Roll of Honour from Great War

[Borden Battery]

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA - HONOUR ROLL FROM GREAT WAR

A total of 1,495 Royal Bank staff members enlisted for active service. Of these, 186 were killed in action or died in hospital and five were missing in action and are listed below.

In 1920, Royal Bank published a Roll of Honour commemorating those staff members who died or were missing in action, and in 1928 the bank erected large memorial tablets in the newly constructed head office building at 360 St. James Street, Montreal.

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PRIVATE ADDERLEY, born at Ferozepore, India, November 12, 1889. Home in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England. Joined the Northern Crown Bank in 1912. Enlisted from MacLeod, Alberta branch in the 8th Battalion, February 11, 1915. Present at Vimy Ridge, Hill 70 and Lens. Killed in action at Lens, August 15, 1917.

CORPORAL ADDISON, born at Hastings, England, August 15, 1897. Home in Toronto, Ontario. Joined Toronto, Danforth Avenue branch, October 13, 1913. Enlisted from Toronto, Gerrard and Main branch, in the 3rd Division Ammunition Column, November 10, 1915. Present at Ypres, the Somme, and Vimy Ridge. Died of double pneumonia at Camiers, France, February 17, 1917.

LANCE-CORPORAL ANTHONY, born at Bear River, Nova Scotia, March 25, 1896. Joined Bear River branch, March 8, 1915. Enlisted from Bear River in the 112th Battalion, February 1, 1916. Subsequently transferred to 25th Battalion. Present at Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens. Killed in action near Arras, September 13, 1918.

SERGEANT ARUNDELL, born at Fairmont, Minnesota, U.S.A., May 14, 1889. Home in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Joined Halifax branch, Secretary's Department, June 1, 1907. Enlisted from Montreal branch in the 14th Battalion, August 14, 1914. Was present at St. Julien. Killed in action at Langemarck, April 24, 1915.

SERGEANT AULDJO, born at Edinburgh, Scotland, January 14, 1891. Home in Felton, Northumberland, England. Served two years in the Bank of Scotland. Joined Montreal, Quebec branch, May 10, 1910. Enlisted from Ciego de Avila, Cuba branch, in the 60th Battalion, July 1915. Also served with the 87th Battalion. Present at Vimy Ridge, the Somme, Lens, Passchendaele, and Ypres. Received Card of Honour from his battalion for performing his duty with gallantry and distinction at Ypres, Salient and Lens. Killed in action near Passchendaele, November 14, 1917.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT AUSTEN, born at London, England, July 24, 1896. Home in Gravesend, Kent, England. Joined Halifax, Nova Scotia branch, Supervisor's Department, February 3, 1913. Enlisted from Halifax, South End branch, in the 2nd Divisional Cycle Corps, November 26, 1914. Killed in action, October 26, 1917.

CORPORAL BALDWIN, born at Bathurst, New Brunswick, March 14, 1896. Home in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Joined Dalhousie, New Brunswick branch, February 7, 1912. Enlisted from Dalhousie branch, in the 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles, March 19, 1915. Also served with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Killed in action at Ypres, June 2, 1916.

PRIVATE BARLEE, born at Lakefield, Ontario, November 25, 1897. Home in Grand Forks, British Columbia. Joined Grand Forks branch, October 16, 1914. Enlisted from Grand Forks branch, in the 196th Battalion, July 10, 1916. Drafted into the 46th Battalion. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 12, 1917.

PRIVATE BARWIS, born at Calgary, Alberta, May 29, 1892. Home in Innisfail, Alberta. Joined Vancouver, Cordova Street branch, November 10, 1909. Enlisted from Victoria, Fort Street branch, in 143rd Battalion in 1916. Present at Vimy, Passchendaele, Lens and Arras. Killed in action at Avion, France, January 8, 1918.

GUNNER BATE, born at Sydenham, Ontario, June 13, 1896. Home in Newcastle, New Brunswick. Joined Newcastle branch, August 13, 1913. Enlisted from Newcastle branch, in the 8th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery, August 24, 1914. Present at Neuve Chapelle, Second Battle of Ypres, Festubert, Givenchy, Sanctuary Wood, Kemmel Hill, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Fresnoy, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens. Mortally wounded at Amiens, and died at No. 12 General Hospital, Rouen, August 16, 1918.

PRIVATE BAYNE, born at Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, March 21, 1885. Home in Mabou, Nova Scotia. Joined the Northern Crown Bank in 1908. Enlisted from Saltcoats, Saskatchewan branch, in the 195th Battalion, March 31, 1916. Present at Lens in August 1917, and other engagements up to July 1918. Killed in action at Arras, July 29, 1918.

LANCE-CORPORAL BELL, born at Stellarton, Nova Scotia, December 24, 1895. Home in Joggins Mines, Nova Scotia. Joined Montreal, Quebec branch, June 26, 1912. Enlisted from Montreal, Beaver Hall branch, in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, June 16, 1915. Saw continuous service with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from September 1915. Was shell-shocked at Courcelette. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 30, 1917.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT BELYEA, born at Penetanguishene, Ontario, October 21, 1894. Home in Calgary, Alberta. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada, Calgary, September 4, 1909. Enlisted from Calgary branch, in the Royal Flying Corps, November 27, 1917. Engaged in Scout Duty on the East Coast of England. Accidentally killed at East Boldre, Camp Beaulieu, Hants, England, September 17, 1918.

CADET BENDER, born at St. Thomas, Montmagny, Quebec, May 28, 1894. Joined the Quebec Bank, Winnipeg, Manitoba branch, November 22, 1915. Enlisted from Conquest, Saskatchewan branch, in the Royal Flying Corps, December 14, 1917. Accidentally killed at Deseronto, Ontario, June 10, 1918.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT BERKELEY, born at Holy Innocents' Vicarage, Bridgetown, Barbados, March 26, 1896. Joined Georgetown, British Guiana [Guyana] branch, March 9, 1915. Enlisted from Georgetown branch, in the 74th Machine Gun Corps, December 15, 1915. Killed in action at Messines, Wytschaete Ridge, June 7, 1917.

PRIVATE BIRD, born at Port Angeles, Washington, U.S.A., April 22, 1891. Home in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Joined Alberni branch, February 10, 1908. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia branch, in the 62nd Battalion, October 21, 1915. Present at the Third Battle of Ypres, June 1916, the Somme, Courcelette, Vimy Ridge. Mortally wounded at Vimy Ridge, May 5, 1917, and died at No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station, May 6, 1917.

PRIVATE BIRD, born at Plymouth, England, October 22, 1893. Home in Penzance, Cornwall, England. Joined Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan branch, January 24, 1913. Enlisted from Moose Jaw branch, in the 5th Battalion, August 15, 1914. Present at the Second Battle of Ypres, the Somme, Arras, Vimy Ridge. Mortally wounded at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917, and died in the 32nd General Hospital, Boulogne, April 23, 1917.

PRIVATE BLACK, born at Fauldhouse, Scotland, November 23, 1890. Home in Lanark, Scotland. Joined Winnipeg, Manitoba branch, November 21, 1911. Enlisted from Regina, Saskatchewan branch, in the 46th Battalion, September 16, 1915. Afterwards transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. Killed by the fall of his machine in France, May 1917.

PRIVATE BLACK, born at Barrhead, Renfrew, Scotland, May 13, 1896. Home in Vancouver, British Columbia. Joined Vancouver, Bridge Street branch, November 22, 1913. Enlisted from Vancouver, Bridge Street branch, in the 231st Battalion, May 26, 1916. Killed at Avion, France, August 15, 1917.

SERGEANT BOLE, born at Meaford, Ontario, March 8, 1890. Home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Joined Traders Bank of Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, April 1906. Enlisted from Winnipeg, Manitoba branch, in the Strathcona Horse, April 23, 1918. Died of pneumonia at Military Hospital, Calgary, Alberta, while in training at Calgary, July 5, 1918.

BOMBARDIER BOLTON, born at Strathroy, Ontario, September 19, 1891. Home in Strathroy. Joined Traders Bank of Canada at Bridgeburg, Ontario, October 4, 1909. Enlisted from Montreal, Quebec branch, in the 27th Canadian Field Artillery, May 1, 1915. Present at St. Eloi, Aisne, La Bassee, Ypres, Mons, Bapaume, the Somme, Vimy, Passchendaele. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 31, 1917.

QUARTER-MASTER-SERGEANT BRADSHAW, born at Stratford, Ontario, August 25, 1889. Joined Traders Bank of Canada, Stratford, September 1906. Enlisted from Sudbury, Ontario branch, in the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles, June 1915. Present at Vimy and Passchendaele. Wounded at Passchendaele, October 30, 1917, and died at No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, November 3, 1917.

PRIVATE BRIDEN, formerly of the Northern Crown Bank, Seeley's Bay, Ontario. Enlisted from Langham, Saskatchewan branch, July 30, 1916, in the 152nd Battalion. Served also in the 5th Battalion. Killed in action, April 10, 1917.

LIEUTENANT BRITTAN, born May 20, 1892. Joined the Quebec Bank, July 2, 1910. Enlisted from Montreal branch, August 17, 1914, in the 13th Battalion. Killed in action, June 13, 1916.

