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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]

Reginald Hector Longhurst

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 132954 Private 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada 73rd Battalion

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Charles Wand Mitchell

Born 1878

Died 1917

British Army Reverend Royal Army Chaplain's Department attached East Yorkshire Regiment

British Army Chaplain, 4th Class Yorkshire Regiment army chaplains' department, attd 8th bn. east Battalion

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Horace Joseph Gaul

Born 1883

Died 1939

Canadian Expeditionary Force 1233

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George Felton Savage

Born 1897

Died 1953

Canadian Expeditionary Force 349136

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Oliver Frank Hall

Born 1874

Canadian Expeditionary Force 749102

Canadian Expeditionary Force 117 Eastern Townships Battalion

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Gordon Arthur Edward Bockus

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 300898 Gunner Canadian Field Artillery 35th Battery

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Philias Joseph Barrette

Born 1876

Died 1919

Canadian Expeditionary Force 527039

Canadian Expeditionary Force 527039 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

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Albert Lade Simpkins

Born 1897

Died 1990

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3085049 First Quebec Regiment

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 174011 Royal Air Force

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Howard Frank Fogg

Born 1889

Died 1953

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant

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William Gardiner Elder

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 475453 Private

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant

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Louis De Gonzague Lalime

Born 1890

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 316145

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Carroll Russell Gayton

Born 1899

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 130961

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Edward Charles Ready

Born 1890

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Berkshire Regiment

Canadian Expeditionary Force 427060 Private Canadian Infantry

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John Mccone

Born 1891

Died 1918

British Army Lieutenant Royal Air Force

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Canadian Engineers

British Army Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 41st Squadron

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Pantalion Philip Lemieux

Born 1890

Died 1917

Canadian Navy 20714 2nd Engineer HMCS Musquash

Canadian Navy Chief Engine Room Artificer Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

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M Burke

Born 1863

Died 1915

Other Empire Force Horseman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy)

Other Empire Force Horseman Mercantile Marine (Merchant Navy): SS Anglo Californian (London)

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Thomas Elgin Seale

Born 1891

British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

Canadian Expeditionary Force 33184 Private Canadian Army Medical Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery Special Reserve

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David Watson

Born 1869

Died 1922

Canadian Expeditionary Force Major General

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel 2nd Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force Brigadier General 5th Infantry Brigade

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Henry Edward Burstall, K

Born 1870

Died 1945

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant Colonel / Temporary Brigadier General Royal Artillery, HQ Canadian Army Corps

Canadian Expeditionary Force Colonel / Temporary Major General GOC 2nd Canadian Division

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Peter Connolly

Born 1882

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12937

Canadian Expeditionary Force 12937 Private Canadian Infantry

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