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The 185th Battalion (Cape Breton Highlanders) was authorized on the first day of February, 1916 by the appointment of Lt.-Col. F. P. Day, as its commanding Officer. Cape Breton Island, particularly the industrial sections, had already contributed a long list of men in various units such as the 17th, 36th, 25th, 40th, 64th, 85th, and 106th infantry units. It was felt, however, that the authorization of a Battalion recruited from all sections of the Island would be met with a strong response, and the authorities were not disappointed. Within a period of three weeks from the day the first recruit was signed on, the battalion was up to strength and ready to mobilize. For recruiting purposes, the 185th divided the Island into four districts: "A" Company from Inverness, Richmond and Victoria Counties; "B" Company from the towns of Glace Bay, New Waterford, and adjacent districts; "C" Company from Sydney Mines, North Sydney and suburbs; "D" Company from Sydney and the Mira district. Fonds consists of the register of recruits ledger, casualty forms, nominal rolls for drafts, absentee list, declaration and attestation papers, and the list of members of the 185th during World War 1. MG 20.24
Fonds · [ca. 1915]
Fonds consists of correspondence, including a letter from "Bob," a soldier in Fredericton, New Brunswick, during World War 1. MG 12.168
Allan Ridgway fonds
Fonds · 1915-1973
Fonds consists of papers and medals concerning enlistment and service in World War I, including award of the Military Medal, 1915-1921; appointment as Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, 1931; and clippings of obituaries of Allan and Frances Ridgway, 1970-1973. MG 12.110
Angus McLellan fonds
Fonds · 1906-1934
Fonds consists of documents relating to census and school in Grand Mira North, as well as McLellan's military enlistment in World War I, his appointment to Justice f the Peace, Dominion Doal Company pay slips, grocery and school receipts. MG 12.172
Annie MacDonald fonds
Fonds · 1918
Fonds consists of an autograph book of signatures and poems that Annie MacDonald collected during World War 1. MG 20.21
Fonds · 1918-1940
Fonds consists of two wartime registration certificates issued to Mrs. Lillian Lavy Harrison in 1918 and 1940. MG 20.18
Fonds · 1939-1945
Fonds consists of textual records and photographs related to the Cape Breton Highlanders, including World War 1 correspondence, reports, and photographs. MG 20.5
Charles H. Sutherland fonds
Fonds · 1917-1974
Fonds consists of a scrapbook assembled by Charles Sutherland that includes some World War 1 clippings. MG 12.119
Crowdis family fonds
Fonds · 1883-1949
Fonds consists of personal papers of the Crowdis family over generations, including legal papers, correspondence, ephemera, and birth certificates of various family members. MG 12.123