BURTON, GILBERT, Private, No. 256411, 52nd Infantry Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, eldest s. of Hamilton Burton, of Drumgrier, Pinwherry, Blacksmith, by his wife, Helen, dau. of the late Edward Broadfield; b. Maybole, co. Ayr. 2 March, 1887 educ. Pinwherry School; went to Canada in Mav, 1913, and settled at Elbow. Saskatchewan, as a Blacksmith: volunteered for active service, and enlisted in the Canadian Infantry 3 Jan. 1918 served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 18 Aug. 1918. and was killed in action at Cambrai 28 Sept. following. Buried in Crest British Military Cemetery. Fontaine Notre Dame, west of Cambrai: unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

BURNSIDE, WALTER, Private and Piper, No. 76216, 29th Battn.. 6th Brigade, Canadian Expeditionary Force, s. of Walter Burnside, of Eynesbury, Sutherland Street. Sydney (formerly of Glasgow), by his wife, Jane; b. Melbourne. Victoria, Australia, 16 Oct. 1888 educ. Marrickville Public School, Sydney: went to the United States in Feb. 1913, and after the outbreak of war, in Ang. 1914, proceeded to Vancouver; enlisted in the Canadian Infantry 4 May, 1915: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from 8 Sept. following, and was killed in action during the engagement at Passchendaele 6 Nov. 1917. while acting as Stretcher Bearer. Buried at Ypres: unm.

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Buie H Sergt 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles

BUIE, HUGH, Sergt., No. 835683, Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force, eldest s. of the late Archibald Buie, of Colonsay, by his wife, Marion (-) (63, Belvedere Road, Montreal); b. Colonsay, co. Argyle, 25 Aug. 1898 educ. at Oban, and Sandbank; went to Canada in Sept. 1913, and settled at Montreal, in the employ of the Grand Trunk Railway Company: volunteered for foreign service, and enlisted in the 145th (Kingston) Battn. in March. 1916, subsequently transferring to the Canadian Mounted Rifles: served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from the following Dec., and was killed in action by the explosion of a shell at Passchendaele 26 Oct. 1917. Buried where he fell: unm.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5

BUCKLEY, GEORGE, Private, No. 1009012, Scout Section, 5th Battn. Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force, s. of Walter Buckley, of 23, Brunswick Street, Shaw, Cotton Operative, by his wife, Emma, dau. of Orlando Eastwood; b. Shaw, co. Lancaster, 5 Nov. 1892; educ. East Compton Church of England School; was a Grocer’s Assistant; went to Canada in May, 1912, and settled at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; joined the Canadian Infantry 31 Dec. 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from March, 1918, being attached to the 19th Canadian Reserves; took part in the operations around Cambrai and Le Catalet; was transferred to the Scout Section of the 5th Battn. in Sept. following, and was killed in action in the vicinity of Haynecourt on the 27th of that month. Buried in cemetery there. A comrade wrote: “He had done some good work, and was such a bright young fellow.” He m. at Zion Methodist Church, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, 20 Feb. 1917, Alice, dau. of) Tucker, of Moreton Pinkney, co. Northampton.

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BUCHANAN, JOHN CAMPBELL, Private, No. 782459. 123th Battn. (Moose Jaw’s Own) Canadian Expeditionary Force. 4th s. of the late Donald Buchanan, of Lichentuim, Glencoe, by his wife, Margaret (Khedive, Saskatchewan. Canada). dan. of M. MeDougall, of Kilmuir. Skye b. Glencoe, co. Argyle, 31 Jan. 1895; edue. Ballachulish Public School, and Oban High School; joined the Canadian Forces in June, 1916: came to England with the 123th Battn. the following Aug.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1917: was reported wounded and missing after the fighting at Passchendaele 26 Oct, following, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on that date.

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BLAND, PERCIVAL CHARLES, Private, No. 442940, 27th Battn. Canadian Expeditionary Force, elder s. of the late Charles Bland, by his wife, Margaret Harman (79, Ryland Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham), dau. of the late Edward Skinner, of Edgbaston, Birmingham; and brother to Gunner A. E. Bland (q.v.); b. Birmingham, co. Warwick, 30 Jan. 1889; educ. St. George’s School, Edgbaston; went to Canada in 1913, and settled at Nelson, British Columbia, as an Accountant on the Staff of the Hudson Bay Company; volunteered for foreign service and joined the Canadian Infantry 2 June, 1915; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from April, 1916; was reported missing after the fighting on the Somme 15 Sept. following, and is now assumed to have been killed in action on that date. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was loved by all the officers of his platoon, and all men thought so much of him throughout his regiment.”

