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'Daddy' Dunbar on his fine steed.1915
Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada
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A good rider sits up straight in the saddle.1915
Near Mount Tolmie, Victoria, BC, Canada
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There is time to attend family gatherings for Trooper Gilling Scott and and friends.1915
Qualicum Beach, BC, Canada
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The 2nd CMRs pack up their kit.1915
Willows Camp, Victoria, BC, Canada
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Finally in June 1915 the regiment left Victoria by boat to catch a train to Montreal, then a ship to England. They were sent to a large camp near Shorncliffe called Ceasar's Camp, where they trained until September 1915 when they were ordered to the front in Flanders. Training in England was ambiguous as if to underline the uncertainty surrounding the role that the regiment would play. Still considered a cavalry unit horses and saddles were issued to it, although both never seemed to be available at the same time.When the 2nd CMRs were committed to battle, it was as infantry. In December 1915 after some months on the Western Front, the regiment was formally reorganized as an infantry unit with four companies instead of three squadrons. The men marked the occassion by burying their spurs in a field near the Front.
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2nd CMR troops waiting to disembark from the coastal ferry, Princess Alice, at Vancouver.5 June 1915
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Last minute socializing before catching train for Montreal and Europe.5 June 1915
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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A Canadian Pacific Railway train carries the 2nd CMRs eastwards.June, 1915
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Troops take a break while train is serviced.June, 1915
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2nd CMR taking a break enroute to Montreal.8 June 1915
Sewell, Manitoba, Canada
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One of our escorts.June, 1915
North Atlantic
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One of the many camps that Canadian troops trained at prior to service in the front lines.1915
Ceasar's Camp, Shorncliffe, England, UK
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Another view of the camp.1915
Ceasar's Camp, Shorncliffe, England, UK
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Life in camp with Ceasar Hill in background.1915
Ceasar's Camp, Shorncliffe, England, UK
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