SWE Highlight: Tiger Moths

New videos have been uploaded, courtesy of the Prince Albert Historical Society. The photo here is taken from a video of tiger moth planes training at the Prince Albert Airport.

Other videos uploaded from the Prince Albert Historical Society include Operation Eskimo, footage of children collecting rubber for the war effort, and a military parade in Prince Albert.

Ben Neudorf
Technical Coordinator
Saskatchewan War Experience

SWE Highlight: A History of the 28th (Northwest) Battalion

Hello, the most recent addition to the Saskatchewan War Experience is a comprehensive history of the 28th Battalion, compiled and edited by Major D.G. Scott Calder, and published by the Regina Rifle Regiment.

The "Ross Narrative," from Brigadier-General Alexander Ross, and "The Official War Diary" are the two main sources for the history, though others, including the Momoirs of Lt. Col.J.F.L.Embury, are also included.

At 365 pages, including maps and illustrations, it is a detailed history, beginning with recruitment.

Benjamin Neudorf, Technical Coordinator.

SWE Highlight - C28 Its Record of Service

Hello, my name is Ben Neudorf. I am the new Technical Coordinator for the Saskatchewan Digital Alliance's Saskatchewan War Experience project.

One of the most recent additions to the SWE project is this "C28: Its record of Service" pamphlet from the University of Saskatchewan Special Collections "Canadiana Pamphlets" collection. It contains a brief history of the 28th battalion, commanded by Brigadier-General J . F. L. Embury, and its service in World War I.

Here is an excerpt from the history:
"On the night of september 25, the 28th Battalion first went into the trenches in France. The battle of Loos, which opened on September 26, 1915, marked the advent of the 2nd Canadian Division on the Western front. . .
The 28th carried out it first important raid on the last night in January, 1916. It was a brilliant operation, and the raid was led by Captain D. E. McIntyre, now Lieut. -Colonel McIntyre, D.S.O., officer commanding the unit. In the trench warfare in the early months of 1916 the marksmen of the 28th established a record which was a tradition with the brigade and division" (p6-7).

If you are interested in the 28th Battalion, and Saskatchewan's contributions to World War I, I will be working on a more extensive history of the 28th Northwest Battalion, compiled and edited by Major D.G. Scott Calder, over the next couple of days.

Ben Neudorf, Technical Coordinator