His headstone in the Varennes Cemetery, near the village of Albert, France, notes that he was the son of Ernest J. and Helen M. Beaumont, of Kitchener, Ontario and that he was a native of Galt, Ontario.
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Beaumont, George J.
Lieutenant.
Served with E. Lancashire Regiment, B.E.F Died of wounds in France January 24, 1917.
His father lives in Kitchener.
At the time of his death he was Bombing Instructor at 31 Divisional School of Instruction.
He went overseas with the Queen's Own Rifles of Toronto and to Egypt with the 11th Battery. He also served at the Somme.
He was buried with military honors in the British Cemetery at Varennes.
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Campbell, Margaret Batters
Nurse.
Enlisted October 1, 1918.
Church of England.
Born on her father's farm December 3, 1893.
Educated at Riverside School and at Galt Collegiate Institute.
Trained three years in Buffalo General Hospital graduating June 12, 1917.
Joined the American Red Cross and called October 1, 1918. Left for Camp Gordon, Georgia, and has served for six months at Base Hospital there.
John Campbell, 42 Rose St., Galt.
Private James Harrison Craik was born on January 4th, 1881 in South Shields, England. He was the son of James and Mary Craik. Prior to the war, he worked as a labourer.
James Craik served with the Manitoba regiment in Division 'A' of the 8th Battalion. During a leave in 1915 or early 1916, he married Margaret Armstrong of Manchester, England. They were married less than one year when James died after being wounded near Albert, France.
He died on September 26th, 1916 at the age of 35 and is buried in the Courcelette British Cemetery in France, grave memorial reference XII.B.3.
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Craik, James
Private.
His widow boards at the Y.W.C.A. Kitchener.