PRIVATE BROOKS, born at Weymouth, Nova Scotia, on April 19, 1898. Joined Weymouth branch on December 6, 1913. Enlisted from Weymouth branch, in the 64th Battalion, August 15, 1915. Transferred to 1st Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade. Present at Lens, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge and Arras. Gassed at Lens, 1917. Killed in action near Arras, March 25, 1918.

LANCE-CORPORAL BROWN, born at Mount Forest, Ontario, on May 22, 1896. Home in Bulwark, Alberta. Joined Stettler, Alberta branch, October 14, 1912. Enlisted from Stettler branch, in the 89th Battalion, December 14, 1915. Transferred to 10th Battalion. Served with the 10th Battalion in France from August 1916, to April 1917. Killed in action at Arleux, April 28, 1917.

PRIVATE BROWN, born at Nassau, Bahamas, October 31, 1895. Joined Nassau branch on February 7, 1913. Enlisted from Toronto, Ontario branch, in the 3rd Battalion, August 22, 1914. Killed in action at Festubert, May 25, 1915.

GUNNER BRYCE, born at Paisley, Ontario, November 13, 1896. Home in Owen Sound, Ontario. Joined Owen Sound branch, April 7, 1913. Enlisted from Hamilton, Ontario branch, in the 55th Canadian Field Artillery, February 29, 1916. Present at Vimy Ridge, Arleux, Fresnoy, La Coulotte, Avion, Hill 70 and Passchendaele. Mortally wounded at Passchendaele, and died in No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station, October 23, 1917.

PRIVATE BUTLER (Scout and Dispatch Bearer), born at Berwick, Nova Scotia, September 13, 1896. Joined Berwick branch on July 15, 1912. Enlisted from Berwick branch, in the 25th Battalion, November 23, 1914. Present at Third Battle of Ypres, Courcelette and St. Eloi. Shell-shocked, gassed and died of tuberculosis at Berwick, October 27, 1918.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT BUTLER, born at Blackheath, near London, England, on February 11, 1894. Home in Blackheath, England. Was for nearly three years in the London County, Westminster & Parr's Bank, Limited. Joined Vancouver, British Columbia East End branch, on February 28, 1913. Enlisted from Kelowna, British Columbia branch, in the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles, December 8, 1914. Granted a commission in the 3rd Battalion, East Kent Regiment, attached 7th Battalion, September 26, 1916. Killed in action near Arras, May 3, 1917.

CORPORAL CAIRNS, born at Newton, Prince Edward Island, March 16, 1895. Home in Newton. Joined Summerside, Prince Edward Island branch, October 14, 1912. Enlisted from Liverpool, Nova Scotia branch, in the 185th Battalion, February 8, 1916. Present on the Arras front. Killed in action at Arras, June 13, 1918.

PRIVATE CARGILL, born at Glenisle, Forfarshire, January 30, 1881. Home in Edinburgh, Scotland. For eight years with the Royal Bank of Scotland. Joined London, England branch, September 9, 1914. Enlisted from London branch, in the 6th Black Watch, Royal Air Force, March 20, 1916. Present at Festubert and Beaumont Hamel. Killed in action at Beaumont Hamel, November 14, 1916.

PRIVATE CARSON, born at Omagh, Ireland, December 4, 1891. Home in Omagh, Ireland. Joined Ardath, Saskatchewan branch, July 7, 1913. Enlisted from Swift Current, Saskatchewan branch, in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, February 4, 1916. Killed in action, June 29, 1916.

PRIVATE CHISHOLM, born at Pictou, Nova Scotia, March 15, 1897. Home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Joined Saskatoon branch, July 2, 1914. Enlisted from Saskatoon branch, in the 78th Battalion, April 15, 1916. Present on the Somme and Vimy Ridge. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917.

PRIVATE CHISHOLM, born at Dumbarton, Ontario, October 28, 1896. Home in Montreal, Quebec. Joined Montreal, Beaver Hall branch, June 30, 1913. Enlisted in Montreal, in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, June 16, 1915. Present at Sanctuary Wood and other engagements. Killed in action at Sanctuary Wood, June 2, 1916.

PRIVATE CLARK, born at Swinden, Wiltshire, England, December 31, 1895. Joined Edmonton, Alberta branch, June 10, 1912. Enlisted from Edmonton branch, in the 49th Battalion, January 12, 1915. Present at Maple Copse and Courcelette. Killed in action at Courcelette, September 16, 1916.

TROOPER COLE, born at Brundall, Norfolk, England, February, 19, 1889. Home in Brundall, Norfolk, England. Joined Montreal, Quebec branch, June 8, 1909. Enlisted from New Westminster, British Columbia branch, in the 11th Canadian Mounted Rifles, June 1, 1915. Killed in action at Passchendaele, November 10, 1917.

LIEUTENANT COPP, born at Riverside, New Brunswick, October 19, 1890. Home in West Vancouver, British Columbia. Joined Vancouver, East End branch, November 22, 1907. Enlisted from Vancouver branch, in the 72nd Battalion, September 14, 1915. Also served with 102nd Battalion. Killed in action at Regina Trench, on the Somme, October 21, 1916.

SERGEANT CRAIG, born at St. Stephen, New Brunswick, May 17, 1898. Home in Moncton, New Brunswick. Joined Moncton branch, September 24, 1915. Enlisted from Moncton branch, in the 236th Battalion, September 9, 1916. Present at Cambrai. Killed in action at Cambrai, September 27, 1917.

LIEUTENANT DEANS, born at Cleveland, Ohio, July 19, 1896. Home in Orillia, Ontario. Joined Orillia branch, August 23, 1915. Enlisted from Orillia branch, in the 162nd Battalion, May 1, 1916. Transferred to Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action near West Roocbeke, near Ypres, about November 7, 1917.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT DE BOISSIERE, born at Port of Spain, Trinidad, April 18, 1896. Joined Port of Spain branch, July 6, 1912. Enlisted from Port of Spain branch, in the 8th Battalion, 4th Contingent, British West Indies Regiment, April 28, 1917. Present at Ypres. Died of pneumonia at Taranto, Italy.

PRIVATE DELANEY, born at Liverpool, England, August 9, 1891. Joined Toronto, Ontario branch, March 27, 1913. Enlisted from Toronto branch, in the 15th Battalion, August 15, 1914. Reported missing for over a year and then declared dead.

PRIVATE DESTRUBE, born at London, England, December 26, 1891. Joined Edmonton, Alberta branch, November 19, 1913. Left Edmonton in August 1914, for England. Enlisted in London in the 22nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, September 1914. Present at Cambrai, Vermeilles, Festubert, Givenchy, Souchez, Vimy Ridge, Delville Wood, Hebuterne, Beaumont, Courcelette, Miraumont. Recommended for commission. Killed in action at Petit Miraumont, February 17, 1917.

LIEUTENANT DOBLE, born at Sunderland, Ontario, May 9, 1882. Home in Sunderland. Joined the Northern Crown Bank, 1906. Enlisted from Swift Current, Saskatchewan branch, in the 116th Battalion, December 1915. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 11, 1917.

PRIVATE DOW, born at Airnkilly, Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland, May 29, 1891. Home in Bankfoot, Perthshire, Scotland. Served with the Bank of Scotland four years. Joined Winnipeg, Manitoba branch, December 1, 1911. Enlisted from Winnipeg branch, in the 10th Battalion, November 14, 1914 (Fort Garry Horse, 32nd Battalion). Killed in action at Festubert, May 21, 1915.

PRIVATE DOYLE, born at Wardsville, Ontario, April 21, 1898. Home in Walkerville, Ontario. Joined Rodney, Ontario branch, November 24, 1915. Enlisted from Rodney branch, in the 91st Battalion, as Stretcher-Bearer, February 25, 1916. Present at the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Arras, Fresnoy, Cambrai. Recommended for honours several times. Killed in action between Inchy and Cagnicourt, September 3, 1918.

PRIVATE DUFF, born at Carberry, Manitoba, June 27, 1892. Home in Davidson, Saskatchewan. Joined Northern Crown Bank in 1909. Enlisted from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan branch, in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on March 15, 1916. Killed in action at Neuville, St. Vaast, France, about November 29, 1916.

PRIVATE DUNCAN, born at Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 4, 1895. Home in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Joined Wolfville, Nova Scotia branch, June 20, 1911. Enlisted from Saint John, New Brunswick branch, in the 115th Battalion, February 16, 1916. Present at Vimy Ridge. Died in hospital at Wimcraux, February 4, 1918, from wounds received in September 1917.

CAPTAIN DURIE, born at Toronto, Ontario, April 7, 1881. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada, Toronto, July 1899. Enlisted from Toronto branch, in the 58th Battalion, May 27, 1915. Present at Ypres, Vimy Ridge, Avion, Passchendaele, Hill 70. Wounded at Ypres, May 1916. Killed near Lens, December 29, 1917.

