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Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [17]

Sombra Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [5]

Wilkesport, Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [4]

Brigden, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [3]

Derby, Derbyshire [3]

London [3]

Port Lambton, Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [3]

Sombra Twp., Lambton, Ontario [3]

Becher, Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [2]

Corunna, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [2]

Courtright, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [2]

Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2]

Bradshaw, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Brigden, Moore Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1]

Brigden, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Clapton, London [1]

Courtright, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dover, Kent [1]

East Williams, Middlesex County, Ontario [1]

Edys Mills, Dawn Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1]

Hastings [1]

Ilkelston, Derbyshire [1]

Kent County, Ontario [1]

Kimball, Moore Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1]

Kirk Langley, Derbyshire [1]

Lambeth, London [1]

Lambton County, Ontario [1]

Lambton, Ontario [1]

Leeds, Yorkshire [1]

Merstham, Surrey [1]

Milton, North Dakota [1]

Moore Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1]

Moore Twp., Lambton, Ontario [1]

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1]

Portsmouth, Hampshire [1]

Sheerness, Kent [1]

Sombra Lambton, Ontario [1]

Sombra Township, Lambton County [1]

Sombra Township, Lambton County, Ontario [1]

Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., ON [1]

Sombra Twp., Lambton County [1]

Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario [1]

Stapleton Ontario [1]

Stratford, London [1]

Wallaceburg, Kent Co., Ontario [1]

Wilkesport Ontario [1]

Wilkesport, Sombra Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1]

Wilkesport, Sombra, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [55]

Sapper [3]

Second Lieutenant [3]

Sergeant [3]

Bombardier [2]

Gunner [2]

L-C [2]

Serjeant [2]

2nd Lt. [1]

305639 [1]

Acting Serjeant [1]

Lance Corporal [1]

Lans. Cpl. [1]

Leading Seaman [1]

Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Pte., Lance Corporal [1]

Trooper [1]

Unit

Canadian Infantry [17]

King's Royal Rifle Corps [3]

Hampshire Regiment [2]

Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2]

Royal Field Artillery [2]

Royal Garrison Artillery [2]

2nd Field Ambulance [1]

70th Division of Cyclist Unit [1]

Alberta Regiment [1]

Army Service Corps [1]

Canadian Army Medical Corps [1]

Canadian Engineers [1]

Canadian Engineers (Army) [1]

Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1]

Canadian Infantry Battalion [1]

Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1]

Canadian Mounted Rifles [1]

Canadian Railway Troops [1]

Candian Mounted Rifles [1]

Essex Regiment [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Royal Oak [1]

Hampshire Yeomanry [1]

Hamshire Regiment [1]

Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1]

Leicestershire [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

London Regiment [1]

Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1]

Royal Berkshire Regiment [1]

Royal Canadian Dragoons [1]

Royal Canadian Regiment [1]

Royal Fusiliers [1]

Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

Canadian Expeditionary Force [80]

British Army [18]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [15]

S [14]

M [13]

G [6]

L [6]

T [6]

A [5]

D [5]

H [4]

J [4]

C [3]

F [3]

K [3]

W [3]

E [2]

R [2]

O [1]

P [1]

V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [97]

Country

Canada [2]

United Kingdom [2]

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Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [17] Sombra Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [5] Wilkesport, Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [4] Brigden, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [3] Derby, Derbyshire [3] London [3] Port Lambton, Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [3] Sombra Twp., Lambton, Ontario [3] Becher, Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [2] Corunna, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [2] Courtright, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [2] Tunbridge Wells, Kent [2] Bradshaw, Lambton, Ontario [1] Brigden, Moore Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1] Brigden, Moore, Lambton, Ontario [1] Clapton, London [1] Courtright, Moore Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1] Derbyshire [1] Dover, Kent [1] East Williams, Middlesex County, Ontario [1] Edys Mills, Dawn Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario [1] Hastings [1] Ilkelston, Derbyshire [1] Kent County, Ontario [1] Kimball, Moore Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1] Kirk Langley, Derbyshire [1] Lambeth, London [1] Lambton County, Ontario [1] Lambton, Ontario [1] Leeds, Yorkshire [1] Merstham, Surrey [1] Milton, North Dakota [1] Moore Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1] Moore Twp., Lambton, Ontario [1] Nottingham, Nottinghamshire [1] Portsmouth, Hampshire [1] Sheerness, Kent [1] Sombra Lambton, Ontario [1] Sombra Township, Lambton County [1] Sombra Township, Lambton County, Ontario [1] Sombra Twp., Lambton Co., ON [1] Sombra Twp., Lambton County [1] Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario [1] Stapleton Ontario [1] Stratford, London [1] Wallaceburg, Kent Co., Ontario [1] Wilkesport Ontario [1] Wilkesport, Sombra Twp., Lambton County, Ontario [1] Wilkesport, Sombra, Lambton, Ontario [1]

