MILITARY HISTORY Sergeant Frederick Samuel Balsdon – 59035 – ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On January 5, 1915 Frederick Samuel Balsdon completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) at Kingston, Ontario. He was 21 years, 8 months old when, as a single man, he enlisted for the duration of the […]
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Snelgrove, Ira Thomas Pye WW1 KIA
MILITARY HISTORY Private Ira Thomas Pye Snelgrove – 760169 – ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On December 1, 1915 Ira Thomas Pye Snelgrove completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) in New Westminster, British Columbia (BC). He was 37 years, 8 months and 23 days old when, as a single […]
Northey, Gilbert Lorne WW1
MILITARY HISTORY Private Gilbert Lorne Northey — 3055987 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On October 23, 1917, Gilbert Lorne Northey completed the Particulars Of Recruit, Drafted Under Military Service Act, 1917 (Letter and Service No. P.C. 92230) Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). He was 28 years, 6 months and 6 days old, when as a […]
Stenner, Charles Christopher WW1
MILITARY HISTORY The 7th Queen’s Own Hussars was a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first formed in 1690. It saw service for three centuries, including the First World War and the Second World War. The regiment was deployed to South Africa in November 1901 and was stationed at Leeuwkop during the Second Boer War. […]
Johnson, James Theodore WW1 KIA
MILITARY HISTORY Private James Theodore Johnson — 292106 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On January 15, 1916, James Theodore Johnson completed the Attestation Paper for the Canadian Army, Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). He was 32 years, 7 months and 18 days old when, as a single man, he enlisted in Pierson, Manitoba for the […]
Millar, Hilliard WW1
MILITARY HISTORY Gunner Hilliard Millar — 345207 — ACTIVE SERVICE (World War I) On March 18, 1918, Hilliard Millar completed the Particulars Of Recruit, Drafted Under Military Service Act, 1917 (Letter and Service No. P.C. 969776) Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). He was 23 years, 3 months and 6 days old, when as a single man […]