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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
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Lipps, Charles Gordon
Private.
Enlisted in the spring of 1918 with an Alberta Regiment. Number 3213684.
Evangelical Association.
Born at Wellesley, Ontario educated at Wellesley and at Stratford.
Unmarried.
He is now at Beaver Hut Camp, London, England and is doing office work for the army.
His mother, Mrs. Williams, lives at Wellesley.
Lieutenant Joseph Emmett Stauffer was the son of the late Benjamin and Mary Stauffer (nee Betzner). He was born on October 29, 1874. He was the husband of Emma Stauffer, of 621, 5th Avenue West, Calgary, Alberta.
Stauffer was elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1909 for the Didsbury district.
He was re-elected to a second term in office in the 1913 Alberta legislature, winning with a comfortable majority.
Stauffer enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in March 1916 in Calgary, Alberta. He served overseas with the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 50th Battalion. He kept his seat in the provincial legislature while he was overseas fighting in the war. On April 10, 1917 he was killed in action during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
According to his attestation paper, he was born in Nokesville, Virginia, USA and had been residing in Didsbury, Alberta.
The information on the Commonwealth Graves Commission website names his parents as the late Benjamin and Mary (nee Betyner) Stauffer. His wife's place of residence was noted as Calgary, Alberta.
The soldier card erroneously identifies him as Joseph Erb Stauffer.
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Stauffer, Joseph Erb
Lieutenant.
A native of Waterloo Country and educated in the Kitchener Collegiate Institute.
He married Miss Ernst of Kitchener and went west.
He became a Member of Provincial Parliament for Alberta.
Enlisted as a Private.
John William Clarke was born in Nottingham, England April 11, 1870. He immigrated to Canada when he was 28 years of age, first spending two years in Sherbrooke, Quebec and one year in Almonte before coming to Galt and residing at 87 Bond Street.
John was employed as a knitter at the C. Turnbull Company up until the time he enlisted into the 111th Battalion. He was married to Martha (nee Bowler), born 1869, died 1946.
John enlisted Jan 10th 1916 at the age of 45. He is described as fair complexion, 120 pounds, brown hair and eyes with no distinctive marks and chest size 34/37 inches. His occupation was stated at knitter and his religion Salvation Army. Regimental number 730341. John served with the 111th (South Waterloo) overseas battalion C.E.F. (Canadian Expeditionary Force) serving as bandsman. He embarked from Halifax Sept 27, 1916 from Halifax aboard the Tuscania. After going overseas he was transferred into forestry corps as a corporal.
When John returned he was employed at McCaskey Systems Ltd for approx 6 months before returning to C. Turnbull Company working as a knitter until the time as his death. John spent three years with the Loughboro Volt band, was a member of the Salvation Army band, and belonged to I.O.O.F. of Almonte and the L.O.L. of Galt.
After a brief six week illness John died in his home Aug 17, 1933 in his 64th year, and was buried at Mountview Cemetery, Galt, Ontario
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Clarke, John William.
Private.
Enlisted with the 111th Battalion at Galt, January 10, 1916.
He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs. Martha Clarke, 87 Bond St., Galt.
Since his return he lives at 87 Bond St., Galt.