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Hermon C Tpr 1st Canadian Mounted Rifles Canadian Expeditionary Force

From Farnborough

Source : The Vivid 1st May 1915

Bannister C H Pte 5th Canadian Expeditionary Force

BANNISTER, CHARLES HUBERT, Private, No. 441353, 5th Battn. Canadian Western Cavalry, Canadian Expeditionary Force, yr. 8. of William Bannister, of Tumby, Mareham-le-Fen, Boston, co. Lincoln, Farmer, by his wife, Elizabeth, dau. of William Jarvis; b. Northaw, Potter’s Bar, co. Hertford, 8 Sept. 1886; educ. Northaw aforesaid; Mareham-le-Fen, and Horncastle, co. Lincoln; went to Canada in 1909, and settled at Saskatchewan as a Farmer enlisted in June, 1915; came to England with the 32nd Battn. Canadian Contingent; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from early in 1916, and was killed in action east of Heudecourt-les-Cagnicourt, 1 Sept. 1918. Buried in the Upton Wood Canadian Cemetery, near Arras. A comrade wrote: “Hubert was a gallant boy, he was admired by everyone; always with a happy smile and a cheery word, no matter what the difficulty or danger; always ready to help and refusing to take the credit for anything he did, and was the finest example of a hero and soldier that I have met.” Unm.

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ARNOTT, HUGH, Private, No. 2355826, 2nd Canadian Machine Gun Corps, Canadian Expeditionary Force, yst, s. of the late Henry Arnott, of Leith, by his wife, Joan, yst. dau. of the late Peter Allan, of Linlithgow; b. Leith, Edinburgh, 19 Nov. 1886; educ. there joined the Merchant Service in Leith, and subsequently served in the Canadian Merchant Service; was three times torpedoed while in that employment; joined the Canadian Machine Gun Corps 4 Jan. 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from July, 1918, and died at No. 33 Casualty Clearing Station 14 Sept. following, of wounds received in action the same day. Buried in the British Cemetery at Ligny St. Flochet, near St. Pol; unm.

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Lees G O Captain 13th Canadian Infantry

CAPTAIN G, O. LEES

ROYAL HIGHLANDERS OF CANADA, 15TH BATTALION CANADIAN CONTINGENT

GERALD OSCAR LEEs was the fourth and youngest son of William Lees, Jr., County of Stafford, and of Rosa his wife, of Tettenhall, near Wolverhampton.

He entered the School in 1892, and left in 1894, and, subsequently, went out to Canada and engaged in business in Montreal.

Soon after his arrival in the Dominion he joined the Royal Highlanders of Canada, a Militia Regiment allied with the “Black Watch,” and served with them until a few years later, when, on being admitted to partnership in the firm with which he had been previously connected, his business engagements made it necessary for him to move to Ottawa.

When the War broke out he immediately volunteered to serve in his old Regiment again, and came over with the First Canadian Contingent. An old friend in Canada, on hearing of his death, wrote, “I tried to keep him here, but the call of duty was too strong.”

He was a well-known golfer, first as a member of the South Staffordshire Golf Club, and in more recent years as a member of the Montreal and Ottawa Golf Clubs. He was twice in the final for the Canadian Championship. He was also one of four representatives of Canada selected to play against the United States of America, but the claims of business at that time prevented him from accepting the distinction.

He was widely known throughout the Dominion, and had a large circle of friends. The Colonel, who commanded the regiment during the time that Captain Lees was with it in Montreal, telegraphed to his father: “We are all more grieved than we can say to hear of the loss of your son, and cherish with great pride and affection the memory of our association with so fine a soldier and gentleman.” A brother Officer who was near him when he fell wrote: “He was a perfect hero, and by his cheerfulness. helped to keep the men in good spirits, in spite of the terrible time we were having from German howitzers,”

He was killed in action, by shell, on April 24th, 1915, at Langemarck, near Ypres, on the occasion when the Germans first used asphyxiating gases, and when the Canadian Division’s “gallantry and determination undoubtedly saved the situation.” Age 37.

Source : Memorials Of Rugbeians Who Fell In The Great War Vol 1