Base Company, 81st Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, ca. 1916 RG 605
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A black and white panoramic photograph of the Base Company of the 81st
Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force commanded by
Lieut. H.M. Sampson. The photograph was taken sometime before they
embarked for Britain on April 28, 1916. Many men in the battalion were from
the Niagara Region and had served with the 19th Lincoln (later the Lincoln and
Welland) Regiment.
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Base Company, 81st Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, ca. 1916A black and white panoramic photograph of the Base Company of the 81st Overseas Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force commanded by Lieut. H.M. Sampson. A list of the Officers of the 81st Battalion was published in the Toronto Daily Star on January 22, 1916. The names include Lt. Col. P. Belson; Major A. Cowan; Capt. D. Borland; Lt. R. Hill; Capt. T. Tomlinson; Lt. G. Lawrence; Capt. W.L. Archer; Lt. J.A. House; Capt. S.A. Dyke; Capt. G. Sampson; Capt. A. McKinley; Capt. E. Wright; Capt. J.I. Grover; Capt. G.M. Orr; Lt. G.M. West; Lt. E.D. Hanna; Lt. J.A. McCaraus; Lt. R.V. Walker; Capt. O.C. Withrow; Lt. A. McCormick; Lt. G.F. Stupart; Lt. K.C. Brooks; Lt. MacKendrick; Lt. H.A. Blake; Lt. A.J. Ogden; Lt. H.E. Moore; Lt. L.B. Kirkhouse; Lt. M.C. Wallace; Lt. G.F. Dimock; Lt. G.H. Elwell; and Lt. J.F. McLaren.