World War One:
A distant memory
More of Samuel's photos
Pte. Samuel Unitt 78th Bn, and the CEF in Flanders Fields 1917-1918
(All images © 2006 Jeff Jonas)
Samuel Unitt in 100th Winnipeg Grenadiers uniform in 1915 |
Samuel Unitt and Sister Gladys (to his left), and
unidentified sisters? |
Studio photo of Samuel Unitt and Sister Gladys (to his left), and unidentified sister? This photo is dated Sept. 1917 and was taken in England. It is stamped with a label: John Hensman, Redditch. He is wearing the Identification patch for the 78th Bn./4th Canadian division, which he would not have received until arrival in France. He wears a brass pin called "wound stripe" above the signals pin on his left arm. This must have been a trip back to England to visit the family while recovering. My guess he was gassed at Vimy Ridge, in April 1917, but I am still looking into this as there are numerous actions between June (when he received his training certification) and September 1917. Divisional patch (4th Division, 73rd and 78th Battalions. |
Unidentified Nurses. Could these be nurses that helped
Samuel recover? Or are these some of the nurses lost on the Llandovery Castle? (see link) |
Unidentified soldier wearing the undress Glengarry cap. He could be from the 73rd Infantry Battalion: Royal Highlanders of Canada. They were from Montreal and combined with the 78th Battalion. |
Unidentified soldier with unidentified cap badge. |
01/20/07