According to the 1901 England census, George Joseph Abbott was the son of Augustus Abbott and Florence Baird. He was born in Plaistow, Essex, England on 20 May 1898.
He married Luella Alfrieda Yanke on 1 November 1922. At the time of his marriage, George lived at 205 Waterloo Street in Kitchener and was a rubber worker. Luella, a factory hand, aged 24, lived at 118 Waterloo Street, Kitchener and was the daughter of Henry Yanke and Anna Graf. The witness to the marriage was Leona Ringle, of 113 Edward Street, Kitchener. Both George and Luella gave their religious denomination as Lutheran.
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Abbott, George
Drummer.
Enlisted with the 118th Battalion on January 26, 1916.
He was born in England.
His next of kin is Augustus Abbott, 205 Waterloo St., Kitchener.
He served in France.
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph of Robert Ainslie and a red slash.
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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 of Robert Ainslie and a red slash.
Robert Ainslie and his wife Annie Bauchop are buried in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge. He is buried with his son who also served in the Military in World War Two. The headstone in Mount View Cemetery reads: Ainslie/ Robert Ainslie/ 1882-1962/ Annie Bauchop his wife/ 1884-1931/ Robert (Scotty) Ainslie/ 1904-1948/ (Veteran's cross)/ [A] Father/ [B] Mother/ Annie Bauchop/ 1884-1931/ [C] Scotty /.
Robert Ainslie worked as a maltman and was married in 1904 in Sauchie, Alloa, Clackmannan, Scotland before coming to Canada. The Scottish Marriage Registration of 5 Feb 1904 states the the marriage was conducted at Sauchie, Alloa, after Banns according to the Forms of the Church of Scotland, by George Murray, Minister, between Robert Ainslie, 21, bachelor, maltman, 16 Primrose Street, Alloa, and Annie Bauchop, 19, spinster, millworker, Fairfield, Sauchie, Alloa. Witnesses were given as: David Ainslie and Mary Bauchop. The marriage was registered on 8 February 1904, at Alloa, by Ross Grant, Registrar in the Parish of Alloa in the County of Clackmannan, (Registration District 465/A, Entry 19.)
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Ainslie, Robert
Sapper
Enlisted October 1, 1915 with 2nd Pioneers and transferred to 9th Engineers.
Presbyterian.
Born March 31, 1882 in Alloa, Scotland, educated and married in Scotland. He has four children.
He was discharged March 30, 1919 and lives at 100 Victoria Avenue, Galt, Ontario.
He went to England December 14, 1915 and to France on March 8, 1916. He was wounded in June 1916.
Jean Ainslie, 100 Victoria Ave., Galt.
Allemang, Alba
Corporal.
Alba Allemang was born April 10, 1890 in Bloomingdale, Ontario. He was the son of Christian Allemang and Barbara Shantz.
He enlisted with the 71st Battalion in Berlin, Ontario on September 1, 1915 and later transferred to the 118th Battalion. He also served in the 256th Railway Construction Battalion. Allemang served in France and was discharged on March 26, 1919.
Allemang married Mary Ellen Stuart on September 8, 1920 in Kitchener, Ontario. At the time of his marriage, Alba was a rubber worker. They raised two sons, Stuart and Raymond.
Alba Allemang died on June 1, 1954 at the age of 64. He is buried at Bridgeport Memorial Cemetery, Kitchener, Ontario.
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Allgeier, Herbert
Sapper.
Herbert Allgeier was born on July 8, 1896 in Peel Township, Wellington County, Ontario. He was the son of Michael Allgeier and Catherine Axt.
His occupation as listed as a foundry labourer in the 1911 Canadian census. Herby, as he was also known, was living in Elmira, Ontario, at the time.
Herbert enlisted in London, Ontario on May 13, 1918. On his attestation paper, he gave his occupation as auto mechanic.
He served in England and France with the 1st Depot Battalion, Western Ontario Regiment. Herbert was discharged on March 13, 1919.
Allgeier's passing was noted in the Elmira Signet of February 15, 1923. His obituary stated that he had died in London, Ontario at the Byron Sanatarium, on the previous Monday as a result of a prolonged period of illness which was related to his overseas experiences during the war. He had been gassed by enemy forces on the French front in 1918.
The obituary also noted that the late Mr. Allgeier was twenty-seven years and six months old. He had been born in Peel township on the old homestead on the eighth of Peel, and came to Elmira with his parents sixteen years ago. He lived in Elmira continuously until he went overseas in July 1918, returning in April 1919.
His funeral was held on February 15, 1923 at the Evangelical Church in Elmira. He was buried in the Elmira Cemetery.
