A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. The card also includes a photograph and a red slash.
to the 1stBattalion.
Anglican.
Born August 14, 1892 in England and educated there.
He served
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A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. The card also includes a photograph and a red slash.
John remained in Galt married in 1920 to Clara Jane Rebbeck and they were buried in Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge. John dying in 1952. Mount View Cemetery: Alcock/ in loving memory of/ John W. Alcock/ Aug. 14, 1892-July 25, 1952/ Clara J. Rebbeck/ Dec. 19, 1889-Sept. 1, 1985/ till the day breaks In this attestation papers he listed his birthplace as Woodford in his marriage record it is listed as Croughton, both in Northampton and very close to each other.
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Alcock, John William
Private.
Enlisted January 25, 1915 with 34th Battalion and transferred to the 1st Battalion.
Anglican.
Born August 14, 1892 in England and educated there.
He served as a stretcher bearer for two years and later as a transport driver.
He was wounded May 3, 1917.
Lilian Rowley, Galt.
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Alonzo, Anthony
[clipping] Galt 1 Oct 1940
Anthony Alonzo
[image]
Pte. Anthony Alonzo enlisted H.L.I. of C. His wife is residing at 9 Selkirk street. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Alonzo. Born at Brantford, Mar. 13, 1919, he attended school in that city and before enlisting he was in the fruit business in Brantford. His religion is Roman Catholic. Pte. Alonzo is attached to headquarters company.
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Aniskiwicz, Frank
[clipping] 1942?
Frank Aniskiwicz
Pte. Frank Aniskiwicz, son of Mrs. A. Aniskiwicz, Preston, enlisted with the 1st Btn. H.L.I. of C. (AF) May 28, 1941. On Feb. 1 he marked his 20th birthday. He has been serving in England for about six months. Born in Preston, Pte. Aniskiwicz was educated at St. Clement’s R.C. school and prior to his enlistment he was employed at the Buffalo Sled and the Canadian Office and School Furniture.
Private Arthur Arber (Regimental/Service #7012), enlisted on September 17, 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec with the the 1st Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force (1st Infantry Brigade).
He was born on March 6, 1893 in Warrington, Lancashire England. At the time of his enlistment, he was not married and he listed is occupation as a labourer. His religion was listed as Church of England.
His unit sailed on October 3, 1914. Arthur served at the front from February 1915. He was wounded at Givenchy on June 15, 1915. The gunshot wound to his right arm later became infected and resulted in an amputation. He was discharged from service on January 27, 1916.
He resided in Preston, Ontario at the time of his discharge.
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Arber, Arthur
Private.
Enlisted very early in the war and was discharged in 1915. His home is in Preston, Ontario.
Babbs, George
Sergeant.
Regiment number 7234.
Born March 15, 1884, Holloway-Middlesex, England, son of William Alfred and Elizabeth Babbs.
Church of England.
Enlisted with the Army, Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment), 1st Battalion at Val Cartier, Quebec on Sept 19, 1914. His division sailed on October 3, 1914 and arrived in England 10 days later. He was killed in action by an explosion of a mine at Zillebeke Sector on April 26, 1916. He is resting at Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium. Grave reference XVI.F.2.
Next of kin, Cecil Babbs (brother) 66 Romilly Road, Finsbury Park, London, England.
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Private David Bain, of the 1st Battalion, Canadian Infantry, was killed in action on October 13, 1915, at age 22. He is buried in St. Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery in Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. He was the son of David and Catherine Bain of 43 Cedar Street, Galt, Ontario.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission grave reference: I. C. 9.
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Bain, David
Private.
Was attached to the 29th Regiment and enlisted with the 1st Reinforcing draft of the 34th Battalion at Galt, January 13, 1915
He was born in Scotland and his next of kin is David Bain, 43 Cedar St., Galt.
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Baines, Bertie Charles
Staff Sergeant.
Enlisted August 7, 1914. With the 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion.
Presbyterian.
Born in Peterborough, England Sept. 12, 1893.
Educated at Peterborough in the public and technical schools. Came to Canada in March 1910.
Married and has one child. Address: 41 McNaughton St. Galt.
Left Valcartier September 23, 1914, trained at Salisbury till February, 1915. Trenches February 28, 1915. Was through Neuve Chapelle, Ypres and Festubert. Wounded May 26, 1915. Shot in jaw also wounded in left arm and foot.
Discharged February 19, 1916.
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Ballantyne, Archie
(clipping) Galt, 12 Oct. 1940
Archie M. Ballantyne
(image)
Pte. Archie M. Ballantyne, a native of Scotland, is right at home in the 1st Btn., Highland regiment. He enlisted on June 25, 1940. Previous to going on acative service he was employed at Sheldon's Ltd.
Pte. Ballantyne received his schooling at Johnstone, Scotland. His wife and son live in Galt at 69 1/2 Water St. S. Two brothers and several uncles served in the last war. He had been with the regiment 13 years when it was called. A brother, Charles, is on the permanent staff of the 2nd Btn., H.L.I. of C., as staff sergeant.
Barker, George Charles
Private.
Regiment number: 7120
George served with the 1st Battalion (Western Ontario Regiment) in Belgium. He enlisted, and signed his attestation papers in September 1914 in Valcartier, Quebec when he was 19. He listed himself as a member of the Church of England.
George was born on January 12, 1896 in Brentwood, Essex, England to Henry and Mary Barker. She was noted as his next of kin, living at Crookston Park, Blair, Ontario, as he was unmarried. On enlistment, he worked as a Buffer and Polisher at the Galt Brass Works, and had served for a year in the 29th Waterloo Regiment.
There is some confusion about the details of his death, but he was listed as missing and presumed dead as of April 22, 1915 near Ypres (Vlamertinghe), Belgium. The Battalion had just arrived in Belgium when the Second Battle of Ypres began. The Germans attacked with the first large-scale use of chlorine gas. George is commemorated on page 4 of the First World War Book of Remembrance, as well as on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium (panel 10-26-28), and the Galt War Memorial in Cambridge, Ontario.
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Barker, George Charles
Private.
He was employed by the Galt Brass Works, Ltd. Galt.
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Bartlett, Jack
[clipping] 13 Sept 1944
Sergt. Jack Bartlett wounded in legs
[image] Sgt. Jack Bartlett of Galt has been wounded in France, according to a report received by his mother, Mrs. F.E. Bartlett, 3025 Queen St. E., Toronto. Sgt. Bartlett, Evening Telegram representative in Galt for several years and a member of The Reporter news staff when he enlisted in the H. H. I. of C., related in a letter received today by a member of The Reporter staff, that the back of his legs had been “splattered” by shrapnel from a booby trap.
“The lad who set it off was killed instantly but I was fortunate in only getting the tail end of the blast and should be back with my brigade within a week.”
Sgt. Bartlett, who was awarded the British Empire Medal in the King's birthday honors list, went overeas with the 1st Bn. H. L. I. of C. For some time before the invasion of France and since going to France he has been serving with a Canadian army brigade headquarters.
”It was rather ironical that I should have been blitzed after our first big advance. We had pushed forward 30 miles that day and I spent all that night and until late afternoon of the next day getting back again to a base hospital.”
One of three brothers in uniform, Capt. R. L. Bartlett, R.C.O.C., has just returned home after four years' service overseas and Lt. Cmdr. Ernest Bartlett, R.C.N.V.R., is a prisoner of war in Germany.
