My name is Matt Barrett- historian, animator, illustrator, and caricaturist. I hold a PhD in history from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Beginning in the centenary year of the First World War, I started this blog to detail the biographies, experiences and personalities of each and every CEF battalion commander . Check out my YouTube Animations .
I am author of Scandalous Conduct: Canadian Officer Courts Martial, 1914–45 (UBC Press, 2022). I am co-author and illustrator of Through Their Eyes: A Graphic History of Hill 70 and the First World War (MQUP, 2022).
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-- Lt-Col. Bullen-Smith
Lt-Col. Reeve
Maj. Conyers
Lt-Col. Prowse
Lt-Col. White
The Royal Canadians
Lt. Col. Mathias & Maj. Bernard
Lt. Col. Woodruffe
Lt. Col. Forbes-Robertson
Lt. Col. Hadow
Lt. Col. Burton
Lt. Col. Clegg
Lt. Col. Franklin
Lt. Col. Flick
Brig-Gen. Sweny
Lt. Col. Wilson
Lt. Col. Jamieson
Lt. Col. Goodday
The Golfer
Maj. Pearson
Lt. Col. Phinney
The Scout Master
Brig. Gen. MacBrien
Lt. Col. W.H. Bell
The Blue Bomber
Lt. Col. Mills
Maj. Gen. MacDougall
Maj. Gen. Steele
Lt. Col. Pragnell
Lt. Gen. Turner
The Scapegoat
The Vimy Pilgrim
Lt. Col. Lalor
The Swede
The Veteran Advocate
Lt. Col. Wilkin
Lt. Col. MacLeod
Lt. Col. Newcomen
Lt. Col. Scroggie
Lt. Col. Semmens
Maj. Gen. Burstall
Lt. Col. Worthington
Lt. Col. Sissons
Brig. Gen. Smart
Brig. Gen. Elmsley
Col. Nelles
Lt. Col. Walkem
Lt. Col. Leonard
Lt. Col. Watt
Lt. Col. Macdonald
Lt. Col. W.A. Munro
Col. Moore
Lt. Col. Bradshaw
Col. MacDonald
Lt. Col. Ripley
Lt. Col. Jones
The Widower
The Other Ranker
Lt. Col. McCombe
Lt. Col. Fisher
Lt. Col. Burland
3rd Infantry Battalion
2nd Infantry Battalion
1st Infantry Battalion
Lt. Col. Docherty
Maj. Dupuis
The Deadbeat
Maj. Gen. Macdonell
Lt. Col. MacDonald
Lt. Gen. Alderson
Dismissal at Hill 70
Lt. Col. Sutherland
The Boer Veteran
Lt. Col. Harstone
Brig. Gen. Hervey
Lt. Col. McMordie
Hon. Capt. Burnham & Lt. Col. Johnston
Col. Landry
Lt. Col. Lavergne
Lt. Col. Malone
Lt. Col. Beaubier
The Logger
The Lumber King
Lt. Col. Gordon
Lt. Col. S.F. Smith
Lt. Col. Patterson
Lt. Col. Stevenson
The Chronicler
Lt. Col. G.H. Kirkpatrick
Lt. Col. Laws
The Flag Hugger
The Builder
The Aphasic
The Son-in-Law
Lt. Col. A.D. Cameron
