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Flight Lieutenant George S. Rogers
Flight Lieutenant George S. Rogers was serving with the Royal Flying Corps., fore runner of the Royal Air Force, in England at the time of his death. Flt/Lt Rogers was killed in a flying accident in August of 1916 and his death was not attributed to combat action, even though he was on active service at the time.
His marker is located in the veteran's section of Barrie Union Cemetery in Barrie Ontario. If anyone should have further information, I would gladly add it to this blog.
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Driver Charles L. Horne
348064 Driver Charles L. Horne, was born in England on August 10, 1895. At the time of his enlistment he was residing in Barrie Ontario was single and a plumber by trade. Driver Horne had seen some previous militia service with C. Battery of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery.
Despite having flat feet and a few teeth missing, Driver Horne was considered fit for duty upon his enlistment on October 1, 1915 at the age of 20 years old.
Driver Horne died in 1923 at the age of 28, since his death is not registered with the CWGC , therefor, it is probably not attributed to his military service.
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Private William James Burtch
643210 Private William James Burtch was born in Milton Ontario on April 3, 1880. At the time of his enlistment, Private Burtch was married to Muriel Burtch and was living in Barrie Ontario. His trade was listed as a teamster and he was also actively serving the A Company of the 35th Regiment.
Private Burtch enlisted in the 157th O.S. Bn. C.E.F on November 15, 1915 in Barrie despite having only (3/4) /20 vision in one eye.
Private Burtch enlisted in the 157th O.S. Bn. C.E.F on November 15, 1915 in Barrie despite having only (3/4) /20 vision in one eye.
Private Burtch died in 1937 at the age of 57.
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Private Edward Henry Chandler
772129 Private Edward Henry Chandler is the only name that comes up in the archive. Which is that of a young farm laborer, who enlisted at the age of 19 on October 20, 1915 in Brantford Ontario. There is no C.E.F. Bn on his attestation papers and he was sworn in by a J.P.
The only 1st Bn., C.E.F. is the 1st Bn Canadian Mounted Rifles C.E.F which was from Manitoba. Private Chandler's marker is located in The Canadian Legion Br 147 section of Barrie Union Cemetery in Barrie Ontario. If someone out there can provide further information, I would be glad to include it in this blog.
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L/Corporal Samuel Grey Cramb
851010 Lance Corporal Samuel Grey Cramb was born on April 4, 1879 in Dunblane Perthshire Scotland. At the time of his enlistment he resided in Niagara Falls, Ontario his wife Ellen was still living in Scotland. He had already served 9 years in the Black Watch Volunteers prior to his arriving in Canada.
L/Cpl Cramb enlisted on December 14, 1916 in the 176th O.S. Bn C.E.F. He would later transfer to the Canadian Engineer Train Depot on April 4, 1917.
L/Cpl Cramb died in 1951 at the age of 72.
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Sapper Thomas N. Boyce
10278198 Sapper Thomas N. Boyce was born on July 8, 1883 in County Down Ireland. At the time of his enlistment he was residing in Montreal with his wife Nina Mabel Boyce. His trade was listed as a mechanic and he was serving in an active Militia regiment, 4th Field Reg, when he enlisted on June 1, 1916 in the 5th Pioneer Bn., C.E.F.
Sapper Boyce died in 1951 at the age of 68.
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Private Jacob Ward Newton
772802 Private Jacob Ward Newton was born on October 31, 1877 in Brantford Ontario. At the time of his enlistment in he was 39 years old and a widower, his trade is listed as a painter.
Private Newton enlisted in the 125th O.S. Bn C.E.F on February 7, 1916 in Brantford Ontario. At some time during his service he transferred to the Canadian Army Medical Corp. Private Newton died in 1958 at the age of 87.
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Private Robert Henry Jones
2183387 Private Robert Henry Jones was born on March 20, 1891 in Oxbridge Ontario. Private Jones was a persistent man, there are no less than three service numbers in the archives and two sets of attestation papers. Private Jones was discharged for poor eye sight after serving 6 months with the 157 OS Bn C.E.F. He was finally able to enlist on April 2, 1917 in Winnipeg Manitoba in the Independent Forestry Co. M.D. 10 C.E.F with 20/20 vision.
