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Metadata
Item ID# |
A995.018.038-.039 |
Title |
Bruce in Khaki, Vol. 1, No. 7 |
Object Name |
Newspaper |
Dates of Creation |
January 15, 1918 |
Creator |
Johnston, Thomas |
Description |
Bruce in Khaki newspaper, vol. 1, no. 7, January 15, 1918, with New Year 1918 colour cover. This is a production of the Officers, N.C.O.s and men of the 160th Battalion, edited by Pte. Thomas Johnston. Additional staff included: Business Manager, Corpl. N. Black and Chief Censor, Apt. F. Shaw. (Two copies) Includes short stories, poems, news, and information about the soldiers forming part of 160th Bruce Battalion. Headings include: "The Orderly Room Gang" poem; "Camp News", including information about how the soldiers spent Christmas 1917 and achievements concerning Victory Loans; "Hut Scrapings and Sweepings" "Music Notes" including information about the band and musical entertainment. "Christmas Day, 1917 Menu" "No. 1 Platoon, A. Company" including comments about its individual members. "The Boss of 'Em All" poem about the Colonel "Heard in the Tailor Shop" "That Mobilization" poem |
Admin/Biographical History |
"The Battalion paper, "Bruce in Khaki,' was the entire production of the Officers, N.C.O.'s and men of the [160th] Battalion. It was printed at A. Lindsay's Printing Office, Godalming, Surrey, where the Editor and his helpers were generously allowed full use of the office and equipment. Private Tom Johnston was appointed Editor and Corporal N. Black, business manager, and they had entire charge of the editing, printing and distribution of the paper. The first copy was printed on October 12, 1917, and copies were printed weekly up to the sixth copy, after which, owing to the difficulty in securing paper and the War Office requiring to censor the contents, etc., it was almost impossible to get it printed; however a final copy, No. 7, was published as a New Year's Edition, on the 1st of January, 1918." Source: "Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion and Complete Nominal Roll of all Men who were at any time on the strength of the Battalion" by F. Treve James and Thomas Johnston,, 1934. |
Collection |
Cameron, Ewart Dryden fonds |
Parent Object |
A958.027.002-.008 |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
15 p. ; 24 x 18 cm (each) |
People |
Alexander, Earl Thomas Bluhm, George Albert Bluhm, William Alexander Boyle, Ernest Craig, George Buchanan Denny, Adam Denny, Phillip Garland, Gordon Crawford Hogg, David Gordon James, Treve (Lieut.) Johnston, E.F. Johnston, Thomas McCardy, W.H. McCaw, George James Ernest McCaw, William Stewart McNally, Arthur Watson McNally, Gordon Flett McNeil, Neil Alexander O'Neil, John Hewitt Plaunt, Alexander Plowright, John Riehl, William George Runstadtler, Victor George Seibert, Percy T. Seigfried, Michael George Small, William George Sparling, Henry Philip Sullivan, William Swanston, Walter Fielding Trendyle, Hugh Andrew Welfare, James Woelfle, John Martin Woods, Herbert West Young, William Zettel, Urban Joseph |
Search Terms & Subjects |
160th Bruce Battalion First World War Military Military camps Military life Soldiers |
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