Personal Profile Collection
William (Bill) Mariner Laurence - Section 1
This section contains two war time photos of Bill Laurence, 1916.
Click or tap on the photo images below for high resolution, expandable images. Use your back button to return to this page.
William (Bill) Mariner Laurence
185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders)
Nova Scotia
1916
The photo was taken in the fall of 1916, shortly before Bill went overseas with the 185th Battalion. It was probably taken in Aldershot, NS. At the time he held the rank of sergeant.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 25-2 (3-1-1.3)
Image Information: Scan of an image from a book
Source: 1916 Picture Book: Nova Scotia Overseas Highland Brigade C.E.F - Robert MacLellan Collection
Soldiers From Machine Gun Section
185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders)
Camp Aldershot, NS
1916
This photo is cropped from a larger panoramic photo showing the whole machine gun section of the 185th Battalion.
Fourth from the left is Bill Laurence with the rank of sergeant.
Fifth from the left is the commanding officer of the machine gun section, Lieut. James Holland. He was killed in action on September 2, 1918, while serving with the 85th Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders).
Note the Lewis machine gun in the forground of the photo.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 0-4 (11-5-1-2.2)
Image Information: Partial photo of original photo
Source: Robert MacLellan Collection