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Cage, William Earl
Regimental Number: 3213479
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion; 21st Canadian Reserve Battalion
William was born in Salem, Massachusetts on September 1, 1897. He was drafted in June of 1918. William married Alice Corinne Piche in 1920. He died on April 27, 1987 and was buried in the Brooks Cemetery in Brooks, Alberta.
Sources: Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 247; Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 485 (photo)
Cahoon, John
Regimental Number: 187236
Rank: Private
Branch: 90th Overseas Battalion; 8th Battalion
John was born in County Antrim on March 11, 1879. In August 1917, in Lens, France, John was gassed as he was going over the top before he was able to put on his mask. The next day he was buried alive by a shell explosion, but sustained only a minor concussion. He was discharged in June 1918 because of bronchitis (caused by the gassing). John and his wife Mary Ann settled in Dimsdale in 1919, on SE 36-70-8-W6. The couple had three sons and two daughters. John died suddenly of heart failure on August 2, 1946 and was buried in Grande Prairie.
Sources: Along the Wapiti, p. 411
Cairnes, Thomas James
Regimental Number: 904890
Rank: Private
Branch: 194th Battalion; 49th Battalion
Thomas was born in Lindsay, Ontario on September 1, 1892. He homesteaded at 26-72-10-W6 and enlisted in the Canadian army on March 26, 1916. Thomas received a gunshot wound to his right hand on October 30, 1917 at Passchendaele and was sent back to Canada in September of 1918, medically unfit because of his wound. Thomas and his wife Vera were living in Grandview, Manitoba at the time of his death on October 31, 1953.
Calahaissin, Alfred
Regimental Number: 3213067; 4100472
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion Alberta Regiment
Alfred was born in Grouard, Alberta on July 11, 1897. He was drafted into the Canadian army March of 1918, but went absent without leave. In June, Alfred re-enlisted.
Calihoo, Robert J.
Robert was born ca. 1892 in Alberta. In 1930, he filed on NE 4-72-2-W6, indicating that he had served in the military.
Callihoo, D.
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Callister, John Walter
Regimental Number: 231103
Rank: Private
Branch: 202nd (Sportsman's) Battalion
John was born in Marown on the Isle of Man on February 27, 1883. He and his wife Gertrude Kate came to Canada in 1908; John filed on a homestead at NE 36-73-5-W6 in 1915. In March of 1916, John enlisted in the Canadian army, but he was discharged on November 7 of that year because of a tumor on his inner right knee. Gertrude died on August 2, 1941; John was later remarried to Martha Gudlaugson on April 27, 1943. The couple eventually moved to Vancouver Island, where John died in March of 1968.
Sources: Fonds 262; Wagon Trails Grown Over p. 156
Calloway, Richard
Regimental Number: 79048
Rank: Private
Branch: 31st Battalion; 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
Richard was born in Plymouth, England on August 2, 1881. It is unknown when he came to Canada, but he enlisted in Calgary on November 16, 1914. Richard suffered from shell shock due to an explosion at St. Eloi on June 4, 1916. On December 4, 1916, he was invalided to Canada. Also in December, Richard was granted permission to marry Alice. Richard was discharged, having been found medically unfit, on August 31, 1917. He was commended for wanting to carry on with work, despite tiring easily and not eating or sleeping well, according to a report dated May of 1917. On March 28, 1918, Richard was drafted into the Canadian Army. He filed on homesteads at NW 32-78-20-W5 and NE 31-78-20-W5 in 1918.
Cameron, Alexander
Regimental Number: 505877
Rank: Sapper
Branch: Canadian Engineers
Alexander "Sandy" Cameron was born on March 28, 1879 in Strontian, Argyll, Scotland. He came to Canada in the early 1900s with his brother Donald. They worked several years in Manitoba before coming to the Peace Country and filing on homesteads in 1912. After the war Sandy and Donald ran a stopping place for travelers on the Edson Trail. They also ran the only feed grinding outfit in the area from 1919 until 1929. Sandy's land, which he filed on in 1927, was located at NE 8-72-4-W6. Sandy went to Edmonton in 1954 to seek treatment for corns on his feet and no trace of him has ever been found.
Sources: Smoky River to Grande Prairie, p. 89
Cameron, Charles Holgate
Regimental Number: 30047
Rank: Corporal
Branch: Canadian Army Service Corps; 1st Canadian Divisional Train
Charles was born in Three Rivers, Quebec. He joined the Canadian armed forces in 1914, passing himself off as 18 though he was only 16 at the time (his attestation paper says his date of birth was January 2, 1896). Charlie married Clara on April 25, 1929 and because his nerves were bad due to his war experiences, the couple came west (along with Charles's brother Gordon, who also served in the war) and eventually settled in Bonanza. They had two children, Dave and Dorothy. Charlie died on January 6, 1961 and was buried in the Dawson Creek Cemetery.
Sources: Homesteaders' Heritage p. 195
Cameron, Gordon Andrew
Regimental Number: 3213158
Rank: Private
Branch: 21st Canadian Reserve Battalion
Gordon was born in Montreal on January 3, 1895. Gordon came to the Peace country in 1913 and filed on a homestead near Beaverlodge. In 1917 he was drafted into the Canadian army, though he never saw active service. He returned to his homestead after the war and was able to increase his land with his Soldier Grant. Gordon never married and died in February 1974. He was buried in the Lake Saskatoon cemetery.
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies p. 485
Cameron, Gordon Irwin
Regimental Number: 2776887
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: Canadian Ordinance Corps
Gordon was born in Three Rivers, Quebec on January 24, 1898 (according to his attestation paper; RCMPGraves.com gives his birthdate as 1900). He lied about his age to enlist in 1916 but was found out before he shipped overseas. In June 1918 he enlisted a second time, though once again he never made it overseas and was discharged in August 1919. It was at this time that Gordon joined the RNWMP. He met his wife Martha while serving in the Yukon, and had to leave the force to marry her. Gordon went into business with his brother Charlie and in 1929, both brothers came west to the Peace country. After their daughter Ione was born, Gordon and Martha decided there was no future for them in farming and they moved to Vancouver in 1934. Eventually they ended up in the Yukon, where George died on April 29, 1996.
