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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]

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]

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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]

Jean Baptiste Arthur Brillant

Born 1890

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Quebec Regiment

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Edith Louise Hibbs

Born 1889

Died 1964

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps, No 5 General Hospital

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George Grant Webber Macleod

Born 1891

Died 1984

Canadian Expeditionary Force 66212

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Alberic Dulac

Born 1881

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 121876

Canadian Expeditionary Force 121876 Soldier 22nd Bataillon Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 121876 Private Canadian Infantry

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Harry Froome

Born 1882

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3112479 Private 2nd Central Ontario Regiment 1st Depot Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3112479 Private Canadian Garrison. Regiment 2nd Battalion

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Harry Nutbrown

Born 1895

Canadian Expeditionary Force 260793 Private Saskatchewan Regiment 1st Depot Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 260793 Private 15th Canadian Reserve Battalion

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Oscar Berube

Born 1892

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 297315

Canadian Expeditionary Force 297315 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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Allan George Masterton

Born 1896

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 177875

Canadian Expeditionary Force 177875 Private Canadian Infantry

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Alton Charles Young

Born 1894

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3080613

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3080613 Private Canadian Infantry

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Eugene Duceppe

Born 1878

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2487419

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2487419 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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Claude Jaillet

Born 1889

Other Empire Force Soldat Armée française 26ème Régiment d’Infanterie

Australian Imperial Force 1967 Private 13th Battalion

Other Empire Force Soldat Armée française 26ème Régiment d’Infanterie

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Harry Bell Montizambert

Born 1881

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant

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Pierre Lange Allain

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 793339

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Ernest James William Beach

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 511710

Canadian Expeditionary Force 511710 Private Canadian Army Service Corps

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Henrietta Albina Mackay

Born 1881

Died 1945

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Ovila Parent

Born 1891

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 145749

Canadian Expeditionary Force 145749 Private Canadian Forestry Corps

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Arthur Ernest Nutbrown

Born 1885

Died 1944

Canadian Expeditionary Force 4040693 Private 2nd Quebec Regiment 1st Depot Battalion

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George Anthony Gordon Porter

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1078563 Sapper Canadian Engineers

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps 10 Cadet Wing, Denham

Air Force (RAF/RFC) Royal Flying Corps No 1 Officer Cadet Wing, St Leonards

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Maurice Marcel Grondin

Born 1890

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 14th Battalion

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Mabel Brown Clint

Born 1876

Died 1939

Canadian Expeditionary Force Nursing Sister Canadian Army Medical Corps 1st Canadian General Hospital

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