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The 146th Battalion, CEF was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War. Based in Kingston, Ontario, the unit began recruiting in late 1915, in that city and the surrounding district. After sailing to England in September 1916, the Battalion was absorbed into the 95th Battalion, CEF and the 12th Reserve Battalion on October 6, 1916. The 146th Battalion, CEF had one Officer Commanding: Lieut-Col. C. A. Low. The last Canadian World War I veteran, John Babcock, joined the 146th Battalion, before being transferred to the Young Soldiers Battalion as he was underage.

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Dr. James Andrews Leith was a Professor in the Department of History, Queen's University. He was a leading historian of revolutionary France, whose publications are being featured. Educated at University of Toronto and Duke University, Dr. Leith taught at the University of Saskatchewan before coming to Queen's. Dr. Leith was author or co-editor of about a dozen books and innumerable articles. Two of his best known works are "The Idea of Art as Propaganda in France, 1750-1799 : a study in the history of ideas" and "Space and Revolution : projects for monuments, squares and public buildings in France 1789-1799." Dr. Leith was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and was award the Diamond Jubilee medal from the Canadian Historical Association in 2013. Dr. Leith passed away in Kingston on 7 October 2017.

The identity of the author of this bibliography is at present uncertain but internal evidence strongly suggests that it was a member of staff of DSP or of Publishing ca 1967 - 1970. A likely candidate is Louise Meynard (spelling uncertain) who retired in the early '70s and was deceased not very long afterwards.

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The son of Arthur and Gertrude Balmer Watt, Frederick B. "Ted" Watt was a correspondent for many newspapers and magazines, notably the Edmonton Journal. In 1929, thanks to an invitation from childhood friend and legendary pilot Wop May, Watt covered the first airmail flight to Aklavik. He also covered the manhunt for the Mad Trapper of Rat River in 1932. During the Great Depression, Watt also made his way to Great Bear Lake in the rush to find pitchblende, which was later used as uranium in the World War II.

Watt was a naval intelligence officer in World War II, earning the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He became a member of the information branch of the Department of Health and Welfare in Ottawa from 1957-1969. In 1980, Watt published the story of his time at Great Bear Lake entitled, Great Bear: A Journey Remembered.