Sources: Homesteader's Heritage p. 196; RCMPGraves.com
Cameron, Lawrence Rounds
Regimental Number: 216695
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
Lawrence was born in Burford, Ontario on October 29, 1885. He was living in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the time of his enlistment in March of 1916. In October of 1917, Lawrence suffered from gunshot wounds to the chest and back at Passchendaele. In 1929, Lawrence filed on a homestead at NE 28-76-3-W6. He eventually moved on to British Columbia. Lawrence died in Vancouver on August 16, 1949.
Cameron, Roy McGregor
Regimental Number: 904582
Rank: Private
Branch: 194th Battalion; 10th Battalion
Roy was born in Wheeler, Ontario on November 3, 1885. In 1913, he filed on LT 29 in Spirit River. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in March of 1916. On June 30, 1917, while taking refuge from shellfire at Vimy Ridge, Roy fractured his os calcis (heel/ankle) when he dropped down a shaft. A shell casing struck his foot, causing the fracture. Roy's military service file include many detailed reports about the injury. He had a mild degree of claw foot on his left foot. Another report also indicates that Roy had nervous systems. On page 31 of Roy's service file is a telegraph sent to his father, informing him of Roy's hospitalization. Roy was invalided to Canada in late 1917 and discharged on September 3, 1918. Roy eventually left the South Peace. He died on August 20, 1967 and was buried in Santa Barbara, California.
Cameron, Walter Richard David
Branch: Royal Canadian Navy
Walter was born ca. 1875. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War I. He later worked as an engineer. Walter died in London on June 29, 1928.
Cameron, William
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Campbell, Arthur Herbert
Regimental Number: 1042254
Rank: Private
Branch: 240th Battalion
Arthur was born in Brighton, Ontario on June 23, 1891. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in October of 1916. As a result of being hit by a baseball, Arthur suffered from retinal hemorrhaging on December 2, 1916 and again in 1917. Wearing smoked glasses helped protect his eyes to some degree. Arthur was invalided to Canada in October of 1917; it was suspected that he had tuberculosis. In 1919, he filed on SE 5-78-3-W6 and SW 4-78-3-W6. Arthur died on May 16, 1967 and was buried in Victory Memorial Park in Surrey, British Columbia.
Campbell, Boyce
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Sources: Along the Wapiti, p. 411
Campbell, Frank Donald
Regimental Number: 3213816
Rank: Sapper
Branch: Canadian Engineers
Frank was born on December 13, 1887 in Cardigan, Prince Edward Island. In 1914, he filed on a homestead in the North Kleskun district (SE 16-74-4-W6). Frank was drafted in 1918 and never saw action. After the war, he returned to PEI and married Mary on August 20, 1919. The couple returned to Alberta and settled on Frank's quarter section. Because of ill health it became necessary for Frank to give up farming, and he went to Drumheller in 1942 to work for the CNR as a bridgeman. The rest of the family joined him later the same year. Frank died on August 5, 1957 and is buried in Drumheller.
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over, p. 272
Campbell, John William "Jack"
Regimental Number: 781985
Rank: Private
Branch: 128th Battalion; 3rd Canadian Labour Battalion; 11th Battalion Canadian Railway Troops
Jack was born in Cookstown, Ontario on February 10, 1897. In about 1915, he went in search of new opportunities in Manitoba and later joined the Canadian army. Jack came to Alberta in 1919 with the other veterans and homesteaded at W1/2 15-80-8 W6 in the Blueberry Mountain district. He married Alice in 1923 when she had come to Canada on holiday to visit a friend. The Campbells stayed in Blueberry Mountain and farmed until Jack died on May 7, 1957.
Sources: The Big Bend, p. 255; Homestead Records; Obituary
Campbell, Joseph Alphonse
Regimental Number: 467513
Rank: Private
Branch: 10th Battalion; 63rd Battalion
Joseph was born on October 20, 1889 in Fall River, Massachusetts. He spent a holiday in Athabasca Landing with a relative and decided to stay. In 1915, Alphonse joined the armed forces and went overseas. His service record indicates that he went AWOL from Witley Camp for about a month in August/September 1919. After the war, Alphonse returned to Athabasca with his bride, Jeanne Juliette de Chatillon from Nancy, France, but they moved on to Falher in 1921. The couple had no children of their own, but they adopted a son and daughter. In 1937, their home caught fire and Jeanne died when running in to search for something important. Alphonse was also burned and spent considerable time in the hospital. Alphonse died on March 3, 1970.
Source: By the Peavine in the Smoky of the Peace p. 221-222
Campbell, Robert Eldon
Regimental Number: 898432
Rank: Captain
Branch: 192nd Battalion; 9th Reserve Battalion; Canadian Forestry Corps
Robert was born in Montague, Ontario on August 15, 1871. He went west to Saskatchewan in 1893, where he taught school for two years. At that time he married Stella May Crosier and the couple moved to Banff, where teachers' salaries were more lucrative. Besides teaching, Robert also took up packing and guiding for the CPR. Eventually he gave up teaching altogether. Robert enlisted in the 192nd Battalion and served overseas during the war. Shortly after he returned, Robert and Stella moved to the Peace Country. They farmed in Red Willow lived until they retired to Victoria in 1943. Ten years later they moved to Calgary to live with their daughter Gladys. Robert died on May 5, 1965
Sources: Along the Wapiti, p. 411, 40, 41
Campbell, Robert John
Regimental Number: 433073
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion; Canadian Army Service Corps
Robert was born in Claremont, Ontario on February 19, 1893. He came in west in 1914 and filed on a homestead at SE 10-74-5-W6. In March of 1915, Robert traveled to Edmonton and enlisted in the Canadian Army. According to his service file, Robert's left foot was infected in March of 1916. This was a common occurrence in the damp trenches. One paper states that Robert was married to Catherine Bertsch; however, all other documents indicate that he was single. After the war, Robert returned to his homestead in Sexsmith.
