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Hamilton, Ontario [5]

London [4]

Hamilton ON [3]

Barnsley, Yorkshire [2]

Bath, Somerset [2]

Bristol [2]

Croydon, Surrey [2]

Glasgow [2]

Gloucester [2]

Hiroshima Ken [2]

Maidstone, Kent [2]

Richibucto, New Brunswick [2]

Toronto, Ontario [2]

Winnipeg, Manitoba [2]

251 Kami Minabe MuroWakayama [1]

ACHARACLE, Argyllshire, Scotland. [1]

Aberdeen, Scotland [1]

Accrington, Lancashire [1]

Airagun Kagoshima [1]

Alma, Prince Edward Island [1]

Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1]

Ashdale, Ontario [1]

Ashford, Kent [1]

Aslackby [1]

Aston Upthorpe, Berkshire [1]

Austin, Texas [1]

Ballydough Milestone, Thurles [1]

Ballymena, Co Antrim [1]

Barnsley [1]

Battersea,London [1]

Belfast [1]

Bilston, Staffordshire [1]

Bingo Ken now part of Eastern Hiroshima Prefecture [1]

Birmingham [1]

Birmingham, Warwickshire [1]

Black Bank, Blair Atholl [1]

Bombay [1]

Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland [1]

Bournemouth [1]

Bradford,Yorkshire [1]

Brantford ON [1]

Brantford, Ontario [1]

Brentwood, Essex, England [1]

Bridgwater, Somerset [1]

Brighton England [1]

British Columbia [1]

British Embassy, Berlin [1]

Broadwindsor Dorset [1]

Broughton, Kettering [1]

Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [4267]

Serjeant [1221]

Corporal [885]

Lance Corporal [725]

Lieutenant [240]

Second Lieutenant [227]

Sergeant [179]

Lance Serjeant [167]

Captain [114]

Private Acting Lance Corporal [83]

Private Acting Corporal [65]

Acting Serjeant [51]

Major [46]

Corporal Acting Serjeant [44]

Company Serjeant Major [43]

Acting Corporal [41]

Lance Sergeant [31]

Company Sergeant Major [30]

Company Quarter Master Serjeant [29]

Private Acting Serjeant [21]

Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [20]

Lieutenant Colonel [19]

Private Lance Corporal [19]

Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [17]

Acting Lance Corporal [14]

Acting Company Serjeant Major [12]

Private /Lance Corporal [12]

Corporal Serjeant [10]

Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [9]

Corporal Lance Serjeant [9]

Acting Lance Serjeant [6]

Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [6]

Private Corporal [6]

Regimental Serjeant Major [6]

Corporal /Acting Serjeant [5]

Acting Major [4]

Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal Corporal [4]

Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [4]

Quarter Master Serjeant [4]

Company Quarter Master Sergeant [3]

Corporal /Lance Serjeant [3]

Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [3]

Piper [3]

Private Serjeant [3]

Private/Acting Lance Corporal [3]

Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3]

Sapper [3]

Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [3]

Serjeant Major [3]

Unit

Canadian Infantry Battalion [4004]

Canadian Infantry [833]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [373]

Imperial Army [269]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Central Ontario Regiment [260]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [254]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Manitoba Regiment [250]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [200]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Quebec Regiment [193]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Manitoba Regiment [165]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Alberta Regiment [157]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Saskatchewan Regiment [121]

Canadian Infantry Battalion British Columbia Regiment [119]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Nova Scotia Regiment [94]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [81]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Eastern Ontario Regiment [73]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Western Ontario Regiment [72]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Nova Scotia Regiment [70]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [68]

Canadian Infantry Battalion New Brunswick Regiment [62]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/British Columbia Regiment [62]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Eastern Ontario Regiment [60]

Canadian Infantry Battalion (Manitoba Regiment) [56]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Saskatchewan Regiment [41]

Canadian Army Unit/Infantry Battalion [40]

Royal Air Force [39]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/New Brunswick Regiment [37]

Infantry Battalion Canadian Contingent [32]

Infantry Battalion Canadian Force [32]

Canadian Infantry Works Battalion [31]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [30]

Canadian Infantry Battalion West Ontario Regiment [28]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Ontario Regiment [26]

Canadian Army Infantry Unit Battalion [21]

Royal Flying Corps [20]

Canadian Infantry Battalion East Ontario Regiment [19]

Canadian Infantry Battalion attached Trench Mortar Battery [19]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Sask Regiment [19]

Machine Gun Corps [19]

Royal Field Artillery [19]

16th Canadian Infantry Battalion [17]

7th Canadian Infantry Battalion [16]

Canadian Battalion [16]

15th Canadian Infantry Battalion [14]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Force [13]

Canadian Infantry Battalion/Canadian Forces [13]

Royal Engineers [12]

Canadian Infantry Battalion Canadian Forces [11]

29th Canadian Infantry Battalion [10]

7th Battalion Canadian Infantry [10]

Service

British Army [7611]

Canadian Expeditionary Force [383]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18]

