Marika has done a terrific job here .... I've been fortunate enough to have her help with some of my soldiers !! This site includes many photographs and images of soldiers who died as a result of their war service. Today some surviving relatives are fortunate enough to have photos of their own family members who served in the first World War, but there are many who have no photo at all to remember a beloved serviceman or woman. Many who are trying to research a relative's military service will be interested in trying to locate a photograph. Where to start? First World War era Canadian soldier photographs come from a variety of sources - but generally photos were assembled during the war years and the early 1920s in the form of commemorative albums called "Rolls of Honour" or "Rolls of Service". In most cases Canadian Universities published honour roll books including a photograph and a biography. Generally the terminology was that an "honour" roll indicated a list of soldiers who died, while a "roll of service" was the full list of men who had enlisted in the war effort. If you are trying to track down a photo of a soldier from a regimental or unit photograph, these are not held together in one place, and will take some work to locate. In some cases if the unit or battalion produced a unit history, there may be a photograph within this publication. Sometimes due to cost considerations, such publications might only include photos of key officers. One problem with some of the regimental photographs is that they were not always marked with the names of each individual soldier. Many group photos found today (see photo below) have no markings at all to identify the individuals in the photograph. Militaria collectors can often identify a unit based on insignia and other details. Some researchers are able to pick out the tiny battalion number on a unit maple leaf or other style badge using a magnifying glass. In some cases, the soldier wears a General Service cap and collar badges (maple leaf design) - this means the unit cannot be identified just by looking at the badge. http://groups.msn.com/CanadaWorldWarOnetheFirstContingent/p3.msnw
