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Quebec [119]

Montreal, Quebec [57]

Quebec, Canada [10]

Quebec City, Quebec [7]

Hull, Quebec [4]

Shawville Quebec [4]

Granby, Quebec [3]

Lachute, Quebec [3]

Quebec City [3]

Quebec, Durham [3]

Richmond, Quebec [3]

Barnston Corner, Quebec [2]

Cookshire, Quebec [2]

Eastman, Quebec [2]

Gaspe, Quebec [2]

Huntingdon, Quebec [2]

Leeds Village, Quebec [2]

Lennoxville, Quebec [2]

Lislet, Quebec [2]

Montreal Quebec [2]

Portneuf, Portneuf County, Quebec [2]

Sherbrooke, Quebec [2]

Sorel, Quebec [2]

St Joseph, Beauce, Quebec [2]

St. Esprit, Quebec [2]

Three Rivers, Quebec [2]

West Templeton, Quebec [2]

7 Great Quebec St, London [1]

Acton Vale, Quebec [1]

Acton, Quebec [1]

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Beauharnois, Quebec [1]

Bedford, Quebec [1]

Beech Ridge, Quebec [1]

Belioil Pech....il, Quebec [1]

Bishop Crossing, Quebec [1]

Black Cape, Quebec [1]

Bonaventure Co, Quebec [1]

Boucherville, Quebec [1]

Rank

Private [83]

Nursing Sister [37]

Lieutenant [19]

Captain [14]

Second Lieutenant [11]

Sapper [9]

Corporal [7]

Gunner [4]

Lance Corporal [4]

Lieutenant Colonel [4]

Brigadier General [3]

Major [3]

Sergeant [3]

Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2]

Major General [2]

Nursing Sister, Matron [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Engineer [1]

2nd Lieutenant [1]

Acting Matron [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Cadet Pilot [1]

Chaplain, 4th Class [1]

Chief Engine Room Artificer [1]

Colonel / Temporary Major General [1]

Colour Sergeant [1]

Company Serjeant Major [1]

Driver [1]

Engineman [1]

Flight Sub Lieutenant [1]

Flying Officer [1]

Honorary Captain [1]

Horseman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel / Temporary Brigadier General [1]

Lieutenant and Official War Artist [1]

Lieutenant-Colonel [1]

Major General / Temporary Lieutenant General [1]

Major and Quartermaster [1]

Midshipman [1]

Nurse [1]

Nursing Aid [1]

Private 1st Class [1]

Probationary Flight Officer [1]

Pte [1]

Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1]

Reverend [1]

Rifleman [1]

Soldat [1]

Soldier [1]

Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Canadian Army Medical Corps [49]

Canadian Infantry [37]

Canadian Engineers [8]

Canadian Field Artillery [6]

Canadian Forestry Corps [6]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [6]

Royal Air Force [6]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [5]

2nd Quebec Regiment [4]

Royal Flying Corps [4]

Quebec Regiment [3]

Royal Naval Air Service [3]

Canadian Army Service Corps [2]

Canadian Guards Regiment [2]

Durham Light Infantry [2]

London Regiment [2]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [2]

Staff [2]

105th US Infantry Regiment [1]

13th Battalion [1]

15th Canadian Reserve Battalion [1]

16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion [1]

196th Battalion [1]

1st Quebec Regt [1]

21st Alberta Hussars [1]

22nd Battalion (Quebec Regiment) Canadian Infantry [1]

22nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) [1]

22nd French Canadian Regiment [1]

258th Battalion [1]

259th Battalion (Canadian Rifles) [1]

2nd Canadian Infantry Division [1]

2nd Central Ontario Regiment [1]

3206822 [1]

3213071 [1]

3213158 [1]

3214662 [1]

38th (Ottawa) Battalion [1]

38th Bn. Canadian Infantry [1]

44 Wing [1]

49th Edmonton Regiment [1]

4th Canadian Division [1]

5th Brigade Canadian Section Machine Gun Company [1]

5th Infantry Brigade [1]

5th Royal Highlanders of Canada [1]

7th Canadian Infantry Brigade [1]

7th Field Ambulance [1]

8th Canadian Infantry [1]

8th Royal Rifles [1]

American Expeditionary Force - III Corps [1]

American Red Cross [1]

Service

Canadian Expeditionary Force [280]

Australian Imperial Force [48]

