Life story: James Bruce Gould | Lives of the First World War

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1879

sibling John Howard Gould Source:8720324 1879

1879

sibling John Howard Gould Source:8806050 4th November 1879

1881

birth Stratford, Perth County, Ontario Canada Source:5948203 Source:9397013 9th November 1881

1885

sibling Adella Florence Gould Odbert Source:8806050 17th March 1885

1889

sibling Cora 'gretta' Gould Welsh Source:8806050 4th September 1889

1894

sibling Erle Alden Gould Source:8720324 8th July 1894

1894

sibling Erle Alden Gould Source:8806050 8th July 1894

1911

employment carpenter self employed Stratford, Calgary, Vancouver Canada Source:8718093 1911 - 1926

1914

enlistment Calgary Canada Source:5948203 31st December 1914

1914

service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 50th Source:9397013 31st December 1914 - 20th September 1915

1915

service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 434097 23rd Source:9397013 20th September 1915 - 1st January 1916

1916

service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 434097 9th Reserve Source:9397013 1st January 1916 - 5th February 1916

1916

service Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 434097 10th Source:9397013 5th February 1916 - August 1916

1916

service Canadian Expeditionary Force Sapper 434097 Canadian Engineers 3rd Field Company Source:9397013 August 1916 - 23rd April 1919

1917

hospitalisation gassed September 26, 1917 which probably took place at Passchendaele Hospital/Institution Source:9397013 26th September 1917 - 12th October 1917

1918

theatres Western Europe :1 Source:5948203 1918

1919

discharge Source:9397013 23rd April 1919

1919

marriage Helen Dunsmore Source:8720563 1919 - 18th April 1926

1919

location 37 Douro Street Stratford Ontario Canada their own address Source:5948203 1919

1919

marriage Helen Kennie Dunsmore Source:9397013 22nd August 1919 - 18th April 1926

appointments sapper Source:5948203

education Secondary School Stratford Collegiate Institute Stratford Ontario Canada Source:8718093

education Elementary School Harmony Ontario Canada Source:8718093

employment farmer worker Perth County, Western Canada Canada Source:8718093

service Canadian Expeditionary Force 434097 Source:5948203

service Canadian Expeditionary Force sapper 10th Battalion Source:8718093

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5948203

location 44 Douro St. Stratford Ontario Canada parents address Source:5948203

1926

death War Related Sickness gassed in the war which led to emphysema. Moved to Victoria BC for health reasons but soon returned due to the illness of his mother. Stratford Ontario Canada Source:8718102 18th April 1926

burial Avondale Cemetery -- Non-War Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Stratford Ontario -- Canada Source:8718102

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	James Bruce
Initials	JB
Last Name	Gould
Source	5948203

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
37 Douro Street Stratford Ontario	Canada	their own address	1919
44 Douro St. Stratford Ontario	Canada	parents address

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
Canadian Expeditionary Force	434097
Canadian Expeditionary Force			10th Battalion	sapper
Canadian Expeditionary Force			50th	Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force	434097		23rd	Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force	434097		9th Reserve	Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force	434097		10th	Private
Canadian Expeditionary Force	434097	Canadian Engineers	3rd Field Company	Sapper

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
John Gould	father
Charlotte Diana Webb Scott Gould	mother

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
John Howard Gould	brother	1879
Erle Alden Gould	brother	8th July 1894
John Howard Gould	brother	4th November 1879
Adella Florence Gould Odbert	sister	17th March 1885
Cora 'gretta' Gould Welsh	sister	4th September 1889
Erle Alden Gould	brother	8th July 1894

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Helen Dunsmore	wife	1919
Helen Kennie Dunsmore	wife	22nd August 1919

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
dark	blue	black

Date	Height	Source
1914-12-31	5'5"

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1914-12-31	Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland

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Gravestone in nthe family plot, Stratford ON

Gravestone of James Bruce Gould

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James Bruce Gould

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James Bruce Gould's extended family

L to R: Aunt: Jane Gould, Uncle: Jack Scott, Mother: Charlotte Diana Scott Gould

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Earl Alden Gould

James Bruce Gould's Brother. He was killed in action at Vimy Ridge, France

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James Bruce Gould's Family

James Bruce Gould's Family: L to R: Father: John Gould, 2nd Cousin: Margaret Gould Murray, Aunt: Jane Gould

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James Bruce Gould's Family "The Big Four"

Front Row: L to R: 1st Cousin James Wellington Gould, James Bruce Gould. Back Row: L to R: brother John Howard Gould, 1st cousin John Nelson Gould

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Gretta Gould

Gretta Gould was an actress on Broadway in New York City where she appeared on the stage with some of the greats of her time, such as Helen Hayes and Ethel Barrymore as well as the play write Thornton Wilder. In Hollywood, she appeared in films with actors such as Joan Crawford, Irene Dunne, Gregory Pack, Marie Dressler and Wallace Beery. She also worked behind the camera as a screen writer.

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Canada War Grave Commission	John99032
St James Anglican Church Perth ON, Wesleyan Baptismal Register, ON, ON Births	John99032
Canadian Great War Project	John99032
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