stephen p nunn Posted 2 September , 2023 Share Posted 2 September , 2023 Just been indexing my collection of GW medals. Thought I would put the list here in case anyone has any direct interest/information beyond posts already made on the GWF: Surname Initials Regiment Died Remembered BAKER BW CANADIAN INF 9/5/17 VIMY BATES P ESSEX 23/3/15 CALVAIRE BEERS JJS KOYLI 10/7/17 COXYDE BOWTELL HC SWB 22/10/18 LIJSSENTHOEK BRIGHT S W. YORK N/A N/A BUGLASS RJ NORTH FUS 6/6/17 WYTSCHAETE BURGESS WC SLI 22/8/17 HOOGE BURNES CG CHESHIRE 6/6/18 TANNAY BYRON A KOYLI 25/8/17 TYNE COT COOK C LABOUR N/A N/A COPSEY EA RFA 12/7/17 CANADA FARM CULLEN R ROYAL IRISH 17/8/18 WESTOUTRE DALLAS W KOSB 4/10/17 DOZINGHEM DOYLE A NORTH FUS 28/9/17 YPRES TOWN DUNLOP J ROYAL IRISH 25/4/15 POELCAPELLE EDWARDS HJ RGA 2/10/17 VOORMEZEELE EVANS AC RWF 31/10/16 ESSEX FARM FERRY GW RFA 7/9/17 CANADA FARM FISH A RGA 7/8/17 BELGIAN BATTERY FLATHERS JE RB 9/5/15 PLOEGSTEERT FOSTER W DCLI 20/3/15 WULVERGHEM FOWLER AJ KSLI 22/8/17 NEW IRISH FRANKLIN EF KRRC 21/8/17 VLAMERTINGHE GASTON W CANADIAN INF 9/7/16 MENIN GATE GIBSON W NORTH FUS 7/3/16 RAILWAY DUGOUTS GIFFORD EL YORKSHIRE 19/6/17 DERRY HOUSE GODFREY E GLOUCESTERSHIRE 28/8/17 TYNE COT HARDING L KINGS LIVERPOOL 20/7/17 VLAMERTINGHE HARRIS SH GREN GUARDS 26/7/17 CANADA FARM HARWOOD PD RFA 20/10/17 CANADA FARM HORNER MF KOYLI 15/4/18 MENDINGHEM HUMPHREYS HL ESSEX 3/5/17 AUBIGNY IMISON AE RE 12/6/17 ESSEX FARM JACKSON AW RAMC 21/10/17 DOZINGHEM JONES HW SWB 7/6/17 MENIN GATE LANGAN A MANCHESTER 30/7/17 THE HUTS LAST JC RB/ASC N/A N/A LAWRENCE H NORFOLK 23/10/17 DOZINGHEM MASTERSON P NORTH FUS 31/7/15 KEMMEL MATHER R W. YORK 19/10/15 WHITE HOUSE MCINTYRE A NORTH FUS 7/10/15 BAILLEUL MOORE RJE RFA 13/8/17 NEW IRISH FARM MORRIS SG KRRC 9/9/17 DOZINGHEM MOTT WE RB 20/8/17 MENIN ROAD MURDOCH CE HLI 17/4/18 TYNE COT MUSK SJ SUFFOLK 9/4/18 PLOEGSTEERT NELSON G KOYLI 24/1/17 LIJSSENTHOEK NUNN EFT ESSEX 2/5/15 MENIN GATE NUNN L GLOUCESTERSHIRE 31/3/18 POZIERES OLD CW ESSEX 25/6/17 MALDON PARKER RC SOUTH LANCS 24/10/14 LE TOURET PAYNE E KRRC 21/3/18 RIBEMONT PEGRAM WA NOTTS & DERBY 15/4/18 WESTOUTRE PEGRUM A MIDDLESEX 6/10/17 LARCHWOOD PERRY E NORFOLK 23/4/18 TANNAY RICHARDSON J RFA/RE N/A N/A SABINE WE W. YORK 25/4/18 TYNE COT SAYER EE ROYAL SUSSEX 17/6/16 RATION FARM TIERNEY MW KRRC 10/7/16 POTIJZE TINDALE EG RE 20/7/17 COXYDE TUNBRIDGE J GLOUCESTERSHIRE 17/8/17 DUHALLOW UPTON AW RGA 14/8/17 YPRES RESERVOIR WARD EJ ESSEX 26/3/17 GAZA WELSBY G WELSH GUARDS 27/7/17 CANADA FARM WILKINSON F RFA 2/9/17 CANADA FARM WILLIAMS H W. YORK 24/9/15 FERME-OLIVIER WOLF J MIDDLESEX N/A N/A WOOD JW RFA 2/11/14 YPRES TOWN WOTTON WD LONDON 4/2/17 LIJSSENTHOEK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 2 September , 2023 Share Posted 2 September , 2023 (edited) Stephen, well done. There's a relevant thread here. @museumtom is always pleased to welcome additional lists. Charlie Edited 2 September , 2023 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 2 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 2 September , 2023 10 minutes ago, charlie962 said: Stephen, well done. There's a relevant thread here. @museumtom is always pleased to welcome additional lists. Charlie Thanks Charlie. Have added it now. Regards. Stephen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 5 September , 2023 Share Posted 5 September , 2023 If you dont already have it, here is the CEF File for William GASTON --- Name: GASTON, WILLIAM Regimental Number: 177980 Date of Birth: 1896-02-16 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3436 - 63 Item Number: 410897 Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) Digitized service file - PDF format: B3436-S063 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 5 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 5 September , 2023 Thank you very much RNCVR. Yes, I had seen the CEF record, but thank you very much for responding about William. This is him: William (Willie) GASTON 16/2/1896 – born at Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. The son of James R. Gaston. Lived at Carlillon, Quebec, and was a sailor. 6/12/1915 – enlisted at Montreal, Quebec. Served with 1st Battalion, CEF. 1/7/1916 – At Kenora Camp (Flanders). 6/7/1916 – relieved 10th Battalion, CEF, in trenches. 