British Army [26]

Royal Navy [24]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23]

Other Empire Force [8]

Canadian Navy [2]

New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [56]

L [38]

B [34]

C [29]

S [26]

W [25]

H [23]

D [21]

P [20]

R [18]

T [17]

A [16]

G [13]

N [12]

F [11]

J [10]

K [8]

E [6]

V [5]

Y [4]

O [3]

U [3]

I [1]

Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [392]

Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Canada [79]

United Kingdom [9]

United States [4]

France [1]

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Place of birth

Quebec [119] Montreal, Quebec [57] Quebec, Canada [10] Quebec City, Quebec [7] Hull, Quebec [4] Shawville Quebec [4] Granby, Quebec [3] Lachute, Quebec [3] Quebec City [3] Quebec, Durham [3] Richmond, Quebec [3] Barnston Corner, Quebec [2] Cookshire, Quebec [2] Eastman, Quebec [2] Gaspe, Quebec [2] Huntingdon, Quebec [2] Leeds Village, Quebec [2] Lennoxville, Quebec [2] Lislet, Quebec [2] Montreal Quebec [2] Portneuf, Portneuf County, Quebec [2] Sherbrooke, Quebec [2] Sorel, Quebec [2] St Joseph, Beauce, Quebec [2] St. Esprit, Quebec [2] Three Rivers, Quebec [2] West Templeton, Quebec [2] 7 Great Quebec St, London [1] Acton Vale, Quebec [1] Acton, Quebec [1] Adamsville, Quebec [1] Arundel Quebec [1] Assametquagham, Province Quebec [1] Assemetquaghan, Quebec [1] Athelstane, Quebec [1] Aylmer Quebec [1] Aylmer, Quebec [1] Baie St. Paul, Charlevois, Quebec [1] Baltimore, Quebec [1] Barnston, Quebec [1] Bay Shelder, Quebec [1] Beauhamois, Quebec [1] Beauharnois, Quebec [1] Bedford, Quebec [1] Beech Ridge, Quebec [1] Belioil Pech....il, Quebec [1] Bishop Crossing, Quebec [1] Black Cape, Quebec [1] Bonaventure Co, Quebec [1] Boucherville, Quebec [1]

Rank

Private [83] Nursing Sister [37] Lieutenant [19] Captain [14] Second Lieutenant [11] Sapper [9] Corporal [7] Gunner [4] Lance Corporal [4] Lieutenant Colonel [4] Brigadier General [3] Major [3] Sergeant [3] Flight Sub-Lieutenant [2] Major General [2] Nursing Sister, Matron [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Engineer [1] 2nd Lieutenant [1] Acting Matron [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Cadet Pilot [1] Chaplain, 4th Class [1] Chief Engine Room Artificer [1] Colonel / Temporary Major General [1] Colour Sergeant [1] Company Serjeant Major [1] Driver [1] Engineman [1] Flight Sub Lieutenant [1] Flying Officer [1] Honorary Captain [1] Horseman [1] Lieutenant Colonel / Temporary Brigadier General [1] Lieutenant and Official War Artist [1] Lieutenant-Colonel [1] Major General / Temporary Lieutenant General [1] Major and Quartermaster [1] Midshipman [1] Nurse [1] Nursing Aid [1] Private 1st Class [1] Probationary Flight Officer [1] Pte [1] Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service Reserve [1] Reverend [1] Rifleman [1] Soldat [1] Soldier [1] Staff Nurse [1]

Unit

Canadian Army Medical Corps [49] Canadian Infantry [37] Canadian Engineers [8] Canadian Field Artillery [6] Canadian Forestry Corps [6] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [6] Royal Air Force [6] Canadian Mounted Rifles [5] 2nd Quebec Regiment [4] Royal Flying Corps [4] Quebec Regiment [3] Royal Naval Air Service [3] Canadian Army Service Corps [2] Canadian Guards Regiment [2] Durham Light Infantry [2] London Regiment [2] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry [2] Staff [2] 105th US Infantry Regiment [1] 13th Battalion [1] 15th Canadian Reserve Battalion [1] 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion [1] 196th Battalion [1] 1st Quebec Regt [1] 21st Alberta Hussars [1] 22nd Battalion (Quebec Regiment) Canadian Infantry [1] 22nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment) [1] 22nd French Canadian Regiment [1] 258th Battalion [1] 259th Battalion (Canadian Rifles) [1] 2nd Canadian Infantry Division [1] 2nd Central Ontario Regiment [1] 3206822 [1] 3213071 [1] 3213158 [1] 3214662 [1] 38th (Ottawa) Battalion [1] 38th Bn. Canadian Infantry [1] 44 Wing [1] 49th Edmonton Regiment [1] 4th Canadian Division [1] 5th Brigade Canadian Section Machine Gun Company [1] 5th Infantry Brigade [1] 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada [1] 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade [1] 7th Field Ambulance [1] 8th Canadian Infantry [1] 8th Royal Rifles [1] American Expeditionary Force - III Corps [1] American Red Cross [1]