PRIVATE EASTLAND, born at Apsley, Ontario, March 22, 1893. Home in Calgary, Alberta. Joined Gadsby, Alberta branch, March 16, 1914. Enlisted from Gadsby branch, in the 187th Battalion, July 31, 1916. Served also with 50th Battalion. Present at Passchendaele, Denain, Amiens, Bourlon Wood, Valenciennes, Cambrai. Honours-Military Medal. Killed in action at Cambrai, September 27, 1918.

LIEUTENANT EDENS, born at St. John's, Newfoundland, on October 1, 1896. Joined St. John's branch, September 2, 1912. Enlisted from St. John's branch, January 2, 1915, in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Present at Ypres, the Somme, Beaumont Hamel, Guedecourt, Cambrai, and other engagements. Killed in action at Cambrai, November 20, 1917.

LIEUTENANT ELLIOTT, born at Matsumoto, Japan, January 26, 1891. Home in Sardis, British Columbia. Joined Victoria, British Columbia branch, May 18, 1907. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia, East End branch, August 22, 1914, in the 7th Battalion. Present at most of the early Canadian engagements. Killed in action at the Third Battle of Ypres, June 3, 1916.

BOMBARDIER ELSDON, born at Dorchester, New Brunswick, December 28, 1896. Joined Dorchester branch, August 4, 1913. Enlisted from Dorchester branch, August 20, 1914, in the 7th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery. Present at all Canadian Corps engagements from the Second Battle of Ypres, April 1915, to Haynecourt, before Cambrai, in September 1918. Killed in action at Haynecourt, September 28, 1918.

COMPANY SERGEANT-MAJOR EMBREE, born at Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, August 25, 1891. Joined Port Hawkesbury branch, February 1, 1910. Enlisted from Halifax, Nova Scotia branch, March 27, 1915, in the 40th Battalion. Transferred and served with the 58th Battalion. Present at Ypres, Vimy Ridge, the Somme, and other engagements. Killed in action near Lens, December 29, 1917.

SIGNALLER ESTEY, born at Grand Falls, New Brunswick, June 26, 1898. Joined Grand Falls branch, April 14, 1914. Enlisted from Grand Falls branch, July 15, 1915, and served with the 55th and 25th Battalions. Present at Courcelette and Vimy Ridge. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917.

PRIVATE FARNELL, born at Upper Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, April 18, 1897. Home in Elmsvale, Nova Scotia. Joined Bear River, Nova Scotia branch, November 4, 1913. Enlisted from Bear River branch, February 26, 1915, in the 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Died at Elmsvale, January 13, 1917, the result of exposure.

PRIVATE FERGUSSON, born at Essex, Ontario, March 25, 1891. Home in Calgary, Alberta. Joined the Lumsden, Saskatchewan branch, June 23, 1911. Enlisted from Calgary, Alberta branch, October 24, 1917, in the 31st Battalion. Killed in action at Neuville Vitassee, France, August 24, 1918.

PRIVATE FORBES, born at Greenisland, County Antrim, Ireland, February 7, 1886. Home in Greenisland, Ireland. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada, Regina, Saskatchewan, June 1912. Enlisted from Forget, Saskatchewan branch, September 17, 1915, in the 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles. Killed in action at Lauez, France, December 3, 1916.

CORPORAL FOSTER, born at Bracebridge, Ontario, July 30, 1894. Home in Bracebridge. Joined the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Enterprise, Ontario branch. Served with the 37th Battalion and 4th Canadian Machine Gun Company. Present on the Somme and at Passchendaele. Killed in action at Lyne Cott, November 6, 1917.

LIEUTENANT FRASER, born at New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, April 28, 1896. Home in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Joined Sydney branch, September 12, 1912. Enlisted in the 40th Battalion, August 2, 1915. Transferred later to the 185th Battalion. Killed in action at Monchy Arras, August 26, 1918.

COMPANY SERGEANT-MAJOR FRASER, born at Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia, November 14, 1895. Home in West Saint John, New Brunswick. Joined Saint John branch, June 12, 1911. Enlisted from Saint John, North End branch, November 26, 1914, in the 1st Battalion. Present at the Third Battle of Ypres, the various engagements of the salient, the Somme and Vimy Ridge. Mortally wounded during the Vimy Ridge engagement and died in No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station on April 12, 1917.

PRIVATE FRIGHT, born at Springfield, Ontario, December 21, 1896. Joined the Springfield branch of the Traders Bank of Canada, February 1, 1912. Enlisted from Brownsville, Ontario branch, January 15, 1916, and served with the 36th Battalion. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 26, 1917.

PRIVATE GILLIES, born at Alexandria, Scotland, on January 26, 1890. Home in Craigendoran, Helensburgh, Scotland. Served with the Union Bank of Scotland for more than four years. Joined Montreal, Quebec branch, November 11, 1909. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia, East End branch, May 10, 1915, with the 29th Battalion. Killed in action at Dickebusch, April 30, 1916.

LANCE-CORPORAL GLASS, born at Montreal, Quebec, September 24, 1890. Home in Verdun, Quebec. Joined Head Office staff, Montreal, May 1, 1914. Enlisted from Head Office on October 30, 1915, in the 87th Battalion, Canadian Grenadier Guards. Killed in action at La Coulotte, June 9, 1917.

GUNNER GOLDSWORTH, born at Montreal, Quebec, January 27, 1897. Home in Lachine, Quebec. Joined Montreal, Cote St. Paul branch, July 25, 1910. Enlisted from Montreal, Laurier Avenue branch, September 23, 1916, in the 6th Canadian Siege Battery. Killed in action at Passchendaele, November 6, 1917.

PRIVATE GOODSIR, born at Galashiels, Scotland, April 19, 1894. Home in Galashiels, Scotland. Served for more than four years in the Royal Bank of Scotland. Joined Vancouver, British Columbia, East End branch, on November 22, 1912. Enlisted from Vancouver, East End branch, August 10, 1914, in the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders. Killed in action near Ypres, April 18, 1915.

SERGEANT GRANT, born at Guelph, Ontario, March 10, 1892. Joined Guelph branch, September 2, 1911. Enlisted from St. Marys, Ontario branch, October 19, 1915, in the 29th Howitzer Battery. Present on the Somme. Killed in action at Martinpuich, October 30, 1916.

LIEUTENANT GRIEVE, born at Aberfeldy, Scotland, November 17, 1890. Home in Aberfeldy, Scotland. Joined Montreal, Quebec branch, January 24, 1911. Enlisted from that office, August 13, 1914, in the 5th Royal Highlanders. Present at Ypres, Festubert, the Somme and Vimy Ridge. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917.

PRIVATE GUTTERIDGE, born at Mitchell, Ontario, February 20, 1896. Home in Point Grey, British Columbia. Joined Vancouver, British Columbia branch, July 16, 1913. Enlisted from Vancouver, Mount Pleasant branch, July 31, 1915, in the 62nd Battalion. Later transferred to the 14th Battalion. Present at the Third Battle of Ypres, Courcelette, Sanctuary Wood and Mouquet Farm. Killed in action at Mouquet Farm, September 7, 1916.

PRIVATE HAMILTON, born at London, Ontario, April 3, 1892. Joined London branch, July 12, 1909. Enlisted from Toronto, Ontario branch, August 17, 1914, in the 15th Battalion. Killed in action at St. Julien, April 24, 1915.

PRIVATE HAMILTON, born at Aberdalgie, Scotland, January 30, 1892. Home in Perth, Scotland. Served for two years with the Commercial Bank of Scotland. Joined New Westminster, British Columbia branch, November 21, 1911. Enlisted from that office on August 10, 1914, in the 7th Battalion. Killed in action at Ypres, April 1915.

PRIVATE HANNA, born at Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, January 7, 1898. Joined Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia branch, February 24, 1916. Enlisted from Shubenacadie branch, March 15, 1916, in the 85th Battalion. Present at Lens, Arras, Passchendaele. Wounded and gassed at Passchendaele, October 31, 1917. Died in Cogswell St. Hospital, Halifax, January 17, 1919.

LANCE-CORPORAL HANNAH, born at Richibucto, New Brunswick, September 10, 1890. Joined Rexton, New Brunswick branch, August 1, 1907. Enlisted from Edmonton, Alberta branch, April 8, 1916, in the 194th Battalion. Killed in action at Passchendaele, November 7, 1917.

PRIVATE HARRON, born at Kitchener, Ontario, September 18, 1897. Home in Venn, Saskatchewan. Joined the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Venn branch, October 22, 1915, in the 53rd Battalion, serving later with the 28th Battalion. Present at Ypres and the Somme. Killed in action on the Somme, July 5, 1916.

GUNNER HASZARD, born at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, September 13, 1896. Joined Charlottetown branch, March 6, 1912. Enlisted from Charlottetown branch, August 17, 1915, in the 6th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. Killed in action at Passchendaele, November 7, 1917.

SERGEANT HATFIELD, born at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, November 7, 1896. Joined Yarmouth branch, July 29, 1912. Enlisted from Yarmouth branch, November 12, 1914, in the 25th Battalion. Killed in action at Ypres, November 3, 1915.

CORPORAL HEATH joined the Northern Crown Bank in 1912. Served formerly with the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia branch, August 22, 1914, in the 16th Battalion. Killed in action, April 22, 1915. Recommended by Sir John French for gallantry and distinguished services on the field. Mentioned in dispatches.