Rank

Private [55] Sapper [3] Second Lieutenant [3] Sergeant [3] Bombardier [2] Gunner [2] L-C [2] Serjeant [2] 2nd Lt. [1] 305639 [1] Acting Serjeant [1] Lance Corporal [1] Lans. Cpl. [1] Leading Seaman [1] Lieutenant Colonel [1] Pte., Lance Corporal [1] Trooper [1]

Unit

Canadian Infantry [17] King's Royal Rifle Corps [3] Hampshire Regiment [2] Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment [2] Royal Field Artillery [2] Royal Garrison Artillery [2] 2nd Field Ambulance [1] 70th Division of Cyclist Unit [1] Alberta Regiment [1] Army Service Corps [1] Canadian Army Medical Corps [1] Canadian Engineers [1] Canadian Engineers (Army) [1] Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment) [1] Canadian Infantry Battalion [1] Canadian Machine Gun Corps [1] Canadian Mounted Rifles [1] Canadian Railway Troops [1] Candian Mounted Rifles [1] Essex Regiment [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Royal Oak [1] Hampshire Yeomanry [1] Hamshire Regiment [1] Kings Royal Rifle Corps [1] Leicestershire [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] London Regiment [1] Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment) [1] Royal Berkshire Regiment [1] Royal Canadian Dragoons [1] Royal Canadian Regiment [1] Royal Fusiliers [1] Royal Warwickshire Regiment [1]

Service

Canadian Expeditionary Force [80] British Army [18] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [2] Canadian Navy [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

B [15] S [14] M [13] G [6] L [6] T [6] A [5] D [5] H [4] J [4] C [3] F [3] K [3] W [3] E [2] R [2] O [1] P [1] V [1]

Contribution

Military Service [97]

Country

Canada [2] United Kingdom [2]

Guy Forbes

Born 1898

Canadian Expeditionary Force 844415

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 149th

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Morden Lue Bishop

Born 1897

British Army 401723 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401723 Sergeant 58th Battalion

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Ernest Allsopp

Born 1887

Died 1949

British Army R/8371 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army 196471 Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery

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George Henry Elson

Born 1896

Died 1918

British Army 26285 Lance Corporal Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment

British Army Second Lieutenant Leicestershire Regiment

British Army 2nd Lt. Leicestershire 1st

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Harry Richard Tuddenham

Born 1891

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401288

Canadian Expeditionary Force 401288 Private Royal Canadian Regiment

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James Wilson Babcock

Born 1899

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2010294 Sapper Canadian Engineers (Army)

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Thomas Wilfred Duncan

Born 1896

Air Force (RAF/RFC) 153319

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Francis Earl Shaw

Born 1896

Died 1978

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3138371

Canadian Expeditionary Force Private 47th

Canadian Expeditionary Force 3138371 Private

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Frederick John Robinson

Born 1898

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 542328

Canadian Expeditionary Force 542328 Private Canadian Infantry

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Joseph Ayres

Born 1894

Canadian Expeditionary Force 844016 Private

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Sidney Charles Lowe

Born 1882

British Army 64316 Private London Regiment

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Peter Gauld

Born 1876

Died 1916

British Army R5750 Private King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R5750 Serjeant King's Royal Rifle Corps

British Army R/5750 Sergeant Kings Royal Rifle Corps

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Aubrey William Gracy

Born 1895

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force 226098

Canadian Expeditionary Force 226098 Trooper Royal Canadian Dragoons

Canadian Expeditionary Force 226098 Trooper Candian Mounted Rifles Royal Canadian Dragoons

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John James Sidney Andrews

Born 1873

Canadian Expeditionary Force 844015

Canadian Expeditionary Force L-C 149th

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Louis Joseph Henry

Born 1872

Canadian Expeditionary Force 844547

Canadian Expeditionary Force

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Sherman William Parr

Born 1892

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2356436

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Gordon Cameron Miller

Born 1890

Canadian Expeditionary Force 112093

Canadian Expeditionary Force 7th CMR

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George Edgar Sands

Born 1893

Canadian Expeditionary Force 333983

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Ernest Fraser Smith

Born 1893

Died 1982

Canadian Expeditionary Force 226166

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George L Johnston

Born 1897

Canadian Expeditionary Force 409732

Canadian Expeditionary Force 37th Battery - 8th

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