68th Overseas Depot Battery, Canadian Field Artillery

The origins of the battery designations in 15th Field Artillery Regiment are somewhat unclear. The 68th Battery originated with the 68th Battery, 16th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery of the North Russia Expeditionary Force or it originated with the 68th Overseas Depot Battery, Canadian Field Artillery which enrolled thousands of Gunners in Vancouver and sent them to England as individual reinforcements. We claim both groups in order to ensure that we do not forget any of the Gunners from the Vancouver area. One of our recent discoveries was a Province newspaper article headlined, "DRAFT OF 100 MEN HAVE LEFT THE CITY". This article provide a list of names from the 68th Depot Battery! We were already familiar with Gunner George Bush from the 5th Draft so we were able to surmise that these were the 95 that were shown in the group photo from 1916. Now we just need to research each name through Library and Archives Canada to get their full story and find some way of identifying the faces in the group photo. Would you like to join the research team? Our list of known Gunners currently sits at 5,350.