LIEUTENANT HERERON, born at Kelowna, British Columbia, August 13, 1896. Joined Kelowna branch, July 29, 1912. Enlisted from Kelowna branch, November 9, 1915, in the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles. Present at Arras, Lens, Loos, Avion, Hill 70, Passchendaele and Cambrai. Mentioned twice at Hill 70 in Battalion orders. Won the Military Medal at Passchendaele. Recommended for a commission. Killed in action on the road between Valenciennes and Mons, November 6, 1918.

LIEUTENANT HOBKIRK, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, January 2, 1896. Home in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Joined Fredericton branch, September 4, 1912. Enlisted from Fredericton branch, June 30, 1915, in the 64th Battalion; also served with the 25th and 71st Battalions. Killed in action at Courcelette, September 17, 1916.

PRIVATE HODKINSON, born at Newton Stewart, Scotland, May 25, 1889. Home in Newton Stewart. Served for more than four years with the Commercial Bank of Scotland. Joined Vancouver, British Columbia, Mount Pleasant branch, June 12, 1913. Enlisted from Vancouver, East End branch, in the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders. Present at Ypres, Arras, the Somme, and Vimy Ridge. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917.

PRIVATE HOLLIDAY, born at Crystal, North Dakota, U.S.A., August 12, 1894. Home in Elm Creek, Manitoba. Joined Conquest, Saskatchewan branch, September 15, 1914. Enlisted from Bethune, Saskatchewan branch, June 9, 1916, in the 203rd Battalion. Killed in action at the Second Battle of Arras, August 31, 1918.

LIEUTENANT HOOD, born at Kirkcaldy, Scotland, August 9, 1894. Home in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. Served for more than two years with the Commercial Bank of Scotland. Joined Head Office staff, November 4, 1912. Enlisted from Head Office, October 28, 1914, in the 23rd Battalion. Killed in action, May 3, 1917, at Fresnoy.

PRIVATE HUNTER, born at Wiarton, Ontario, September 11, 1889. Home in Wiarton. Formerly in the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia branch, October 14, 1914, in the 23rd Battalion. Later transferred to the 3rd Battalion. Killed in action at Givenchy, June 17, 1915.

PRIVATE HUNTER, born at Lansing, Ontario, February 2, 1897. Home in Toronto, Ontario. Joined Toronto branch, July 14, 1914. Enlisted from Toronto branch, June 12, 1915, in the 58th Battalion. Also served in the 2nd Machine Gun Company, 1st Canadian Division. Present at Ypres, St. Julien, Courcelette, and the Somme. Killed in action at Courcelette, September 26, 1916.

PRIVATE HYNES, born at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, February 15, 1897. Joined Sault Ste. Marie, Queen & Bruce Street branch, March 1, 1913. Enlisted from Sault Ste. Marie branch, July 22, 1915, in the 76th Battalion. Transferred later to the 37th Battalion and 17th Reserve. Served in France with the 3rd Battalion, 1st Division. Killed in action near Vimy Ridge, October 26, 1916.

PRIVATE JOHNSON, home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Joined the Northern Crown Bank in 1915. Enlisted from Winnipeg, Portage & Sherbrook branch, February 19, 1916, in the 184th Battalion. Also served in the 78th Battalion. Killed in action, October 30, 1917.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT JOHNSON, born at Bridgetown, Barbados, March 15, 1898. Home in Bridgetown. Joined Roseau, Dominica branch, April 5, 1915. Enlisted from Roseau branch, January 15, 1916, in the St. Lucia Volunteers, British West Indies Regiment. Afterwards attached to the Royal Flying Corps. Accidentally killed at Aboukir, Egypt, September 6, 1917.

PRIVATE JOHNSTON, born at Winona, Ontario, May 29, 1894. Home in Winona. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada at Stoney Creek, Ontario branch, July 2, 1912. Enlisted from Ingersoll, Ontario branch, February 1, 1916, in the 129th Battalion. Later served in France with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry as a Dispatch Runner.

PRIVATE JONES, born at Rayleigh, Essex, England, June 7, 1892. Home in Vancouver, British Columbia. Joined Vancouver branch, May 23, 1910. Enlisted from Grand Forks, British Columbia branch, July 1, 1915, in the 54th Battalion. Present on the Somme and at Ypres. Killed in action at Ypres, June 1916.

PRIVATE KEARNEY, born in March 1892. Joined the Quebec Bank, Montreal, St. Catherine Street East branch, September 28, 1913. Enlisted from Montreal, St. Matthew Street branch, in the 14th Battalion, August 15, 1914. Killed in action, June 3, 1916.

LANCE-CORPORAL KEMPTON joined the Quebec Bank, August 1912. Enlisted from Strasbourg, Saskatchewan branch, September 15, 1915, in the 82nd Battalion, Calgary, Alberta. Served also in the 5th Battalion. Killed in action, April 1917.

GUNNER KERR, born at Holstein, Ontario, August 17, 1890. Home in Toronto, Ontario. Joined Arthur, Ontario branch, February 15, 1912. Enlisted from Brantford, Ontario branch, March 16, 1918, in the 70th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery. Died of pneumonia in Toronto, October 22, 1918.

PRIVATE KING, born at Dorchester, New Brunswick, March 20, 1895. Home in Pictou, Nova Scotia. Joined Pictou branch, May 12, 1913. Enlisted from Pictou branch, September 20, 1915, in the 64th Battalion. Later transferred to the 24th Battalion. Present at Courcelette. Wounded on September 18, 1916, and died of wounds at Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, Kent.

PRIVATE KIRKMAN, born at Leicester, England, May 22, 1888. Home in Leicester. Joined Quebec Bank, Edmonton, Alberta, April 1913. Enlisted from Edmonton branch on November 26, 1914, in the 31st Battalion. Present at St. Eloi, Sanctuary Wood, the Somme and Courcelette. Killed in action at Courcelette, September 26, 1916.

SIGNALLER KIRVAN, born at Elora, Ontario, April 29, 1897. Home in Guelph, Ontario. Joined Collingwood, Ontario branch, November 4, 1912. Enlisted from Cargill, Ontario branch, February 29, 1916, in the 160th Battalion. Later served with the 87th Battalion, Grenadier Guards. Killed in action at Arras, September 2, 1918.

PRIVATE LAING, born at Cowdenbeath, Fifeshire, Scotland, January 17, 1893. Home in Cowdenbeath. Served for more than two years with the Commercial Bank of Scotland. Joined Vancouver, British Columbia branch, November 4, 1912. Enlisted from Vancouver branch, May 31, 1915, with the 2nd Brigade, Machine Gun Company. Present at Vimy Ridge. Killed in action, April 9, 1918.

PRIVATE LANGILLE, born at Kingston Village, Nova Scotia, February 17, 1897. Home in Middleton, Nova Scotia. Joined Middleton branch, September 3, 1912. Enlisted from Wolfville, Nova Scotia branch, February 29, 1916, in the 219th Nova Scotia Highlanders. Also served with the 85th Battalion. Present at Arras and Drocourt-Queant. Killed in action at Arras, September 2, 1918.

CAPTAIN LAURIE, born at Hamilton, Ontario, January 12, 1892. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada, Hamilton, East End branch, November 9, 1910. Enlisted from Orillia, Ontario branch, January 31, 1916, in the 173rd Battalion. Present at Vimy Ridge and Fresnoy. Killed in action at Fresnoy, May 9, 1917.

CAPTAIN LEAKE, born at Fallowfield, Manchester, England, January 26, 1893. Home in Altrincham, England. Served for nearly three years with the Lancashire & Yorkshire Bank, Limited, England. Joined Toronto, Ontario branch, April 4, 1913. Enlisted from Toronto branch, August 17, 1914. Won the Military Cross. Killed in action in France, July 31, 1918.

CAPTAIN LEEMING, born at Lewisham, near London, England, May 22, 1889. Joined the London, England branch, September 1, 1912. Enlisted in England, having been rejected in Canada while with the Vancouver, British Columbia, Robson Street branch, June 16, 1915. Joined the 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, British Expeditionary Force. Present on the Somme and at the Second Battle of Ypres. Mentioned in dispatches. Killed in action near Ypres, July 31, 1917.

PRIVATE LISTER, born at Keighley, Yorkshire, England, June 14, 1890. Home in Keighley. Served with the Bradford District Banking Company, England, and for two years with the Imperial Bank of Canada. Joined Westmount, Quebec, Greene Avenue branch, April 11, 1914. Enlisted from the Montreal, Quebec, Stanley Street branch, August 17, 1914, in the 14th Battalion. Killed in action at St. Julien, April 1915.

SERGEANT LONEY, born at Dunrobin, Ontario, March 25, 1892. Home in North Bay, Ontario. Joined Toronto, Ontario branch, November 13, 1911. Also served for four years with the Quebec Bank. Enlisted from Edmonton, Alberta branch, April 8, 1916, in the 194th Regiment. Was present at Lens and Hill 70. Killed in action at Hill 70 on August 15, 1917.

