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Lance Corporal Charles Joseph McGregor

CEF no. 739433 McGregor was one day shy of his twenty-fourth birthday when he enlisted with the CEF on 19 February 1916. The only son of John and […]

Company Sergeant-Major Charles William O’Connell

CEF no. 53372 O’Connell was a book keeper by profession. He had experience in the pre-war Militia, serving two years with the Royal Canadian Dragoons, and three months […]

Private Clarence Finkle Jones

CEF no. 1075054 Born on 8 June 1894, Clarence Finkle Jones was 20 years old when he enlisted with the CEF on 1 May 1915. The only son […]

Private Frederick James Brabrook

CEF no. 823242 Born in London, Great Britain, on 4 December 1884, Brabrook immigrated to Canada in 1907. He married Amy (May) Whitney, in May 1912; the two […]

Private Ira William Sumner

CEF no. 54320 Sumner was born 10 September 1893, the oldest of three boys. His family lived at 909 Princess Ave, London, ON. Before the war, he worked […]

Private James William Piper

CEF no. 123297 Piper was born in London, Great Britain, on 20 June, 1895. It is unclear when he immigrated to Canada, though when he enlisted with the […]

Nursing Sister Anna Elizabeth Whitely

Anna Elizabeth Whitely was born in Manvers, ON, on 22 January 1872. Although much of her family lived in London, ON, she received her nursing training in Cleveland, […]

Private Edmund George Moorhead

CEF no. 3158796 Royal Flying Corps no. 272468 Edmund George Moorhead was one of four children to father of Scottish origin. While living in Montréal, Edmund was drafted […]

Private John Horne Hamilton

CEF No. 28030 Private Hamilton was born in London, ON, on 3 April 1891 and lived at 813 Richmond St. with his mother Susie and father Joseph. He […]

Private Oliver Brooks Geary

CEF no. 802994 Born in London, ON, in 1884, Geary lived at 339 Hill St. with his 2 children Lilian and Mary. He worked as a machinist for […]

Private Gordon Starr

CEF no. 2435805 Starr enlisted on 2 June 1917, at the age of 19. He was part of the 2nd Division Canadian Forestry Corps. He was born in […]