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McBirnie, Ed
Regimental Number:
Sources: Chepi-Sepe p. 182, 660
McBride, Samuel Alexander
Regimental Number: 811139
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
Date of Birth: 1877 Place of Birth: Ontario
was at Passchendaele in 1917
died 1943
homestead: 10-76-21-W5; 16-56-5-W5
Sources: Guy pg. 480
Notes: Settled in Guy in 1919
McCauley, George Edward
Regimental Number: 2024563
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment; 1st Canadian Reserve Battalion
served in England
died: 1957 (gravemarker, Teepee Creek Cemetery), born 1900
Sources: Buffalo Trails p. 141, 261; Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 929, 1148
Notes: Settled in Teepee Creek area in 1930 Settled on the SE of 1-74-7-N6. In 1930 he moved to Teepee Creek
McClelland, Ernest Wesley
Regimental Number: 447000
Rank: Private
Branch: 50th Battalion
GSW left leg, face Nov. 1916
gassed April 9, 1917 (first day of Vimy Ridge); suffered from constant cough afterwards
died: date of death in his service file is 13/07/7
homestead: 19-73-10-W6
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 401 (?); Where the Red Willow Grew p. 303
McClive, George "Scotty"
Regimental Number: 887340
Rank: Private
Branch: 15th Battalion
his present address card doesn't say Alberta, and the birth year is one one year off from the grave marker..... he did sign up with the 188th, which could be what it says on the grave marker
died: 1924
homestead: 28-74-3-W6
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over pg. 879, 1148
Notes: Settled in Teepee Creek area in 1919 - SSB Section 28 N of Teepee Creek store was his SSB land
McCormick, William John "Bill"
Regimental Number: 73813
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 28th Battalion
GSW right buttock/thigh Aug. 1916 @ Ypres
was buried by shell in 1916, not sure if the same incident as above^
discharged Dec. 1918 (discharged earlier than most because he had already been 'marked for Canada' before the war ended, because of his wound)
died April 21, 1965 in Vancouver
homestead: 27-80-8-W6
Sources: Grande Cache The People p. 159; The Big Bend p. 76
McCullough, Arthur
Regimental Number: 3136867 (?)
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Western Ontario Regiment
homestead: 31-70-8-W6
Date of Birth: 06/12/1895 Place of Birth: Addington Township, Hastings County, Ontario
McCullough, Gordon Clifford
Regimental Number: 904757
Rank: Private
Branch: 194th Battalion; Canadian Forestry Corps
served in Canada and England
granted permission to marry Agness Gertrude, March 1918
Sept 1918 - dementia (probably shell shock)
invalided to Canada Nov. 1918
died: Nov. 2, 1925 according to estate clipping, 1924 according to service file
homestead: 28-74-9-W6; 20-74-9-W6
Sources: Pioneer Round Up p. 622
McCullough, Henry Gilbert
Regimental Number:
homestead: 28-74-9-W6; 20-74-9-W6; 21-74-9-W6
Sources: GP Capitol of the Peace p. 144-145; Homestead Record
McCullough, H. G.
Regimental Number:
Rank:
Branch: 194th Battalion, Edmonton Highlanders
(possibly Henry?)
McCullough, S.M. Longarr
Regimental Number:
Sources: Honour Roll (GP)
McCurdy, William "Mac"
Regimental Number: M69444
Rank: Private
Branch: British Army (?)
born in Ireland ca. 1897
served in Veterans Guard
died: Jan. 21, 1960
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 326; Smoky River to Grande Prairie p. 263
MacDaid, Charles Edward Brendon "Ted"
Regimental Number: 781614
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 49th Battalion
Ted was born in Kilcormac, Ireland on August 22, 1895. He came to Canada in 1913, and in 1916, he once again crossed the Atlantic, having enlisted in the Canadian army. Ted was living in Saskatchewan at the time of his enlistment in January of 1916. In April 1917 at Vimy Ridge, Ted received gunshot wounds to his right leg, right arm, and eye. When he returned to Canada, he filed on a homestead southwest of Eaglesham (his property was located at ?-77-5-W6; 32-77-26-W5; 33-77-26-W6). Ted also served for some time in the Second World War.
Source: Smoky Peace Triangle p. 301; 279.01.05.14 (stories)
McDermid, Neil Alexander
Regimental Number: 3213170
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment; 21st Reserve Battalion; Canadian Military Police
served in England
homestead: 31-77-5-W6
Date of Birth: 29/04/1895 Place of Birth: Stony Plain, Alberta
Sources: Chepi-Sepe Spirit River p. 182; Pioners of the Peace p. 307; Edson to GP Trail p. 219 (?)
McDiarmid, Roy
Regimental Number: 3213486
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment; Canadian War Graves Detachment
served in England with 1st D. B. A. R.; France with CWGD
discharged Aug. 1919
homestead: 28-71-5-W6 (?); 30-80-7-W6 (?)
Date of Birth: 19/11/1894 Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario
McDonald, Alexander
Regimental Number:
Alex homesteaded the quarter NW 19-74-5-W6 around 1919, after having been discharged from the Canadian army. He did not stay in the area long.
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 437
MacDonald, Donald
Regimental Number:
Sources: Along the Wapiti p. 411; Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 458; Burnt Embers p. 165
MacDonald, George
Regimental Number:
George settled in the Wanham area in February 1919, after returning from World War I. His wife's name was Olive. They retired from farming in 1960 and moved to White Rock, BC.
Sources: Grooming the Grizzly, p. 401
McDonald, James Robert
Regimental Number: 101377
*service file not yet digitized
homestead: 13-71-10-W6; 14-71-9-W6
Died in Edmonton on August 16, 1929.
