Officer of 236 Bn. shakes hand of mayor at Recruiting Drive in New York 1917

48th Recruiting Drive, USA – 1917 – Greeting the Mayor of New York

236 Bn Officer shaking the Mayor’s hand at Recruiting Drive held in New York in 1917. A 48th Highlander officer stands on the left. The 48th Highlanders Bn participated in a Canadian Recruiting Drive in Chicago and New York in 1917, inviting US citizens to enlist in the Canadian Expeditionary Force for overseas duty in WWI. The drives were before the US formally joined in the war.

(Prior accession No. P1189)

Classification
Images
Era
1914 – 1919 (WW 1)
Location of artifact
Binder 7, Research Room Shelf
Associated place
USA, New York
Associated event
Recruiting Drive, USA, 1917

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