CORPORAL LYON, born at Kilmarnock, Scotland, August 26, 1889. Home in Kilmarnock. Joined Vancouver, British Columbia, East End branch, November 25, 1912. Enlisted from Vancouver, East End branch, October 1915, in the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders. Present at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 28, 1917.

PRIVATE MacCALLUM, born at Campbellton, Scotland, August 19, 1893. Home in Campbellton. Joined Toronto, Ontario branch, September 11, 1912. Enlisted from Regina, Saskatchewan branch, September 22, 1915, in the 179th Cameron Highlanders. Died in St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 26, 1916, from typhoid fever, followed by pneumonia.

LANCE-CORPORAL MacDONALD, born at Woodstock, Ontario, June 7, 1891. Joined the Northern Crown Bank in 1910. Enlisted from Winnipeg, Manitoba branch in the 27th Battalion, Machine Gun Section, October 28, 1914. Present at Courcelette and other engagements between September 1915, and September 1916. Killed in action at Courcelette, September 15, 1916.

LIEUTENANT MacKAY, born at Hamilton, Ontario, March 2, 1896. Home in Notre Dame de Grace, Montreal, Quebec. Joined Montreal, Stanley Street branch, March 15, 1913. Enlisted from Montreal, Stanley Street branch, January 11, 1916, in the 148th Battalion. Later transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. Killed in action near Arras, May 18, 1917.

LANCE-CORPORAL MacNAUGHTON, born at Wroxeter, Ontario, September 3, 1895. Joined Wroxeter Branch, December 10, 1912. Enlisted from Norwich, Ontario branch, March 8, 1916, in the 168th Battalion. Later transferred to the 2nd Battalion. Killed in action at Passchendaele, November 6, 1917.

PRIVATE MANN, born at Birmingham, England, December 11, 1890. Home in Bridgeford, Saskatchewan. Joined Saskatoon, Saskatchewan branch of the Northern Crown Bank, May 19, 1913. Enlisted from Medicine Hat, Alberta branch, in the 175th Battalion. Also served with the 50th Battalion. Killed in action near Givenchy, June 3, 1917.

SERGEANT McCOY, born at Hamilton, Ontario, January 27, 1889. Joined Traders Bank of Canada, Hamilton, March 1908. Enlisted from Montreal, Quebec branch, September 30, 1915, in the Machine Gun Company. Killed in action at Lens, August 24, 1917.

CAPTAIN McDONALD, born at Dundee, Scotland, March 5, 1886. Home in Dundee. Served for thirteen years in the Royal Bank of Scotland. Joined London, England branch, May 25, 1914. Enlisted from London branch, August 8, 1914, in the London Scottish Regiment; also served with the Army Cyclists Corps. Present at the First Battle of Ypres. Wounded November 14, 1914, and died in No. 1 Military Hospital at Canterbury, Kent, February 5, 1918.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT McGIBBON, born at Glasgow, Scotland, December 7, 1883. Served for six years with the Royal Bank of Scotland. Joined London, England branch, September 14, 1914. Enlisted from London branch, November 6, 1915, in the Artists' Rifles. Also served in the Durham Light Infantry. Present at St. Eloi, Ridge Wood, Tower Hamlets, etc. Killed in action near Tower Hamlets, September 23, 1917.

LIEUTENANT McINERNEY, born at Rexton, New Brunswick, March 2, 1894. Joined Rexton branch, May 19, 1909. Enlisted from Newcastle, New Brunswick branch, August 24, 1914, in the 8th Battery. Later served with the 31st and 53rd Batteries, Canadian Field Artillery. Present at the Second Battle of Ypres, Arras, and Bourlon Wood. Killed in action near Bourlon Wood, September 27, 1918.

LIEUTENANT McINTYRE, born at Peterborough, Ontario, August 31, 1897. Home in Toronto, Ontario. Joined Peterborough branch, January 13, 1917. Enlisted from Peterborough branch, July 21, 1917, in the Royal Air Force. Present at Cambrai and Arras. Reported missing August 21, 1918. Later reported killed.

LIEUTENANT McLEA, born at Montreal, Quebec, October 5, 1892. Joined Montreal branch, September 16, 1909. Enlisted from Montreal branch, June 15, 1915, in the 3rd Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column. Killed in action at Poperinghe, October 28, 1917.

PRIVATE McWILLIAM, born at Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland, August 12, 1892. Home in Buckie. Served for four years with the Union Bank of Scotland. Joined Craik, Saskatchewan branch, January 20, 1913. Enlisted from Swift Current, Saskatchewan branch, November 14, 1914, in the 5th Battalion. Present at Givenchy, Festubert and the Second Battle of Ypres. Killed in action at Zillebeke, near Ypres, June 6, 1916.

CORPORAL MERRITT, born at Saint John, New Brunswick, April 3, 1897. Home in Portland, Oregon. Joined Middleton, Nova Scotia branch, May 6, 1912. Enlisted from Bridgetown, Nova Scotia branch, October 6, 1915, in the 85th Battalion, Nova Scotia Highlanders. Present at Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele. Killed in action at Fampoux, near Arras, July 30, 1918.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT MILLETT, born at Windsor, Nova Scotia, April 14, 1897. Joined Windsor branch, December 27, 1910. Enlisted from Newcastle, New Brunswick branch, May 25, 1917, in the 73rd Squadron, Royal Air Force. Killed in action near Crevecourt, March 13, 1918.

SERGEANT MITCHELL, born in England, June 16, 1890. Joined the Quebec Bank, September 3, 1914. Enlisted from Quebec, Quebec branch, June 1915, in the 52nd Battalion. Killed in action, September 16, 1916.

TROOPER MOIR, born at Aberdeen, Scotland, February 10, 1894. Home in Auldearn, Nairnshire, Scotland. Joined Montreal, Quebec branch, March 4, 1911. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia, Supervisor's Department, November 26, 1914, in the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles. Killed in action at Ypres, May 20, 1916.

SERGEANT MONTGOMERY, born at Glasgow, Scotland, December 21, 1892. Joined the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Winnipeg, Manitoba branch, October 20, 1914, in the 79th Battalion. Later served with the 27th Battalion. Present at St. Eloi and the Somme. Died from wounds received on the Somme, July 13, 1916.

PRIVATE MOORE, born in England, June 20, 1889. Home in Middleton, Manchester, England. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada, Hamilton, Ontario, December 20, 1909. Enlisted from Rosetown, Saskatchewan branch, November 14, 1914, in the 8th Battalion. Killed in action near Ypres, June 13, 1916.

SIGNALLER MOORE, born at St. Stephen, New Brunswick, November 10, 1897. Joined St. Stephen branch, August 4, 1915. Enlisted from St. Stephen branch, June 30, 1916, in the 10th Battery, and served later with the 22nd Battery. Present at Lens, Arras, and Cambrai. Fatally gassed near Cambrai, September 12, 1918.

PRIVATE MORISON, born at Montreal, Quebec, May 12, 1898. Home in Vancouver, British Columbia. Joined the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Vancouver branch, Northern Crown Bank, August 27, 1916, in the 231st Highlanders. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 31, 1917.

LIEUTENANT MORTON, born at Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland, June 5, 1891. Home in Carluke. Served for five years with the Bank of Scotland. Joined Calgary, Alberta branch, November 25, 1911. Enlisted from Beiseker, Alberta branch, August 20, 1914, in the 31st Battalion. Present at Vimy Ridge and Fresnoy. Killed in action at Fresnoy, May 3, 1917.

SERGEANT MUIR, born at Kilmarnock, Scotland, January 7, 1891. Home in Kilmarnock. Served for more than three years with the Bank of Scotland. Joined Victoria, British Columbia branch, August 2, 1910. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia branch, August 8, 1914, in the 7th Battalion. Present at Neuve Chapelle, St. Eloi, Ypres, Hill 60, and St. Julien. Killed in action at St. Julien, April 24, 1915.

PRIVATE MURRAY, born at Port Richmond, Nova Scotia, December 9, 1897. Home in St. Peter's, Nova Scotia. Joined St. Peter's branch, April 21, 1915. Enlisted from St. Peter's branch, April 3, 1916, in the 185th Battalion. Died of pleurisy in hospital in England, August 24, 1917.

CADET MURRAY, born at Glencoe, Ontario, September 7, 1892. Home in Killam, Alberta. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada, Glencoe, May 6, 1910. Enlisted from Elrose, Saskatchewan branch, April 15, 1918, in the Royal Air Force. Died of Spanish influenza in Toronto, Ontario, October 5, 1918.

GUNNER NAIRN, born at Boreland, Blackford, Perth, Scotland, December 2, 1887. Home in Boreland. Served for six years with the Bank of Scotland. Joined Vancouver, British Columbia, Bridge Street branch, April 4, 1911. Enlisted from Vancouver, Cordova Street branch, March 13, 1918, in the Canadian Field Artillery. Later joined the Tank Corps. Died on board the H.M.T. Victoria of pneumonia following Spanish influenza, October 18, 1918.

PRIVATE NELSON, born at Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, March 27, 1896. Joined Prince Albert branch, April 15, 1913. Enlisted from Rosetown, Saskatchewan branch, April 29, 1916, in the 196th Western Universities Corps. Also served with the 46th Battalion. Present at Passchendaele and Vimy Ridge. Killed in action at Avion, near Arras, May 3, 1918.

