MILITARY HISTORY Private Elmer Fraser Graham – C 35215 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War II) Elmer Fraser was 19 years, 4 months old when, as a single man, he enlisted in the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC), at Kingston Ontario on October 7, 1942 with the Canadian Active Service Force (CASF). He lived in […]
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Graham, Arnold WW2
MILITARY HISTORY Private Arnold Mervin Graham – C 463018 — RESERVE SERVICE (Pre-World War II) Arnold was ten days shy of being 17 year old when, as a single man, he enlisted, in Lakefield Ontario, on December 2, 1942 with the 2nd (Reserve) Battalion, Prince of Wales Rangers (Peterborough Regiment). He gave his birth-date as […]
Graham, Albert WW1, Veterans Guard WW2
MILITARY HISTORY Private Albert Edward Graham – 3055574 – ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) Albert Edward Graham was drafted, as a single man, under the Military Act of 1917, at the age of 23 years and 6 months old. He indicates his date-of-birth as June 17, 1894 in Lakefield, Ontario. Albert Graham lists a Laborer […]
Graham, Allen WW2
MILITARY HISTORY Corporal Allen Ernest Graham – B 20176 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War II) Allen Ernest was 22 years, 1 month old when, as a single man, he enlisted in the No. 11 Company (Coy), Canadian Forestry Corps (CFC), Timmins Ontario on August 16, 1940 with the Canadian Active Service Force (CASF). He lived […]
Garvey, James WW1
MILITARY HISTORY Private James Francis Garvey ‑ 3057158 ‑ ACTIVE SERVICE (World War 1) James Francis was 28 years, 2 months old when, as a single man, he was drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917 at No 3 Military District (MD) Kingston Ontario March 6, 1918 with the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force (CSEF). He […]
Garrett, Roy WW2
MILITARY HISTORY Private Roy Braden Garrett – 637496 — RESERVE SERVICE (World War II) Roy Braden Garrett was 20 years, 4 months and 12 days old when, as a single man, he was Attested, on May 28, 1940, into the Prince of Wales Rangers at Peterborough, Ontario. Roy Braden indicated that he was born January […]
Crowe, James WW2 KIA
MILITARY HISTORY Private James Franklin Karl Crowe – C 426243 — NON-PERMANENT ACTIVE MILITIA James Franklin Karl was 21 years, 1 month and 2 weeks old when, as a single man, he enlisted August 12, 1940 with the Non-Permanent Active Militia of Canada at Peterborough Ontario. He lived at 349 Reid Street, Peterborough, he was […]
Crawford, Gordon Victor WW1
MILITARY HISTORY Trooper Gordon Crawford – 2806– ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On September 24, 1914, Gordon Crawford completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army (Expeditionary Force) at […]
Charlton, William “Lawrence” WW2 KIA
MILITARY HISTORY Private William Lawrence Charlton – C 600952 — NATIONAL RESOURCES MOBILIZATION ACT SOLDIER (World War II) William Lawrence was 25 years, 11 months old when, as a single man, he reported to the National Resources Mobilization Act (NRMA) Clearing Depot (CD) at Kingston Ontario on February 5, 1942. He completed the Enrolment Form […]
Charlton, Lawrence Joseph WW1
MILITARY HISTORY Private Lawrence Joseph Charlton – 412558 – ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On February 18, 1915, Lawrence Charlton completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army (Expeditionary Force) at Port Hope, Ontario. He was 23 years, 4 months old when, as a single man, he enlisted for the duration of the War. […]