Category: Soldiers
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Private Patrick Riel in the Great War
Private Patrick Riel the nephew of Louis Riel. No way! Another accomplished sniper of the the Canadian Corps. Way! Louis Riel Louis Riel, Métis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the Red River and North-West resistances died 16 November 1885 in Regina, Saskatchewan. Riel led two Métis governments, central in bringing Manitoba into Confederation. Executed for high treason for his role…
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Boatswain Albert Charles Mattison AM in the Great War
The Halifax Explosion The Halifax explosion, caused by the collision between the French ship Mont-Blanc, loaded with munitions, and the Norwegian vessel Imo, resulted in the death of some 2,000 people and the total destruction of much of the city of Halifax. Among the victims of the explosion, Acting Boatswain Albert Charles Mattison, 44 years old, who…
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Private James Noble Bowman in the Great War
Private James Noble Bowman enlisted with the 147th Grey Overseas Battalion on 1 February 1916 in Owen Sound, Ontario. Born 21 April 1884 in Scotland Cockpen Parish. NoK Mrs Mary Bowman of Kevock Cottages, Lasswade, Scotland. James stood 6 feet tall, 178 pounds, great physical condition, with fair complexion, blue eyes and fair hair. 147th…
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Lieutenant Robert McIntyre MC MM in the Great War
Royal Highlanders of Canada Lieutenant Robert McIntyre born in Glasgow, Scotland, on 11 April 1885. Wounded three times before succumbing to devastating wounds during Second Battle of Passchendaele, for which he posthumously earned the Military Cross. Enlistment of Lance-Sergeant Robert McIntyre Lance-Sergeant Robert McIntyre 418598 enlisted with the 42nd Battalion on 30 May 1915 in…
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Sergeant Innis McKay MM in the Great War
Missing for 75 years Former Chief Records Officer, Mr Norm Christie, identified the Unknown Canadian Soldier (UCS) Sergeant Innis McKay MM buried in Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery while employed at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) in the 1990s. Sgt McKay one of the last casualties of the Second Battle of Passchendaele, having Fallen on…
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Sergeant William H Braisby in the Great War
Mentioned in Despatches William H Braisby born in Melton Mowbray, a town in Leicestershire, England on 16 March 1879. Previous service with 21st Regiment, Bucks Yeomanry, and Transvaal Police in South Africa. Father William Braisby in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. A shoe finisher by trade. Enlistment of Private William H Braisby Private William H Braisby (Braisley)…
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Private Sefton Inglis Stewart in the Great War
Private Sefton Inglis Stewart the grandson of Reverend Hugh McLean of Matawatchan, Ontario, killed in action the first day of the Battle of Amiens. Son of James and Margaret Stewart, of Richmond, Ontario. Enlistment of Private Sefton Inglis Stewart Private Sefton Inglis Stewart 145820 attested 21 March 1916 in Ottawa with the 77th Battalion, standing…
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Private Daniel McInnis in the Great War
Schooner Pond, Cape Breton Private Daniel McInnis 877664 born 18 February 1896 in Schooner Pond, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Son of John and Lucy MacInnis of Whitney Pier, Cape Breton. A machinist standing 5′ 10″ tall, 136 pounds, with light complexion, grey eyes and black hair. Enlistment of Private Daniel McInnis Private Daniel McInnis 877664…
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Private Harold George Carter in the Great War
Shot at Dawn Private Harold George Carter the 13th of 25 Canadians Shot at Dawn during the Great War. Enlistment of Private Harold George Carter Private Harold George Carter 454482, son of George Harold and Milly Carter, 143 Cumberland Street, Toronto, Ontario. Born 26 March 1894 in Toronto, but birth record confirms the correct dob…
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Private Philippe St Laurent in the Great War
Deserters Private Philippe St Laurent currently featured in a commercial from that genealogy company out of Utah. How the company would choose to highlight a deserter with no experience at the front, should remind us they have no idea what happened in the Great War. Enlistment of Private Philippe St Laurent Philippe St Laurent 660951,…