Military

A listing of the names and service of Elgin County men and women who served in the First World War

Transcribed by Joseph O’Gorman, Elgin County Museum, 2015

This file contains various documents relating to the transfer of trusteeship in the Elgin County Book of Remembrance from the Regimental Chapter of the Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire and its deposit in the St. Thomas-Elgin General Hospital, 1930-1972. Includes indenture signed November 8, 1930.

53-page typescript entitled "Diary of a War Bird" by Captain Norman B. "Nipper" Scott. Typescript of original manuscript diaries detailing Captain Scott's experiences as a fighter pilot serving in England and France with the Royal Flying Corps/ Royal Air Force, Squadron 11 during the First World War.

A short history of the Elgin County Courthouse Cannons.

Diary thought to by kept by F. G. Stanbury who served during the Boer War

A History of the BCATP (British Commonwealth Air Training Plan) in Elgin County 1939-1945

Including a history of RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) Base Aylmer 1939-1945

History of the Aylmer RCAF station 1941-1956

Programme for the 60th Anniversary Reunion of the 91st Battalion, C.E.F., held June 22, 1975. Includes names and other information about 172 members of the Battalion killed in action during the First World War, along with the names of 77 surviving members of the Battalion. The Battalion received orders to mobilize on October 23, 1915.

Programme for the 91st Battalion Commemoration Sunday, June 26, 2016: Trinity Anglican Church. Also, a programme for the Dedication and Departure Service (June 25, 2016) and a special newspaper: "100th Anniversary of the Departure of the 91st Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force".