Victoria to Vimy The First World War Collections at the University of Victoria Libraries

Page 43_a


Creator:
Westman, Florence M.
Description:
2nd image of page 43. Page contains 2 photographs depicting George Westman at the time of his departure for overseas service--on a motorbike and marching with the Signallers. Clippings report on the sendoff for the Signallers in Ottawa, March 28, 1917 and their arrival in England, May 1, 1917.
Subjects:
World War, 1914-1918; Westman, Florence M.; World War, 1914-1918--Caricatures and cartoons
Date:
1917
Collection:
Florence M. Westman collection
Location(s):
Ontario--Ottawa
Transcript:
[start clipping] SIGNALLERS LEAVE FOR EASTERN POINT --- Crowds Were Determined to Say Goodbye, and Did So. Burly constables and strong soldiers were brushed aside like children by the immense crowd of citizens who had gathered at Central station yesterday to watch the draft from the Signal Training Depot entrain for an eastern point. Although every entrance to the station was guarded by policement they were not strong enough in numbers to cope with the people who wanted to say goodbye to the young men who had enlisted in the Ottawa unit. The draft was composed of six officers and 150 men in charge of Lieut. Hyman. Accompanied by the band of the 235th Battalion the Signallers marched to the station and in a short time were entrained. The officers on the draft are: Lieuts. E. Hyman, J.D. Baker, L. A.B. Hutton, W.M. McPhail, Palmer and Stevenson. Though the police had unprecedented difficulties with the crowd nothing serious happened. The women were determined to see the boys going away and, as one officer said, nothing could stop them. [end clipping] [start clipping] ADDITIONAL TROOPS ARRIVE IN ENGLAND --- It is officially announced, through the Chief Press Censor's office that the following troops have arrived safely in England. 231st Vancouver Highlanders Battalion. 164th Halton and Dufferin Battalion. 227th Battalion, Hamilton. 210th Battalion, Moose Jaw. Drafts: Halifax Field Artillery; Engineers; Infantry; Signallers; Army Service Corps, and Army Medical Corps. [end clipping] May 1 - 1917 (annotatio in ink)
People Depicted:
Westman, George;