Frank Affholder by 1953 was employed in the piano trade in Lansing Michigan. 1953 Lansing, Michigan City Directory
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Affholder, Frank Joseph
Private.
Enlisted Sept. 22, 1918 with U.S. Infantry, Advocate Dept. for overseas service.
Roman Catholic.
Born at Kitchener, Aug. 10, 1895 and educated there.
He was discharged at Fort Slocum, N.Y. on Dec. 24, 1918 and is now living in Chicago.
His mother, Mrs. Jacob Affholder, lives at 69 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener.
Marie Margaret Affholder, 69 Lancaster W., Kitchener.
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Bergey, Alma
Nursing-sister.
Enlisted Sept. 1917 with the American Red Cross.
United Brethren.
Born at Mannheim, and educated in Chicago.
She lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan but her mother lives at R.R.No 2 Petersburg. Ontario.
Violet Thoman, 44 Pandora Ave., Kitchener.
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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Williams, Easton Wilfred
Enlisted November 17, 1918 with Royal Air Force.
Evangelical Association.
Born at Wellesley and educated at Wellesley, New Hamburg and Naperville, United States of America.
Single.
He is now in Chicago.
His next of kin is M.S. Williams, Wellesley, Ontario.