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 357; Pioneers of the Peace p. 117; Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 73, 175, 176; Homesteaders Heritage p. 16
MacDonald, John "Jack"
Regimental Number:
Date of Birth: 03/10/1889 Place of Birth: Cornwall, Ontario
Sources: Guy p. 464
Notes: Settled in Falher in 1919; wife's name was Alice Louise Frampton; married December 1, 1917 in England
McDonald, Reverend Joseph William
Rank: Honorary Captain; Chaplain
Branch: Canadian Chaplain Services
served in Salonika (1916-1917, No. 5 Canadian General Hospital), and England (No. 4 Canadian General Hospital)
news clipping says he was in Alexandria, but service file just said he stopped there on his way to Salonika
suffered from pleurisy and TB in 1918, was in hospital in England
Aug. 1918 recommended for immediate evacuation to Canada (because of TB), sent home in Oct. 1918
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 100; Pioneers of the Peace p. 175; GP Capitol of the Peace p. 79-82
- Officers' Declaration Paper
- Lives of the First World War profile
- Stationed in Grande Prairie (July 21, 1914)
- Chaplain of 66th (October 5, 1915)
- Wedding (April 25, 1916)
- Assigned to Mediterranean post (August 22, 1916)
- Stationed at hospital in Saloniki (October 10, 1916)
- Serving in Saloniki (January 9, 1917)
- Invalided home (December 10, 1918)
- Visits (July 11, 1940)
- Boys Who Went Overseas
MacDonald, Murray
Regimental Number:
Sources: Along the Wapiti p. 411; Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 458
McDonald, Norval May (Moodie)
Rank: Nurse
Branch: Canadian Army Medical Corps
served in England and France
No. 11 Canadian General Hospital (Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, England) May 1917 - July 1918; No. 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital (Charmes, Rouen, and Dunkerque) Aug 1918 - April 1919; Canadian Armcy Medical Corps Casualty Company (England) April/May 1919; came back to Canada Aug. 1919
homestead: 13-74-5-W6; 21-74-4-W6
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 310
McDonald, Robert Symington
Regimental Number: 1038071
Rank: Private
Branch: Canadian Forestry Corps
Bob was born in Owen Sound, Ontario on November 9, 1882. In 1917, his service file reports that he was reprimanded for creating a disturbance at his billet after lights out. In January of 1918, Bob was sent to the School of Farmery for cold shoeing (?). He filed on a homestead at E 10-78-24-W5 after the war. Bob died in the McLennan Hospital around 1936; he had climbed a tree while on a trapping trip and fell and broke his back.
Sources: Smoky Peace Triangle p. 303
MacDonald, Roderick
Regimental Number: 312000
Rank: Driver
Branch: 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, Canadian Field Artillery
served in France and Belgium
died: July 1973
homestead: 4-79-5-W6; 30-80-7-W6
Sources: Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 175
MacDonald, Wilfred Ferguson
Regimental Number:
Branch: RFC
MacDonell, David Lawrence
Rank: Captain
Branch: Canadian Army Medical Corps
homestead: 31-70-11-W6
brother of the rest of the MacDonells
MacDonell, Ewen Fuller
Regimental Number: 132900; 634134
Rank: Lieutenant
Branch: 73rd Battalion; 7th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops
Date of Birth: 30/04/1892 Place of Birth: Glengarry Co., Ontario
discharged Dec. 1915; re-enlisted as officer
died: 1970
homestead: 36-70-12-W6; 23-70-12-W6
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies Supplement p. 271; Pioneers of the Peace p. 282, 322
Notes: Settled in Rio Grande, AB in 1921; brother of the rest of the MacDonells
MacDonell, Malcolm James
Regimental Number: 132759
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 73rd Battalion
wounded left arm & side Nov. 1916
died: July 21, 1973
homestead: 31-70-11-W6
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 214 (?)
brother of the rest of the MacDonells
McDonnell, James J. "Jim"
Regimental Number:
homestead: 28-73-5-W6
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 214 & 1148
McDougald, J.
Regimental Number:
McDougall, John Joseph
Regimental Number: 905142
*service file not yet digitized
homestead: 30-72-2-W6; 23-72-3-W6
Sources: Edson to GP Trail p. 9, 25
McEachern, Clarence Perry
Regimental Number: 3213509
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
served in England
homestead: 7-70-10-W6
Date of Birth: 21/05/1896 Place of Birth: Seattle, Washington, USA
McEachern, John Duncan
Regimental Number: 506015
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 4th Battalion, Canadian Engineers
Date of Birth: 16/12/1886 Place of Birth: Charlottetown, PEI
McEwen, David
Regimental Number: 432532
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
was actually born Oct 3, 1866
in Jan. 1918 transferred to England, being over 50 years of age and not fit for active duty
discharged June 1918
died: Jan. 19, 1924
homestead: 16-73-5-W6; 8-74-5-W6
Sources: Wagon Trails p. 119, 437
Notes: Settled in Sexsmith (Morningview) area in 1913 SE 16-73-5-W6 homestead filed April 16, 1913; moved to Ontario in 1923
McFadzen, Frederick
Regimental Number: 115809
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 10th Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles; 78th Battalion; Canadian Engineers
suffered from pleurisy and myalgia throughout the war
wife May B. McFadzen
died: Aug 25, 1972 in Edmonton
Sources: Burnt Embers p. 229; Pioneer Round-Up p. 109
Notes: Settled in Goodfare/Beaverlodge
McGee, Michael
Regimental Number: 101213
Rank: Private
Branch: 3rd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
GSW left thigh Sept. 1916
shell wound right arm Aug. 1918
homestead: 31-71-5-W6
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 225
McGill, Alex "Piper" "Scotty"
Regimental Number:
Branch: Seaforth Highlanders
Sources: Along the Wapiti p. 411
McGillivray, James Stuart
Regimental Number: 100539
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 49th Battalion
awarded Military Medal Nov. 1917
gassed April 1918
homestead: 35-78-6-W6
Sources: Chepi Sepe p. 642 (?)
