Private James Abbott, Service No. 528517
Born in Carlow Ireland, James later resided at the Coombe Home in Hespeler, Ontario. He was a 22 year old student in Strathroy when he enlisted with the Number 2 Field Artillery Depot on 19 Jan 1916 at London Ontario. His next of kin was shown as Mrs. Emily Shepherd, sister, 56 Scollard Street, Toronto, ON on his attestation paper.
He served in the Canadian Army Medical Corps at the CAMC Hospital at Havre, France. There, he became ill and was invalided to England with appendicitis. He returned to Canada and was discharged on 15 May 1919. James died on 26 May 1922 at the Byron Sanitarium. His death was attributed to a 'lingering illness' from the war. He is buried in the Strathroy Cemetery.
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Abbott, James
Private
Was one of the boys from the Coombe Home in Hespeler, Ontario.
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Baines, Albert Edward
Private.
Enlisted March 29, 1917 with 111th Battalion. Transferred to Canadian Army Medical Corps and 5th Reserve Battalion.
Presbyterian.
Born April 19, 1892 and educated at Peterborough, England. Married Lillian Williams on June 3, 1914 and has one child.
Discharged November 11, 1918 and lives at 18 Richardson St., Galt, Ontario.
He went overseas September 22, 1916. He was on draft to go to France but had to go to the hospital from February 1, 1918 to October 22, 1918 when he was invalided back to
Canada.
Since his return he lives at 18 Richardson St., Galt.
Teddy Niebel, 12 Richardson St., Galt.
Maude Bowman was born in West Montrose, Ontario, on 16 February 1885. Her father was Leander Bowman. When she attested, she was living at the Kingsley Hotel in London, England. Prior to joining the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Maude had served a year doing military nursing in Egypt under the Imperial Government.
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Bowman, Maude
Nurse.
Enlisted April 20, 1915 with Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service.
Transferred to Canadian Army Medical Corps. and went to France April 1917.
United Brethren.
Born February 16, 1885 two miles south of Winterbourne on the homestead in Woolwich Township.
Graduated from the General and Marine Hospital St. Catherines, Ontario in 1913.
Single.
She served one year in Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, England.
One year in Alexandria and Port Said, Egypt and two years in France.
She is still with Canadian General Hospital in France.
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Cott, William Henry
Corporal.
Enlisted September 1 with Canadian Army Medical Corps and transferred from 71st Battalion to 51st Battalion to 44th Battalion.
Protestant.
Born March 6, 1878 in East Kent, England and educated in England.
Married to Louisa Bucholtz and has four children.
Discharged May 30, 1918 and is now living in Preston.
He was mentioned in dispatches.
Mildred Cott, Preston, Ontario.
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De Vere, George
Private.
Enlisted February 6, 1917.
Canadian Army Medical Corps.
Church of England.
Born in Camberwell, London, England on January 12, 1901.
Is at St. Andrew`s Hospital, Rosedale, Toronto.
His mother is still living. 57 Lowell Street, Galt.
Isabella De Vere. 57 Lowell Street, Galt
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Gould, William James H.
Captain.
In the Canadian Army Medical Corps service and was attached to the 111th Battalion at London, July 7, 1916.
He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs. Edith Jennette Gould, Paris, Ontario.
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Harvey, Andrew Allan
Enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps.
He is the son of Andrew Harvey, Hespeler, Ont.
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Hinds, Herbert
Private.
Enlisted December 24, 1915 with the 118th Battalion.
He transferred to the Canadian Army Medical Corps in February 1916.
He went overseas March 27, 1917.
Methodist.
Born in England March 6, 1891 and educated there. He came to Canada in June 1913.
He served at Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras, Canal du Nord and Cambrai.
Never wounded.
Discharged May 17, 1919 and now lives in Kitchener.
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Janaway, William
Enlisted with the Canadian Army Medical Corps.
He is the son of Albert Janaway, Hespeler.
He was employed by the R. Forbes Company Limited of Hespeler.
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Lehman, Austin, L.B.
Enlisted with Canadian Army Medical Corps Apr. 15, 1916 and is doing clerical work.
Born at Aberfoyle, May 18, 1894 and educated in Guelph.
Roman Catholic.
He is still serving in a hospital in England,
His father is Albert Lehman, 90 Weber Street, Kitchener.
Edward Lehman, 90 Weber Street, Kitchener.