LIEUTENANT NICHOLLS, born at Montrose, Ontario, March 6, 1894. Home in Bowmanville, Ontario. Joined Bowmanville branch, December 12, 1910. Enlisted from Fergus, Ontario branch, March 3, 1916, in the 153rd Battalion. Died in the Sanitarium at Gravenhurst, Ontario, while in training with his battalion, February 19, 1919.

James Albert Noble

PRIVATE NOBLE, born at Manor, Saskatchewan, February 4, 1895. Home in Manor. Formerly of the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Lockwood, Saskatchewan branch, August 8, 1915, in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Killed in action at the Third Battle of Ypres, June 2, 1916.

Alfred Lloyd Norman

DRIVER NORMAN, born at Ingersoll, Ontario, February 6, 1898. Joined Galt, Ontario branch, July 13, 1915. Enlisted from Galt branch, December 4, 1915, in the 29th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery. Also served in the 36th Battery. Present at all engagements from the Somme (July 1916) to Lens (August 1917). Killed in action near Lens, August 8, 1917.

FLIGHT LIEUTENANT PATTISON, born at Glasgow, Scotland, July 13, 1896. Joined Winona, Ontario branch, March 2, 1914. Enlisted from Winona branch, December 15, 1915, in the Royal Naval Air Service (Imperial). Fought with the French Army for several months. Present in the Frieburg raid and numerous other air raids. Died at Redcar, Yorkshire, England, April 2, 1918, from wounds. Awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French Government.

FLIGHT LIEUTENANT PAULIN, born at Victoria, British Columbia, June 19, 1897. Joined Victoria branch, April 1, 1913. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia branch, July 14, 1917, in the Royal Air Force. Killed in action, May 8, 1918, near Saint-Omer, France.

PRIVATE PELLUET, born at London, England, September 15, 1893. Home in Edmonton, Alberta. Joined Athabasca, Alberta branch, January 22, 1914. Enlisted from North Battleford, Saskatchewan branch, June 3, 1916, in the 200th Battalion. Killed at Shorncliffe Camp, Folkestone, England, during an air raid on the Canadian Camp, May 25, 1917.

CORPORAL PETERS, born at Saint John, New Brunswick, March 31, 1894. Home in Kerrisdale, Vancouver, British Columbia. Joined Saint John branch, August 29, 1910. Enlisted from Vancouver branch, October 1, 1915, in the 72nd Seaforth Highlanders; also served in the 102nd Battalion. Present at the Somme, Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele. Killed in action at Passchendaele, November 1, 1917.

PRIVATE PHILLIPS, born at London, England, April 21, 1897. Home in London, Ontario. Joined London, Ontario branch, October 13, 1915. Enlisted from London branch, May 13, 1916, in the 142nd Battalion. Also served in the 18th Battalion. Present at Lens and Hill 70. Killed in action on a road near Aix Moulette, August 21, 1917.

LEADING SEAMAN PICKERING, born at London, England, November 9, 1896. Joined the Northern Crown Bank, May 1912. Enlisted from Toronto, Ontario, Spadina Avenue branch, February 16, 1915, in the Canadian Royal Horse Artillery. Subsequently transferred to the Royal Naval Division. Present at the Somme and other engagements. Killed in action on the Somme, November 13, 1916.

PRIVATE PIGG, born at Pelham, Herts, England, in 1896. Home in Reston, Manitoba. Formerly in the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Winnipeg, Manitoba branch in the 78th Battalion. Killed in action on the Somme, November 20, 1916.

PRIVATE PRINGLE, born at Stella, Ontario, May 1, 1889. Home in Stella. Joined Gadsby, Alberta branch, June 5, 1916. Enlisted from Gadsby branch, September 30, 1916, in the 11th Canadian Field Ambulance. Present at Lens, Amiens and Cambrai. Killed in action at Cambrai, September 29, 1918.

LANCE-CORPORAL RALSTON, born at Lefroy, Ontario, September 25, 1897. Home in Lefroy. Joined Schomberg, Ontario branch, July 21, 1913. Enlisted from Toronto, Ontario, Queen & Broadview branch, August 21, 1915, in the 35th Battalion. Also served in the 3rd Battalion. Present at the Somme, Vimy, Courcelette and Hill 70. Killed in action at Amiens, August 8, 1918.

CORPORAL RICHARDSON, born at Seaforth, Ontario, September 2, 1886. Home in St. Marys, Ontario. Joined Edmonton, Alberta branch, August 12, 1913. Enlisted from Peace River, Alberta branch, July 9, 1915, in the 66th Battalion. Also served in the 31st Battalion. Killed in action at Courcelette, September 15, 1916.

PRIVATE RICHES, born at London, England, October 18, 1896. Home in Stratford, Ontario. Joined Stratford branch, September 30, 1912. Enlisted from Stratford branch, August 30, 1915, in the 33rd Battalion. Afterwards transferred to the 7th Battalion. Present at Ypres, the Somme and Vimy Ridge. Killed in action at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917.

PRIVATE ROSS, born at Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, June 8, 1895. Home in Vancouver, British Columbia. Joined Scott, Saskatchewan branch, August 28, 1911. Enlisted from Vancouver branch, June 5, 1916, in the 196th Western Universities Battalion. Also served in the 46th Battalion. Present at Vimy Ridge, Lens, Hill 70, and Passchendaele. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 26, 1917.

SECOND-LIEUTENANT SALUSBURY, born at Newton Arlosh Vicarage, Cumberland, England, November 23, 1893. Home in Wigton, Cumberland, England. Joined Ottawa, Ontario branch of the Quebec Bank, January 20, 1914. Enlisted from Ottawa branch in the First Canadian Contingent. Afterwards transferred to the Border Regiment (Imperials), and was attached to the 117th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry. Killed in action at Cape Helles, Gallipoli.

LIEUTENANT SCOTT, born at Tillsonburg, Ontario, August 11, 1894. Joined Tillsonburg branch, January 17, 1911. Enlisted from Stoney Creek, Ontario branch, November 30, 1915, in the 129th Battalion. Also served in the 124th and 3rd Battalions. Present at Vimy, Fresnoy, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Canal du Nord, Bourlon Wood, and other engagements up to Cambrai. Awarded the Military Medal in October 1918. Killed in action at Cambrai, October 1, 1918.

SERGEANT SELLERS, born at Plymouth, England, October 7, 1887. Home in Barbados, British West Indies. Formerly in the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia branch in 1914, in the 7th Battalion. Present at Langemarck. Died in hospital at Orpington, Kent, England, November 27, 1917.

HOME in Nokomis, Saskatchewan. Formerly in the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia branch, April 30, 1915. Killed in action.

TROOPER SHARPE, born at Owen Sound, Ontario, November 11, 1895. Joined Owen Sound branch, June 11, 1913. Enlisted from Owen Sound branch, August 23, 1915, in the Fort Garry Horse. Present at the Somme and other engagements. Wounded on August 8, 1918. Died in hospital at Shorncliffe, England, November 15, 1918.

PRIVATE SHEARER, born at Armadale, Scotland, December 19, 1894. Home in Partick, Scotland. Served for three years with the Bank of Scotland. Joined Winnipeg, Manitoba branch, May 22, 1913. Enlisted from Davidson, Saskatchewan branch, June 7, 1915, after having been twice rejected. Present at Vimy Ridge, Ypres and Passchendaele. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 29, 1917.

LANCE-CORPORAL SHERMAN, born at Fredericton, New Brunswick, November 9, 1884. Joined Fredericton branch, May 27, 1901. Enlisted from London, England, September 23, 1915, in the Royal Sussex Regiment (Imperials). Died of wounds on the Somme, August 5, 1916.

LIEUTENANT SHIELDS, born at Bear River, Nova Scotia, June 8, 1895. Home in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Joined Liverpool branch, June 12, 1912. Enlisted from Bridgewater, Nova Scotia branch, December 1, 1915, in the 112th Battalion. Present at Lens, Hill 70, and Passchendaele. Killed in action November 10, 1918, the last night of the War, at the capture of Moris.

LIEUTENANT SHORE, born at Port Rowan, Ontario, December 30, 1894. Home in Ilderton, Ontario. Joined Windsor, Ontario branch, September 22, 1913. Enlisted from St. Marys, Ontario branch, March 2, 1916, in the 186th Battalion. Served later with the 18th Battalion. Present at Mons and Passchendaele. Killed in action at Passchendaele, November 11, 1917.

LIEUTENANT SKEAFF, born at Cobourg, Ontario, April 14, 1896. Home in Toronto, Ontario. Joined Toronto branch, June 4, 1914. Enlisted from Toronto branch, June 7, 1915, in the 48th Highlanders. Also served in the 92nd Battalion. Died of pneumonia in Toronto, January 24, 1916.

PRIVATE SMITH, born at Aberdeen, Scotland, January 2, 1892. Home in Edinburgh, Scotland. Joined Winnipeg, Manitoba branch, September 30, 1912. Enlisted from Brandon, Manitoba branch, August 23, 1914, in the 8th Battalion. Also served with the 90th Winnipeg Rifles. Present at the Second Battle of Ypres, Festubert, Givenchy and on the Somme. Died of wounds in a Casualty Clearing Station, September 8, 1916.

