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Halifax, May 16, 1919
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Item is a postcard showing the return of the 25th Battalion of the CEF to Halifax on May 16, 1919 after the end of the First World War. Soldiers participating in the parade are noted to be carrying a Maj. Matheson, visible on the shoulders of one of the men in the bottom right corner of the photograph. A handwritten note on the photo credits it to one "F.G. Goodenough". The ship from which the soldiers are disembarking is partially visible in the background. 84-61-14161
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Item is a postcard showing five members of the 25th Battalion of the CEF taken during World War 1. The photo was taken after a "champagne supper" the night before and is noted as being "taken with a small hand camera." The soldiers are identified on the reverse as: RSM Hinchcliffe (died at Vimy), CQMS Hills (Susie), Sgt. P.C. Willmot, Cpl. P. Walker, and Pte. Dr. 'Pete' Murray. 84-89-14189
On the beach
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Item is a photograph of a soldier, most likely Percy Willmot, standing next to the ocean somewhere in Europe during World War 1. 84-120-14220
Standing in stream
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Item is a photograph of Percy Willmot standing in a stream somewhere in Europe during World War 1. 84-122-14222
"The Squeke"
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Item is a photograph of Percy Willmot on a river or lake in his boat, identified as "The Squeke", taken during World War 1. 84-123-14223
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Item is a photograph of four people, one man and three women, on the edge of a cliff overlooking a lake during World War 1. 84-97-14197
Alice Willmot
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Item is a photograph of Alice (nee Lister) Willmot, mother of Percy Willmot. 84-62-14162
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Item is a photograph of Percy Willmot with his mother and sister in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. A note on the reverse of the item bears the caption "Style on the Stile" and specifies the photo was taken "on the packway between Shottery - Anne Hathaways [sic] Cottage and Stratford. P.". 84-114-14214