Canton, Edward Franklin
Regimental Number: 231692
Rank: Private
Branch: 202nd Battalion
Edward was born on October 9, 1888 in Springview, Keya Paha County, Nebraska. He came to the Peace Country and homesteaded at 35-72-6-W6. Edward married Alice Parenteau in Grande Prairie on March 15, 1915, though at the time of his enlistment, Alice's current address was listed as St. Julien, Saskatchewan. Edward enlisted on June 30, 1916 and deserted on September 19, 1916 before his unit sailed.
Capot (Capeo), David Archibald
Regimental Number: 101500
Rank: Private
Branch: 66th Battalion; 49th Battalion
David was born in Grouard, Alberta on August 15, 1892. He joined the Canadian in army in 1915 and served in France during the war. David was wounded in action twice; a shrapnel wound to his left knee in September of 1916 and a gunshot wound to his right shoulder in August 1918. He received the Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry and distinguished service in the field. His brother Edwin also served overseas. David died around 1928.
Capot, Edwin
Regimental Number: 905156
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion; 194th Battalion
Edwin was born in March 1895 in Grouard, Alberta. He joined the Canadian armed forces in 1916, a year after his brother David. Edwin was wounded in action twice - a gunshot wound in the chest in May of 1917, and gunshot wounds to his left thigh and finger in October 1918.
Capron, Victor Clarion
Rank: Trooper
Branch: Belgian Army
Victor was born in Flenu, Hainaut, Belgium on June 30, 1892. During World War I, he served in the Belgian Army. Victor was married to Odile Dubois and they had one daughter. It is unknown what happened to Odile. In 1925, Victor came to the South Peace and filed on the northern half of 1-77-22-W5. He later married Yvonne Lauzier. They lived in the South Peace until 1968, when they moved to British Columbia. Victor died in the Shuswap Lake General Hospital in Salmon Arm, British Columbia on April 21, 1983.
Sources: Reflexions Girouxville-Culp Vol. 1 p. 51 & Vol. 2 p. 406.
Carlisle, Andrew Murray
Regimental Number: 1582
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance; Canadian Army Medical Corps, 2nd Canadian Division
Dr. Andrew Murray Carlisle was born in Peterborough, Ontario on March 6, 1896. He began medical training in 1913 but his studies were interrupted by the war. Murray enlisted while in his second year in 1915 and became a stretcher bearer in the Second Division Canadian Army. While there he attained the rank of sergeant in the Canadian Army Medical Corps and served in Canada, England, and France. After being discharged in 1918, Murray returned to complete his medical training. In 1921 Murray received a telegram from his brother-in-law Joe (Jack?) Archer in Lake Saskatoon, urgently requesting him to come north since the present doctor had left.
In the summer of 1921, Murray met Jean McFarlane. Jean and Murray married in 1923. The doctor’s office was in their home and Jean wore many hats, serving as a nursing assistant and meal provider for out of town patients who had traveled far. The Carlisles briefly left the area when Murray was accepted to an internship at the Sick Children’s Hospital in Toronto, but returned to Wembley in 1926, which was where their three children Jim, Mary Jean, and David were born.
As Dr. Carlisle had to travel to Grande Prairie nearly every day, the family eventually moved and built a new home across from Montrose School. Dr. Carlisle continued to practicing in Grande Prairie for the next 21 years. In 1957, the Carlisles retired to Victoria. Their children also moved away from Grande Prairie. Dr. Carlisle died in 1981 and Jean in 1986.
Sources: Lake Saskatoon Reflections, p. 98, 112; Beaverlodge to the Rockies Supplement p. 99-103; Along the Wapiti p. 345; see surname file
Carlisle, David
Regimental Number: 504989
Rank: Sapper
Branch: Canadian Engineers
David was born in Peterboro, Ontario on April 15, 1883. He was living in Brandon, Manitoba at the time of his enlistment in April of 1916; his brother Andrew also served in the Canadian Army. David received shrapnel wounds to his feet, back, left arm, and right leg in May of 1917. The wound to his left foot caused lasting damage; from that point on he had trouble standing and walking, and needed to have a special boot made (view x-rays of David's foot on pages 41 and 42). Because of his injuries, David was invalided to Canada in February of 1918 and discharged on July 22, 1918. David had filed on SW 4-72-8-W6 by proxy in 1916. In 1919, he filed (this time in person) on NW 30-71-8-W6. David married Edna "Bonnie" Campbell in September of 1923. He died in 1967.
Sources: Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 113
Carmichael, Hugh Harold
Hugh was born on April 17, 1881 in Renfrew, Ontario. He served in the Boer War and afterward traveled to New Zealand, where he met and married his wife Florence Ann Bennett. They came west to Hythe in 1914 with Hugh's brother Percy and uncle Frank Biggs. He filed on NE 30-73-10-W6 in 1915. Hugh was an engineer during the First World War, and also went overseas during the Second World War to serve in England's Home Guard. Hugh died in Hythe in July of 1959.
Sources: Pioneer Round Up p. 187-188
Carney, Edward
Regimental Number: 437701
Rank: Sergeant
Branch : 51st Battalion; 46th Battalion
Edward was born in London, England on November 23, 1888. He immigrated to Canada in 1910 and worked in Toronto before homesteading at NW 4-74-7 near Buffalo Lakes. In 1915 Ed joined the Canadian armed forces and served overseas. He received a gunshot wound in his left arm at Vimy Ridge on April 12, 1917. At that point he had been in France for nine months. Ed spent eight months in hospital then was sent home in February 1918 because of a partial loss of function in his left arm. He was married in July of 1918. In 1939, Ed was called up under G.O. 139 and employed to train troops during the Second World War. Ed died in November 1975.
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over, p.1147; Buffalo Trails, p. 261, 74-76
Carriere, Arthur
Regimental Number: 101351
Rank: Private
Branch: 233rd Battalion; 178th Battalion; 22nd Battalion; 2nd Battalion, Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Arthur was born in St. Scholastique, Quebec on March 12, 1887. He joined the Canadian army in October 1915. On August 28, 1918, during an attack east of Arras, he received a gunshot wound to the head. Arthur's comrades tended his wounds and carried him to the dressing station. He was later evacuated to No. 26 General Hospital, Etaples. Arthur died four days later on September 1, 1918 and was buried at Etaples Military Cemetery in France.