Indian Army [2]

Other Empire Force [2]

Canadian Navy [1]

Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

M [1165]

B [819]

C [652]

H [572]

S [562]

W [510]

G [450]

R [382]

P [371]

L [358]

D [339]

F [294]

T [294]

A [282]

K [190]

J [179]

E [137]

N [131]

O [100]

V [49]

Y [35]

I [33]

U [14]

Q [9]

Z [9]

Contribution

Military Service [7937]

Country

Canada [40]

United Kingdom [39]

Japan [6]

United States [4]

Ireland [3]

Guernsey [1]

Jamaica [1]

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Place of birth

Hamilton, Ontario [5] London [4] Hamilton ON [3] Barnsley, Yorkshire [2] Bath, Somerset [2] Bristol [2] Croydon, Surrey [2] Glasgow [2] Gloucester [2] Hiroshima Ken [2] Maidstone, Kent [2] Richibucto, New Brunswick [2] Toronto, Ontario [2] Winnipeg, Manitoba [2] 251 Kami Minabe MuroWakayama [1] ACHARACLE, Argyllshire, Scotland. [1] Aberdeen, Scotland [1] Accrington, Lancashire [1] Airagun Kagoshima [1] Alma, Prince Edward Island [1] Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland [1] Ashdale, Ontario [1] Ashford, Kent [1] Aslackby [1] Aston Upthorpe, Berkshire [1] Austin, Texas [1] Ballydough Milestone, Thurles [1] Ballymena, Co Antrim [1] Barnsley [1] Battersea,London [1] Belfast [1] Bilston, Staffordshire [1] Bingo Ken now part of Eastern Hiroshima Prefecture [1] Birmingham [1] Birmingham, Warwickshire [1] Black Bank, Blair Atholl [1] Bombay [1] Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland [1] Bournemouth [1] Bradford,Yorkshire [1] Brantford ON [1] Brantford, Ontario [1] Brentwood, Essex, England [1] Bridgwater, Somerset [1] Brighton England [1] British Columbia [1] British Embassy, Berlin [1] Broadwindsor Dorset [1] Broughton, Kettering [1] Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire [1]

Rank

Private [4267] Serjeant [1221] Corporal [885] Lance Corporal [725] Lieutenant [240] Second Lieutenant [227] Sergeant [179] Lance Serjeant [167] Captain [114] Private Acting Lance Corporal [83] Private Acting Corporal [65] Acting Serjeant [51] Major [46] Corporal Acting Serjeant [44] Company Serjeant Major [43] Acting Corporal [41] Lance Sergeant [31] Company Sergeant Major [30] Company Quarter Master Serjeant [29] Private Acting Serjeant [21] Lance Corporal Acting Corporal [20] Lieutenant Colonel [19] Private Lance Corporal [19] Serjeant Acting Company Serjeant Major [17] Acting Lance Corporal [14] Acting Company Serjeant Major [12] Private /Lance Corporal [12] Corporal Serjeant [10] Corporal Acting Lance Serjeant [9] Corporal Lance Serjeant [9] Acting Lance Serjeant [6] Lance Corporal Acting Serjeant [6] Private Corporal [6] Regimental Serjeant Major [6] Corporal /Acting Serjeant [5] Acting Major [4] Lance Corporal /Acting Corporal [4] Lance Corporal Corporal [4] Lance Corporal/Acting Corporal [4] Quarter Master Serjeant [4] Company Quarter Master Sergeant [3] Corporal /Lance Serjeant [3] Lance Serjeant Acting Serjeant [3] Piper [3] Private Serjeant [3] Private/Acting Lance Corporal [3] Regimental Quarter Master Serjeant [3] Sapper [3] Serjeant /Acting Company Serjeant Major [3] Serjeant Major [3]

Unit

Canadian Infantry Battalion [4004] Canadian Infantry [833] Canadian Infantry Battalion Central Ontario Regiment [373] Imperial Army [269] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Central Ontario Regiment [260] Canadian Infantry Battalion Quebec Regiment [254] Canadian Infantry Battalion Manitoba Regiment [250] Canadian Infantry Battalion Alberta Regiment [200] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Quebec Regiment [193] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Manitoba Regiment [165] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Alberta Regiment [157] Canadian Infantry Battalion Saskatchewan Regiment [121] Canadian Infantry Battalion British Columbia Regiment [119] Canadian Infantry Battalion Nova Scotia Regiment [94] Canadian Infantry Battalion Western Ontario Regiment [81] Canadian Infantry Battalion Eastern Ontario Regiment [73] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Western Ontario Regiment [72] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Nova Scotia Regiment [70] Canadian Infantry Battalion Imperial Army [68] Canadian Infantry Battalion New Brunswick Regiment [62] Canadian Infantry Battalion/British Columbia Regiment [62] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Eastern Ontario Regiment [60] Canadian Infantry Battalion (Manitoba Regiment) [56] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Saskatchewan Regiment [41] Canadian Army Unit/Infantry Battalion [40] Royal Air Force [39] Canadian Infantry Battalion/New Brunswick Regiment [37] Infantry Battalion Canadian Contingent [32] Infantry Battalion Canadian Force [32] Canadian Infantry Works Battalion [31] Canadian Expeditionary Force [30] Canadian Infantry Battalion West Ontario Regiment [28] Canadian Infantry Battalion Ontario Regiment [26] Canadian Army Infantry Unit Battalion [21] Royal Flying Corps [20] Canadian Infantry Battalion East Ontario Regiment [19] Canadian Infantry Battalion attached Trench Mortar Battery [19] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Sask Regiment [19] Machine Gun Corps [19] Royal Field Artillery [19] 16th Canadian Infantry Battalion [17] 7th Canadian Infantry Battalion [16] Canadian Battalion [16] 15th Canadian Infantry Battalion [14] Canadian Infantry Battalion Force [13] Canadian Infantry Battalion/Canadian Forces [13] Royal Engineers [12] Canadian Infantry Battalion Canadian Forces [11] 29th Canadian Infantry Battalion [10] 7th Battalion Canadian Infantry [10]

