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Royal Newfoundland Regiment in Gall ipoli and on the Wes tern Front

d uring the Gre at War (1914-1918) Toger he r with th e individu al military reco rd s and pho tographs whe re obta inable of the men of the first co nt ingent , kn own as the "The First Five Hundred ," or " Th e Blue Puttees:'

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sontcd Xcwfoundland among the gallant and victorious troops of the Bn t ish Em pir e in t he gTl'at{'st war of histo ry , a nd to ilhl,trat" its Jll' rsi~knt galla n t ry and sp lendid ac-hievem ents b v refer ence ill e.u-h chapter to conspicu ous individual heroi sm . The second pu rpose is to pu t in compact form and within reach of thl' public t h e individua l mi litary records of t be first contingent which embarked from Saint John's on the most "<,111nn d u t y that has r-ver been thrust upon ou r country. The latter purpose has been greatly Iacilitnted hy the data available at the :\Iilitia Department. The task of procuring individual pictures of tho nu-n of the first contingent, which would add meaning ani! individuality to each record has, however. been a most difficult one. Oniv ~lighllr less difficult has been the task of J,:l'ttinl::proper information fl'5:ardinJ,: thl' various engagernents in which our R{'J.,rimmt took part, The work has necc- itatcd scores of interv iewv. and a continual search for scraps of information wherever it could he found.

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be a detailed record of the whole of the move-ments and a compk-tc descrip-

tion of everv engagement of the Regiment. :\Ianr readers may be for -unare enough to be able to supplement some of the desc-riptionsor move mcnts with interesting information already in their possession. These, however, will II(' comparntivety fell'. contained herein will lx'I~)11le g-enl'ral, of our country, who, whe-n fl.'1I< ling of wi ll not for~:et the heroes of their own

The hope is that thl' information especially among thr- yUllng: l-JI'OIJ\c heroes and he-roic accomplishments, coun t ry.

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SERGEANT RICKETTS. V. C.

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Private Ricketts at once realized the situation. li e doubled back 100 yards, procured some ammunition and dashed back to thf' Lewis gun. and by very accurate fire drove thc cm'1J1Y and their gun teams into a farm. His platoon then advanced without casualties. and captured four field guns. four machine guns and eight prisoners. .\ fifth field gun was subsequently intercepted by fire and captured. By his presence of mind in anticipating the enemy intention and his utte-r disregard for personal safety, Private Ricketts secured the further supplies of ammunition which directly resul t ed in these important capt urcs and undoubtedly saved many lives .

SIR RICHARlY.AND ERSO:-: SQUI RES, K. C. M. G.. r RIM E MI:-:ISTER

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\1/h" wno t'rime Ministct of l"cwfoundlnnd at th,""ut hte ak "f ,he\:rca' wat and qui,klyt.Ui,"J NC"'f"undland l<> the .iJ "f The Emri,c.

JOHN R. BENNETT, ESQ. W'ho wa, Colonial S~cr....ary of NewfounJlanJ ~l lhe ou tbreak of ,he ,,-ar. He later became the 1i.. 1 Mini'ler o f Mi hria

lIEUTENANT.COLONEL I REV .) THOMAS NA:-iGLE N~wl"unJlanJ路. Repre.enta';ve on ,he lmp~rial ~'aT Gra'"es' Commissi"n.

PART I Historical Sketch of the Military Operations of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment

CHA PT ER I

From Saint John' s T hro ugh Galllrol l Wh.'n the j.:n'at war-cloud burst OWt' the world in .\llg"ust. 1914 . Xcw foundlancl was engrossed in her 1X.':U't-'[u! occupations. From a military standpoint no country could he in a state Newfoundland unp repa red of greater unpreparedness. Such various for a military emergency.

Church organizations as the :\lethOllist ('\lanls, the Highlanders the Church Lads' Brigade and lh.路 Roman Catholic Cadets had wry little resemblance to a modern military organization. though thei r ranks bccnrnc rapidly depletcd h)' the enlistment of the R,'!-rim,'n t. .\0 11even those organizations were confined to Sai nt lo hn 's. In the outports then- was no grou p Of body of men eit her in the nature of a militar y Of soci al or ganizatioJl t hat co uld render a n y as sistance a s a unit in preparing t o fight an enem y, F rom the sta n dpo int o f immedintely a vailable u ntrai ned men th e country was scarcely- more prepared than in m ilita ry organization. It was the time of cvvrv vca r when almost the entire countrv is enh'TOSSt.'ll in the prosecution of'the cod fishery. Lar ge numbe-rs of men were scattcred ;llon~ the Labrador coast. far from the excitement and anxictv caused bv the intern..nuonat doudburst. And ethers. a ercatcr number. were CIlg;t:l'<! in the sam" work at their homes around the entire Isla nd .

They wr-re engrossed in a means of livelih ood that could not be put oil for a month, or CH"Tl a week. hut a kind of work UPOIl tbc SUCl't'SS of one brief week of which the happiness of the family (or the entire year might depend. .\t any time of the year from October to :\Iay the response to a national call would have been manv times as great.

