Antisell, Monsell.
Private.
Born Thomas Christopher Monsell Antisell in Dublin Ireland on April 24, 1895.
He immigrated to Canada in 1911 and was one of the Coombe Home boys of Hespeler, Ontario.
He enlisted in Stratford, Ontario with the 18th Battalion on October 27, 1914.
His next of kin is Thomas Christopher Antisell who resides at 45 Bath Ave. Dublin, Ireland.
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Antisell, Monsell
Private.
Was one of the Commbe Home Boys of Hespler, Ontario.
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Baker, Douglas
Private.
His home is in Galt.
He was overseas.
He was one of the boys of the Coombe Home of Hespeler.
Baker, George William
Private.
George was born on May 28, 1894 in Epsom, Surrey, England. He came to Canada on the ship "Southwark" in 1904 at age 10. He lived at the Coombe Home for boys in Hespeler. He enlisted at Warkworth, Ontario on Nov. 25, 1915 and served with the 87th Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force.
His next of kin was Mrs. H. Fairs of Tillsonburg. He married Theresa Morris Oct. 25, 1920 at Galt. They had 5 children (Harold, Kory, George, Gladys and Helen) and resided at 76 Beverly St., and later 39 Rich St.in Galt.
He married Florence Henry later on in life, after his first wife passed away. He died August 3, 1956 and is buried in the Veteran's section of Woodlawn Cemetery in Guelph, Ontario.
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Baker, George
Private.
He was one of the boys of the Coombe Home, Hespler, Ontario.
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Bird, Lindley
Private.
Was one of the boys of the Coombe Home of Hespeler.
He was wounded at the front.
Private Christie (Christopher, Chris) Black enlisted on September 8, 1915 at Camp Sewell, Manitoba. His reg. no. was 424583 and his religion was listed at Church of England. He joined the 45th Battalion from Brandon, Manitoba. They embarked from Halifax on March 17, 1916 aboard the Lapland and disembarked on March 25, 1916 in England. They were absorbed by the 11th Canadian Reserve Battalion on July 7, 1916.
Christie Black was born on December 23, 1897 in Dublin, Ireland. He sailed to Canada on July 29, 1909 from Liverpool aboard the Tunisian arriving in Quebec city on August 6, 1909. Christie was part of the Smyly Home group of children destined for the Coombe Home in Hespeler, Ontario.
In the 1911 census, Christie was listed as a servant on a farm in Waterloo township. On enlistment in 1915, he stated he was a farm labourer and that his birthdate was December 23, 1895, although his actual birth year was 1897.
Christie had a brother named David Black who emigrated to the Coombe Home in Hespeler in 1907. David(reg.no.928111) enlisted on December 28, 1915 at Guelph Ontario.
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Black, Christie.
Private.
Was one of the boys of the Coombe Home of Hespeler, Ontario.
Private David Black enlisted on December 28, 1915 at Guelph, Ontario. His reg. no. was 928111 and his religion was listed as Church of England. He was on the 153rd Battalion Nominal Roll published January 12, 1916 in the Guelph Mercury. He transferred to the 216th Battalion on February 2, 1917. His name appears on the 216th Battalion sailing list of April 18, 1917 aboard the SS Scandinavian from Halifax, Nova Scotia. David Black survived the war and returned to Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the SS Winifredian.
David Black was born on June 11, 1894 in Dublin, Ireland. He sailed to Canada on May 2, 1907 aboard the ship, Tunisian out of Liverpool. He was part of the Smyly Home group of children destined for the Coombe Home in Hespeler, Ontario. David worked as a farm labourer on farms in Waterloo Township and Dundas, Ontario.
David had a younger brother Christie(Christopher, Chris) Black who also emigrated to the Coombe Home in Hespeler, Ontario in 1909. Christie (reg.no.424583) enlisted on September 8, 1915 at Camp Sewell near Brandon, Manitoba.
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Black, David.
Private.
Was one of the boys of the Coombe Home, Hespeler, Ontario.
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Bolton, John.
Enlisted in the spring of 1916 with the 125th Battalion.
He was one of the boys of the Coombe Home of Hespeler, Ontario.
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Bolton, Richard S.
Enlisted in the spring of 1916 with the 125th Battalion.
He was one of the boys of the Coombe Home of Hespeler.
He was wounded.
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Boyle, Henry James
Private.
Enlisted at Hespeler, December 27, 1915 with the 111th Battalion.
He was born in Ireland and was at the Coombe Home in Hespeler at the time he enlisted.
He was wounded at the front.
He was employed by the R. Forbes Company Limited, Hespeler.
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Bradner, Pat.
Private.
Was one of the boys of the Coombe Home Hespeler, Ontario.
He was twice wounded.