McGovern, James "Jim"
Regimental Number: 101046
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
homestead: NW 19-70-10-W6
GSW head, thigh Oct. 1916 at the Somme
according to medical reports, was anorexic - undernourished and very weak
invalided to Canada June 1918
discharged from service Oct 1918, medically unfit
died July 19 1938
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 415
McGregor, Charlie
died: Dec. 28 1939, born May 27 1856, buried Emerson Trail Cemetery (?)
homestead: 31-73-6-W6
Sources: Buffalo Trails p. 140, 261; Edson to GP Trail p. 33 (?)
Notes: He left his farm NE 31-73-66 to his son Harry from Borden, Manitoba
MacGregor, George Stewart
Regimental Number: 1037987
Rank: Private (Cook)
Branch: 238th Battalion; Canadian Forestry Corps
served in England; he must have been a cook, according to his rank; had very flat feet
died: March 21, 1959
homestead: 28-77-6-W6; 23-78-5-W6
Born in Scotland, 1875
Source: Wheatfields & Wildflowers p. 538
McGregor, Robert
Regimental Number: 101372
Rank: Lance Corporal
*service file not yet digitized
Date of Birth: 29/08/1892 Place of Birth: Blanchard, North Dakota, USA
died: April 1982
homestead: NE 15-73-10-W6; SE 21-73-10-W6
Sources: Pioneer Round Up p. 261
McGregor, William James
Regimental Number: 101226
*service file not yet digitized
Date of Birth: 16/03/1895 Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 437 (?)
McGurk, Patrick
Regimental Number: 624084
Rank: Private
Branch: Canadian Railway Troops
first signed up Dec. 1915; again in Sept. 1916
second time he signed up he was married.. his wife's name was Florence
died April 4, 1936
Sources: Where the Red Willow Grew p. 303
McIntosh, Archibald
Regimental Number: 904438
Rank: Private
Branch: 5th Battalion
died: Aug. 26, 1959
homestead: 21-82-24-W5; 18-83-22-W5; 6-84-22-W5
MacIntosh, Daniel
Regimental Number:
Branch: 43rd Battalion Cameron Highlanders
Date of Birth: 1885 Place of Birth: Inverness, Scotland
homestead: 31-71-10-W6? (possible middle name Falconer)
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies pg. 60; Pioneers of the Peace p. 304
Notes: Settled in Beaverlodge Came to Canada in 1910; in October filed on NE 6-72-10-W6 (Edson Trail). Enlisted in Winnipeg. In 1923, sold out and moved to San Francisco.
McIntosh, D.F.
Regimental Number:
Sources: Grande Prairie Honour Roll; Pioneers of the Peace p. 304 (?); Smoky River to GP p. 551 (?)
McIntosh, John Logan
Regimental Number: 104432
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 28th Battalion
invalided to Canada June 1918 (impetigo legs and arms)
wife Mabel Florence
died May 10, 1972
homestead: 30-70-7-W6
Sources: Along the Wapiti p. 411
MacIntyre, Herbert Cecil
Regimental Number: 108418
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
died: June 2, 1916, southeast of Zillebeke (Belgium)
homestead: 23-72-5-W6; 24-72-5-W6
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 138
*service file not yet digitized
- Attestation Paper
- Lives of the First World War profile
- Canadian Great War Project profile
- Expects to enlist (Sept. 15, 1914)
- Mention of death in J.A. Gunn's letter (May 22, 1917)
- Estate notice (May 29, 1917)
- Estate Notice (June 12, 1917)
- Circumstances of Death Record
- Reported Location of Grave
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
McIsaac, Joseph Patrick
Regimental Number: 279348
Rank: Lieutenant
Branch: 218th Battalion; 52nd Battalion
Sources: Buffalo Trails p. 261; numerous news clippings regarding political career
McIver, Daniel
Regimental Number: 3206299
*service file not yet digitized
Sources: Chepi-Sepe Spirit River p. 182
McKay, Donald Angus
Regimental Number: 438852
Rank: Private
Branch: 12th Battalion
served in England
died: Oct. 29, 1932
homestead: 34-72-12-W6
Sources: GP Cemetery
McKay, William A.
Regimental Number: L-97904
Rank: Private
served in the British Army
died: 1968, born 1893
served in Veterans Guard
Sources: Homesteaders' Heritage p. 379; grave marker
McKenzie, Benjamin
Regimental Number: 467313
Rank: Private
Branch: 10th Battalion
SW face and gassed Sept. 1916
GSW rt leg April 29 1917
was in both France and Belgium
died April 11, 1964
homestead: 23-77-6-W6
Source: Memories & Moments p. 122
MacKenzie, George Fraser
Regimental Number: 2109822
Rank: Private
Branch: 8th Canadian Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps
homestead: 24-77-6-W6; 19-77-5-W6
Sources: Memories & Moments p. 111
McKenzie, James Malcolm "Jack"
Regimental Number: 101347
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
GSW lt leg Sept. 1916 @ Courcelette
invalided to Canada and discharged in Sept. 1917
died May 11, 1948
homestead: 25-72-4-W6
Date of Birth: 15/08/1880 Place of Birth: Greenwood, Prince County, P.E.I.
