68th Depot Battery
Canadian Field Artillery
1916
Canadian Field Artillery
1916
Source: City of Vancouver Archives AM1535-: CVA 99-5087
"3rd Section - 4th Division Ammunition Column" 68th Field Battery C.F.A. - Vancouver, B.C. 1916
Back Row - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 8, 9, 10
9th Row - 11, 12,13,14,15, 16,17,18,19,20,21
8th Row - 22, 23, 24, 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34
7th Row - 35,36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50
6th Row - 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67
5th Row - 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
4th Row - 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108
3rd Row - 109, 110, 111, 112,113,114,115, 116,117,118,119,120,121, 122, 123, 124, 125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133
2nd Row - 135,136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160
Front Row - 161, 162, 163, 164, Capt Harry Eustace Boorman, 166, 167, 168, 169
Back Row - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, 8, 9, 10
9th Row - 11, 12,13,14,15, 16,17,18,19,20,21
8th Row - 22, 23, 24, 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34
7th Row - 35,36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50
6th Row - 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67
5th Row - 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87
4th Row - 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108
3rd Row - 109, 110, 111, 112,113,114,115, 116,117,118,119,120,121, 122, 123, 124, 125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133
2nd Row - 135,136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160
Front Row - 161, 162, 163, 164, Capt Harry Eustace Boorman, 166, 167, 168, 169
Source: City of Vancouver Archives AM1535-: CVA 99-173
8th and 9th Overseas Draft, 68th Depot Battery, Canadian Field Artillery Nov 1916
Back Row - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
9th Row - 8, 9,10, 11, 12,13,14,15
8th Row - 16,17,18,19,20,21, 22, 23, 24
7th Row - 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34
6th Row - 35,36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
5th Row - 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57
4th Row - 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70
3rd Row - 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84
2nd Row - 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
Front Row - 94, 95
Back Row - 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
9th Row - 8, 9,10, 11, 12,13,14,15
8th Row - 16,17,18,19,20,21, 22, 23, 24
7th Row - 25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34
6th Row - 35,36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
5th Row - 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57
4th Row - 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70
3rd Row - 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84
2nd Row - 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93
Front Row - 94, 95
Source: City of Vancouver Archives AM1535-: CVA 99-172
5th Overseas Draft, 68th Depot Battery, Canadian Field Artillery Oct 1916
Back Row - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
10th Row - 8,9,10, 11,12,13, 14 ,15,
9th Row - 16,17,18,19,20,21, 22,23,
8th Row - 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,
7th Row - 33,34,35,36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
6th Row - 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52,
5th Row - 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, George WT Bush, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,
4th Row - 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76,
3rd Row - 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88,
2nd Row - 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101,
Front Row -102, 103
Back Row - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
10th Row - 8,9,10, 11,12,13, 14 ,15,
9th Row - 16,17,18,19,20,21, 22,23,
8th Row - 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,
7th Row - 33,34,35,36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
6th Row - 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52,
5th Row - 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, George WT Bush, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,
4th Row - 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76,
3rd Row - 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88,
2nd Row - 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101,
Front Row -102, 103
Source: wartimes.ca
1st Overseas Draft, 68th Depot Battery, Canadian Field Artillery
Back Row - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17,18,19,20,21, 22
Front Row - 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
Back Row - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17,18,19,20,21, 22
Front Row - 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43
A series of photographs from the Vancouver Archives labeled 68th C.F.A. parade. These photographs appear to depict the 68th Overseas Depot Battery, Canadian Field Artillery moving the guns from (or to) an unknown stable location to their training area. The Battery appears to have been responsible to bring the new enrolees of each draft to a set standard of Gunnery.
A series of photographs from the Vancouver Archives labelled 58th C.F.A. Exhibition Grounds Vancouver from the Stuart Thompson fonds. Stuart Thompson took most of the group photographs of the 68th Overseas Depot Battery.
The questions are:
Is there a typo in the labeling of all these photographs (58 should read 68)?
Do these pictures portray 68th Overseas Depot Battery that are simply training at the Exhibition Grounds in Vancouver?
Were these photographs actually taken at the Exhibition Grounds in Victoria?
The questions are:
Is there a typo in the labeling of all these photographs (58 should read 68)?
Do these pictures portray 68th Overseas Depot Battery that are simply training at the Exhibition Grounds in Vancouver?
Were these photographs actually taken at the Exhibition Grounds in Victoria?
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Wounded
Gunner Thomas Shott enrolled with 68th Overseas Depot Battery 21 February 1916 and subsequently transferred to the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field ARtillery. |
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New Recruit
Albert Augustsen enrols in 68th Overseas Depot Battery. He would be awarded the Meritorious Service Medal later in the War. |
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