Carson, Matthew
Rank: Lieutenant
Branch: Royal Army Veterinary Corps
Matthew was born ca. 1890. During World War I, he served in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. He died on December 9, 1957 and was buried in the Lake Saskatoon Cemetery.
Source: gravemarker
Carter, Edward Alvin
Regimental Number: 3209408
Rank: Private
Branch: Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Force
Edward was born in Lethbridge, Alberta on April 6, 1895. In 1915, his brother Jack filed on a homestead at NW 10-74-8-W6 on Edward's behalf. Edward was drafted into the Canadian Army in 1918, and discharged on May 23, 1919. After the war he proved up on his land and later moved to Morningside, Alberta. Edward married Dorothy. He died on January 8, 1962 and was buried the Fairview Cemetery in Lacombe, Alberta.
Sources: La Glace p. 155
Carter, George Henry
Regimental Number: 432930
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: 49th Battalion
George was born in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England on May 14, 1877. He filed on a homestead at 20-75-2-W6. George enlisted in the Canadian army on January 25, 1915 in Edmonton. He had previously served with The King’s Royal Rifle Corps (Regimental #7797) and had seen service in South Africa. George received shrapnel wounds to his left wrist, and was discharged in November of 1918 because of myalgia, caused by 'exposure' at Ypres in May of 1916. He died on March 14, 1961, and was buried in the Grande Prairie Cemetery.
Carter, Walter Earl
Regimental Number: 2490
Rank: Lieutenant
Branch: Lord Strathcona's Horse; Royal Flying Corps
Walter was born in Edmonton on December 1, 1893. He filed on a homestead at 8-74-5-W6, north of Sexsmith. In September of 1914, Walter traveled to Valcartier to enlist in the Canadian army; he served both with the Lord Strathcona's Horse and the Royal Flying Corps. On March 22, 1918 Walter was killed in an airplane accident at Yatesbury, England.
Sources: homestead record
Carveth, Gerald Victor
Regimental Number: 3213064
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment; 21st Reserve Battalion
Gerald was born in Leskard, Ontario on September 16, 1897. He was the son of Arthur William and Elizabeth Carveth. His father and two brothers, Cecil and Rupert, arrived in the Grande Prairie area in 1911. His father returned east the following year to bring Gerald, his mother, and his sister Rita to join them. The family homesteaded on NW, NE, SE 10-72-5-W6. In September 1915, Gerald filed on his own homestead, SW 6-73-4-W6. He was drafted into the army in June 1918 and went overseas, though he remained in England and never saw active duty at the front lines in France. Gerald married Gladys Clarkson on February 14, 1923. They bought the Arthur Carveth farm, where they lived for 31 years. Three children were born to the Carveths - Jim, Betty, and Edna. Gerald died on April 13, 1982 in Grande Prairie at the age of 84.
Source: Pioneers of the Peace p. 138
Cashmore, Clifford Lawrence
Regimental Number: 255980
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Signal Pool, Canadian Engineers
Clifford was born in Cobden, Ontario on December 30, 1892. He owned a homestead at SE 13-79-5-W6. In June of 1916, Clifford enlisted in the Canadian army. At this time he was unmarried, though in his will (dated October 3, 1916) he listed Rita Marie Harrington as his heir. As of the time of his death, the couple had married. Clifford died on December 1, 1918 of influenza at the No. 1 British Casualty Clearing Station.
Sources: homestead record
Cassie, William
Regimental Number: 3214421
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
William was born in Fergus, Ontario on December 16, 1883. He filed on NE 17-79-5-W6 in 1916. William was drafted into the Canadian Army in July of 1918 and served in Canada. He died on December 26, 1961.
Sources: Chepi Sepe p. 316
Casson, George Edward
Regimental Number: 101047
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: 31st Battalion
George was born in Hull, England on August 26, 1892. He came to the region in February 1912 and settled on a homestead near Bezanson. In 1915, George left his homestead and enlisted in the army. While fighting in France in September of 1916, a bullet grazed his head. At first he only experienced slight paralysis in his left hand and the left side of his face, but in June 1917, he was sent back to Canada because of epilepsy. In 1921, George married Anna Marie Peerenboom. From 1919 until 1930, George worked in the Grande Prairie Land Office. In 1930, he was transferred to Peace River until 1933. After a short residence in Grande Prairie, the family moved to Victoria.
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 5
Castle, Philip Henry
Regimental Number: VR-2161; VR-4165
Branch: Royal Canadian Navy
Philip was born in Liverpool, England on May 16, 1897. He came to Canada with his parents and two brothers in 1906 and settled in Saskatoon. Philip served in the Navy for four years during World War I. In 1927 he was offered a position as manager of the United Grain Growers elevator in Grande Prairie, commencing May 1. On April 17 of that same year, Philip married Violet Pangford. The Castles lived in Grande Prairie until 1928, at which time they moved to Beaverlodge to open the new Alberta Wheat Pool elevator. In 1936 Philip was promoted to elevator supervisor and transferred to Edmonton. They lived there for a year, then moved to Vermilion, which was the center of Philip's assigned territory. On September 16, 1943, Philip was injured in a fall while inspecting grain in the annex of an elevator. He died a few hours later.
Sources: Beaverlodge to the Rockies, p. 93
Caterer, Christopher Frederick
Regimental Number: 421083
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: Royal Canadian Engineers; 16th Battalion
Christopher was born in Oxford, England on July 13, 1896. He was living in St. James, Manitoba as of the time of his enlistment in May of 1915. Christopher received shrapnel wounds to his right thigh and left arm at the Somme in 1916. In December of 1917, he was discharged as his heart trouble had left him medically unfit. He came to the South Peace, possibly in the 1920s or 1930s, and eventually moved into Grande Prairie. Christopher died on February 14, 1975 and was buried in the Grande Prairie cemetery.
