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Gunner Harold Dickens McCann

CEF no. 334765 Harold Dickens McCann was born on 17 October 1897 in London, ON. His parents were Bernard and Evelyn McCann of 422 Central Ave. He worked […]

Lieutenant Kenneth Ian Somerville

Kenneth Ian Somerville was born in London, ON, on 17 November 1895. He was the eldest son of Charles Ross Somerville, a prominent London manufacturer and Mayor of […]

Lieutenant Herbert Atherton Whitaker

Herbert Atherton Whitaker was born on 29 June 1888. He was well known in Toronto after serving two years with the 48th Highlanders, but lived most of his […]

Private Richard Harold Armer

CEF no. 823515 Richard Armer was born on 5 February 1887 in Ulverston, Great Britain, as was his wife Mabel. However, the couple only met and married in […]

Private Russell William Belcher

CEF no. 723109 / 823109 Russell Belcher was born in London, ON, on 7 December 1899. The woodworker was just sixteen years old when he first tried to […]

Private Arthur Bentley

CEF no. 54362 Arthur Bentley was born in Belgrave, Great Britain, on 19 August 1876. When he immigrated to London, ON, he found work as a labourer and […]

Captain Harold Seward Gray

Born in London, ON, in December 1895, Harold worked as a clerk-teller for the Huron & Erie Loan & Savings Co. The company granted him leave and even […]

Private Robert Henry Smith Horwood

CEF no. 529201 Born in London, ON, on 17 June 1898, Robert was the eldest of Henry and Emily Horwood’s seven children. At age eighteen, he left his […]

Private Albert Jolly

CEF no. 123026 Albert Jolly was born in London, ON, on 22 April 1883. He was married to Mary Elizabeth and worked as a moulder making stoves at […]

Private George Gordon Laing

CEF no. 727162 George Laing was the first child of James and Mary Laing. Born on 15 July 1896, he became an older brother to two sisters. George […]

Nursing Sister Henrietta Mellett

Henrietta Mellett was born in Galway, Ireland, on 21 October 1883, but later immigrated to London, ON, to join her sister. After graduating from Victoria Hospital’s nursing school […]

Gunner Robert Hill Mercer

CEF no. 42351 Robert Mercer enlisted on 25 September 1914, just a month into the First World War. He was born in London, ON, on 4 June 1880, […]