Sources: Smoky River to GP p. 25; Pioneers of the Peace p. 266, 291; Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 934, 1148
MacKenzie, Murray John
Regimental Number: 3213169
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
homestead: 19-77-5-W6
brother to George (?)
Date of Birth: 18/07/1895 Place of Birth: St. Catharines, Ontario
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie p. 438 (?), Along the Wapiti p. 370 (?)
McKeraghen, R.
Regimental Number:
Sources: Buffalo Trails p. 251
Notes: Settled in Bear Lake area in 1926 - SSB Peggy Mair article, 2006
McKinnon, James Albert "Jack"
Regimental Number: 877581
Rank: Private
Branch: 73rd Battalion
discharged medically unfit Christmas Day 1918 (not sure why he was medically unfit)
died: Nov. 29 1935
homestead: 6-74-5-W6
Sources: Edson to GP Trail p. 2
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 437, 1148
Notes: Settled in Sexsmith in 1927
McKinnon, Neil Francis
Regimental Number: 877853
Rank: Private
Branch: 85th Battalion
served in both France and Belgium
according to page 35 of his service file he died Nov. 4 (year illegible)
homestead: 16-74-14-W6
possibly brother of James Albert (both are from Nova Scotia, homesteads were near each other)
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies Supplement p. 160; homestead record
McKinnon, Ross
Regimental Number:
Place of Birth: New Brunswick
possibly Hector Ross (?)
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 938, 1148; Smoky River to GP p. 169
Notes: Settled in Sexsmith area in 1928 - SSB
McKinney, Clarence Alexander "Mac"
Regimental Number: 696591
Rank: Private
Branch: 50th Battalion
died: Feb. 1970, age 76 (born in MI, 1893)
wife Ivy.. she was British, and they married in 1919
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 1148
McLaren, Peter
Regimental Number: 101359
*service file not yet digitized
homestead: 21-72-3-W6
McLarty, Archibald John
Regimental Number: 502998
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Canadian Engineers
March 1917 - gas poisoning
said that loud noises made him dizzy
awarded Military Medal in June 1919
died: May 10 1969
homestead: 16-72-1-W6
Sources: Across the Smoky p. 18; Edson to GP Trail p. 258; DeBolt memorial
McLaughlin, Daniel Patrick
Regimental Number: 3213079
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
died: Dec. 17, 1918 (infuenza)
homestead: 25-77-6-W6; 36-77-8-W6
Date of Birth: 31/12/1895 Place of Birth: Gem, Idaho, USA
McLaughlin, Nelson "Mac"
Regimental Number: 712635
Rank: Private
Branch: 26th Battalion; Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Date of Birth: 26/06/1896 Place of Birth: Charlottetown, PEI
died: Feb. 1982
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie pg. 359-360; Where the Red Willow Grew p. 185
Notes: Settled in Bezanson
McLean, Arthur Smith
Rank: Lieutenant
*service file not yet digitized
Killed in Action: August 15, 1917
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 140, 172, 175, 190, 207; Edson to GP Trail p. 108; GP Capitol of the Peace p. 14, 40, 80; Smoky River to Grande Prairie p. 207
McLean, Donald
Regimental Number: 2700251
Rank: Private
Branch: 6th Battalion, Canadian Garrison Regiment
served in Canada
died: Nov./Dec. 1935, age 61 (born ONT)
homestead: 30-78-6-W6
MacLean, John Carruthers
Regimental Number: 427924
Rank: Lieutenant
Branch: 31st Battalion
served in England, France, Canada, USA (Washington DC), and Siberia
Sources: Along the Wapiti p. 411
McLeod, George
Regimental Number:
Date of Birth: 1870
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 57, 627, 1148; Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 30, 35; Edson to GP Trail p. 59; GP Capitol of the Peace p. 2, 47
Notes: Settled in Sexsmith area in 1921
McLeod, Henry
Regimental Number: 3206302
*service file not yet digitized
homestead: 7-79-5-W6
McLeod, John Alexander
Regimental Number: 1037259
Rank: Acting Sergeant
Branch: Canadian Forestry Corps
served in England
homestead: 26-83-25-W5
Sources: Where the Red Willow Grew p. 303
McLeod, John Francis
Regimental Number: 904754
Rank: Private
Branch: 10th Battalion
Date of Birth: 30/04/1888 Place of Birth: Charlottetown, PEI
was seriously ill with pneumonia in March 1917
died of wounds received in action (GSW left thigh) at Passchendaele
McMillan, Ewen
Regimental Number: 101103
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
Date of Birth: 21/09/1887 Place of Birth: Meaford, Ontario
died: Oct. 8, 1916, north of Courcelette
homestead: 21-74-9-W6
McNally, Peter
Regimental Number:
Date of Birth: 26/10/1892 Place of Birth: Mary Port, England
wife Mary Jane
died: Dec. 23, 1972 (born Oct. 1882)
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie p. 172
Notes: Settled in Bezanson/Grande Prairie
McNamee, Frederick
Regimental Number: 875240
Rank: Private
Branch: Canadian Machine Gun Corps
died: Nov. 1956
Sources: Grande Prairie Cemetery
McNamara, Thomas Gilbert
Regimental Number: SC11661
Rank: Corporal
Branch: Royal Canadian Engineers
died: August, 1960
Sources: Grande Prairie Cemetery
McNaught, John
Regimental Number: 910229
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
gassed in March 1918
served in France and Belgium
died: March 1970
homestead: 36-70-11-W6; 19-71-10-W6; 28-70-11-W6
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 11; Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 11, 13, 137, 187, 195
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies pg. 63
Notes: Was gassed near Vimy and was sent to England and taught in Khaki College. Later joined father on the farm. Taught at Pilot Mound, Manitoba (high school), at Lake Saskatoon, and at Beaverlodge High School.
