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Charles Robert Young – 3138933
Charles Robert Young was born on 12 November 1896 in Moore Township, Ontario to John Young.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jul 51 min read
Harvey Gordon Wray - 3138912
Harvey Gordon Wray was born on 15 December 1895 in Moore Township, Ontario to Elmiral Wray.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jul 51 min read
Clifford Henry Whiting – 716/548088
Clifford Henry Whiting was born on 3 January 1890 in Sarnia, Ontario. Having previously served with the 103rd Calgary Rifles, he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) on 17 November 1914.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jul 52 min read
Charles Norman Taylor – 823747
Charles Norman Taylor was born on 29 April 1887 in Brigden, Ontario, to John and Isabel Taylor.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jul 51 min read
Frederick John Robinson - 542328
Frederick John Robinson was born in England on 23 October 1898.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jun 271 min read
Harold MacKinnon Phillips - 334972
Harold MacKinnon Phillips was born on 29 November 1892 in Courtright, Ontario.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jun 111 min read
James Melburn McDonald - 844846
James Melburn McDonald was born on 3 January 1898 in Sombra Township, Ontario to Murdock and Mary McDonald.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jun 101 min read
Allan Scott McDonald - 3136874
Allan Scott McDonald was born on 26 October 1896 in Calumet, Michigan to Angus and Alexina McDonald.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jun 101 min read
James Coutts McBean - 3136821
James Coutts McBean was born on 25 October 1896 in Moore Township, Ontario, to John and Jean McBean.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jun 101 min read
William King - 3136588
William James King was born on 9 August 1896 in Brigden, Ontario, to James King.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Jun 101 min read
Wilfred [Wilford] Keene - 844711
Wilfred Keene (also spelled Wilford on some documentation) was born on 27 August 1893 in Sarnia, Ontario, to Charles and Maria Keene.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 281 min read
Frederick Arthur Keene - 123588
Frederick Arthur Keene was born on 19 September 1896 in Moore Township, Ontario to Charles and Maria Keene.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 281 min read
Harold John Irvine - 1667
Harold John Irvine was born on 9 March 1894 in Sarnia, Ontario, to Robert and Mary Irvine.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 281 min read
Joseph Henry Huff - 3130240
Joseph Henry Huff was born in Brigden, Ontario on 30 March 1894 to Samuel and Katherine Huff.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 281 min read
Ross Wilfred Gray - 333976
Ross Wilfred Gray was born on 5 January 1897 in Moore Township to George and Alexia Gray.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 131 min read
Goldwin William Gray - 333874
Goldwin William Gray was born on 23 March 1897 to Alec and Christina Gray in Lambton County, Ontario.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 131 min read
Thomas Wilfred Duncan - 45862
Thomas Wilfred Duncan was born on 20 August 1896 in Mooretown, Ontario to Thomas Reid Duncan and Isabella Duncan.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 131 min read
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Allen [Allan] Alexander Bruce – 3135205
Allen (also spelled Allan in his records) Alexander Bruce was born on 28 June 1897 in Moore Township, Ontario to Alexander Bruce.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 121 min read
Walter Riddell Browning - 3131553
Walter Riddell Browning was born on 31 March 1886 to Thomas and Agnes Browning in Port Lambton, Ontario.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 121 min read
Samuel George Brigden – 124527
Samuel George Brigden was born on 8 November 1897 to John and Catherine Brigden in Liverpool, England.
Sean Maas-Stevens
Feb 121 min read
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