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Breithaupt, Wm. W.
Signaller.
Received education at the Kitchener Collegiate Institute, Northwestern College, Naperville, Ill., and the University of Toronto.
Qualified as lieutenant in the infantry at London, Ont. spring of 1916. Served six-month period in the Military Service Department, Y.M.C.A. Exhibition Camp, Toronto.
Uncommissioned and unwarned for draft, reverted to the ranks transferring as gunner to 64th O.S. Field Artillery Battery at Guelph, and serving a six month period there. Proceeded overseas to Fresham Pond Camp, April 1918, and to Milford, Camp Witley, for training. Placed in artillery signals and sent to imperial school subsequently, at Fenny Stratford. Proceeded to France with a wireless draft early fall 1918. Near Mons armistice day, from Valenciennes Marched to Cologne, Germany, with 1st Canadian Divisional Ammunition Column. Seven weeks in the British Army of occupation. Following two months additional service in Belgium, unit repatriated to England March 1919. Subsequently demobilized at Bramshott Camp, Hants, and honourable discharged at Toronto May 1919.
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Brown, John G.
Private.
Enlisted at Guelph, February 16, 1915 with the 34th Battalion.
He was born in Scotland and his next of kin is Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, 128 Francis St., Galt, Ont.
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Bruckshaw, John
Private.
Enlisted at Guelph, April 6, 1915 with the 34th Battalion.
He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs. Florence Bruckshaw, 93 South St., Galt, Ontario.
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Hamblin, Gordon
Signaller.
Enlisted with 67th Battery at Guelph in March 1918 and transferred to 5th Heavy Battery in England.
He was born in England and came to Canada at the age of twelve. He received his collegiate education in the Winnipeg Collegiate Institute.
For a year before enlisting he has been living in Kitchener with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hamblin, and was with his father who is Secretary Treasurer of the Metcalfe Candy Company.
He is now serving in the Paymaster's Branch.
Returned to Kitchener, November 5, 1919.
Kathleen Uttley, Ellen Street East, Kitchener.
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Bull, Harry Cecil
Corporal.
Enlisted in Guelph during the winter of 1914-15.
Son of Mrs. E.H. Bull, 102 Beverley St., Galt, Ontario.
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph, two red stars and red slash.
Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
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A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph, two red stars and red slash.
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Jaffray, Madeleine F.
Nurse.
She joined a special unit of 10 Canadian nurses in December 1914 to nurse French and Belgian wounded.
She left immediately for France via England.
She served directly behind the trenches in Northern France at a Casualty Station in the danger zone, bombarding and gassing going on constantly.
On June 4, 1917 the hospital was bombed by an airman 60 feet above.
She managed to get most of her patients into a passage way but she herself was badly wounded in the left foot which was split almost to the toes.
For her courage she was given the Croix de Guerre with palm and two Citations from Generals and the Minister of War.
She was the first woman in America to receive the decoration which is so rarely given to women.
She was sent to American Red Cross Hospital for six months and part of the foot was saved.
She has been in New York for a year as a Red Cross speaker in Liberty War Chest, Red Cross and Nurses' Recruiting campaigns speaking often twice a day.
She now walks without a cane.
She was the youngest girl who left Canada in 1915 with that particular company of nurses.
She was born in Chicago and came to Galt with her parents in 1896.
She attended Public School and Collegiate Institute in Galt and Loretto Abbey in Guelph.
She graduated from the Clifton Springs Training School for Nurses and is a New York State Registered Nurse.
She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Jaffray of Galt and granddaughter of the late William Jaffray formerly postmaster of Kitchener.
Fred Wilson, 72 Brook St., Galt, Ont.
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Hoskins, Thomas William
Private.
Belonged to the Territorials and enlisted with the 34th Battalion at Guelph, March 1, 1915. He went overseas with the 2nd reinforcing draft.
He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs. Bartholomew, 34 Blair Rd., Galt.
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Hulks, George
Private.
Enlisted at Guelph, March 9, 1915 with the 34th Battalion.
He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs. George Hulks, Preston, Ontario.
He has returned to Preston.
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Johnson, Herbert
Private.
Enlisted at Guelph, March 30, 1915 with the 34th Battalion and went overseas with the 2nd reinforcing draft.
He as born in England and his next of kin is Mrs. H. Johnson, 87 Barrie Street, Galt.
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Hymmen, Gordon
Sergeant.
Enlisted December 1907 with the Royal Canadian Regiment.
Baptist.
Born in Kitchener, June 9, 1889 and was educated at the public schools of Kitchener.
Unmarried.
Discharged from overseas service June, 1918, but not discharged from the Royal Canadian Regiment, and is now employed at the Military Hospital, Guelph, office staff.
Mr. H. Hymmen, 47 Alma St., Kitchener is his father.
Spent winter 1914-15 on garrison duty in Bermuda. Overseas December 1917.
Invalided home.
