54th Bn Canadian Infantry, World War One

54th Bn Canadian Infantry, 1915 - 1919

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LCOL ARNOLD HENRY GRANT KEMBALL - Took the Unit to the UK in late 1915 and died attacking the Germans on 1 Mar 1917 in sight of the present day Vimy Monument

In Memory of Koots the Bear - the 54th Bn mascot who died tragically when he fell out of his bed at his home in Nelson after the unit had departed for Europe.

"Koots as a Cub"

LCOL ALFRED CAREY, DSO AND BAR - CO 54th BN CEF June 1917 - July 1919

Welcome to the 54th Battalion Website. We remember the fighting men of the Canadian Army`s 54th Battalion in World War One. Please explore the site and send us any questions

We`re sure you`ll want to join the 54th!

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NEW! THE SAILING LISTS - all who went to the UK with 54th Bn

and if they came back Officers / Troops

Unit Cooks in Bramshott Camp Aldershot

Fire a real Lewis Gun VIMY ATTACK ORDERS! HC SMITH`S WAR

A video file from the Royal Military College Range Day - Ottawa - 13 May 2005

Recruiting in Cranbrook

Oral Histories of the 1st World War from The National Archives

Find Battle Sites in Belgium

THE CBC INTERVIEWS! (CLICK)

Find Battle Sites in France

George Miller`s Scrap book

The Camps used by the 54th Bn in the Ypres Area

Geographic Memorials to the 54th and Nelson Men

See all the men we had here now at NAMES AND FACES

Sergeant WILLIAM ROBERTSON
who passed away on September 8, 1916

54th Bn War Diary Entries

Attestation papers

Front - Back

You can visit him here

Nelson`s other VCs

Learn about Eddy Christensen - click image below

Eddy`s Memorial Cross Returned

Trench Art thanks to our dear friend Barbara Ethier in Trail BC please email us at the EMAIL link Below

At the going down of the sun and in the morning - we shall remember them

Haunting melodies from the Menin Gate at The Great War Website

(These are MP3 files that will open in your media player)

The Last Post and Reveille (revellee or revalley to soldiers)

LCol Valentine Harvey served between Kemball and Carey

LCol Harvey went to war from Brantford Ontario and the 84th Battalion --- see "Brantford at War" on the www.cobwfa.ca website

LCol`s Davis, Kemball, Carey and Harvey all passed away prematurely.

ALL PAGES below Home Orderly Room The War The Cost The Sites Images Volunteers Fame and 54 Remember 85 years later WAR DIARY Court Martial Links New! Army Files Copyright Visit the Nelson Museum Touchstone Site 54th Kootenay Battalion Honours and Awards
Visit the Western Front Association	FAMILY GENEOLOGY! Get Great Uncle Bob`s Army File
An actual WW1 battle field in Flanders Fields!		200 Armed Forces volunteers from the Nelson BC area here
Visit the 102nd Battalion CEF Visit the 21st Battalion from Eastern Ontario EMAIL 54th Bn FEEDBACK

VISITING YPRES? Stay at `WOODSIDE B and B (CLICK)

"Our good friends, Rose and Michael, at Simply Be and B invite you to stay at their B&B in the home of the 54th Kootenay Battalion, Nelson, B.C. http://www.simplybeandb.com/