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Newspaper
Barrie Examiner
Location
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
2
1916 chronology lists war related disruptions and civic notes from Barrie area. Items include school head counts, military events, deaths, infrastructure talks, council actions, and community appeals. Notable entries: 157th Bn tournament, Camp Borden visits, sewer projects, and local leaders' resignations and obituaries.
The writer notes Christmas in two weeks with looming trench heavy days ahead and reports mud, scarce water, and constant fear. He describes billeting, near-front views of shells, boredom at camp, and hopes for Christmas boxes, mail, and home comforts while recalling a Canterbury cathedral ceremony and Colours deposited long ago.
Capt Selby S Smith writes from East Sandling December 17 1916 detailing comfortable officers huts with two per room a large mess hall and a sitting room. He explains duties overseeing a draft company of about 110 men and handling overnight drafts from Canada and France. He thanks for socks parcels and Xmas cake while noting occasional blues from seeing friends fall in battle.
Flags are cremated or buried with full military honors in Britain, where regimental colors become ceremonial ash or interred kept in boxes. Noted units include the King's Own Scottish Borderers and the 2nd Worcestershire Regiment, reflecting a national practice that preserves historical banners rather than discarding them.
Lord Shaughnessy honors Walter Reginald Baker on retirement after fifty years with the Canadian Pacific Railway. Baker’s career spanned from the Allan Line to the CPR, with early roles in Ottawa and Winnipeg, aiding transcontinental ambitions and guiding western expansion. He receives tributes for pioneering work and confidential duties and is noted as a key figure in CPR’s growth and administration.
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