The obituary also noted that besides his parents, Reeve Michael Allgeir and wife Catherine, the late Mr. Allgeier is survived by two brothers, Alvin and Clayton in town, and by two sisters Mrs. Ernie Wales of Brampton, and Mrs. Fred Ziegler of Dana, Saskatchewan.
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Anthony, Harold Mark
Lance Corporal.
Lance Corporal Anthony was called into service under the Military Service Act, 1917. He enlisted 13 May 1918 in London, Ontario and was assigned to the 1st Depot Battalion, Western Ontario Regiment. This battalion fought on the Western Front in France and Flanders and returned to Canada in April 1919.
Harold Mark Anthony was born 9 March 1895 in Tilstock, Whitchurch, Shropshire, England. He arrived in Canada 4 May 1911, and settled in Branchton, ON where his occupation prior to the war was labourer. His father, given as his next of kin at enlistment, remained in England. He was Anglican.
Mark Anthony, as he came to be known, was married in June 1920. At the time of his marriage his residence is listed as 23 Ainslie Street, Galt, Ontario. He lived with his wife May (nee Hughes) in North Dumfries where he continued working as a labourer. They subsequently moved to 977 Felix Avenue, Windsor Ontario where he became an office clerk.
Harold Mark Anthony died in 1970 and is buried in Victoria Memorial Gardens, Essex County. Harry Anthony (1925 - 1996), buried nearby, may have been a son.
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Anthony, Mark
Private.
His home is in Branchton.
He was overseas.
Private William Byecroft Appleyard is buried in the Barlin Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
His grave reference is II. D. 27.
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Appleyard, William Byecroft
Private.
Enlisted March 18, 1916 with 111th Batt.
Transferred to 4th Canadian Battalion.
Presbyterian.
Born at Galt in 1896.
Married to Louise Mullet who lives at R.R. No. 2 Ayr. (Mrs. W.B. Appleyard).
Died of wounds at 4th Clearing Station, France September 24, 1917.
Agnes Ronald, R.R. 2 Ayr, Ontario.
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Armstrong, Thomas Henry
Private.
Enlisted March 1, 1916 with 111th Infantry Battalion of South Waterloo and transferred to 35th to 37th to 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion in France.
Congregationalist.
Born at Marietta, Ohio and educated at Marietta Public School. He married Charlotte Rudolph and has six children.
He was discharged August 29, 1918 and is living in Preston.
He served one year and nine months, one year in France and nine months in hospitals suffering from myalgia. He was not wounded.
Ruth Armstrong, Preston, Ontario.
Arnold, Albert
Private. Princess Patricia Light Infantry.
He was born 12th November, 1890 in Mathern (Chepstow) Monmouthshire, Wales, the 5th of 9 children of Thomas and Eliza Arnold.
He emigrated to Canada in 1910 and lived with his Uncle Henry Hughs in Preston.
Upon the outbreak of the War he enlisted, 20th August, 1914, in Ottawa, as the 1019th member of the Princess Patricia's Light Infantry, and was deployed to to France Christmas 1914 as part of the 2nd British Army.
On May 25, 1915 he was severely wounded and invalided out of service on May 27, 1915.
It has not yet been confirmed if Albert was awarded the Mons Star as reported on his Soldier Information Card.
According to the 1921 Census, Arnold is shown as married and a farmer in Blair, Ontario.
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Arnold, T. Albert
Driver.
Served with 3rd Canadian Divisional Train.
He won the Mons Star.
He lived in Preston.
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Ashbury, David James
Private.
Enlisted May 22, 1917. Infantry.
255th Battalion (Queen's Own Rifles) and transferred in France to 3rd Battalion.
Presbyterian.
Born Nov 14,1874 in Galt. Educated at public school and Collegiate Institute there.
Discharged March 30, 1919.
Mrs. T.G. Elliott, 27 Rose St., Galt, is sister.
Served in France with 3rd Battalion from November 14, 1917 until wounded at Valenciennes October 14, 1918.
Two wounds. Was through Cambrai fight and battle which led up to it in Canadian advance.
Helen Elliott, 27 Rose St., Galt. (niece).
A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph, a red slash and a red star.
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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, a red slash and a red star.
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Aylward, A. H
Private.
One of four men who left Kitchener on August 4, 1914, being a British reservist.
He went through some severe fighting and was wounded on one occasion.
He won the Mons Star for being in France in 1914, from August 4 to November 23.
It is a fighting memorial of the splendid work by the "Contemptible" little army of 100,000 men in the early days of 1914.
His home is at 60 Scott St, Kitchener.