McNeeley, J.
Regimental Number:
Sources: Grande Prairie Honour Roll
McPherson, Donald
Regimental Number: 101540
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 49th Battalion
Date of Birth: 10/07/1883 Place of Birth: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
SW right arm June 1917
died: April 1964 in Nanaimo
homestead: 33-72-5-W6
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie pg. 291; Pioneers of the Peace p. 102; Grande Prairie Capitol of the Peace p. 58
McRae, Alexander
McRae, William
Regimental Number:
see HT Sept. 30, 1955
Mabbutt, Albert Newton
Regimental Number: 279477
Rank: Sapper
Branch: Canadian Railway Troops
Albert was born in Newdale, Manitoba on January 5, 1895. His father, recently a widower, brought his young family to the Manola district of Alberta in the mid 1890s. Albert enlisted in the Canadian army in April of 1916 and served in France and Belgium. In 1920, he and his brother Fred settled in the East Kleskun district. Albert was killed in an accident in Fort Smith (possibly in the early 1930s).
Sources: Across the Smoky p. 60
Mabbutt, Frederick Joseph
Regimental Number: 279586
Rank: Private
Branch: Canadian Railway Troops
Fred was born in Newdale, Manitoba on October 8, 1895. His father, recently a widower, brought his young family to the Manola district of Alberta in the mid 1890s. Fred enlisted in the Canadian army in May of 1916. In 1920, he and his brother Albert came to the South Peace. Fred's homestead was located at 33-73-25-W5. He died on February 28, 1958 and was buried at Gibbons, Alberta.
Sources: Across the Smoky p. 60
Macey, Arthur
Regimental Number:
Macey, Harry
Regimental Number:
Magill, Harry
Regimental Number: 101102
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 49th Battalion
Date of Birth: 06/05/1892 Place of Birth: Belfast, Ireland
slightly wounded Oct. 1916 but remained on duty
homestead: 21-71-8-W6
Sources: Along the Wapiti p. 373
Mailhot, Emil
Regimental Number: 3214443
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Aberta Regiment
Date of Birth: 07/11/1898 or Sept. 1886 Place of Birth: St. Didace, Quebec
homestead: 7-78-21-W5; 2-77-22-W5
Sources: By the Peavine in the Smoky of the Peace p. 388; Smoky Peace Triangle p. 292 (?)
Notes: Settled in Falher in 1915 Came to Alberta in 1912; walked from GP to Falher in 1915; conscripted in 1917; moved back to Falher in 1921, bought farm. Died January 29, 1962.
Mair, Andrew
Regimental Number: 150502
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
wife Mary E. "Minnie" Mair
died: Aug. 11, 1918
homestead: 20-81-1-W6
Date of Birth: 03/09/1892 Place of Birth: Banff, Scotland
Maloun, A.
Regimental Number:
Mantle, Arthur John "Jack"
Regimental Number: 8481
Rank: Bugler
Branch: 2nd Battalion
Date of Birth: 14/06/1896 or 1897 Place of Birth: London, England
GSW head and neck March 13, 1915 @ Fleurbaix (Battle of Fromelles); "bullet passed along rifle and carried back sight into face"
both eyes were scraped to remove shrapnel, but some was left behind right eye because it was too dangerous to remove.. could see nothing with left eye, and couldn't raise right eye upward
discharged July 1915, medically unfit
married Anna Dolemo Dec. 19, 1925
died: July 19, 1968
homestead: 24-73-10-W6; 23-73-10-W6
Buried in City Cemetery, Dawson Creek
Sources: Obituary (Peace River Block News July 24, 1968); Registration of Death
Notes: Joined the army as a bugler, but became a sniper. Was wounded and lost an eye in France.
Marfleet, Alfred David
Regimental Number: 101083; 904843
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 66th Battalion; 194th Battalion; 4th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops
first signed up July 1915, second time in March 1916
wife Katherine Elizabeth "Kate" according to grave marker; name Alice E. according to service file
died Jan. 11, 1953
homestead: 5-72-4-W6; 25-71-6-W6
see HT Jan. 15, 1953
Sources: GP Capitol of the Peace p. 8, 25; Pioneers of the Peace p. 189 (?)
Marille, Joseph
Regimental Number:
Rank:
Branch: 66th Battalion CEF
Marshall, James "Scotty"
Regimental Number:
homestead: 24-74-4-W6; 23-74-4-W6 (8-82-2-W6?)
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over pg. 1101
Notes: Settled in Webster area in 1919 - SSB Filed in 1919, got title in 1928. Married; wife went back east with children. Farmed here 20 years.
Martin, Eld James
Regimental Number: 101262
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: 8th Battalion
GSW (multiple, including leg and hip) & shell concussion Sept. 1916 @ Battle of Mouquet Farm
wife Louisa Ellen
died: Sept. 16 1968, age 82
see HT Jan. 31, 1956
Sources: 0573.08.43 (?); GP Capitol of the Peace p. 100; Burnt Embers p. 228 (?); Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 246 (?); Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 35 (?)
Nov. 26, 1942 p. 5 c. 3 (?)
Martin, George William
Regimental Number: 101101
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 10th Battalion
GSW right shoulder Nov 1917
died: March 1978, age 85
homestead: 15-71-10-W6
Date of Birth: 02/07/1892 Place of Birth: Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire, England
Sources: 586.03 ; Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 60; Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 30, 34, 176
Notes: Wounded November 10, 1917; Received military medal at Aimes, August 8, 1918.
