CEFRG – Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group 1914-1919
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Captain Frederick William Campbell VC in the Great War
Captain Frederick William Campbell VC was born in Ormandie Township, just outside Mount Forest, Ontario on 15 June 1869. Only son of Ephraim B. and Esther A. Hunt Campbell, of Mount Forest; husband of Margaret Annie Campbell, of Mount Forest, Ontario. He served in the Boer War with the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion, The Royal…
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72nd (Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) Battalion in the Great War
The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, 72nd Battalion, 12th Canadian Infantry Brigade, Fourth Canadian Divisional Infantry, C.E.F. Colonel-in-Chief: His Royal Highness The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh. Organization Seaforth Highlanders of Canada organized in September 1915 under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel John Arthur Clark. Recruited and Mobilized in Vancouver. To Brig.-Gen. John…
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Sergeant Arthur Knight in the Great War
Sergeant Arthur Knight not just witness, but a participant in the most tragic event for Canadians in the Great War. This is the story of the pain and suffering of a Canadian soldier awarded 3 Blue Service Chevrons serving with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. Sergeant Arthur Knight one of six CAMC soldiers posted to…
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The Dumbells Concert Party in the Great War
War is a Drag Sports competitions and entertainment were the means of restoring morale among troops behind the front lines. Each division had their own comedy troupes, with many regiments having their own. There were close to 40 comedy troupes entertaining the Canadian Corps during the Great War. The Dumbells Concert Party is the first…
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Private Pierre-Côme Laliberté in the Great War
Shot at Dawn CEFRG presents the account of an execution, a soldier Shot at Dawn. Private Pierre-Côme Laliberté 416874/61703 was born on 24 February 1896, in Deschaillons, Lotbinière County, Québec. Baptized Pierre-Côme Laliberté. Son of Ludger Laliberté (deceased in 1907), and Eugénie Hamel, of Montréal, Québec. His brother, Joseph, resided at 49 St. Mary’s St.,…
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Lieutenant Michel Spruyt de Bay in the Great War
Lieutenant Michel de Bay: Grant Him Eterenal Rest O Lord. Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Him. Lieutenant Michel Hubert Alexander Spruyt de Bay Lieutenant Michel Hubert Alexander Spruyt de Bay was born in 1889 in England. Son of Mr. J. S. de Bay and Mrs. Jessie M. J. de Bay of 21, rue Africaine, St.…
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Private Roy Charles Horton in the Great War
Private Roy Charles Horton 141602, born 27 April 1894, was a painter, son of Robert and Maria Horton of 39 Elgin Street, Collingwood, Ontario. Roy, a Roman Catholic, had service with the 44th Regiment, prior to attesting on 27 July 1915 at Welland, Ontario with the 76th Battalion. His attestation paper was certified by Lt.-Col.…
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No.1 Canadian General Hospital in the Great War
No.1 Canadian General Hospital Organized at Valcartier 14 September 1914 initially under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Murray MacLaren. Most of personnel from No. 5 Field Ambulance (Active Militia), Montreal. No.1 Canadian General Hospital had as its basis, the volunteers, officers and men from No.5 Field Ambulance. Brought to camp by Major Roland Playfair Campbell, given…
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Stretcher Bearer Albert Hyde in the Great War
Private Albert Hyde 34481 would later serve as a Stretcher-Bearer with No.2 Canadian Field Ambulance. Accidentally wounded in May 1915, GSW head. His eyesight troubling him afterwards. AWOL several times. In September 1917, while still serving with No.1 Canadian General Hospital, sentenced by FGCM to 90 days F.P. No. 1 for AWOL, 28 July to…
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Lieutenant-Colonel Roland Playfair Campbell in the Great War
Lt-Col Roland Playfair Campbell, son of the Rev. John Campbell (biography below) and Mrs. M. H. Campbell, of Montreal, Quebec., was born 8 July 1876 in Montreal. No. 1 Canadian General Hospital Roland Playfair Campbell enlisted 23 September 1914, Ville-de-Quebec, Québec, at 39 years of age, certified by Major K.P. Campbell (perhaps his brother) of…