MILITARY HISTORY Private Percy Melville Lemay – 195128 – ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On September 16, 1915 Percy Melville Lemay completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). He was 26 years, 9 months old when, as a married man, he enlisted for the duration of the War. Percy Melville […]
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Lemay, Joseph WW1
MILITARY HISTORY Private Joseph Lemay – 195130 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On September 15, 1915 Joseph Lemay completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). He was 44 years, 6 months old when, as a married man with one son (21-year old Cephas Melville Lemay), he enlisted for the […]
Lemay, Cephas WW1
MILITARY HISTORY Private Cephas Melville Lemay – 195137 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On September 15, 1915 Cephas Melville Lemay completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) at Peterborough, Ontario. He was 21 years, 1 month old when, as a single man, he enlisted for the duration of the […]
Stuart, Harding WW2 KIA
MILITARY HISTORY Flying Officer Harding James Stuart – J 9289 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War II) Harding James Stuart completed his Attestation Papers for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Special Reserve on April 26 but his medical, Declaration and Oath weren’t certified until October 7, 1940 in North Bay, Ontario. Harding James was 27 […]
Simpson, Vaudal WW1
MILITARY HISTORY Gunner Vaudal Glenn Simpson – 2001039 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) Vaudal Glenn was 18 years, 6 months old when, as a single man, he enlisted at Cobourg, Ontario with the Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA), Cobourg Heavy Battery with the Canadian Over-Seas Expeditionary Force (CFE) on January 13, 1917 for the duration […]
Rowe, James “Howard” WW1 KIA
MILITARY HISTORY Private James Howard Rowe – 195451 – ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On January 3, 1916 James Howard Rowe completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army […]
Payne, Percival WW2
MILITARY HISTORY Telegraphist Percival Arthur Payne – V 41226 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War II) Percival Arthur Payne was 27 years, 1 months and 19 days old when, as a single man, he enlisted in Kingston Ontario on July 6, 1942 with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (RCNVR) for the duration of the War. […]
Nolan, Joseph “Hugh” WW1
MILITARY HISTORY Private Joseph Hugh Nolan – 3056145 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) Hugh was 31 years, 10 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 stated […]
Montgomery, Harry Osborne WW1 KIA
MILITARY HISTORY Private Harry Osborne Montgomery – 8571 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On September 22, 1914, Harry Osborne Montgomery completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army Expeditionary Force. He was 22 years, 6 months old, when as a single man he enlisted for the duration of the War. Harry Osborne was born […]
Millward, Romaine WW2
MILITARY HISTORY Staff Sergeant Romaine Shirley Millward – W 30346 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War II) Romaine Shirley Millward was 29 years, 2 months and 3 weeks old when, as a single woman, she enlisted at No 103 Depot Company into the Canadian Women’s Army Corps (CWAC) at Kingston Ontario on August 26, 1943. Romaine […]