Photos - The Great War

This page features photos from First World War (also referred to as the Great World or War 1). For photos from other periods please see the main photos page.

106th Battalion CEF Signals
109th Bn CEF Flag Training Leaside April 1915
116 Bn CEF Signallers at Niagra July 1916
11th Battalion CEF Signallers, Valcartier 1914
120th Battalion Signallers 1916
123 Bn CEF Signal Section
123 Bn CEF Signallers at Niagra June 1916
123rd Bn CEF Flag Training March 1916
124 Bn CEF Signallers at Camp Borden July 1916
126 Bn CEF Signallers at Toronto April 1916
127th Battalion CEF Signals
12th Brigade Signal Headquarters Dury September 1918
12th Canadian Infantry Brigade Signallers and Runners Sept 1918
134 Bn CEF Signallers at Camp Borden August 1916
139th Battalion CEF Machine Gun Section and Signallers Barriefield Camp 1916
157 Bn CEF Signallers at Camp Borden 1916
160th Battalion CEF Signallers, London 1916
161 Bn CEF Signallers (2)
161 Bn CEF Signallers
162nd Battalion CEF Signallers Camp Niagara August 1916
166 Bn CEF Signallers at Camp Borden 1916
170 Bn CEF Signallers at Camp Borden 1916
1916 wire being rolled
1917 Canadian Signals repairing wire
1918 Battle HQ Cdn Corps
1918 Canadian line section on the move
198 Bn CEF Signallers
1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company NCOs January 1919
1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company Officers June 1918
1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company Officers and NCOs January 1919
1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company crossing to France
1st Canadian Infantry Brigade Officers July 1916 (1)
1st Canadian Infantry Brigade Officers July 1916 (2)
1st FSC Canadian Corps HQ test racks and exchanges 16 May 1917
2 Bn CEF Signallers France June 1916
228 Bn CEF Signallers at Camp Borden 1916
241 Bn CEF Signallers Wanted poster
28 Bn CEF Signalling HQ in crater
2nd Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force Signallers June 1916
2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Company NCOs April 1919
2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Company Officers 1915
2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Company Officers April 1919
2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Company Officers, Bonn 1919
2nd Division Signallers, Instructional Staff and Signallers at Exhibition Camp April 1916
2nd Divisional Signal Company Signal Stores England 1915
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (1)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (10)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (11)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (2)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (3)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (4)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (5)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (6)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (7)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (8)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training England 1915 (9)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training Ottawa c1914-15 (1)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training Ottawa c1914-15 (2)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training Ottawa c1914-15 (3)
2nd Divisional Signal Company training Ottawa c1914-15 (4)
3rd Canadian Divisional Signal Company Officers January 1919
3rd Canadian Divisional Signals CEF at Lansdowne 1916
3rd Canadian Signal Company, No. 3 Section (8th Cdn Infantry Brigade) 1917
4 Bn CEF Signallers 1916
4 Bn CEF Signallers, Salisbury Plain, Sep 1914
4 Div Arty Linemen Passchendaele Nov 1917
4th Canadian Divisional Signal Company Officers and NCOs April 1919
4th Canadian Divisional Signal Company group photo (1)
4th Canadian Divisional Signal Office CEF France 16 May 1917
4th Signal Company baseball team 1919