PRIVATE SMITH, born at Croydon, England, April 5, 1891. Home in Gravesend, Kent, England. Served with the London City & Midland Bank, Ltd., for eighteen months. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, King & Spadina Street branch, September 12, 1909. Enlisted from the Inspectors' Department, Calgary, Alberta, November 21, 1914, in the 4th Canadian Field Ambulance. Present at St. Eloi and on the Somme. Died of wounds at Camiers, France, October 19, 1916.

SAPPER SMITH, born at Dewdney, British Columbia, February 28, 1896. Home in Dewdney. Joined Vancouver, British Columbia, South Hill branch, July 14, 1914. Enlisted from Vancouver, East End branch, March 22, 1916, in the Canadian Engineers. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 27, 1917.

PRIVATE SMYTH, born at Midford, Ontario, July 26, 1899. Home in South River, Ontario. Joined Burk's Falls, Ontario branch, August 12, 1915. Enlisted from Burk's Falls branch, April 30, 1916, in the 162nd Battalion. Also served with the 3rd Canadian Machine Gun Battery. Present at Passchendaele, Amiens, and Arras. Killed in action at Walrus, September 24, 1918.

CORPORAL SNOW, born at St. John's, Newfoundland, February 4, 1896. Joined St. John's branch, April 21, 1913. Enlisted from St. John's branch, May 15, 1917, in the 1st Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Death by drowning, February 24, 1918.

PRIVATE SNOWDON, born in Huron Township, Ontario. May 9, 1897. Home in Kincardine, Ontario. Joined Kincardine branch, August 4, 1913. Enlisted from Kincardine branch, February 28, 1916, in the 160th Battalion. Afterwards transferred to the 18th Battalion. Present at Amiens and Arras. Killed in action at Arras, August 28, 1918.

SERGEANT-MAJOR SPENCE, born at St. Croix, Nova Scotia, August 31, 1890. Home in St. Croix. Joined Windsor, Nova Scotia branch of the Union Bank of Halifax, June 30, 1908. Enlisted from North Sydney, Nova Scotia branch, August 20, 1914, in the 6th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery. Present at Fleurbaix, Neuve Chapelle, First and Second Battles of Ypres, Hill 60, and Courcelette. Killed in action at Warloy, October 28, 1916.

PRIVATE STEELE, born at Fergus, Ontario, February 28, 1891. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada, Fergus, July 1906. Enlisted from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan branch, March 15, 1916, in the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. Present at the Somme. Killed in action at Arras, January 31, 1917.

SAPPER STEIN, born at Shipston-on-Stour, England, October 4, 1890. Home in Shipston-on-Stour. Joined North Vancouver, British Columbia branch, April 1, 1911. Enlisted from North Vancouver branch, August 12, 1914, in the Canadian Engineers. Present at Ypres and other engagements. Killed in action near Ypres, May 24, 1916.

ACTING BOMBARDIER STEPHEN, Home in Scotland. Served for more than nine years with the North of Scotland Town and County Bank. Joined the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Winnipeg, Manitoba branch, December 7, 1914, in the 19th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery. Served also in the 2nd Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column. Killed in action, January 8, 1917.

LIEUTENANT STUART-BAILEY, born at New Jersey, U.S.A., September 15, 1892. Home at Ile d'Orléans, Quebec. Joined the Quebec Bank, November 9, 1914. Enlisted from Quebec, Quebec branch in the 57th Battalion. Also served with the 41st, 54th and 44th Battalions. Present at Ypres, the Somme, Vimy Ridge, Lens and Passchendaele. Died of wounds at No. 44 Casualty Clearing Station, Poperinghe, October 28, 1917.

PRIVATE TAYLOR, formerly in the Quebec Bank. Enlisted from Toronto, Ontario branch, August 18, 1915, in the 13th Battalion. Also served with the 92nd Battalion. Died while a prisoner of war in Germany, October 23, 1916.

LIEUTENANT TEMPLE, born at Quebec, Quebec, December 30, 1881. Home in Toronto, Ontario. Formerly in Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Vancouver, British Columbia, Granville Street branch, in the Canadian Mounted Rifles, August 1914. Present at Ypres and other engagements. Killed in action at Hesser Trench, October 2, 1916.

LIEUTENANT THOMPSON, born at Forest Gate, Essex, England, April 1, 1887. Home in Bickley, Kent, England. Joined the Northern Crown Bank about 1905. Enlisted from Winnipeg, Manitoba branch in the Royal Field Artillery. Present at Ypres, the Somme, and other engagements. Wounded on October 30, 1916. After two years and three months of great suffering, died at the Empire Hospital for Officers in London, January 28, 1919.

PRIVATE THORSTEINSON, born at Gimli, Manitoba, November 14, 1893. Home in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Formerly in the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Swift Current, Saskatchewan branch, in the 10th Battalion. Killed in action at Lens, March 13, 1918.

PRIVATE TILLEY, born at Pedro, Jamaica, November 9, 1887. Home in North Bay, Ontario. Joined North Bay branch of the Traders Bank of Canada, November 10, 1908. Enlisted from Limon, Costa Rica, September 30, 1917, and served with the 54th Battalion. Wounded on September 29, 1918, at Bourlon Wood. Died in the 53rd General Hospital, Boulogne, October 8, 1918.

CORPORAL TOWER, born at West Sackville, New Brunswick, September 4, 1893. Joined Sackville branch, August 23, 1910. Enlisted from Saint John, New Brunswick, North End branch, February 15, 1915, in the 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Transferred later to the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Present at the Third Battle of Ypres and several previous engagements. Killed by a bomb near Ypres, July 21, 1916.

PRIVATE TUACH, born at Beauly, Scotland, November 15, 1892. Home in Beauly, Scotland. Served for more than three years with the Bank of Scotland. Joined London, England branch, May 1, 1913. Enlisted from London branch, October 30, 1915, in the 1st London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Present at Albert and Ypres. Mentioned in dispatches for volunteering to carry messages between his regiment and Headquarters under heavy fire. Killed in action near Ypres, August 16, 1917.

SAPPER TULLY, born at Toronto, Ontario, November 11, 1896. Home in Toronto. Joined Toronto, College and Bathurst branch, October 27, 1915, from which office he enlisted on February 15, 1916, in the 127th York Rangers. Subsequently transferred to 2nd Battalion Canadian Railway Troops. Died at No. 3 Canadian Stationary Hospital, Doullens, France, January 8, 1918.

CAPTAIN TUPPER, born at Kingston, Nova Scotia, April 2, 1895. Home in Kingston. Joined Middleton, Nova Scotia branch, July 8, 1912. Enlisted from Middleton branch, February 11, 1916, in the 112th Battalion. Later served with the 25th Battalion. Present at Arleux, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Neuvelle-Vitasse, Amiens and Arras. Killed in action at Sherisy, August 27, 1918.

SERGEANT TURNBULL, born at Arcadia, Nova Scotia, September 5, 1895. Home in Digby, Nova Scotia. Joined Digby branch, August 17, 1914. Enlisted from Digby branch, March 31, 1915, in the 40th Battalion. Also served with the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Killed in action at Courcelette, September 15, 1916.

CAPTAIN TURNBULL, born at Winnipeg, Manitoba, October 31, 1891. Home in Winnipeg. Formerly in the service of the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Winnipeg branch in the 37th Battery, Canadian Field Artillery. Won the Military Cross at the Battle of Regina Trench. Killed in action on the Somme, November 14, 1916.

PRIVATE VANKLEEK, born at Madoc, Ontario, October 9, 1898. Home in Melita, Manitoba. Joined the Northern Crown Bank, July 1914. Enlisted from Aneroid, Saskatchewan branch, April 1916, in the 209th Battalion. Transferred to the 49th Battalion in England. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 30, 1917.

LIEUTENANT VOELKER, born at Hamilton, Ontario, May 20, 1891. Home in Fort William, Ontario. Joined the Traders Bank of Canada at Hamilton, November 1905. Enlisted from Blairmore, Alberta branch, March 4, 1916, in the 192nd Battalion. Died of wounds at St. Catherines, France, in 1918.

PRIVATE WALLACE, born at Edinburgh, Scotland, October 10, 1895. Home in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Joined Abbotsford branch, June 2, 1913. Enlisted from Abbotsford branch, September 10, 1916, in the 72nd Battalion. Dangerously wounded, August 1, 1917. Killed in action at Cambrai, September 29, 1918.

PRIVATE WALLACE, born at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, September 27, 1895. Joined Shubenacadie branch, October 9, 1913. Enlisted from Shubenacadie branch, June 4, 1915, in the 40th Battalion. Also served with the 43rd Battalion. Present at the Third Battle of Ypres, where he was wounded; was also on the Somme. Killed in action on the Somme, September 21, 1916.