Lt. Col. Nelles
Lt. Col. Mackay
The Publisher
Maj. Eaton
Lt. Col. Lightfoot
Lt. Col. Rowland
Dishonoured Cheques
Lt. Col. Willets
Maj. Hatch
Brig. Gen. Hayter
Maj. Elmitt
Lt. Col. Pense
Through Their Eyes book trailer
The Anti-Ku Kluxer
Lt. Col. Fowler, MP
Maj. Rankin
The Viking
Lt. Col. Green
Lt. Col. McLelan
Lt. Col. Moodie
Lt. Col. Rexford
Lt. Col. Ketcheson
Lt. Col. Vesconte & Maj. Mitchell
Lt. Col. Pelly
Lt. Col. Worsnop
Lt. Col. Kirkpatrick
Lt. Col. Reed
Lt. Col. Street
Lt. Col. Paquet
Lt. Col. Smart
The Postmaster
Lt. Col. Dubuc
Lt. Col. Combe
The Penny Pincher
Lt. Col. Piuze
The Flu Victim
The Adventurer
The Vanished Officer
The Nervous Officer
Maj. Vanderwater
Lt. Cols. Cowan and McPherson
Maj. Gen. Loomis
Lt. Col. Ritchie
Lt. Col. Frost
Lt. Col. Alexander
Lt. Col. Hodson
Lt. Col. Yates
Lt. Col. Swift
Lt. Col. Langford
Lt. Col. Bruce
Lt. Col. Parsons
Lt. Col. W.R. Smyth, MP
Lt. Col. Leach
Lt. Col. Jones
Lt. Col. W.O. Smyth
Victoria Cross at Ypres
Lt. Col. Robinson
Lt. Col. N. Smith
Lt. Col. Reid
Lt. Col. Grant
Lt. Col. Bruce
Lt. Col. Fee
Lt. Col. Bowen
The Acadian
Lt. Col. Scobell
Lt. Col. Genet
Lt. Col. Chisholm
Lt. Col. Winsby
Lt. Col. Miller
Vimy Ridge Gas Raid, Part II
Vimy Ridge Gas Raid, Part I
Lt. Col. White, MP
The Senator
Lt. Col. Tremain, MP
Lt. Col. Allen, Part III
Lt. Col. Allen, Part II
Lt. Col. Allen, Part I
The Anti-German
Lt. Col. Spencer
Lt. Col. Ryan
The Cashiered
The Social Drinker
Lt. Col. Rose
Lt. Col. McPhee
Lt. Col. Ralston
The Executioner
Lt. Col. Sparling
Lt. Col. Towers
Lt. Col. Ross
Lt. Col. Montgomery-Campbell
Lt. Col. Farquhar
Lt. Col. Page
Lt. Col. Keegan
Lt. Col. Cantlie
Lt. Col. Latta
Maj. Bond
Lt. Col. Harwood
Brig. Gen. Ormond
Lt. Col. Watson
Lt. Col. Gilson
Lt. Col. Gardner
Lt. Col. Bickerdike
Lt. Col. Chandler
The Prisoner
Lt. Col. Riley
Lt. Col. Edwards
Lt. Col. Grassie
Lt. Col. Holmes
Lt. Col. Rogers
Lt. Col. MacFarlane
Lt. Col. Hulme
Lt. Col. Ings
Lt. Col. Fearman
The Scoundrel
Lt. Col. Mersereau
Lt. Col. Pratt
Lt. Col. Vicars
Lt. Col. Dawson
Lt. Col. Weaver
Lt. Col. Milne
Lt. Col. McMeans
Lt. Col. Ewing
Lt. Col. E.W. MacDonald
Lt. Col. Gunn
Maj. Coote
Lt. Col. Perry
Lt. Col. Rhoades
Lt. Col. Arthurs, M.P.
Lt. Col. Taylor, M.P.
Lt. Col. Bradbury, M.P.
Lt. Col. Stanfield, M.P.
Lt. Col. Price, M.P.P.