59 Bn CEF Signallers at Kingston January 1916
5th CMR Preparing to leave Valcartier for England, July 1915
5th CMR Signal Platoon - fun at Seagate England (1)
5th CMR Signal Platoon - fun at Seagate England (2)
5th CMR Signal Platoon - fun at Seagate England (3)
5th Canadian Divisional Signallers & Canadian Engineers CEF at Lansdowne May 1916 (1)
5th Canadian Divisional Signallers & Canadian Engineers CEF at Lansdowne May 1916 (2)
5th Infantry Brigade H.Q. Signals January 1919
66 Battalion CEF Signal Section, Sacree Camp 1915
68th Battalion CEF Signallers poster
6th Canadian Divisional Signal Company Advance Party Rockcliffe September 1918
83 Bn CEF Signallers at Toronto c1916
83rd Battalion Signallers in Riverdale Park
83rd Battalion Signallers sending semaphore letters in Riverdale Park colourized
83rd Battalion Signallers sending semaphore letters in Riverdale Park
84th Battalion CEF Headquarters Signallers Toronto May 1916
8th Canadian Infantry Brigade Sergeants Mess 1918
92 Bn CEF Signallers Toronto April 1916
95 Bn CEF Headquarters Signallers at Toronto May 1916
95 Bn CEF Signallers at Toronto May 1916
95 Bn CEF Signallers at Toronto
97 Bn CEF Signallers at Toronto March 1916
Barriefield School of Signalling Instructors, September 1915
Barriefield School of Signalling clean-up day, July 1915
Barriefield School of Signalling personnel, July 1915 (1)
Barriefield School of Signalling personnel, July 1915 (2)
Barriefield School of Signalling tents, August 1915
Barriefield School of Signalling tents, Sep 1916
Barriefield Signal Instructors
Begbie Lamp
Begbie lamp opened
Bonn group photo 1919
Brigade Commander and Staff of the Signal Office 1st Cdn Reserve Infantry Brigade
Brigade Signalling School Staff
Brigade Telephone pack-set on horse, Ottawa May 1916
CEF Emergency Telephone Post October 1916
Cable section on the move
Cable test point WW1
Cable testing station France 1917 (3)
Cable testing station France 1917 1
Cable testing station France 1917 2 colourized
Cable testing station France 1917 2
Cable wagon CEF
Cable wagon and tractor WW1
Cable wagon maintenance
Cable wagon rear view
Cables WW1
Canadian Cavalry Brigade Signalling Section Football Team 1916
Canadian Corps Motor Airline Sections Bonn 1919
Canadian Corps Sig MT Section Bonn 1919
Canadian Corps Signal Company Senior NCOs
Canadian Corps Signal Officers July 1918 (2)
Canadian Corps Signal Officers July 1918
Canadian Corps Signals CF Cable Section Bonn 1919
Canadian Corps Signals CG Cable Section Bonn 1918
Canadian Corps Signals CH Cable Section Bonn 1919
Canadian Corps Signals DR Section Bonn 1919
Canadian Corps Signals HQ Section Bonn 1919
Canadian Corps Signals Heavy Artillery Section Bonn 1919
Canadian Corps Signals Wireless Section Bonn 1919
Canadian Corps Switchboard May 1918 (back view)
Canadian Corps Switchboard May 1918
Canadian Corps ops room WW1
Canadian Signal Corps soldier portrait
Canadian Signal School, Crowborough, July 1917 (front)
Canadian Signal Section at work July 1917 (2)
Canadian Signal Section at work July 1917
Canadian Signallers repairing wire in communication trench 1918
Canadian Signals German rifle as a pole colourized
Canadian Signals German rifle as a pole
Canadian Signals Section trying connection
Canadian Signals fixing damage snow ice
Canadian Signals in a village shelled
Canadian Signals repairing wire in street
Canadian line cable wagon in a rut colourized
Canadian line cable wagon in a rut
Canadian with Carrier Pigeons August 1917
Capt Steel and horse CEF
Comms trench WW1
Comms trench entrance WW1
Constable, Ernest Joseph photo in Great War
Cooke on horseback
Cpl CD Harrison
Crossley with wireless set mast
DR section vehicle cargo view WW1
DR section vehicles WW1 1
DR section vehicles WW1 2
Davis, George in Ottawa winter 1914-15
Davis, George photo from McGill Honour Roll
Despatch Rider Section WW1
Despatch Rider WW1 1
Despatch Rider WW1 2
Despatch Rider WW1 3
Despatch Rider WW1 4
Despatch Riders WW1 1