T he G overnment. hoc-ever. lost no time in tak ing suitable act ion to meet t he emergency. On t he ('ighth of "\u gu st Go vernor Davidson win ...1 th e Sccrcturv of St at c a s follows: "Ministers desire nuGo ver nm ent th ori ty to l',;list special m en ser-vice abroad b y la nd an d ac ti on. sea. Min isters un dertake to raise force of Xa v al R eserve

by October 31st to 1000 efficient nu-n available fur naval service abroad for one year and arc willing to me...-t a ll local expense.

Several hundred with efficient local brigade training offer for enlistment

for land service abroad. Believe that 500 could be enlisted within on e month. Propose to induce serviceable mcn between 18 and 35 years to enroll themselves in training for home defense wherever corps instructors arc available. These will fonn material for further drafts." On the following day the Secretary of State replied to Governor Davidson : "Your telegram of August gth. His Majesty's Government gladly avail themselves of ofIer of your Government to raise troops for land service abroad.

Will telegraph later as to Xaval Reserve." For the purpose of making good our offer, a preliminary meeting was held on the afternoon of the tenth of August in the Executive Council Chamber, and was presided over by the Prime Minister, Sir E. P. Morris. Besides the Prime Minister there were present at that ml.'eting the Colonial Secretary, .:\lr. J. R. Bennett; Licutonnnt-Comrnunder MacDermott of the H . .:\1. S. Calypso; Inspector General Sullivan; Captain Wakt>fieid, ;\1. D., of the Legion of Frontiersmen; Major Hutchings of the Methodist Guards' Brigade; Lieutenant-Colonel Rendell of the Church Lads' Uriga(k; LieutenantColonel Patterson of the Highlanders; Major Carty of the Catholic Cadet Corps; Captain Goodridge and Captain J. W . .:\[orris of the Rifle Club, On Wednesday night, August 12, a public patriotic meeting was held in the C. L. B. Annory, the purpose of which, as stated by Sir E. P. Morris (now Lord Morris), was to endorse what the Oovornmcut had already decided on. The enthusiasm of the meeting left no doubt that the public cndorsation of the Government's action was unanimous During the following week patriotic meetings were held for the purpose of getting together an efficient organization that would be responsible for the immediate development of a military force, The public spirit ran high. While public excitement, and, in consequence, confusion, would have been more pronounced, the spirit of unselfish patriotism and of resistance of a brutal and militaristic enemy could not have been greater if the enemy were at the entrance of Saint John's harbor. On August 21, a proclamation was issued by the Governor-in-Council calling for 500 volunteers. If the patriotic meeting of the twelfth lacked anylhing in the way of demonstrating the public endorsation of the Government's action that was unquestionably supplied by the public response during the days immediately following the issuing of the proclamation. By the thirty-first of August over 500 had offered their services, mostly from the stores and offices of the Capital City . It is significant that considerably more than half of these hailed from the city brigades. On September J, the second day of the Legislative Session, Governor David-

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produced 4 Commissioned Officers, 1 Warrant Officer ( 1st class ), 1 Warrant Officer (2 nd da.. ), 3 Sergeams, I Ptivate.

The ac tion which had already been taken by the Governor-ill-Council receive d th e nece ssar y legislative san ction by the enactment on Scptcrn ber 4 by the General Assembly , which met on Sept ember th e second , and was again prorogued on the seventh of "A:-i ACT RESPECTI:-iG Page Tu't'nly-one

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A \'OLU~T EER FORCE 1:'\ THIS COLOXY:' Section I of the Act provided, that : "The Governor may accept the services of an y persons desirous of hdng formed under this Act into a volunteer corps awl ntll'ring their scrdet:s, and upon such acceptance Fir st War Legi slation. t he propose-d corps shall 1)1'deemed to be la wfully Iorrnod " Section.') provided that: "Volunteers shall Ill' enlisted for service abroad and {or home defence a/1:ainst the alien enemies of the King. Every volunteer shall sign a roll in which the conditions

1".X'O VIEWS OF PLEASANTVI LLE MILITA RY CA MPS, SEPTEMBER, 1914

of his service shall he stated. :\'0 person shall be enlisted for a longer period than the duration of the war, but not exceeding one year" It was the general opinion at that time that one year would cover the period for which military service would be required, hut we shall later see that re-enlistment became necessary while the volunteer force was still in training" in England and at ;1 time when men of the type of the Xewfoundland force were badly needed to roinforco the troops that wereoperating against the Turks on the Gallipoli Peninsula.

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The month of September .....as spent in the rudiments of military training in Saint John's. The scene created bv the hasulv constructed militarv camps at Pleasantville ....;11 for many years remain fresh in the memories of the peop le of the Capital City" It was an entirely ne ..... scene, an d one

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of immense im po rtance. The uniform s worn by t he first vol un teen: speak ad cq unn-l y of Xcwf ou ndl and 's mi litary preparedness in peace t imes . Thcv remind one of a famous utterance bv an American statesman when was 0JlP.. e. sing any increase in the ~ilitarr forces of the United States. "If a foreign foe should invade our shores," he said,

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"a million of us would rush to the shore and push them into the sea."

