Albiston, Alfred William
Alfred was born 27 October 1895 in County Staffordshire, England. At the age of 15, he was living in Birmingham, England and was employed as a cabinet makers improver.
He arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick on 14 January 1920. He pursued the occupation of carpenter.
The Soldier Card indicates that Private Albiston enlisted at Preston, ON and did not get overseas. No records of attestion or service have been located.
Alfred married Stella Sauder of Preston, Ontario on 1 July 1924 in Galt, Ontario. At this time he was living in Royal Oak, Michigan, which was their home for the rest of their lives. Alfred and Stella had two children.
Alfred became a United States Citizen on 21 February 1933. He died 15 January 1990 in Madison Heights, Oakland, Michigan, USA.
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Albiston, A. W.
Private.
He enlisted at Preston but did not get overseas.
Corporal John Thomas Bryant, also known as Thomas or Tom, was born 25 Nov 1893 at Birmingham, England. He was the son of Bridget Keady and Edward Bryant. Thomas immigrated to Canada at the age of 16 and resided in Cambridge, Ontario for 71 years.
Prior to enlisting with the 111th Battalion at Galt, Ontario on 3 Jan 1916, Thomas served one year with the 29th Regiment H.L.I. At the time of his 1916 enlistment he was living with his mother his next of kin, at 66 West Main St. N., Galt, Ontario. His regimental number was 172464. He was single, a machine fitter, 5' 6", with a 33½" chest, fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair and his religion was Church of England.
Upon his return from service he resided at 32 Bond St., Galt, Ontario. In 1917 Thomas married Isabella Bertram and had three children. He finished his trade with Canada Machinery Corp and retired from the Joy Manufacturing Company.
Thomas died 2 January 1988 at Cambridge, Ontario and is buried at Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Ontario. At the time of his death he was one of the last few remaining veterans of the 111th Battalion, which had distinguished service in WW1.
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Bryant, Thomas.
Corporal.
Was attached to the 29th Regiment and enlisted with the 111th Battalion at Galt, January 3, 1916.
He was born in England and his next of kin is Mrs. Edward Bryant, 66 West Main St., N., Galt.
Since his return he lives at 32 Bond St., Galt.
Born April 5, 1896 in Birmingham, England, Harold Dudley immigrated with his family to southern Ontario in 1906. From that time until Harold enlisted in the army, the family lived in various communities including Washington (Oxford County), New Toronto (later part of Etobicoke), and Berlin (later Kitchener).
As a young man, Harold worked as a teamster. It was in September 1914, while serving with the 24th Regiment Grey's Horse militia that Harold enlisted. He joined the Canadian Infantry, Western Ontario Regiment, 1st Battalion. At this time, Harold was living on Woodside Avenue, Berlin with his parents, John Charles (who was employed at Lang Tannery, Berlin) and Mary Davies and brothers Charles, Walter, and Thomas Frank.
It was on August 9, 1918, during the Battle of Amiens, that Harold was killed. He died while on transport duty during military operations in the vicinity of Beaufort, killed by a bomb dropped from a plane. He is buried at the Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery, France.
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Dudley, Harold
Private.
His relatives live at 54 Mill Street, Kitchener, Ontario.