Sources: Grande Prairie Cemetery; The Big Bend p. 254
Cavanagh, Arthur Melville "Molly"
Regimental Number: 1072157
Rank: Private
Branch: 5th Battalion
Arthur was born in Rathwell, Manitoba on January 9, 1898 (it is likely that he was in fact born in 1899 or 1900 and lied about his age). He enlisted in the Canadian army in 1916. In 1929, Arthur and his wife Belle came to the Hythe area and filed on a homestead at 14-73-12-W6. Arthur died in Hythe on April 25, 1960 at the age of sixty.
Sources: Pioneer Round-Up p. 188; gravemarker
Champney, Cecil Nelson
Rank: Lieutenant
Branch: British Red Cross Society; Order of St John of Jerusalem
Cecil was born in Gloucestershire, England on September 21, 1884. He was made a Second Lieutenant in the British Army on May 1, 1902. In 1914, he filed on a homestead at NW 31-78-5-W6. During World War I, Cecil once again served in the British Army. He was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1923. By 1936, Cecil was once again living in England (Brudenell Avenue, Canford Cliffs, Bournemouth).
Champoux, Albert
Regimental Number: 3213112
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment; 21st Reserve Battalion
Albert was born on April 2, 1897 in St. Felix de Kingsey, Quebec. He filed on a homestead at SE 26-78-21-W5 and was living in Falher when he was drafted into the army. Albert remained single all his life and died in McLennan on June 27, 1959. He was buried in Donnelly.
Sources: By the Peavine in the Smoky of the Peace, p. 229
Chaput, Armand
Regimental Number: 3163698
Rank: Private
Branch: 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment
Armand was born in St. Liboire, Quebec on February 28, 1898. He was living in Pawtucket, Rhode Island with his father and working as a mill hand when he enlisted in June of 1918. Armand served only in England, and was discharged from the army on September 23, 1919. In 1929, he filed on a homestead at NE-31-78-24-W5. Armand died on July 5, 1936 and was buried in McLennan.
Chaput, Lucien
Regimental Number: 3324946
Rank: Private
Branch: 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment
Lucien was born on Allumette Island, Quebec on October 17, 1895. He was drafted in June of 1918, while still living in Quebec, and never made it overseas. However, during the Second World War Lucien served in the Eaglesham and District Veterans Volunteer Reserve.
Chase, Carman Elsworth
Regimental Number: 4892
Rank: Private
Branch: 16th Canadian Field Ambulance
Carman was born in Uxbridge, Ontario on September 10, 1889. He was living in Saskatchewan at the time of his enlistment in May of 1916. During the war, Carman served as a stretcher bearer. In September of 1918, he was dangerously ill with pneumonia. Carman and his wife and daughter came to the South Peace from Saskatchewan in 1930 and filed on the eastern half of 35-79-12-W6. In 1937, they moved to British Columbia. Carman died in Victoria in 1976.
Sources: Homesteaders' Heritage p. 199
Chisholm, Robert Clark
Regimental Number: 258980
Rank: Sapper
Branch: 8th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops
Robert was born in Maysville, Kentucky on February 25, 1883. He was working as an electrician in Vancouver when he enlisted in November of 1916. Robert was a widower and had no children. Several times during his military career, Robert had forfeit pay. In July of 1917, he forfeited a day's pay for "not wearing a steel helmet in the Ypres Tower area." In November 1917, Robert was absent without leave for a day and a half and consequently forfeited a week's pay. Then on July 7, 1918 he appeared on parade unshaven and forfeited two days' pay. After being discharged in 1919, Robert came to the South Peace and filed on NE 31-69-23-W5 and SW 5-70-23-W5.
Sources: Where the Red Willow Grew p. 303
Chiverton, Frederick
Regimental Number: 19206
Rank: Private
Branch: 9th Battalion; Canadian Forestry Corps
Frederick was born in Surbiton, England on May 19, 1887. He filed on SW 16-77-19-W5 in 1914. In September of 1914, Frederick traveled to Valcartier to enlist in the Canadian Army. Because of his recurring heart trouble, Frederick served in England during the war, away from the front lines. Page 38 of his service file gives a detailed diagnosis from a heart specialist. He worked as a cook at some point during the war. Frederick married Annie on December 5, 1914. In October of 1947, Annie was living in Toronto; an undated present address card (likely from the early 1920s) in Frederick's service file also indicates that he lived in Toronto after the war. Frederick died in Toronto on June 8, 1947.
Choquet, Joseph Cyprien
Joseph Cyprien Choquet was born in Varennes, Quebec on November 6, 1889. He married Alma Cadieux in Montreal and in 1929 they moved to Teepee Creek, Alberta; Joseph filed on NW 13-74-3-W6. They moved to British Columbia in 1961. Cyprien died on September 30, 1968.
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over, p. 473, 1147
Choquette, Leandre
Regimental Number: 61438
Rank: Sergeant
Branch: 22nd Battalion
Leandre was born in Varennes, Quebec on September 28, 1885. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in October of 1914 in Montreal. In October of 1916, during the Battle of the Somme, Leandre received gunshot wounds to his left thigh. He was discharged on September 3, 1918, having been found medically unfit. In 1919, Leandre filed on the eastern half of 3-74-3-W6. Leandre died in Edmonton on April 10, 1960.
Christian, William Devilla "Bill"
Regimental Number: 1251173; VR-3686
Rank: Gunner; naval rank unknown
Branch: 78th Depot Battery; Royal Canadian Navy
Bill was born in Avoca, Iowa on November 22, 1897. His family moved to Nampa in 1898. At 16, Bill moved to McLennan and worked on the ED&BC Railroad. He enlisted in the army in 1917, but was discharged just days after enlistment because of flat feet. Bill served in the navy, working on minesweepers off the east coast. In 1918 he married Winnifred Haughn in Nova Scotia and the couple returned to McLennan. Bill worked first as a fireman for the railway, then as an engineer. He also worked as a recruiting advisor and the leader of the Veteran's Volunteer Reserve in McLennan during the Second World War. After the war, the Christians moved to Edmonton. They lived there until 1963, at which time they moved to Delta, BC. In May of 1978, they moved to Calgary and Bill died in September of that year.
