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Clarkson, Arthur Edwin

Private Arthur Edwin Clarkson enlisted in the first Canadian contingent in September 1914, at age 21. He arrived in France in February 1915 and died two months later at the Second Battle of Ypres. Arthur was born on 24 May 1893 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, the oldest son of Sarah Ann (Annie) Clarkson. In 1898… Read More »

McCloy, Charles

Private Charles McCloy was born on 15 December 1891 in Medicine Hat, North-West Territories (now in Alberta). His parents, Alexander McCloy and Matilda Emma Jory, were both born in Ontario. They were married in Medicine Hat in 1891 and they had one other son, John, who was born in 1893 or 1894. By 1906 the… Read More »

Bamford, Norris

According to his attestation papers, Norris Bamford was born on 5 November 1892 in Fort Coulonge, Quebec. Located on the north side of the Ottawa River in Quebec, Fort Coulonge is about 120 kilometres northwest of Ottawa/Hull. Norris’ father was Edward Bamford who had immigrated to Canada from England as a child according to census… Read More »

Bernicot, Yves Marie

Yves Marie Bernicot was born on 2 February 1883 in Villaric, Plabennec, Finistère, in northwestern France. His parents were Louis Bernicot who was from Plabennec and Marie Anne Kerbrat who was from Guisseny, also in Finistère. The couple married on 30 January 1864 in Plabennec. Yves’ known siblings were Marie Francoise (1867-1869), Jean (1869), Jean… Read More »

Williamson, Hector Stuart

Private Hector Stuart Williamson enlisted in the 94th Battalion in September 1915 and served overseas for almost two years. He was wounded twice, at the Vimy front in October 1916 and at Ypres a year later. Hector was the oldest son of Paul Williamson and Margaret Finlayson of Kenora, Ontario. Paul was born in Selkirk,… Read More »

Hughes, John Llewellyn

Gunner John Llewellyn Hughes, usually known as Jack, was born on 12 January 1890 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His father, Hugh Hughes, was born in Liverpool, England and his mother, Sarah Thompson, was from Wales. They had three other children: Hugh Gladstone, Winnifred Jane and Frederick. Not long after Jack was born his parents moved to… Read More »

Guernsey, William

William Guernsey was born on 31 January 1889 in Stuartburn, Manitoba. His parents were William Robert Guernsey and Frances Fuller who had come to Manitoba from England in 1882. William was one of thirteen children born to this couple. By 1901 the Guernsey family was living in Rat Portage (Kenora), Ontario. In the 1911 Census… Read More »

Parsons, Henry Edmund

Henry Edmund Parsons was born 2 January 1887 in Rat Portage, Ontario. His parents were Alfred Joseph Parsons and Florence Nightingale Johnstone. Alfred and Florence were both born in Quebec, Alfred in Huntingdon and his wife in Sorel. They were married in Montreal in October 1883 and their first child, Beatrice, was born the following… Read More »

Letain, Jules Vital

Private Jules Vital Letain was the son of Jean Baptiste Letain and Felicité Eugénie Husson of Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba. Jean Baptiste and Eugénie were both born in Belgium. They were married in 1888 and their first two children were born in Belgium, daughters Eugénie, who died as an infant, and Marie. Jean Baptiste, his… Read More »

Kilroy, Percy Joseph

According to his attestation papers, Percy Joseph Kilroy was born on 19 December 1889 in Oldcastle, Ireland. A birth registration for a male Kilroy in Oldcastle was found for the last quarter of 1887, a passenger list for Percy gave his birth as 10 September 1887, and his obituary gave the year as 1887. His… Read More »