TROOPER WALLIS, born at Greensville, Ontario, September 9, 1897. Home in Greensville. Joined Hamilton, Ontario branch, July 2, 1914. Enlisted from Ayton, Ontario branch, April 27, 1916, in the Canadian Mounted Rifles. Transferred later to the 173rd and 116th Battalions. Present at Lens, Passchendaele, Amiens and Arras. Killed in action at Arras, August 27, 1918.

GUNNER WARD, born at Prescott, Ontario, March 5, 1898. Joined Prescott branch, November 23, 1915. Enlisted from Prescott branch, March 5, 1917, in the 72nd Battalion. Contracted pneumonia on his way to England and was seriously ill for many months at the Shorncliffe Hospital, England. Returned home ill, and died in April 1919.

LIEUTENANT WELLS, born at Harriston, Ontario, October 3, 1892. Home in Kinley, Saskatchewan. Formerly in the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Kinley branch, May, 1916, in the 65th Battalion. Also served with the 46th Battalion. Present on the Somme. Killed in action near Albert, October 25, 1916.

PRIVATE WEST, born at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, April 1, 1899. Joined Liverpool branch, June 10, 1914. Enlisted from Liverpool branch, September 15, 1915, in the Royal Canadian Regiment. Also served with the 64th Battalion. Killed in action at Cambrai, September 28, 1918.

SERGEANT WHITE, born at Fogo, Newfoundland, September 26, 1898. Joined St. John's, Newfoundland branch, December 2, 1915. Enlisted from St. John's branch, August 28, 1916, in the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, Died from meningitis in the Military Hospital at Etaples, France, January 9, 1918.

PRIVATE WILLIAMS, born at Newtownards, Ireland, December 31, 1897. Home in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Formerly in the Northern Crown Bank. Enlisted from Saskatoon branch in the 65th Battalion. Later transferred to the 46th Battalion. Killed in action in the Ypres salient, August 23, 1916.

LANCE-CORPORAL WILLIAMSON born at Thorold, Ontario, October 21, 1895. Joined Thorold branch, January 21, 1914. Enlisted from Thorold branch, May 20, 1915, in the 176th Battalion. Also served in the 164th and 116th Battalions. Present at Amiens and Drocourt-Queant. Killed in action at Drocourt-Queant, August 28, 1918.

CORPORAL WILSON, born at Bridlington, England, June 23, 1893. Home in Bridlington. Joined Scott, Saskatchewan branch, September 8, 1911. Enlisted

[j.r.f]

INTERESTING

For me this explodes the myth,which I have nurchured,that most of the Canadian services wrrere maned by men who had been born in the U.K..I know,from this,it was a high proportion,but nowhere near as large as I had thought.Just an observation.

CHEERS.

JOHN.

[westkent78]

Great. Thank you for taking the time to transcribe this roll onto the forum and present it to those of us who would not otherwise know about these men. Very interesting.

Matthew

[Borden Battery]

A higher percentage of the "First Contingent" from the Canadian Expeditionary Force were from the United Kingdom. I believe this was especially true with the Prince Patrica's Canadian Light Infantry which moved overseas first and relied on men with previous military and milita experience.

A significant percentage of the first batch were British-born. However, as the war and casualties progressed, the number of Britsh-born men declined.

[David_Bluestein]

Thanks Borden for taking the time to transcribe this roll. I have managed, as a result to find the name of a man whose medals are in my collection. I knew he was a 'bank clerk' but I could never determine what bank.

I very much appreciate the info.

Regards

David

Canada

[Borden Battery]

That makes it worthwhile - Thanks.

Maybe someone else can add another Honour Roll from another group/organization. If we keep this up, we can slowly place more material onto the various Great War Forums and make it easier for the next group "coming up" to advance the knowledge.

All of these notations that I place are also being placed into a simple MS-Word document from which one can do a simple "key-word" search and find names, dates and military units. This makes it easy to index and cut-copy-paste referenced material into any research papers.

[tommie]

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA - HONOUR ROLL FROM GREAT WAR

PRIVATE SHEARER, born at Armadale, Scotland, December 19, 1894. Home in Partick, Scotland. Served for three years with the Bank of Scotland. Joined Winnipeg, Manitoba branch, May 22, 1913. Enlisted from Davidson, Saskatchewan branch, June 7, 1915, after having been twice rejected. Present at Vimy Ridge, Ypres and Passchendaele. Killed in action at Passchendaele, October 29, 1917.

Thomas Pitcairn Shearer

Son of the late Mr. John Shearer, Blacksmith, Armadale and brother of Mr. Shearer, Headmaster, Armadale Public School. His mother resides at 24 Havelock Street, Dowanhill, Glasgow. Born in Armadale 24 years ago, he had his training in Armadale Public School under Mr. Mathieson, Headmaster.

After leaving School, he became an apprentice with Armadale Pharmacy, but later branched into the banking profession. He entered the Royal Bank at Crieff. So soon as he completed his apprenticeship, he went to Canada, when 18 years of age, and took up work with the Bank of Canada. He by close attention to business had made good progress and was looking forward to further promotion when war broke out. About the same time he underwent an operation for appendicitis. So soon as he believed himself fully recovered he presented himself for service with the Canadian Force. After being thrice rejected he was accepted in June 1915in the Canadian Mounted Rifles.

By January 1916 he was in France, having volunteered to go for transport work. Anxious to get into the fighting zone applied for transfer and was put into a Lewis Gun Section. Prior to being sent up the line, he was granted home leave. He left Glasgow for France, for the second time on 9th October.

While he and his Party were attending to their guns a German shell fell in their midst, and four were killed, the young Armadalian being one of the four. He was in his 24th Year.

Mrs Shearer has two sons still in the fighting line - Allan, who is with the R.F.A and George, who is with the H.L.I.

Extract from the West Lothian Courier.

[Borden Battery]

You can access more information on your soldier from the following websites:

Royal Bank of Canada - Great War Honour Roll

A total of 1,495 Royal Bank staff members enlisted for active service. Of these, 186 were killed in action or died in hospital and five were missing in action. After the war, 786 employees were reinstated, while 516 elected not to return to the bank. In 1920, Royal Bank published a Roll of Honour commemorating those staff members who died or were missing in action - this is the main feature of this site.

http://www.rbc.com/history/in_remembrance/ww1.html

Library and Archives Canada - Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)

Over 600,000 Canadians enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) during the First World War (1914-1918). The CEF database is an index to those personnel files, which are held by the National Archives. To date, over 800,000 images of Attestation papers have been scanned and are being made available on-line. This material can be downloaded at no charge. The file format is a standard JPEG file. From this basic information a researcher can obtain the necessary information to acquire the full military file of a Great War soldier, however, in this latter case there will be a research fee. The CEF Study Group maintains a list of recommended National Archives researchers.

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/02010602_e.html

Library and Archives Canada - War Diaries of the First World War

This database contains the digitized War Diaries of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) units. From the start of the First World War, CEF units were required to maintain a daily account of their “Actions in the Field.” This log was called a War Diary. The War Diaries are not personal diaries, rather they are a historical record of a unit’s administration, operations and activities during the First World War.

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/020152_e.html

Official History of the Canadian Army in the First World War

Canadian Expeditionary Force, 1914-1919, Colonel G. W. L. Nicholson, C.D., Army Historical Section

This is the classic reference text [the Bible] for any student of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Great War. The original textbook is very difficult to obtain, however, the document is now available in the Adobe .pdf format directly from the historical section of the Canadian Armed Forces website. This document can be “key-word” searched for specific military units, locations and dates. [Note: The pagination in the online document is different than the original document - therefore formal citations with page number references cannot be used.]

http://www.forces.gc.ca/hr/dhh/downloads/O...ories/CEF_e.PDF

4th Canadian Mounted Rifles

The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles is a place of remembrance to those who served with the 4CMR in World War 1. Whilst initially covering the period from the regiment’s formation in 1914, to just after the heavy losses incurred in the 'Battle for Mount Sorrel' in June 1916, this simple website is not intended to be a site of any expertise on the matter of the First World War, but it is here to be a point of focus for all who had relatives or research subjects who served at any time with the 4th CMR. [May 2006]

http://www.4cmr.com/links.htm

Regards

Borden Battery

[Andrew Marshall]

Private Ralph Henniken Smith

From the Gravesend Reporter KIA notice 28.10.16 p.1

Smith - On October 19th, in France, from wounds received on September 28th, 1916, Ralph Henniken Smith, of the Canadians, eldest and dearly loved son of Mr and Mrs Harry Smith, 25, The Avenue, Gravesend, aged 25 years.

Commemorated on the following memorials

Gravesend War Memorial - Memorial Gardens, Clarence Place, Gravesend

Roll of Honour - Old Town Hall, High Street, Gravesend

Regards

Andrew

[DMcNay]

Thomas Pitcairn Shearer

Extract from the West Lothian Courier.

And one of the men on my HBOS Roll! Fantastic! Mind if I input this information into my database?

David

[Borden Battery]

Hello David

I am not sure if your message was meant for me or others, however, whatever I post on the GWF is intended to be used by the widest number of people. This list I provided farther up the discussion thread is only a small sample of some 425 websites on a master list (another 100 are under review).

Borden Battery

[DMcNay]

Borden,

My reply was intended for ww1_dale_boys, who had provided the further information on Thomas Shearer.

David