Service

Canadian Expeditionary Force [280] Australian Imperial Force [48] British Army [26] Royal Navy [24] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [23] Other Empire Force [8] Canadian Navy [2] New Zealand Expeditionary Force [1]

Last name first letter

M [56] L [38] B [34] C [29] S [26] W [25] H [23] D [21] P [20] R [18] T [17] A [16] G [13] N [12] F [11] J [10] K [8] E [6] V [5] Y [4] O [3] U [3] I [1] Q [1]

Contribution

Military Service [392] Merchant Navy [2]

Country

Canada [79] United Kingdom [9] United States [4] France [1]

Samuel Osborne Cromie

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lance Corporal 30th Reserve Batallion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 428583 Corporal 30th Reserve Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 428583 Corporal 7th Battalion

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Wesley Hayward Bremner

Born 1896

Died 1921

Canadian Expeditionary Force 304365 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery 9th Brigade

Canadian Expeditionary Force 304365 Sergeant Canadian Field Artillary 9th Brigade

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Stanley Alexander Grant

Born 1892

Royal Navy PI 39243 Probationary Flight Officer Royal Naval Air Service Vendome-Cranwell

Royal Navy PI 39243 Flight Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Air Service Cranwell-Lee on Solent (Seaplane School)-Dundee

Air Force (RAF/RFC) PI 39243 Lieutenant Royal Air Force No 2 Wing-Talikna [Aegean], 63 Wing, 10 Sqn-Composite Park-Hospital etc

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Amede Murray

Born 1886

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3039619

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3039619 Private Canadian Infantry

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Gilbert John Nutbrown

Born 1892

Died 1933

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3293017 Private 2nd Quebec Regiment

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Frederick Henry Leonard

Born 1873

Died 1947

Canadian Expeditionary Force 919759

Canadian Expeditionary Force 919759 Private 14th Battalion

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Harold St John Montizambert

Born 1871

Died 1960

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant

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Hamilton John Adair

Born 1873

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major and Quartermaster Canadian Army Medical Corps 3rd Canadian Army Hospital

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Colin Macpherson Dobell

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1st Battalion

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Alexis Hannum Helmer

Born 1892

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Field Artillery

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Talbot Mercer Papineau

Born 1883

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry

British Army Major Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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Guy Melfort Drummond

Born 1887

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Captain Royal Highlanders of Canada 5th Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Royal Highlanders of Canada 13th Battalion

Other Empire Force Lieutenant Royal Highlanders of Canada 5th Battalion

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Thomas William Holmes

Born 1898

Died 1950

Canadian Expeditionary Force 838301 Private Canadian Mounted Rifles 4th Battalion

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Lawrence John Rainboth

Born 1896

Died 1917

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 74235

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Philbert St. Croix

Born 1891

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 454414 Private Canadian Infantry 20th Battalion - 1st Central Ontario Regiment

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Charles Macpherson Dobell, K

Born 1869

Died 1954

British Army Major General / Temporary Lieutenant General Staff German Cameroons, Palestine and Gaza

British Army Major General Commanding the Allied Forces in the Cameroons

British Army Brigadier General West African Frontier Force

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Richard Henry Joseph Duggan

Born 1889

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22989

Canadian Expeditionary Force 22989 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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Rene Archer Pelletier

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 14th Battalion

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Francis Harold Nutbrown

Born 1897

Died 1975

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3380145 Private 2nd Quebec Regiment 3rd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3380145 Rifleman 259th Battalion (Canadian Rifles)

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John Rowland Kilgour

Born 1897

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410930

Canadian Expeditionary Force 410930 Private Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

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