Despatch Riders WW1 2
Digging in signals cable WW1
Divisional Signal Company recruiting poster
Divisional Signallers of Militia District 1 at London
Early Signals with Vehicles 1
Early Signals with Vehicles 3
Field telephone on tripod at Cove Camp, London Ontario, 11 May 1916
Forde photo album (Photo 20a)
Forde photo album (Photo 20b)
Forde photo album (Photo 20c)
Forde photo album (Photo 20d)
Forde photo album (Photo 20e)
Forde photo album (Photo 20f)
Forde photo album (Photo 20g)
Forde photo album (Photo 21a)
Forde photo album (Photo 21b)
Forde photo album (Photo 21d)
Forde photo album (Photo 21e)
Forde photo album (Photo 21f)
Forde photo album (Photo 22a)
Forde photo album (Photo 22b)
Forde photo album (Photo 22c)
Forde photo album (Photo 22d)
Forde photo album (Photo 22e)
Forde photo album (Photo 22f)
Forde photo album (Photo 22g)
Forde photo album (Photo 22h)
Forde photo album (Photo 22i)
Forde photo album (Photo 23a)
Forde photo album (Photo 23b)
Forde photo album (Photo 23c)
Forde photo album (Photo 23d)
Forde photo album (Photo 23e)
Forde photo album (Photo 23f)
Forde photo album (Photo 23g)
Forde photo album (Photo 23h)
Forde photo album (Photo 23i)
Forde photo album (Photo 24a)
Forde photo album (Photo 24b)
Forde photo album (Photo 24c)
Forde photo album (Photo 24d)
Forde photo album (Photo 24e)
Forde photo album (Photo 24f)
Forde photo album (Photo 25a)
Forde photo album (Photo 25b)
Forde photo album (Photo 25c)
Forde photo album (Photo 25d)
Forde photo album (Photo 25e)
Forde photo album (Photo 25f)
Forde photo album (Photo 25g)
Forde photo album (Photo 25h)
Forde photo album (Photo 25i)
Forde photo album (Photo 26a)
Forde photo album (Photo 26b)
Forde photo album (Photo 26d)
Forde photo album (Photo 26f)
Forde photo album (Photo 26h)
Forde photo album (Photo 26i)
Forde photo album (Photo 27a)
Forde photo album (Photo 27b)
Forde photo album (Photo 27c)
Forde photo album (Photo 27d)
Forde photo album (Photo 27e)
Forde photo album (Photo 27f)
Forde photo album (Photo 27g)
Forde photo album (Photo 27h)
Forde photo album (Photo 36a)
Forde photo album (Photo 36b)
Forde photo album (Photo 36c)
Forde photo album (Photo 36d)
Forde photo album (Photo 36e)
Forde photo album (Photo 36f)
Forde photo album (Photo 36g)
Forde photo album (Photo 36h)
Forde photo album (Photo 37a)
Forde photo album (Photo 37b)
Forde photo album (Photo 37c)
Forde photo album (Photo 37d)
Forde photo album (Photo 37e)
Forde photo album (Photo 37f)
Forde photo album (Photo 37g)
Forde photo album (Photo 37h)
Forde photo album (Photo 37i)
Forde photo album (Photo 40a)
Forde photo album (Photo 40b)
Forde photo album (Photo 40c)
Forde photo album (Photo 40d)
Forde photo album (Photo 40e)
Forde photo album (Photo 40f)
Forde photo album (Photo 40g)
Forde photo album (Photo 40h)
Forde photo album (Photo 40i)
Forde photo album (Photo 41a)
Forde photo album (Photo 41b)
Forde photo album (Photo 41c)
Forde photo album (Photo 41d)
Forde photo album (Photo 41e)
Forde photo album (Photo 41f)
Forde photo album (Photo 41g)
Forde photo album (Photo 41h)
Forde photo album (Photo 41i)
Forster, Robert John on leave at family farm, Kershopefoot England 1915
Frenchmam Pond 1916
Headquarters staff 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade France June 1916
Heliograph Training Toronto March 1915 (1)
Heliograph Training Toronto March 1915 (2)
Heliograph and Signal Flags
Hutton photo album (Photo 2)
Hutton photo album (Photo 3)
Hutton photo album (Photo 4a)
Hutton photo album (Photo 4b)
Hutton photo album (Photo 4c)
Hutton photo album (Photo 4d)
Hutton photo album (Photo 5a)
Hutton photo album (Photo 5b)
Hutton photo album (Photo 5c)
Instructional Staff and Signallers in Training at Exhibition Camp Feb 1916
Lawson, Arthur onboard ship 1915
Lawson, Arthur reading in his cot
Line test point WW1
Linemen in rubble WW1
Major Malloch Buckingham Palace telegram 1919
Major Powers with other Officers 1915