Lt. Col. Blondin
Brig. Gen. Griesbach
The Biographer
Lt. Col. Sinclair
Brig. Gen. Ketchen
Lt. Col. Tait
Lt. Col. Hamilton
Hon. Col. Cockshutt, M.P
Lt. Col. Powley
Lt. Col. Wright
Lt. Col. DesRosiers
The Clerk
The Cricketer
The Chief
The Idler
The Voter
The Prohibitionist
The Vilified
Canadian Military History Article
The Farmer
The Fabricator
The Old Man
The Favourite Son
The Industrialist
The Civil Servant
The Pal
The Son of a Bitch
The Missing
The Bespectacled
Colonel Runaway
The Councillor
The Court Martialled
The Conducting Officer
The Enabler
The Auditor
The Governor General
The Banker’s Son
The Athlete
The Francophone
The Customs Collector
The Forger
The Orangeman
The Neuro-Psychiatrist
The Anti-Intellectual
The Fundraiser
The Pawn
The Flax Seeder
The Mink Breeder
The Brother
The Co-operator
The Gurkha
The Trench Raider
The Bookkeeper
The Bald
The Leader
The Physician
The Sure Shot
The Kiltie
The Unsinkable
The Public Defender
The Husband
The Architect
The Spy
The Conscriptionist
The Benefactor
The Piano Salesman
The Elder
The Sawmiller
The Brockvillian
The Hardnosed
The Gardener
The Seigneur
The Exonerated
The Bankrupt
The Surveyor
The Meteorologist
The Redeemed
The Incompetent
The Capitalist
The Expendable
The One-Armed
The Mountie
The Old-Fashioned
The Despised
The Philanderer
The Preacher
The Stock Broker
The Indian Fighter
The Band Leader
The Worn-Out
The Mountain Climber
The Man Among Boys
The Hockey Pioneer
The Bulldog
The Birthday Boy
The Queen’s Own
The Ironman
The Tory
The Disgruntled
The Tax Man
The Niagara Guard
The Liaison
The Monocle
The Dragoon
The Knight
The Retiree
The Opposition
The War Hero
The Last Call
The Stand-patter
The Labour Man
The Lieutenant Governor
The Red-Baiter
The Heavyweight Champ
The Pioneer
The Double Colonels
The Engineer
The Ambassador
The Londoner
The Poultry Farmer
The Soldier o’ Fortune
The Quiet Man
The Interned
Lt. Col. A.W. Sparling
The Aggrieved
The Subaltern
The First
The Schemer
The Regimental
The Erased
The Millennial
The Gambler
The Oxfordian
The Accident-Prone
The Millionaire
The Judge
The Concussed
The Burnt Out
The Silent Member
The Sidelined
The Newspaperman
The Town Founder
The Militiaman
The Usurped
The Royal Marine
The Anti-Bolshevik
The Hotelman
The Ruthless
The Public Servant
The Ranger
The Nobleman
The Victoria Cross
The Imperialist
The Patriot
The Flagbearer
The Labourer
The Maverick
The Superhuman
The Independent
The Lawyer
The Shame Monger
The Immortalized
The Chemist
The Also Ran
The Vindicator
The Jack-of-All-Trades
The Kentuckian
The United Farmer
The Defence Minister
The Methodist
The Veteran
The Best Friend
The Police Chief
The Old Timer & The Whippersnapper
The ’85er
The Home Wrecker
The Westerner
The Anti-Prohibitionist
The Arsenalist
The Giant
The Prisoner
The Americanist
The Ypres Three
The Commander
The Fruit Farmer
The Bug
The Father
The Cemetery Keeper
The Nazi-Watcher
The Adjutant General
The Irishman
The Shopkeeper
The Imposter
The Legacy
The Bermudan
The Fatalist
The Young Man
The Horseman
The Polo Player
The Grand Master
The Cadet Instructor
The Welshman
The Northman
The Liberal
The Coach
The Boulton Boys
The Druggist
The Party Hack
The Doc
The Homesteader
The Currie Advocate
The Divorced
The Warden
The Marksman
The Military Scientist
The Blue Blood
The Little Fellow
The Partisan
The Boer Beater
The Accountant
The Ross Rifleman
The Fisherman
The Manly Man
The Steeplechaser
The Unforgotten
The Lil’ Colonel
The Hometown Hero
The Fearless
The Pensioner
The Grenadier
The Recruiter
Father Christmas
The Reverter
The Brown Brothers
The Complaisant
The Clear Grit
A Coroner, a Doctor and a Mailman
The Broken-Hearted
The Overlooked
The Undeterred
The Irish Champion
The Minister
The Animal Lover
The Unionist
The Rifleman
The Private
The Shell Shocked
The Myth Maker
The General
The Brooklyner
The Undead
The Mayor
Another Sportsman
The Sportsman
The Diarist
The Aristocrat
The Old Soldier
The Hockeyist
The Park Ranger
The Blinded
The Unlucky
The Dentist
The Toothless
The Professional
The Berserker
The Principal
The Brantford Brothers
The School Builder
The Ringleader
The Commandant
The Home Guard
The Troublemakers
The King’s Own
The Gassed
The One-Eyed
The Princess & The Guardsman
The Unpopular
The Scion
The Operagoer
The Amputee
The Good Neighbour
The Railway Tycoon
The Fighter
The Rancher
The Moustache
The Clergyman
The Cavalryman
The Ice Man
The Mercenary
The Grandson
The Professor
Colonels of the Canadian Expeditionary Force
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