Photo Gallery: 1914 - 1945
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Pipe Band of the 154th Battalion CEF c. 1915. Pipe Major George Montgomery can be seen second from the left in the front row.
The 154th Battalion CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Cornwall, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915 from the 59th Stormont and Glengarry Regiment and in Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry Counties. The battalion
An advertisement found in the Sep 1, 1916 edition of the "The News", a local Glengarry newspaper.
The advert shows the important role that the 154th CEF Pipe Band played in the community. No doubt the pipe band was an effective recruiting tool among the largely highland-stock population found in the region. This advert outlines the tour around the region that the band was completing prior to depar
An article published in the same edition of "The News" (Sep 1, 1916)) as the advertisement presented above. This article provides further detail of the 154th's Pipe Band tour around the region.
It is clear to see the reverence and respect placed upon the pipers of the battalion in this article.
Yet a further article in the same aforementioned paper regarding the 154th CEF Pipe Band.
Pipe Major George Montgomery of the 154th Bn (left) with a yet unnamed piper. The man standing with P/M Montgomery here was likely a friend or relative, and is seen standing next to him in the band picture above.
Col. A.G.F (George Sandfield) MacDonald, commander of the 154th Battalion CEF. Born in Alexandria in 1863. His uncle was John Sandfield MacDonald, the first premier of Ontario.