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The Ferguson Brothers, Sergeant Stewart Small Ferguson and Second Lieutenant John Roy Ferguson of the Newfoundland Regiment, killed-in-action on the morning of 1 July 1916 – the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The Ferguson brothers from Couper Angus, Scotland and moved to Newfoundland in 1900. As is common in the Scottish tradition,…

The shortest of the three Nash Brothers stood six feet tall – a towering height for their time. Edward, Roland and Milford (‘Miff’) Nash all joined the 161st Overseas Battalion upon enlistment, but they served with different battalions on the Western Front. 161st Overseas Battalion The Nash Brothers joined the 161st Overseas Battalion – Organized…

The Norris Brothers of the Great War, Sergeant Alfred Norris MM and Bar, born 10 June 1892, and Private James Norris, born 29 June 1899, served together with 1st Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Company. Middle brother Lance Corporal Leonard Norris, born 3 October 1894, attested later on 30 March 1916, and served with the 8th…

The Smith Brothers, George, Duncan Lumsden and Alexander Smith, sons of John Smith, of Lavington, British Columbia, and the late Margaret Smith (nee Geils). Their father John Smith waited for the return of his sons in vain. Two of his sons among the Missing, the other lies buried in Villers Station Cemetery. Pioneer George Smith…

The Groseth cousins, Jorgen and Erick, one a son of Johan Eriksen Groseth and Karen Erickson, of Sandviken, Kristiania (Christiania), Norway. 5th Canadian Infantry Battalion casualties, less than a month apart during Canada’s Last Hundred Days in the Great War. Johan and Karen had two other sons, Ernest and Anton K. Groseth, who had also…

The Missing Private George Jameson, Regimental No 784, PPCLI and Lieutenant William Jameson, 27th Battalion of the CEF. The Jameson Brothers killed just over a year apart, during the Battle of Frezenburg (Second Battle of Ypres), and the Battle of Flers-Courcelette (Battle of the Somme). Both missing, and commemorated on the Menin Gate Memorial and…

Edward Simpson Botterell the elder of the Botterell brothers, enlisted as a Private in September of 1914 with the 48th Highlanders of Canada. Edward quickly rose in the ranks, promoted to Captain in May 1916. At this time, younger brother Henry John Lawrence Botterell on his way to England to serve as a Lieutenant in…

J.D. and Mary Ellen Grant of Smith Falls, Ontario had two sons serve in the Great War. The elder boy, Donald enlisted first and served with the 38th Battalion. He was wounded on the Somme. Younger brother, Baxter served in France for only three months, in the 2nd Battalion. Only one of the Grant Brothers…

Captain Andrew Allan Macartney 24735 was born 4 January 1891 in Glasgow, Scotland. He enlisted 23 September 1914 at Valcartier, Quebec, with the Royal Highlanders of Canada (R.H.C.). Andrew had two years prior service with R.H.C. His mother, Mrs S. Macartney resided at Brighton Cottage, Duncan, Scotland. He was married to Agnes Macartney. He was…

CEFRG presents the story of the Pearson Brothers in the Great War. Vaughan, the youngest, served in the Artillery. His elder brothers, Marmaduke and Lester became pilots. Reverend Edwin A. Pearson, their father, looked over them during their service in the CEF. He had much to do with the paths they took during the Great…