Service

British Army [7611] Canadian Expeditionary Force [383] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [18] Indian Army [2] Other Empire Force [2] Canadian Navy [1] Royal Navy [1]

Last name first letter

M [1165] B [819] C [652] H [572] S [562] W [510] G [450] R [382] P [371] L [358] D [339] F [294] T [294] A [282] K [190] J [179] E [137] N [131] O [100] V [49] Y [35] I [33] U [14] Q [9] Z [9]

Contribution

Military Service [7937]

Country

Canada [40] United Kingdom [39] Japan [6] United States [4] Ireland [3] Guernsey [1] Jamaica [1]

George Lyall Mclauchlan

Born 1877

Died 1917

British Army 629123 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 629123 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 629123 Private 47th Battalion

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Franklin Walter Ott

Born 1893

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Gunner Canadian Field Artillery 25th Battery

Canadian Expeditionary Force 89147 Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 126th Peel Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 89147 Captain 116th Battalion, Canadian Infantry Adjutant

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Richard Austin Brown

Born 1896

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force Captain Canadian Infantry, 15th Battalion

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James Henry Youell

Born 1892

Died 1969

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201721

Canadian Expeditionary Force 201721 Private 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion

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Robert Onebye Leach

Born 1884

Died 1918

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lieutenant 5th Battalion Canadian Infantry

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Frank Pullar

Born 1892

Died 1916

Canadian Expeditionary Force 404917 Private 35th Battalion Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 404917 Private 58th Battalion Canadian Infantry "A" Company

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Gonzaemon Niihara

Born 1890

British Army 2020445 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion British Columbia Regiment 102(?) Reserve Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 2020445 Private 72nd Battalion Canadian Infantry

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Tokutaro Iwamoto

Born 1881

Died 1918

British Army 898527 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 898527 Private 10th Battalion Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion

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Charles Evelyn Branwhite

Born 1884

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116137 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 116137 Lance Corporal 7th Bn. Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Acting Corporal Canadian Infantry 7th Battalion

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Milford Franklin Hawkins

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 742653 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 742653 Private Canadian Infantry 26th Battalion

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William Dumbleton Holmes

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army Lieutenant /Temporary Captain Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army Captain Canadian Infantry 7th

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Arkell Warren Francis Farr

Born 1895

Died 1972

Canadian Expeditionary Force 657178 Private 162nd (Parry Sound) Battalion Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 657178 Private Canadian Machine Gun Corps 2nd Canadian Machine Gun Company

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John Edward 'jack' Hayward

Born 1888

Died 1915

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13246 Private 5th Battalion Western Canada Regiment

Canadian Expeditionary Force 13246 Private Canadian Infantry 5th Battalion

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Thomas Musgreave

Born 1882

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 706979 Private Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 103rd battalion

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James Kay

Born 1890

Died 1919

British Army 29166 Regimental Serjeant Major Canadian Infantry Battalion/Manitoba Regiment 16th Battalion

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Masumi Mitsui

Born 1886

Died 1987

Canadian Expeditionary Force 898559 Private 10th Battalion Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force Lance Corporal 10th Battalion Canadian Infantry

Canadian Expeditionary Force 898559 Corporal 10th Battalion Canadian Infantry

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Walter Ernest Dunn

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 405256 Private Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 405256 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Alfred Gyde Heaven

Born 1899

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 703871 Lance Corporal Canadian Infantry Battalion

Canadian Expeditionary Force 703871 Corporal Canadian Infantry

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George Cusack

Born 1882

Died 1917

British Army 434256 Corporal Acting Serjeant Canadian Infantry Battalion

British Army 434256 Sergeant Canadian Infantry

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Yosojiro Tanaka

Born 1888

Died 1917

Canadian Expeditionary Force 552991

Canadian Expeditionary Force 552991 Private Canadian Infantry 52nd Battalion 52nd Bn.

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