Martin, J.
Regimental Number:
Sources: Burnt Embers p. 227, 228; Smoky Peace Triangle p. 295; Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 246; Memories and Moments p. 202
Martin, J.D. "Tommy"
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Branch: Royal Munster Fusiliers; 2nd Wiltshire Regiment
homestead: possibly 12-82-1-W6??
Sources: Burnt Embers p. 168, 228; Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 246
Martin, Oliver
Regimental Number: 101369
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
GSW right side Sept 1916
died: Jan 27, 1950
homestead: 32-77-21-W5
Martineau, Charles
Regimental Number:
Place of Birth: Nominingue, Labelle County, Quebec
Sources: By the Peavine in the Smoky of the Peace pg. 407
Notes: Moved to Donnelly in 1914, homestead SW 25-77-21-W5. In 1920, returned to St. Anne, Labelle County, Quebec
Mater, Jack Sr.
Regimental Number:
Sources: Along the Wapiti
Matheson, Charles William
Regimental Number: 101258
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
was arrested Jan 1919, something about possessing a document to do with money...
homestead: 5-72-7-W6
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 183, 184; Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 188, 246, 254
Date of Birth: 18/10/1888 Place of Birth: Brandon, Manitoba
Matheson, G.
Regimental Number:
Matthews, John George
Regimental Number: 231608
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 31st Battalion
GSW left hip May 1918, in hospital till July
GSW back, died of wounds same day at 22nd CCS (then located at or near Pernes, France)
homestead: NE 9-72-3-W6
Mattinson, Herbert Warren
Regimental Number: 3214433
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
homestead: 5-72-4-W6; 17-71-2-W6
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 331
Mead, Clement Gawler "Jim"
Rank: Lieutenant
Branch: 49th Battalion
GSW right foot Sept. 1916
Aug. 1917 "awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when on command of a raiding company. He led his men with greatest courage and aggressiveness, reorganizing them in spite of severe casualties, and very largely contributes to the success of the raid."
GSW face Oct. 1917, severe
wife Kate
died: Jan. 18, 1918
homestead: 32-72-7-W6; 7-72-7-W6; 16-71-2-W6; 21-71-2-W6; 12-72-8-W6; 7-72-7-W6
Date of Birth: 25/07/1880 Place of Birth: Balcombe, Sussex, England
Sources: Edson to GP Trail p. 50; Pioneers of the Peace p. 19-21, 39, 67, 142; Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 146, 148-149, 181-182, 190, 220-221
Notes: Settled in Lake Saskatoon area in 1910 Great quotes re: emotions of soldiers; Awarded Military Cross; Wounded in 1916
- Officer's Declaration Paper
- Lives of the First World War profile
- Canadian Great War Project profile
- Enlists (July 27, 1915)
- At the front (July 4, 1916)
- Reported wounded (Oct. 3, 1916)
- Killed in action (Jan. 31, 1918)
- Killed in action (Oct. 29, 1918)
- History of Agriculture (1934)
- Circumstances of Death Register
- Reported Location of Grave
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Meadus, Harry Howard
Regimental Number: 551942
Rank: Corporal
Branch: Fort Garry Horse
served in England only
wife Madeline Irene Margaret of England (married between Feb. 1916 & May 1917)
homestead: 22-76-3-W6
Date of Birth: 14/03/1887 Place of Birth: Portsmouth, England
Sources: Grooming the Grizzly p. 412
Notes: Settled in White Rock, BC Moved to Belloy (then known as Grizzly Bear) in 1919; land north of Kakut Creek (Heart Valley); sold out in October of 1949; went to BC (White Rock)
Mee, John Norman
Regimental Number: 80196
Rank: Lieutenant
Branch: 31st Battalion; 3rd Battalion
wounded June 1916 @ Mount Sorrel
SW face, arms, neck Sept. 1916, severe @ Courcelette
died: June 25, 1918, northwest of Neuville Vitasse, bomb exploded on his chest
Menard, Zotique
Regimental Number: 279194
Rank: Private
Branch: 22nd Battalion
suffered from synovitis in his right knee, caused by jumping ver trenches in France
died: Dec. 1984/Jan. 1985, age 92
homestead: 7-72-2-W6; 24-72-3-W6
see HT Oct. 14, 1955
Date of Birth: 14/08/1892 Place of Birth: Glen Sandfield, Ontario
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie pg. 360-361
Mencke, Gustave
Regimental Number:
Rank:
Branch: Cavalry Division Service
Date of Birth: 14/08/1901 Place of Birth: Brussels, Belgium
Cemetery: Falher
died: Sept. 1992, age 91
Sources: Guy pg. 483
Notes: Settled in Guy in 1931 Homesteaded SW13-76-22-W5
Mercier, Joseph
Regimental Number: 466630
Rank: Private
Branch: 10th Battalion
died of wounds Sept. 23, 1916 (see COD Register)
homestead: 36-76-22-W5
Mersereau, Percy Douglas
Regimental Number: 101355
homestead: 14-72-10-W6
Sources: Grande Prairie Honour Roll
*service file not yet digitized
Meyer, Joe
Miles, Foster
Regimental Number: 904004
Rank: Quartermaster Sergeant
Branch: 194th Battalion
discharged a couple months after enlisting "not likely to become and efficient soldier"
Date of Birth: 21/06/1882 Place of Birth: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Cemetery: Rocky Mountain House
Sources: Reflections pg. 733
Notes: Bought school section SW 11-77-21-W5 (let land go after 1929 crash); homesteaded SW 2-77-22-W5 Bought two different quarter sections but never farmed himself
Milford, Jack
Regimental Number:
Miller, Albert Gustave
Regimental Number: 3207819
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
served only in Canada
homestead: 0-78-5-W6
Sources: Edson to GP Trail p. 100 (?); Chepi-Sepe pg. 183 (picture only)
Miller, Albert Allid
Regimental Number: 3213530
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
served in England
died: Nov. 1967, age 70
homestead: 25-71-10-W6; 4-72-10-W6
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 34, 43, 52, 69, 77-78, 95
Miller, Chester
Regimental Number: 1251122
Rank:
Branch: RNWMP Military Police
Date of Birth: 10/10/1890 Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana, USA
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie
Notes: Homesteaded SW 17-71-5-W6; brother of Howard Miller
*service file not yet digitized
Miller, Edward "Scotty"
Regimental Number: 86953
Rank: Gunner
Branch: Canadian Field Artillery
granted permission to marry Aug. 1917; wife's name Margaret
SW back and face Nov. 1917
Homesteads at 9-70-11-W6 and 16-70-11-W6
Died August 2, 1981
Source: Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 286
Miller, Howard Jay
Regimental Number: 1251157
Rank: Gunner
Branch: Canadian Field Artillery
GSW head Oct. 1917
granted permission to marry Feb. 1919 (wife Maggie)
died: May 3, 1963
homestead: 18-71-5-W6
brother of Chester Miller
Date of Birth: 04/01/1887 Place of Birth: South Bend, Indiana, USA
Cemetery: Veterans' Plot Grande Prairie
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie pg. 228; Pioneers of the Peace p. 331; Centennial Celebration Edson Trail p. 116
Miller, James Victor Sr.