At the time of his third and successful enlistment, Private Jones was actually residing with his wife Irene in Barrie Ontario and was an express driver by trade.
Above are two markers, both for Private Jones, one has a birth date of 1891 and the second is 1892. His attestation papers indicate 1891.
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Private Lorne Wesley Sweeney
643336 Private Lorne Wesley Sweeney was born on April 15, 1890 in Barrie Ontario. At the time of his enlistment Pte Sweeney was married to Eipple Lillian Sweeney and was a painter by trade. He enlisted on January 21, 1916 in Barrie Ontario with the 157th OS Bn C.E.F.
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Sunday, December 4, 2011
Sapper John Duncan Nicholson
703673 Sapper John Duncan Nicholson was born in Glasgow Scotland on November 14, 1880. He enlisted at the age of 35 in the 102nd (Comox-Atlin) Bn. C.E.F on February 19, 1916 in Vancouver B.C. were he was working as a seaman on the ferry service.
Sapper Nicholson's death on April 10, 1919 was attribute to his military service. His CWGC Certificate of Remembrance only has his deceased mother as next of kin. He is buried in Newmarket, Ontario.
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Click on the above links to view attestation document and CWGC Certificate of Remembrance
Private Walter Colbran
3130414 Private Walter Colbran was born in 1886, there is no attestation paper available in the archives. I am assuming that he was from the Newmarket area as this is were he is buried and that is were his parents resided, or at least his mother did at the time of his death on February 3, 1918 at the age of 33. A CWGC designation indicates that Private Colbran died as a direct result of his military service. It is not known if he was killed in action or died at a later date. The last major battle that the Canadians were involved just prior to his death was the Battle of Passchendaele.
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Private Ernest Goldwin Scott
2217826 Private Ernest Goldwin Scott was born in Tecumseh, Ontario on August 2, 1896. He was drafted under the Military Service Act of 1917 on October 27, 1917 at the age of 21. At the time of his call up he was residing in Tottenham, Ontario and was a farmer by trade. He was placed in a reserve battalion by May of 1918 and it is doubtful that he saw much action if any at all. His marker does not indicate his date of death, simply his service particulars.
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Click on the above link to view recruiting documentation
Private George Blencowe
136309 Private George Blencowe was born in Northampton England on September 30, 1871. At the time of his enlistment in Toronto on August 17, 1915. Private Blencowe was one month shy of the cut off age for enlistment, 45 years. Private Blencowe resided in Newmarket and was single, his trade was listed as a labourer. He had served in the 12th York Rangers prior to his enlistment, but was not serving in any militia regiment at the time.
Private Blencowe would eventually die on March 22, 1933 at the age of 61.
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Click on the above link to view attestation document
Private William Alexander Amos
928834 Private William Alexander Amos was born in Puslich, (near Cambridge), Ontario on December 11, 1882. At the time of his enlistment on April 26, 1916 he was residing in Guelph, Ontario with his wife Frances and was a blacksmith by trade. Private Amos eventually died on April 4, 1923 at the age of 41, five years after returning from his military service.
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Click on above link to view attestation document.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Sergeant Walter H. Bassett
778929 Sergeant Walter Henry Bassett was born in Randwick, England on February 13, 1874. At the time of his enlistment he was residing in Richmond Hill, Ontario and was a master tailor by profession. Sergeant Bassett was married to Comfort Bassett who according to his attestation paper was still living in England when he enlisted. He was already a member of the 12th. Regiment, York Rangers when he enlisted in the 127th York Rangers O.S. Bn on February 4th, 1916 at the age of 42. Sergeant Bassett would eventually die on March 26th, 1938 at the age of 64.
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Click on the above link to view attestation document
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Private Ezra Morrison
466713 Private Ezra Morrison was born in Richards Co, Ontario on February 4, 1891. At the time of his enlistment he was 26 years old a woodworker by trade and single. He enlisted in Red Deer Alta on July 17, 1917. He would eventually die on September 23, 1944 at the age of 53.
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Click on above link to view attestation document
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
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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