There is a new exhibit at the Western Development Museum in North Battleford that marks the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.
It runs from January until April from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., excluding Mondays from January to March. The exhibit looks back on the lives of three Saskatchewan men who took part in what was then known as the Great War.
The exhibit includes the uniform tunic worn by William Hurt Bothwell, who was part of the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force and the Canadian Machine Gun Corps.
The uniform tunic of Ernest Elmer Auckland, who reported to 1st Dept Battalion Saskatchewan, was also displayed.
Also on display was the communion set belonging to Frank H. King, an Anglican minister who signed up as a chaplain during the war.
Perhaps most noticeable on display was the gas mask that belonged to Bothwell, a reminder that gas attacks and new weapons separated the First World War from previous wars.
These items had been on display separately at the various WDM museums across the province — Auckland’s tunic had been at the North Battleford branch since last year — but now are together in one display, which will move on to other WDM branches across the province once its run in North Battleford is finished.