Sources: Trails and Rails North, p. 150
Churcher, Joseph William
Regimental Number: 206242
Branch: Royal Navy
Joe was born in Tottenham, Middlesex, England on June 4, 1884. He served in the Navy from June 4, 1902 until May 30, 1916. Following the war, Joe came to Canada with his wife Florence and their young daughter Doris (born 1913). In 1922, Joe filed on two homesteads near Hythe, NE 28-73-11-W6 and SE 33-73-11-W6. Joe and Florence remained on the farm until 1948, at which time they moved to British Columbia to be nearer Doris. Joe died in Victoria, BC in fall of 1971.
Cimon, Charles Henri
Regimental Number: 3213011
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment; 21st Reserve Battalion
Charles was born in Baie St. Paul, Charlevoix, Quebec on February 21, 1897. In 1917, he came west to take a homestead near Donnelly (NW 70-78-20). However, a few months later Charles was drafted into the army. He remained in England, however, and never saw action at the front lines in France. He returned to Donnelly after the war, but after a few years Charles decided farming wasn't his line of work and he returned to his hometown in Quebec in 1924. On July 20, 1926 he married Marguerite Moquin. The couple had eight children. Charles worked for Sorel Industries until his retirement, and the company still brought him precision work until he was 75.
Sources: By the Peavine in the Smoky of the Peace, p. 236
Clagget, Perry Snowden
Regimental Number: 258764
Rank: Private
Branch: 9th Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops
Perry was born in Philadelphia, Missouri on June 10, 1887. He owned a homestead at 1-73-12-W6, west of Hythe. At the time of his enlistment in August of 1916, Perry was living in Kamloops; he traveled to Vancouver to enlist. His Circumstances of Death record states:
"While employed on light railway construction, he was wounded in the right arm and left thigh by shrapnel. He was immediately taken to the nearest dressing station and from there evacuated to No. 3 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station where he succumbed to his wounds."
Perry died on October 23, 1917 and was buried in the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium. His grave marker is inscribed with "At rest."
Sources: homestead record
Clark, Frank
Frank served in the American Army.
Clark, George
George was born in 1896. On October 22, 1923, he accidentally shot himself and died immediately (near Hudson's Hope).
Clark, George Frederick "Knobby"
Regimental Number: 1220
Rank: Private
Branch: 8th Battalion, Canadian Light Horse
George was born in James Bay, BC on September 25, 1893. He joined the Canadian army in 1914 and had a very eventful military career. George was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal in January of 1916. He was also awarded the Croix de Guerre in March, 1916 by the President of the French Republic in recognition of Distinguished Service during the Campaign. George injured his knee while trying to get a ration wagon out of a ditch. In October of 1916, he received a gunshot wound to his left shoulder. He was also gassed twice, and tried and convicted of threatening an officer. George's military service files state that he "complains of nervousness. A well nourished man - more or less vacant expression - keeps hands moving continuously - there is a rounded scar deltoid region left shoulder due to GSW (shrapnel) no disability...." George married Gladys Mary, an Englishwoman, during the war and they settled in the Bad Heart area in 1920. In 1924 he left the area and went to Mexico. He later returned to Vancouver and enlisted in the Second World War, serving seventeen months with the British Columbia Dragoons. During the Dieppe invasion with the Calgary Tanks, Knobby was wounded and discharged in March of 1944. Knobby was a notorious character in the area (check our newspaper names index for articles relating his activities and court cases). He died in 1963.
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over, p. 30, 32, 50, 57, 459, 616, 663, 957, 1018, 1060-1062, 1063, 1147; obituary
Clark, George McN.
Regimental Number: 10278
Rank: Private
Branch: Seaforth Highlanders
George was born ca. 1896 in Scotland. He served with the Seaforth Highlanders during the First World War, arriving in France in July of 1915. He died in Grande Prairie on May 22, 1962 and was buried in the La Glace Cemetery.
Sources: Sept. 27 1960 p. 6 c. 1, 5?; Gravemarkers of Northern Alberta
Clark, John
Regimental Number: 101242
Rank: Private
Branch: 66th Battalion
John was born in Glamis, Scotland on December 12, 1878. He settled on a homestead one mile west of Lake Saskatoon and served as one of the councillors for the Bear Lake Municipality in 1915. John enlisted in the army in September of 1915. Just a few months later, on October 3, 1915, John was admitted to the hospital with a lacerated hand. He died of pneumonia on December 30, 1915.
Clark, Lewis
Regimental Number: 2408330
Rank: Private
Branch: Canadian Machine Gun Corps
Lewis was born in North Orillia, Ontario on January 24, 1893. He filed on SE 24-71-11-W6 in 1916. In October of 1918, Lewis received a gunshot wound to his finger but he remained on duty. He died in New Westminster, British Columbia on August 27, 1939.
Note: Lewis is buried with Olive May Charette, who died fifty years later. The nature of their relationship is unknown.
Clark, William Bamber
Regimental Number: 100566
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 31st Battalion
William was born in Inverwick, Scotland on April 14, 1892. He was living in Peavine, Alberta (31-58-7-W5) at the time of his enlistment in July of 1915. William received gunshot wounds to both legs at Posieres in September of 1916, and was invalided to Canada in May of 1917. William's wife's name was Hannah A. William died on May 10, 1981 and was buried in the Grande Prairie cemetery.
Sources: Grande Prairie Cemetery
Clark, William Robert
Regimental Number: 3213087
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment
William was born in Rexton, New Brunswick on November 25, 1895. He and his father came to the Grande Prairie district in 1911 and filed on NE 30-71-5-W5 on November 25, 1912, two miles east of the surveyed townsite. William was drafted in 1918.
Sources: Pioneers of the Peace p. 225
Clarke, Cyril Mervyn
Regimental Number: 760897
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 121st Battalion; 38th Battalion
Cyril was born August 6, 1882 on St. Vincent’s Island in the West Indies. His father was an Anglican minister and his mother West Indian. He attended Oxford University and was a classmate of Winston Churchill. About 1910 he immigrated to Canada and when war broke out he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He spoke several languages and served as an interpreter in France during World War I. Cyril was awarded the Military Medal on August 16, 1917 for bravery in the field, as well as the Distinguished Conduct Medal on February 21, 1919. He received a gunshot wound to his right arm in August of 1918.