Malloch on horseback
No 1 Platoon A Coy Signal Training Depot Ottawa June 1917
Officers group photo (Malloch Album)
Personnel of the School of Signalling, Kingston, ON, April 1916
Photo montreal 1917class
Photo studioportrait 220bncef dr
Pigeon in flight from the front (2)
Pigeon in flight from the front (3)
Pigeon in flight from the front
Pigeon loft behind the lines January 1918
Pigeon loft behind the lines November 1917 (2)
Pigeon loft behind the lines November 1917 (3)
Pigeon loft behind the lines November 1917 (4)
Pigeon loft behind the lines November 1917
Pigeon service Despatch Rider with birds November 1917 (2)
Pigeon service Despatch Rider with birds November 1917 (3) colourized
Pigeon service Despatch Rider with birds November 1917 (3)
Pigeon service Despatch Rider with birds November 1917 (4)
Pigeon service Despatch Rider with birds November 1917
Pigeon service WW1 2
Pigeon service WW1 3
Pigeons in the loft of their lorry-home November 1917
Pigeons returning to loft November 1917
Postcard sigs flg trg bfd
Postcard sigs rollcall bfd
Postcard ww1 drmotorcycles
Preparing pigeon message May 1917
Preparing pigeon message November 1917 (2) colourized
Preparing pigeon message November 1917 (2)
Preparing pigeon message November 1917 (3)
Preparing pigeon message November 1917
Private C.M. Sprague photo (1)
Reading Begbie
Reading LP barriefield trench phone
Reading Line Horse
Reid WH Heliograph
Repairing lines December 1917
Repairing wire in a flooded street Valenciennes November 1918
Rest during flag drill 5th CMR Shornecliffe England 1915
School of Signallers, 2nd Division, Exhibition Camp Feb 1917 (1)
School of Signallers, 2nd Division, Exhibition Camp Feb 1917 (2)
School of Signalling Camp Petawawa 1918
School of Signalling Ford car 1917
School of Signalling Kingston, 6th Course Jan 1917
Sergeant Lorne Hicks 1916
Sergeant W.H. Reid route march September 1915
Sergeant-Major W.H. Reid, October 1916
Signal Office Chateau de la Haie 1917 (1)
Signal Office Chateau de la Haie 1917 (2)
Signal Office Chateau de la Haie 1917 (3)
Signal Officers, 1st & 2nd Canadian Divisional Signal Company & Corps H.Q. January 1919
Signal Practice Toronto Armouries
Signal Station Gibraltar Pozieres France November 1916
Signal Training Class
Signal Training Depot Lansdowne Park Nov 1916
Signal Training Depot Ottawa Hockey Club 1916-1917
Signal Training Depot Overseas Draft Lansdowne Nov 1916
Signal Training Depot Rockcliffe Camp Aug 1916
Signal Training Depot Rockcliffe Camp Sep 1917
Signal detachment drill, 5th CMR Shornecliffe 1915
Signal section tapping wires, Niagara Camp June 1916
Signal section telegraphing Niagara Camp June 1916
Signaller group photo with equipment WW1
Signallers and cable wagons
Signallers in a dug-out at Camp Borden Sept 1916
Signallers in tents 2 Div Sig Coy
Signallers in tents
Signalling Instructor on horseback c1918
Signalling Officers Burns and Lawson
Signalling Officers Cooke, Malloch and Lawson
Signalling Officers Steel, Cooke and Lawson
Signalling at the Citadel, Halifax NS c1914
Signals Band WW1
Signals Training Depot November 1916
Signals office panoramic WW1 1
Signals office panoramic WW1 2
Signals officers CEF Group Photo Bonn 1919
Signals staff car Great War
Soldier and Line Horse training
Soldier on horseback (Malloch album)
Staff of Signalling and Signallers of Camp Borden 1916
Steele with Heliograph
Switchboard and operator WW1
Telephone Exchange Canadian Signal Company August 1917 (back view)
Telephone Exchange Canadian Signal Company August 1917 (front view)
Third Signal Training Depot Ottawa November 1918
Unidendified Signallers August 1916
Unknown group photo (Malloch Album)
Valcartier Camp - soldiers on motorcycles 1914
Watering pigeon carriers in the trenches on Hill 70 August 1917
Wire rolled by lorry (2)
Wire rolled by lorry (3)
Wire rolled by lorry
Witley Camp Signalling Exercise

Photos - The Great War

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