If you have First World
War stories, then Lambton County Archives in Ontario wants to talk to
you! You stories can still be incorporated into their exhibit Lambton At War.
As early as 1865, a volunteer company was formed to
protect the Canadian border and Lambton County that it shares with
Michigan and are separated by the St. Clair River.
In 1872, this Lambton regiment was given the name the
St. Clair Borderers.
During the First World War, the Borderers supplied
troops to the fighting fronts through the 70th and 149th Battalions.
Men from towns such as Watford, Petrolia and Sarnia boarded
troop transport trains and made their way to England were they went
onto fight in the Somme, at Vimy and Ypres.
And many Americans who had Canadian parents who had
migrated to Michigan enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the First World War.
And do you know a story of someone who
sewed bandages, scavenged war materials, or put together Red Cross
kits? Or perhaps you know stories of men and women who stayed behind
and contributed to the war efforts by working on farms or in
factories and who have interesting stories to tell.
They have an online
submission form at
http://www.lambtonmuseums.ca/exhibit/lambton-war/986-2/
The website of the
archives is http://www.lambtonmuseums.ca/heritage/
The Facebook page is
https://www.facebook.com/LambtonCountyArchives
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