15th Battalion Memorial at Écurie, France: Battle Honour “Vimy Ridge”
This monument was erected by the 15th Battalion CEF Project team. Full details of the memorial are HERE and a description of the role of the 15th Battalion in the attack on Vimy Ridge is HERE.
Lieutenant CE “Beaver” Read MC – The Lucky Tie
“Beaver Read and the “War Luck Tie” This tie was worn by Lieutenant Chas. E. (Beaver) Read MC of the 15th Battalion 48th Highlanders of Canada in October 1918 in the Regiment’s last major action of World War I in which Highlanders were killed or wounded. In the vicinity of Waller Wood a machine gun […]
Lt. Ian McKenzie Cameron, 92 Battalion
photo wearing helmet, legs crossed KIA 9 Apr 1917. Buried at 9 Elms Cemetery Arras Road
Pte Frederick L. Ford, 15th Battalion
photo wearing white shell, glengarry, dress sporran, kilt apron and spats KIA March 2, 1917
Mitchell Oke – brothers list of names
Typed list of Oke (Peters) brothers who served in WW1. Includes their Mohawk written names. Pte. Frank Peters 53182 – 60th Battalion -survived Pte. Alex Peters 633145 – 21st Battalion -killed in action Dec 16, 1917 buried at Aubigny, France Plot 3, Row F, Grave 53 Pte John ( Shawatis) Oke Peters 109210 – 253 […]
Pte Canndiff Foster, 15th Battalion
photo wearing Dress jacket, glengarry, ORs Leather Sporran, kilt, spats KIA 20 April 1918
Dispersal certificate for Mitchell Oke
Dispersal certificate for Mitchell Oke dated 12/5/19 Pte Mitchell Oke , Wishe Khahientahaha, was a Mohawk of Handenosaunee Turtle Clan in Cornwall Ontario and lived on the Akwesasne Mohawk Native Reservation. He enlisted in the 253rd Infantry Battalion in April 1917 and sailed to Europe on the SS Olympia. There he was transferred to the […]
Telegram reporting wounding of Mitchell Oke
Great North Western Telegram to father reporting Pte Mitchell Oke admitted to hospital for leg wound. Pte Mitchell Oke , Wishe Khahientahaha, was a Mohawk of Handenosaunee Turtle Clan in Cornwall Ontario and lived on the Akwesasne Mohawk Native Reservation. He enlisted in the 253rd Infantry Battalion in April 1917 and sailed to Europe on […]
Mitchell Oke Discharge Certificate
CEF Discharge certificate # 192252 for Mitchell Oke dated May 31, 1919 Faded but overwritten directly in ink over faded original typing later. One of two copies both similar. Pte Mitchell Oke , Wishe Khahientahaha, was a Mohawk of Handenosaunee Turtle Clan in Cornwall Ontario and lived on the Akwesasne Mohawk Native Reservation. He enlisted […]
Pte. Mitchell Oke – ID Tags
ID Tags of Wishe (Mitchell) Oke, 1090464 Two tags on brown ribbon. One hexagonal and one round tag. Pte M Oke 1090464 on front, CAN BATT 15 on reverse Pte Mitchell Oke , Wishe Khahientahaha, was a Mohawk of Handenosaunee Turtle Clan in Cornwall Ontario and lived on the Akwesasne Mohawk Native Reservation. He enlisted […]