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Place of birth

Halifax, Nova Scotia [132]

Halifax Nova Scotia [3]

Boutilier's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Halifax County, Nova Scotia [1]

Mooseland, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Port Dufferin, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

St Margaret's Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Rank

Civilian [25]

Private [20]

Nursing Sister [12]

Lieutenant [8]

Captain [6]

Corporal [5]

Major [3]

Boy [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Ordinary Seaman [2]

Sergeant [2]

Serjeant [2]

Able Seaman [1]

Acting Bombardier [1]

Acting Corporal [1]

Boy 1st Class [1]

Boy 2nd Class [1]

Brigadier General [1]

Bugler [1]

Captain (Flight Commander) [1]

Captain and Quarter Master [1]

Chaplain [1]

Clerk [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant General [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nursing Sister, Matron [1]

QMS [1]

Retired Hoseman [1]

Sapper [1]

Second Hand [1]

Second Lieutenant [1]

Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1]

Stoker 1st Class [1]

private [1]

Unit

Canadian Army Medical Corps [24]

Halifax Explosion Victim [6]

Halifax Explosion victim [6]

Canadian Infantry [5]

Canadian Field Artillery [2]

Halifax Fire Department [2]

Halifax explosion [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

107th Overseas Battalion [1]

219th Battalion, Canadian Infantry [1]

25th Canadian Battalion [1]

25th Canadian Battalion attached RAF [1]

8th Royal Rifles Quebec [1]

9th King's Liverpool Regiment [1]

Army Veterinary Corps [1]

British West Indies Regiment [1]

Canadian Army Dental Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1]

Canadian Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Garrison Regiment [1]

Canadian Labour Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Chief Engineer, Royal Engineers [1]

Dockyard and RN Hospital Ship Bermuda [1]

Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

HMS Ajax [1]

HMS Donegal [1]

HMS Ganges [1]

HMS Gibralter [1]

HMS Goliath [1]

HMS Good Hope [1]

HMS Hercules [1]

HMS Impregnable [1]

HMS Magnificent [1]

HMS Monmouth [1]

HMS Nile [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

HMS Sans Pariel [1]

HMS TIGER [1]

HMS Venus [1]

HMS Vivid I [1]

Halifax Explosion [1]

Hampshire Regiment [1]

King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1]

Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1]

Manchester [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Manchester Regiment, Royal Flying Corp [1]

Service

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55]

Royal Navy [35]

Other Empire Force [27]

British Army [17]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4]

Australian Imperial Force [2]

Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

H [21]

M [19]

B [17]

A [10]

D [9]

S [9]

T [8]

C [7]

L [6]

R [6]

F [5]

W [5]

G [4]

P [4]

E [2]

K [2]

O [2]

J [1]

N [1]

V [1]

Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [110]

Country

Canada [21]

United Kingdom [9]

Jamaica [1]

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People [140] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Halifax, Nova Scotia [132] Halifax Nova Scotia [3] Boutilier's Cove, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Halifax County, Nova Scotia [1] Mooseland, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] Port Dufferin, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1] St Margaret's Bay, Halifax, Nova Scotia [1]

Rank

Civilian [25] Private [20] Nursing Sister [12] Lieutenant [8] Captain [6] Corporal [5] Major [3] Boy [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Ordinary Seaman [2] Sergeant [2] Serjeant [2] Able Seaman [1] Acting Bombardier [1] Acting Corporal [1] Boy 1st Class [1] Boy 2nd Class [1] Brigadier General [1] Bugler [1] Captain (Flight Commander) [1] Captain and Quarter Master [1] Chaplain [1] Clerk [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Flying Officer [1] Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master [1] Lance Corporal [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant General [1] Midshipman [1] Nursing Sister, Matron [1] QMS [1] Retired Hoseman [1] Sapper [1] Second Hand [1] Second Lieutenant [1] Second Lieutenant /Temporary Lieutenant [1] Stoker 1st Class [1] private [1]