After the war, Mr. Clarke took a Soldier’s Settlement Grant in the Teepee Creek area (SE 31-73-3-W6). He soon discovered that farming made his asthma much worse and began concentrating on growing vegetables and flowers instead. As a black, highly educated, lifelong bachelor, and non-farmer, he was not the norm at Teepee Creek.
Cyril soon began specializing in peonies, about which he was passionate. The conservative estimate is that Mr. Clarke tested about 2000 cultivars over his thirty years of collecting. He was a regular contributor to the American Peony Society bulletin and a leading authority on peony hybrids.
As he aged, Mr. Clarke began to lose his sight and his gardening friends persuaded him to move closer to Grande Prairie. They packed up his peonies and sent them to various homes. Large collections went to the Beaverlodge Research Station and the Devonian Botanic Garden near Edmonton and his records and 921 specimens were donated to the Department of Horticulture at the University of Alberta. The university grounds are still beautified with Clarke’s peonies.
Mr. Clarke himself was given a home on Dr. Gurth O’Brien’s land, where he had a garden spot of good, well-cultivated soil beside O’Brien Lake. Mr. Clarke passed away at his home on December 20, 1952, at the age of 70 years.
Sources: Wagon Trails Grown Over, p. 993-996, 1147
Clarke, Michael Christopher "Chris"
Branch: Royal Irish Fusiliers
Chris was born on September 24, 1896 in Drogheda Country, Ireland. He joined the military at a young age and served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers during the Irish Revolution. After his term in the service finished, Chris came to Canada and worked in Saskatchewan. He joined the Canadian army in the First World War. In 1929, he rode the freight train to Spirit River. Chris married Vera Eleanor England on October 21, 1933 in St. Andrew's Church in Spirit River. They had twelve children. Chris also served in the Canadian army during the Second World War. Chris died on July 28, 1977.
Sources: Memories and Moments, p. 160, 276
Clarkson, George Franklin
Regimental Number: 234208
Rank: Private
Branch: 27th Battalion
George was born in Hamilton, Ontario on March 25, 1890. He was living in Saskatoon at the time of his enlistment in March of 1916. On April 9, 1917 at Vimy Ridge, George was wounded in the back by shrapnel from a bursting shell. He walked to the dressing station on his own, and the doctor noted that he had a nervous disposition. George met and married Pearl in England during the war. Pearl worked in a hosiery factory making socks for soldiers. They lived in Ontario for a time immediately after the war; their only child, Jean, was born here. In 1919, George filed on the northern half of 31-71-12-W6. The family moved to the South Peace in 1921. George and Pearl operated the Goodfare post office from the time it opened in the early 1930s until it closed down in 1941. The Clarksons later moved to British Columbia.
Sources: Pioneer Round Up p. 75
Clarkson, Robert Thomas
Robert was born in Ontario ca. 1882. In 1923, he filed on SW 6-72-12-W6, indicating on his homestead record that he had served in the army.
Clarkson, Thomas Henry
Regimental Number: 622391
Rank: Private
Branch: 44th Battalion; 1st Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
Thomas was born in Williamsburg, New Brunswick on December 28, 1890. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in April of 1915; his nephew William also served in the army during World War I. In June of 1916 while fighting at Ypres, Thomas received gunshot wounds to the right side of his neck. He received gunshot wounds to the left side of his neck and shoulder in January of 1917. Then, in September of 1918, Thomas suffered from a gunshot wound to his left foot. He was discharged on September 19, 1919. In 1920, Thomas came to the South Peace and filed on the southern half of 33-70-25-W5. His brother Martin and Martin's son William lived in the area as well. Thomas lived there for three years, but did not prove up. Thomas left the area for a number of years. He served in the Veterans Guard during World War II. In 1962, Thomas came to visit the South Peace for two days before returning to his home in Kelowna. Thomas died in Kelowna in January of 1964 and was buried in Lakeview Memorial Gardens.
Source: Across the Smoky p. 46; Where the Red Willow Grew p. 303
Clarkson, William Albion "Slim"
Regimental Number: 2137913
Rank: Private
Branch: 2nd Depot Battalion, British Columbia Regiment; 72nd Battalion
William was born in Brunswick, British Columbia on March 24, 1896. He was drafted in 1918. His uncle Thomas also served in the Canadian Army. According to the grave marker, William married Lida Mabel Anderson in 1926. William died in April 1966 at the age of 70 and was buried in the Grande Prairie Cemetery.
Sources: Where the Red Willow Grew p. 303; obituary; grave marker
Claxton, William Gordon "Dozy"
Rank: Captain
Branch: No. 41 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
William was born in Gladstone, Manitoba on June 1, 1899. He enlisted in the Royal Flying Corps on his eighteenth birthday. William received the Distinguished Flying Cross in the summer of 1918. The citation read as follows:
"This officer at all times shows fine courage and disregard of danger. He has accounted for six enemy aeroplanes and one kite balloon, three of the aeroplanes being destroyed and three driven down out of control. On a recent occasion, having destroyed a hostile balloon, he pursued an enemy scout ten miles and eventually drove it down; he was then attacked by five enemy triplanes and other scouts, but managed to return to our lines, though his machine was riddled with bullets."
In September he received a Distinguished Flying Cross bar:
"This officer is conspicuous for his courage in attack. Recently in one day he destroyed six enemy aeroplanes—four in the morning and two in the evening. In thirteen days he accounted for fourteen machines. His utter disregard of danger inspires all who serve with him."
He also was awarded the Distinguished Service Order:
"Between 4 July and 12 August this officer destroyed ten enemy aeroplanes and one kite balloon, making in all thirty machines and one "kite balloon to his credit. Untiring in attack in the air or on the ground, this officer has rendered brilliant service."
On August 17, 1918, William was shot down and taken prisoner. He suffered a serious head wound, but his life was saved by a German surgeon and he was repatriated on December 1, 1918. William had the sixth most victories of all Canadian fighter pilots in the First World War. After the war, he came to the South Peace and filed on SW 4-72-1-W6 and SW 9-72-1-W6 in 1919. William died on September 28, 1967.
