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185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) CEF
Documents and Ephemera
Patriotic Souvenir Postcard
This section contains images of a patriotic souvenir postcard pertaining to the 185th Battalion, circa 1917-1918. On the front of the postcard is a piper and a poem.
Patriotic Souvenir Postcard
185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders)
Circa 1917-1918
The piper on the front of the postcard is believed to be Angus "Big Angus" MacDonald of Colindale, Inverness, Cape Breton.
Ref. Number: 0-6 (4-6)
Image Information: Scan of original postcard
Source: Robert MacLellan Collection
Reverse of the Above Postcard
The name printed on the reverse of the postcard is 902137 Pte. William Harris Duff. William was born in Shubenacadie, NS, on December 25, 1877. He enlisted in the 193rd Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders) in April, 1916, and went overseas with them to England on the S.S. Olympic in the fall of that year. Not long after arriving in England, the 193rd Battalion was disbanded, and William, in December of 1916, was transferred to the 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders). In February, 1918, after the 185th Battalion was disbanded as well, William was transferred to the 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles) who were currently at the front. William was killed in action in France with the 25th Battalion on June 22, 1918.
Pte. William Harris Duff
193rd Battalion (Nova Scotia Highlanders)
Nova Scotia
1916
Studio portrait photo of William Harris Duff taken while he was training at Aldershot, NS, with the 193rd Battalion, shortly before they went overseas. William Duff's name and information is on the back of the postcard showcased in this section.
Photographer: Unknown
Ref. Number: 0-6 (4-6-2.2)
Image Information: Scan of an image from a book
Source: 1916 Picture Book: Nova Scotia Overseas Highland Brigade C.E.F. - Robert MacLellan Collection