Unit

Canadian Army Medical Corps [24] Halifax Explosion Victim [6] Halifax Explosion victim [6] Canadian Infantry [5] Canadian Field Artillery [2] Halifax Fire Department [2] Halifax explosion [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] 107th Overseas Battalion [1] 219th Battalion, Canadian Infantry [1] 25th Canadian Battalion [1] 25th Canadian Battalion attached RAF [1] 8th Royal Rifles Quebec [1] 9th King's Liverpool Regiment [1] Army Veterinary Corps [1] British West Indies Regiment [1] Canadian Army Dental Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada [1] Canadian Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Garrison Regiment [1] Canadian Labour Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Chief Engineer, Royal Engineers [1] Dockyard and RN Hospital Ship Bermuda [1] Duke of Wellington's Own West Riding Regiment [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] HMS Ajax [1] HMS Donegal [1] HMS Ganges [1] HMS Gibralter [1] HMS Goliath [1] HMS Good Hope [1] HMS Hercules [1] HMS Impregnable [1] HMS Magnificent [1] HMS Monmouth [1] HMS Nile [1] HMS Pembroke [1] HMS Sans Pariel [1] HMS TIGER [1] HMS Venus [1] HMS Vivid I [1] Halifax Explosion [1] Hampshire Regiment [1] King's (Liverpool Regiment) [1] Loyal North Lancashire Regiment [1] Manchester [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Manchester Regiment, Royal Flying Corp [1]

Service

Canadian Expeditionary Force [55] Royal Navy [35] Other Empire Force [27] British Army [17] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [4] Australian Imperial Force [2] Canadian Navy [2]

Last name first letter

H [21] M [19] B [17] A [10] D [9] S [9] T [8] C [7] L [6] R [6] F [5] W [5] G [4] P [4] E [2] K [2] O [2] J [1] N [1] V [1] Z [1]

Contribution

Military Service [110]

Country

Canada [21] United Kingdom [9] Jamaica [1]

John Spruin

Born 1853

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Retired Hoseman Halifax Fire Department

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Sarah Ann Archard

Born 1883

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Oscar Stanley Stevens

Born 1901

Died 1918

British Army 28786 Boy Royal Berkshire Regiment Regimental Depot

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Leonard Erle Blois

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 321695

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Frederick Alexander Buchanan

Born 1877

Died 1916

British Army 20/215 Serjeant Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion

British Army 20/215 Sergeant Durham Light Infantry 15th Btn

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George Michael Maltus

Born 1871

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Captain Halifax Fire Department

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James Mckenzie Bayers

Born 1870

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian Halifax Explosion victim

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Alexander Daniel Morrison

Born 1886

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 271404

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Harry Morris Blois

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry

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Clive Alan Whittingham

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army Captain Royal Fusiliers royal army medical corps, attached 12th Battalion

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Harry Deardon Kent

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 883606

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Ralph Vaughan

Born 1897

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 222128

Canadian Expeditionary Force 222128 Private Canadian Infantry

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William Sasso

Born 1900

Canadian Expeditionary Force 931230

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Alma C Duggan, Now Galloway

Born 1891

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian

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Catherine Letitia Higgins Now Vaughan

Born 1881

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian Halifax Explosion Victim

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Teresa Maud, Known As Rita Duggan, Born Long

Born 1899

Died 1917

Other Empire Force Civilian

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Robert Edward Burnett

Born 1895

Died 1984

British Army Honorary Lieutenant and Quarter Master 9th King's Liverpool Regiment

British Army Captain and Quarter Master 9th King's Liverpool Regiment

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Robert Ernest Elford

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470510

Canadian Expeditionary Force 470510 Private Canadian Labour Corps Gen. Depot, Canadian Area Employment Coy

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Roberta Sutherland

Born 1883

Died 1959

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps only in Canada

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Reginald Dawson Hopcraft Lough

Born 1885

Died 1958

Royal Navy Second Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Lieutenant Royal Marine Light Infantry

Royal Navy Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry

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