9/7/1916 – KIA in trenches in the vicinity of Maple Copse; “intense bombardment…trenches were severely damaged…several dugouts buried…about 100 men killed or wounded…”.. Private Gaston “previously reported missing…together with several comrades was buried by shell fire…impossible to recover his body…”. His next of kin was Hasting Nowlan (uncle) of Carlillon, Quebec. Remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Panel 10-26-28). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 5 September , 2023 Share Posted 5 September , 2023 His mother would likely have rec'd, in addition to a Memorial Plaque, the Canadian Silver Mother's Cross. I have not read thru all of his servcie docs to determine if she indeed did receive one or both. Perhaps you might have them in addition to his pair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 5 September , 2023 Share Posted 5 September , 2023 Both (including Scroll) were sent to his Foster Mother. Mrs Eliza Nowlan in Carillon Quebec. Sep 28, 1922(?) - the year on the date stamp is blurred so difficult to make out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted 5 September , 2023 Share Posted 5 September , 2023 regarding the "mothers" cross , as far as I remember there were two issued,one to the mother and one to the wife (where applicable), presumably if no wife, then a sister may qualify for the 2nd. after 2001 this was upped to 3 recipients , apparently to reflect todays world, !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 5 September , 2023 Share Posted 5 September , 2023 (edited) Yes, that is correct, but Will Gaston appears to have been unmarried & no family noted other than is foster mother. Presumably (but not necessarily) he was adopted at some point in his childhood. I dont know what the current regs are for the Canadian Mothers Cross. Edited 5 September , 2023 by RNCVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 6 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 6 September , 2023 I only have his BWM Just now, stephen p nunn said: I only have his BWM Here is his name on the Menin Gate But I do have the "Mothers Cross" for BW Baker on my list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 6 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 6 September , 2023 2 minutes ago, stephen p nunn said: I only have his BWM Here is his name on the Menin Gate But I do have the "Mothers Cross" for BW Baker on my list... Not Forgotten.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 6 September , 2023 Share Posted 6 September , 2023 Name: BAKER, BERTRAM WILLIAM Regimental Number: 766981 Date of Birth: 1874-12-20 Place of Birth: Birmingham England Enlistment Date: 1915-12-21 Place of Enlistment: Toronto ON Canada Unit: 10th R.G. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 365 - 9 Item Number: 20840 Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) Digitized service file - PDF format: B0365-S009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 6 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 6 September , 2023 1 hour ago, RNCVR said: Name: BAKER, BERTRAM WILLIAM Regimental Number: 766981 Date of Birth: 1874-12-20 Place of Birth: Birmingham England Enlistment Date: 1915-12-21 Place of Enlistment: Toronto ON Canada Unit: 10th R.G. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 365 - 9 Item Number: 20840 Record Group: Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) Digitized service file - PDF format: B0365-S009 Lovely - thank you RNCVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 6 September , 2023 Share Posted 6 September , 2023 Beautiful photo of the Vimy Memorial Stephen! Best wishes...Bryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 7 September , 2023 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2023 9 hours ago, RNCVR said: Beautiful photo of the Vimy Memorial Stephen! Best wishes...Bryan Thank you Bryan (and for all your help). Regards. Stephen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNCVR Posted 7 September , 2023 Share Posted 7 September , 2023 (edited) Pleased to have been able to assist you Stephen. You have a very nice 1WW medal collection. Edited 7 September , 2023 by RNCVR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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