Regimental Number: 838635
Rank: Private
Branch: 147th Battalion
served in England
wife's name Jane
discharged physically unfit Jan. 1918
died: Jan. 30, 1951
homestead: 32-73-8-W6; 5-74-8-W6
Sources: LaGlace Yesterday and Today p. 56 & 313 (name only)
Milne, Douglas
Regimental Number: 101106
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 49th Battalion
homestead: 16-83-22-W5
Date of Birth: 29/07/1891 Place of Birth: Aberdeen, Scotland
Mitchell, John Alexander "Jack"
Regimental Number: 1261967
Rank: Gunner
Branch: No. 9 Siege Battery, Canadian Field Artillery
Date of Birth: 06/04/1896 Place of Birth: Armstrong Corner, New Brunswick
GSW back, face, legs Nov. 19, 1917 @ Passchendaele; was dangerously ill for about a month before he began improving; still had limited movement in legs when he was sent home
invalided to Canada June 1918
homestead: 26-71-1-W6; 35-71-1-W6
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie; Across the Smoky p. 39; Edson to GP Trail p. 86, 258; Pioneers of the Peace p. 54; Along the Wapiti p. 375
Notes: Settled in Bezanson, St. Albert, and Meductic, NB Grain buyer for U.G.G.; had five children
Moen, Anton
Regimental Number:
Rank:
Branch: 91st Division, American Army
Date of Birth: 04/05/1890 Place of Birth: Kristiansund, Nordmore, Norway
died: 1959
see HT Nov. 6, 1959
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over pg. 59
Notes: Settled in Bad Heart in 1920 - NE 9-75-2-6
Monette, Tarice Albert
Regimental Number:
Mongen, Eudger
Regimental Number: 1021168
*service file not yet digitized
Monroe, B.
Regimental Number:
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over pg. 1148
Moodie, Gordon Carrol
Regimental Number: 3213106
Date of Birth: 05/03/1897 Place of Birth: Perth, Ontario
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 310
*service file not yet digitized
Moody, Robert Wellington
Regimental Number: 2283312
Rank: Private
Branch: 19th Alberta Dragoons; Royal Flying Corps
joined the army April 1917; joined the RFC March 1918
was slightly under age when he joined up (didn't even lie about it and he still got in)
homestead: 17-72-2-W6
Sources: Burnt Embers p. 171
Notes: Settled in Naton
Moon, Alfred Archibald
Regimental Number: 3213165
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment; 21st Reserve Battalion
served in England
died: Jan. 1989
homestead: 31-71-3-W6; 20-71-3-W6
Date of Birth: 18/02/1896 Place of Birth: Orillia, Ontario
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie pg. 38-40; Centennial Celebration Edson trail p. 116
Notes: Settled in Glen Leslie area
Moore, Andrew
Regimental Number:
homestead: 23-70-12-W6
died May 7, 1979
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 568
Moore, Edward
Regimental Number:
born in North Dakota on November 14, 1898, moved to Grande Prairie in 1976
died: September 23, 1988, age 90
homestead: 24-70-13-W6
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 568; obituary
Moquin, Gustave
Regimental Number: 3213103
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
never left Canada
homestead: 21-77-20-W5; 22-77-20-W5; 28-77-20-W5
Date of Birth: 05/04/1896 Place of Birth: St. Damase, Quebec
Sources: By the Peavine in the Smoky of the Peace pg. 420
Moquin, Raoul Gregoire
Regimental Number: 3161643
Rank: Private
Branch: 22nd Battalion
served in France
homestead: 28-77-20-W5
Date of Birth: 01/05/1897 Place of Birth: Saint-Aime County, Richelieu, Quebec
Sources: By the Peavine in the Smoky of the Peace pg. 424
Moran, Andrew
Regimental Number: L/908
Rank: Private
Branch: 12th Royal Lancers
Sources: Homesteader's Heritage pg. 84
Notes: Settled in Gordondale
Moravec, Frank Rudolph
Regimental Number: 436206
Rank: Private
Branch: 51st Battalion; 46th Battalion
dangerously ill Nov. 1916 (GSW right eye and right leg) @ the Somme
discharged medically unfit Nov. 1917
died: June 15, 1977
homestead: 26-77-6-W6
Date of Birth: 14/06/1894 Place of Birth: Fairfax, Minnesota, USA
Sources: Memories and Moments 122-123, 278
Notes: Was wounded in November 1916. In 1927, he bought a quarter section north of his own. In 1936, got another piece of land near the Burnt River.
