The grave of Private Arthur Vanance, a soldier from Kenora, Ontario, has been identified 80 years after his death during the liberation of the Netherlands. Private Vanance and his brothers served with the Lake Superior Regiment. #CanadaRemembers www.canada.ca/en/departmen...

While I work with death every day, it has been distressing to realise that members of my family have been buried under the soccer field at a private school in Hobart. I'm not quite sure what to think of an article that begins with the school principal's perspective, rather than the human cost.

On the anniversary of the Halifax Explosion on 6 December 1917, I wanted to share a brief glimpse into one Halifax family’s experiences of loss on both the battlefield and the home front.

For bereaved families during the Great War, what could "missing" mean? For Private Ralph "Dickey" Vaughan's family, "missing" meant an enduring search for answers: "intervals of waiting, hoping and being tossed on the waves of hope, doubt and despair". #fww #ww1

“For King, For Country”: a reverse-painted glass framed portrait of Gunner Ronald Frederick Eedy, killed in action on 22 October 1917 at Passchendaele. His father and three brothers all served. Only Ronald would not return to Australia. #ww1 #fww

How can #familyhistory contribute to #milhist research? For Remembrance Day, I prepared a short piece for the Department of National Defence explaining the important contributions that family members of Canadian war dead can make to our research. www.canada.ca/en/departmen... #CanadaRemembers

First World War ephemera: decorated leaves from Gallipoli "with love from Fred". #fww #ww1

About me: I’m a research historian working on casualty identification from the world wars. My work focuses on Canadian war dead (including #milhist and #familyhistory), but I’m interested in transnational stories. My research interests include memory, commemoration, and peacebuilding.

a crowdsource request for anyone in Sri Lanka / #lka: Do you know of any First World War memorials in your town? Could you please send me a photo of the names?

A request for any naval historians: I'm trying to find records connected to the Ville de la Ciotat, a French merchant ship torpedoed in the Mediterranean on Christmas Eve 1915. Does anyone have any advice for finding French maritime records from the First World War?

Hello, 💙☁️! I'm returning to social media while I spend this month writing, mostly in the beautiful State Library of Victoria. I'm keen to connect with historians, particularly anyone working on cultural heritage, commemoration, and conflict.