Name/Title
Portrait - Lieut.-Col. William Watt BurlandEntry/Object ID
2016x.08.65Description
A portrait photo of Lieutenant Colonel William Watt Burland. He wears a moustache and is looking directly at the camera. He is wearing his officer uniform with The Royal Montreal Regiment cap badge and collar badges.
Born in September 1877 in Montreal, he went overseas in the 14th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. As a Lieutenant-Colonel he became the second Commanding Officer of the 14th Battalion. He was wounded in the Battle of Ypres and returned to the front after a convalescence period. Prior to the Great War he had served 20 years with the Victoria Rifles of Canada.Photograph Details
Subject Person or Organization
Burland, William WattMade/Created
Date made
1914 - 1918Notes
Date: 1914 - 1918
Material(s): Paper ; InkLexicon
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Object Name
PhotographClass
Communication Artifacts