Pte DONNACHIE, William
Private William Donnachie was a 30 year old miner originally from Northumberland, England with pre-war service in the Canadian Militia with the 21st Regiment (Essex Fusiliers) when he attested into the 241st Battalion (Scottish Borderers) at Windsor, Ontario in July 1916. In the UK he was transferred to the 5th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling […]
Pte DAVIS, Harry
Private Harry Davis was an 18 year old printer from Guelph, Ontario when he attested into the 123rd Battalion at the Toronto Recruiting Depot in November 1915. He was transferred to the 134th Battalion and from there sent as a reinforcement to the 15th Battalion in November 1916 following the Somme campaign. Serving in No. […]
Pte BRISTOW, Victor
Victor Bristow was 22 year old electrician working for the Toronto Electric Light Company when he attested into the 92ndBattalion at Toronto in August 1915. In the UK he was promoted to Sergeant and became an instructor at Sandling Camp where he remained until 1917. In August of that year he voluntarily reverted to rank […]
Pte BLANCHETTE, Antoine
Private Antoine Blanchard Blanchette was a 27 year old miner from Thetford Mines, Quebec when he attested into the 12th Battalion at Valcartier in September 1914. He was one of the hundreds of reinforcements from units in the UK sent in early May 1915 to rebuild the 15th Battalion following the battle of 2nd Ypres […]
Pte ANNESLEY, JOSEPH ASTON
In the first week of February 1918 the 15th Battalion was doing a front line trench tour near Loos not far from the ground they had assaulted and captured at Hill 70 the previous year in August. On February 7th while with a carrying party bringing heavy trench mortar rounds from support trench Natal to […]
Pte Danks, S
Killed in Action 24-Apr-1915
Private BROWN, Douglas
Private Douglas Brown was 25 year old painter living in Sudbury, Ontario and originally from Hove, Sussex with pre-war service in the 1st Royal Sussex Regiment and the Royal Field Artillery when he attested into the 15th Battalion at Valcartier in September 1914. Like many of the Officers and men of the original battalion, his […]