Moreland, Frederick B.
Regimental Number: 2503075
Sources: Across the Smoky p. 57
*service file not yet digitized
Morken, Axel Kornelius
Regimental Number: 13017
Rank: Driver
Branch: 5th Battalion; Canadian Army Service Corps
wounded May 1915, GSW left hand
wife Annie M.
died: March 19, 1961, age 79
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie pg. 299
Notes: NW16-72-5-W6; Wounded in action
Morong, William Bartlett
Regimental Number: 2557374
*service file not yet digitized
Morrison, Donald Gordon
Regimental Number: 922617
Rank: Private
Branch: 200th Battalion; 43rd Battalion
gassed (mustard gas) Sept. 1917
Date of Birth: 14/04/1896 Place of Birth: Pipestone, Manitoba
Sources: Soldier Homestead Grant Registers; Trails Along the Way; Peace River Block News November 12, 1976; Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 313
Mortimer, James
Regimental Number: 1030560
Rank: Private
Branch: 236th Battalion; 13th Battalion
SW right arm Oct. 1918
also served in WW2
died: May 25, 1967
Mortland, John A.
Regimental Number: 3207731
Rank: Private
Branch: 31st Battalion
homestead: 1-79-5-W6
Sources: Wheatfields & Wildflowers p. 584; Chepi Sepe p. 697
Mosenko, Matthew Nifon
Regimental Number:
wife Nellie Mosenko
died: Sept. 1967
Sources: Buffalo Trails p. 157; Centennial Celebration Edson Trail p. 117; Wagon Trails Grown Over pg. 1148 (list only)
Moulton, Harold Eugene
Regimental Number: 748334
Rank: Private
Branch: 117th Battalion
Date of Birth: 26/04/1896 Place of Birth: Fitch Bay, Quebec
Sources: Smoky Peace Triangle pg. 312
Notes: Settled in Eaglesham in late 1920's - NW 31-77-25-W5
Moyer, Gordon Stanley
Regimental Number: 3210631
died: 1953
homestead: 15-70-11-W6; 14-70-11-W6
see HT May 28, 1953
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 324, 325; Edson to Grande Prairie Trail p. 187; Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 330
*service file not yet digitized
Mukon, John
Regimental Number: 904760
Rank: Private
Branch: 19th Battalion (Edmonton Highlanders)
struck off strength as a deserter Sept. 20, 1916
Date of Birth: 02/02/1884 Place of Birth: Romania
Munro, James Noble
Regimental Number:
Date of Birth: 29/08/1887 Place of Birth: Alness, Scotland
Sources: Grooming the Grizzly pg. 452
Notes: Settled in Wanham Wounded at Kemmel, Passchendaele, and Hill 60; fought at Vimy Ridge, Ypres, and Mons; was awarded Star of Mons
Munro, Robert Crawford
Regimental Number: 3206308
Rank: Private
Branch: 10th Battalion
died: Sept. 28, 1918
homestead: 17-74-2-W6
Murphy, Patrick Charles
Regimental Number: VR-5988
Branch: Royal Canadian Navy
Notes: naval officer on a minesweeper out of Halifax
see HT March 25, 1955
born Nov. 10, 1879
homestead: 19-72-7-W6
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 130; Lake Saskatoon Refections p. 28, 94, 130, 179, 254
Murphy, William J.
Regimental Number:
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 13th Battalion
died: Oct 23 1954, age 66
see HT Nov. 18, 1954
Sources: Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 188
Notes: died Oct. 23, 1954, age 66, buried in Lake Saskatoon Cemetery
Murray, John Henry Sr.
Regimental Number: 86805
Rank: Driver
Branch: Canadian Field Artillery
in Jan. 1917, was blown up by shell, suffered from shell shock (had trouble speaking)
discharged April 1918
died: Feb. 1978, age 80
homestead: 21-70-7-W6, settled in 1934
Sources: Grooming the Grizzly p. 463, 464 (?); Wheatfields and Wildflowers p. 476 (?); Along the Wapiti pg. 250, 411
Murray, Kenneth John
Regimental Number: 101470
Rank: Private
Branch: 8th Battalion
Sept. 1916 sprained right ankle (buried by shell)
June 3 1917 GSW left arm @Vimy
discharged May 1918, medically unfit (loss of function left arm; shell shock)
homestead: NW 1/4 16-79-14 (Peace River, so probably W5 - listed in service file)
died: Dec. 28, 1959
Date of Birth: 10/07/1888 Place of Birth: Woodstock, Ontario
Murray, Robert
Regimental Number: 101079
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 31st Battalion
GSW chest & back Oct. 1916
won Military Medal Sept. 5, 1918 for action at Rosieres Aug. 9, 1918
homestead: 28-71-5-W6
Date of Birth: 21/09/1893 Place of Birth: Tatamagouche Mountain, Nova Scotia
Musselman, Daniel Floyd
Regimental Number: 2115472
Rank: Private
Branch: 31st Battalion
gassed (mustard gas) Oct. 1918
homestead: 20-76-5-W6
Date of Birth: 26/02/1898 Place of Birth: Underwood, North Dakota, USA