halifax, NS, February 18, 1915. The occasion was the opening of the Nova Scotia Legislature.

     

Photos and Photo Postcards - First World War - Europe - 1915 to 1919

  • Photo - One photo of the 25th Battalion Pipe Band and select officers, circa 1915.

  • Photos - This section contains three 25th Battalion group photos believed to have been taken in France late in 1918. They include officers, the pipe band and sergeants.

  • Photo -  One group photo of the 25th Battalion officers in Germany, January, 1919.

     

Photos and Photo Postcards - First World War - Home Comings

  • Photo Postcards - Three photo postcards of the home coming parade after the 25th Battalion arrived back in Halifax, May 16, 1919.

  • Photos - Two photos of the home coming parade after the 25th Battalion arrived back in Halifax, May 16, 1919.

 

Newspaper Clippings - First World War Era

  • Article - One newspaper clipping article from a local Cape Breton newspaper and dated September 22, 1915. It is a reprinted letter from Major Donald Alexander MacRae, an officer in the 25th Battalion. He writes from England about his experiences there and mentions the former 94th Victoria Regiment soldiers in the 25th Battalion. 

 

 

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