Lieut. Lowell Wallace Wood

Lieutenant Lowell Wallace Wood was born in Lloydtown, Ontario on June 5, 1891.  He was already serving as an officer in the 12th York Rangers at the time he joined the 220th O.S. Bn C.E.F in Toronto on May 22, 1916.  Like his cousin Lieut James Wallace, see his entry in this blog, he was a barrister-at-law.

Lieutenant Wood would die on October 17, 1918 at the age of 27 in one of the last battles of WWI.  He is buried in Etaples Military Cemetery in France.  

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Officer's Declaration of Service for Lt Lowell Wallace Wood

CWGC Certificate of Remembrance for Lt. Lowell Wallace Wood

Private George A. Hedderson

9922 Private George A. Hedderson Jr. was born on April 26, 1882 in  Kilkenny Ireland.  He enlisted at the age of 32 on September 22, 1914 in Valcartier Que. At the time of his enlistment he was single, and had served 4 years in the U.S Navy. His trade upon enlistment was that of a rope and twine maker.  Private Hedderson would return from his service in France and he would eventually die on May 31, 1944 at the age of 72.

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Attestation Paper of Private George A. Hedderson

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Private William John McElhinney

1013484 Private William John McElhinney was born on December 5, 1878 in Woodbridge, Ontario.  He would enlist on March 5, 1917 in Brockville, Ontario at the age of 37.  At the time of his enlistment, he was married to Marguerite and resided in Campbellford, Ontario.  At some time during his military service, Private McElhinney was invalided back to Canada for further treatment. He would eventually die due to wounds from his military service on March 3, 1921 at the age of 42.  

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Attestation Paper for Private William John McElhinney

CWGC Certificate of Remembrance of Private William John McElhinney

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Certification of Rememberance

Driver Robert Francis Marritt

341265 Driver Robert Francis Marritt was born in Leicester, England on October 19, 1890. He enlisted in the 70th O.S Batt. C.E.F on May 18, 1917 in Toronto. At the time of his enlistment his trade was listed as a conductor, he was 26 years old and single.  Robert Marritt was 52 at the time of his death in 1942.

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Attestation Paper of Driver Robert Francis Marritt

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Private Herman C. Brown

27042 Private Herman Clifton Brown, was born in Aurora in 1894, unfortunately a attestation paper can not be located, although the regimental  number and name do appear in the Library and Archives Canada.  The headstone is a C.W.G.C. monument indicating that Private Brown was killed in action or died as the result of action in 1918 at the age of 24.  There appear to be errors on the marker. The first is the middle initial, it clearly is a "G", then the year of death is clearly "1915". The C.W.G.C. information states the year of death as 1918 and that the middle initial is "C".   The link listed below is the C.W.G.C. remembrance certificate.

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CWGC Certificate of Remembrance of Private Herman Clifton Brown

Private John Espey P.P.C.L.I

473215 Private John Espey was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario on April 8, 1887.  He enlisted at the age of 28 in the P.P.C.L.I  on August 19, 1915 in The Pas, Manitoba.  At the time of his enlistment he was single and a carpenter by trade. His attestation papers indicate that he did have previous military service, but it is not listed with what regiment or how long.  Private Espey would return from his service in France and eventually die on January 31, 1961 at the age of 73.

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Attestation Paper of Private John Espey

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Aurora Cenotaph, Aurora Ontario

Sergeant Joseph A. D. Sheffield

151916 Sergeant Joseph A.D. Sheffield was born in Gravenhurst Ontario on April 24th, 1876.  At the time of his enlistment in the 79th O.S.Bn C.E.F he was 35 years old, married to his wife Margaret who was residing in Beeton, Ontario and was a Laborer by trade.  Sergeant Sheffield enlisted on October 25th, 1915 in Grandview Manitoba.  He would return from his service in France and die at the age of 69 on July 5th, 1945.

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Attestation Paper of Sergeant Joseph A.D. Sheffield


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Private Andrew Coats

20304 Private Andrew Coats was born in Scotland on June 9th, 1887.  He enlisted in the overseas expeditionary force on September 20th, 1914 in Valcartier, Que. At the time of his enlistment he was 28 years old, single and an engraver by trade.  Private Coats would return from his service in France and die at the age of 55 on April 24th, 1942.

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Attestation Paper of Private Andrew Coats

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