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Clayton, Eastwood
Regimental Number: 276147
Rank: Private
Branch: 217th Battalion
Eastwood was born in Hamilton, Ontario on July 6, 1891. He was living in Moosomin, Saskatchewan at the time of his enlistment in the Canadian Army in January of 1916. On August 1, 1917, Eastwood was discharged for having been "irregularly enlisted." His military medical records state that he had attacks of rheumatism in 1897 and 1914. In 1918, Eastwood filed on a homestead at NW 36-72-12-W6.
Cliffe, Ross Larmour
Regimental Number: 3352359
Rank: Lance Corporal
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, Saskatchewan Regiment
Ross was born in Lansdowne, Ontario, on February 8, 1897. He was drafted in June of 1918, and though he made it overseas to England, where he spent ten months, he never saw active duty at the front lines of France. Ross died in Red Deer on June 29, 1988 at the age of 91. He was survived by his wife Annie and their three children.
Sources: Buffalo Trails, p. 261 (photograph)
Clifford, Albert Edward
Regimental Number: 219686
Rank: Corporal
Branch: 44th Battalion
Albert was born in London, England on June 9, 1897. It is unknown when he first came to Canada, but he enlisted in the Canadian Army in Brookville, Ontario in September of 1915. In October of 1916, Albert was buried by a shell explosion and found unconscious. He suffered from shell shock as a result and was given four months' rest in England. In 1919, Albert filed on NE 4-78-1-W6. He canceled this homestead, but according to the present address card in his service file he was still living in the South Peace in 1922.
Close, Percy
Regimental Number: 1051632
Rank: Private
Branch: 243rd Battalion
Percy was born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England on April 1, 1888. He was living in Saskatoon at the time of his enlistment in the Canadian Army in March of 1917; his wife Annie and their two children were living in Leeds. Percy was invalided to Canada in March of 1918; he had been slightly deaf prior to the war and the condition had been aggravated by his military service. Percy was discharged on May 19, 1918. In 1918, he filed on the eastern half of 14-76-3-W6. Although Percy received the patent on these homesteads in 1924, a present address card in his service file indicates that he was living in Calgary in 1922.
Cloutier, Elzear
Regimental Number: 101452
Rank: Private
Branch: 49th Battalion
Elzear was born in Cap-Saint-Ignace on November 22, 1892. He was wounded by a hand grenade in both legs and his right hand at Mount Sorrel on July 15, 1916, less than a month after he arrived in France. The injuries left Elzear dangerously ill, and in August his left leg was amputated five inches below the hip. Infection made a second amputation necessary in January of 1917. Three pieces of shrapnel remained in his right knee for quite some time. Elzear was sent back to Canada in March of 1917 aboard the HMHS Essequibo, the first hospital ship to cross the Atlantic to Canada. He was discharged in September 1918. His brothers Irene and Omer also served in the war. Elzear returned to his homestead at SE 32-76-21, where he lived with his wife Marguerite and their six children. Elzear died on February 17, 1959.
Sources: By the Peavine in the Smoky of the Peace, p. 241
Cloutier, Irene "Slim"
Regimental Number: 3284963
Rank: Private
Branch: 1st Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment
Irene was born on December 18, 1895 in St. Marie, Quebec. He was drafted in June of 1918 and discharged two months later for unknown reasons. His brothers Elzear and Omer also served in the war. Irene homesteaded at 36-76-22-W5 and never married. He retired to High Prairie in 1960, and died in a nursing home in St. Alberta in 1969.
Sources: By the Peavine in the Smoky of the Peace, p. 245
Cloutier, Omer
Regimental Number: 101455; 4100395
Rank: Private
Branch: No. 10 Engineers & Railway Contingent R.D.
Omer was born in Quebec on July 24, 1888. He was the elder brother of Elzear and Irene Cloutier. He came to the Peace Country in 1913 and filed on NW 5-76-21-W5 and SW 31-76-22-W5. Omer had previously enlisted in the 66th Battalion in 1915 but was discharged because he had flat feet. Later he enlisted in the No. 10 Engineers & Railway Contingent R.D. and served in Canada. Omer was discharged in January 1919 as he was declared medically unfit. He never married. Omer died of a severe head injury late in 1944, having been in a horse-drawn cutter when it overturned on ice.
Sources: Girouxville II p. 436
Coates, Frank Maslin
Regimental Number: 811078
Rank: Private
Branch: 138th Battalion; 50th Battalion
Frank was born on March 10, 1896 in Cambus, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. In April 1915 he filed on a homestead at SE-28-71-8-W6. His brothers Percy and Tom had adjoining homesteads. Frank enlisted in December of 1915 and was wounded several times during his military service in France: a shrapnel wound in the face in April 1917, a gunshot wound to his left arm in August 1917, and gunshot wounds to his right thigh and right arm in October of 1917.
Sources: Buffalo Trails p. 261 (photo); Lake Saskatoon Reflections p. 254; Along the Wapiti p. 406
Coe, Frederick
Regimental Number: 808293
Rank: Private
Branch: 50th Battalion
Frederick was born Tullow, County Carlow, Ireland on April 6, 1890. At the time of his enlistment in January of 1916, he was living in Acme, Alberta. Frederick was sent to France on April 15, just missing the Battle of Vimy Ridge by three days. On June 3, 1917, he received shrapnel wounds to his left elbow. After being discharged, Frederick came to the South Peace and filed on land at SW 10-73-10-W6 and the western half of 14-73-10-W6. Frederick died on October 18, 1974 and was buried in the Hythe Cemetery.
Sources: Hythe Cemetery
Coffey, Donald Francis
Regimental Number: 905080
Rank: Private
Branch: 194th Battalion; 10th Battalion
Donald was born in Pembroke, Ontario on July 4, 1893. He enlisted in May of 1916. Donald was killed by enemy shellfire on Hill 70 on August 15, 1917, just after "jumping off in No Man's Land." He was buried in Maroc British Cemetery, which is located 3.5 miles northwest of Lens, France.