Above:  The Brantford Courier of December 16, 1915.  Following an intense three month recruiting drive the 125^th Battalion (the first comprised entirely of men from Brantford and Brant county, a total of 1100 all ranks) departed by train for overseas on July 4, 1916.

Below:  The Attestation paper of Herbert Newrick who joined the 125^th Battalion at Brantford on February 8, 1916.  It is signed by Capt. G.M. Hanna, Medical Officer and Lt. Col. M.F.B. Cutcliffe, Commanding Officer.

Below left:  The house formerly occupied by Herbert and May Newrick at 15 House Ave, Brantford, Ontario.  Below right:  Headstone in the Soldiers’ Plot, Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario. (photos by Michael J. Newark, 2007)