Fortunately it was not the uniforms that counted, but the same high spirit of patriotism and courage that carried the Xewfoundland R egiment through a glorious record. Xo small amount of credit is due Lieu tenantColone l Franklin whoso untiring efforts contributed so largely to the success of the initial steps in the formation of the Xewfoundland Battalion.

H e gave up his successful business, and devoted his entire energy and attention to the training of the first contingent.

On the fourth of October, the first contingent of the land force that was to represent Newfoundland in the Allies' struggle against Central Europe sot out for England on the H. :\1. S. PlorFirst Contingent embarked izcl. The even t was one which, in point for England. of military importance and demonstrated nationul patriotism, was without parallel in Xcwfoundland history. In aOS\\Tr to the call of the Mother Country her Oldest Colony bad spoken in no uncertain terms. The voice of the country was loud and cle-ar, ami at no time (luring the struggle, 110t cvrn when the hardest blow was met at Beaumont Hamel, can there be said

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to have boon a note of unccrtaintv or faintheartedness. \rhatever doubt there may have been as to the \d~'>dom of the method of raising men, the fad that men were to he raised was pructicullv unquestioned. even in the more isolated parts where the supreme importance of the situation

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was not fullv realized and hence the spir-it of national patriotism not so fullyarousc(i. Voluntary enlistment may have been reg-anl('ll as a plausible method during the first months of the war when it was almost ununimouslv believed that the war would be of short duration, but after Lord Kitch,';'''''' famous prediction it must have been apparent to the erdight-

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method, though more d ifficult to operate and less tasteful to tho politician would have been selective conscription. :\0 sentimental argument shou ld stand in the way of cfficicncv and fairness. The United States did not for one moment question the loyalt y and patriotism of her subjccts, though she had scarcely declared war on the Central Powers before she announced a plan of selective conscriptio n. Politi cal expediency, especia lly when internationa l or in ter colonial qu es tions are involved, is a menace to t he riJ':"ht cond uct of any country . At th e mom ent that this ch apt er is !x'in g wri tt en the United States ar c placing t heir own sincerity, and, indeed, t heir whole nati onal reputation, at sta ke by declinin g t o suppo r t or mak e a ny pronouncement on the I..ca/...u e of Xutions, t hough they th emselves brou ght in th e plan to forever pr event t he hor ribl eness (11111 inhumanit y of moder n war s.

Political e xped iency vers us nati onal and in terna tional in te rests, nml in all such ca ses th e forme r gene rally wins. T he point is wor th y of notice here only because it invol ves a ve ry important principle affect ing t he cond uct of our own Govern ment while t he quest ion of maintaining a battalion in the field was persistently asking for a non -political solut ion.

Our concern here. however. is not the particular method adopted for raising and maintaining a battalion, but to chronicle bridly the military operations of our Battalion with its splendid record of heroism and ability. ~ Ion' than ten months were spent at Salisbury Plain, For t GeoTJ:e ncar Invern ess . Stobs Camp ncar H awick and finally at Aldl'TShot in intensive military training, during which time several other drafts were sent over seas which brought the Regimen t up to full battalion strength, It \\;11be romernbercd that volunteers were first accepted for a period of OIlC year, but at Alders hot , w here the last da ys of training were spent, upon being given the alternatives, whe n reviewed by His ~ lajl'Sty the K ing and Lord Kitchcncr, of ret urning home or en lis ting for t he period of the war pract ically eve ry ma n accepted t he la tter alte rnative.

It was on th e same da y, in the early part of Au gu st , th at Lord Kit ehener made the pronouncement t hat t he X cwfou ndlundcrs wer e just the m en he wanted for Gallipoli, and a week later. on th e sevent eent h Sele cted for of Au gust , they were informed that on t hat same night the y Gallipoli. would emb ar k for t he Dardanelles, Th e order wen t into effect. and ea rly nex t mo rn ing the R egiment detrained at Deven por t and marched on boar d the conve rted cru iser, "1fegantic,"* â&#x20AC;˘ Sa' E xt ra ct s frum th... diary ,,( the late L if.-ut . O. W, Sh'Cle at the end of thill c'lapl.". for dl"~ails.

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wh ich was to take them to Alexandria. At Ale llandr ia the R egimen t entrained for Cairo, and on arrival there marched int o camp at Heliopolis, on the desert about a mile from Cairo. T he stay at Cairo was brief. only a few days, and the R<'l,-iment proceeded to Mudros [Mudros had been selected as a subsidiary base of the .\lIies), in Lcrnnos, from which port it arrived at Suvla shortly after 9 o'clock in the evening of Scptemb...r 19.

Before euntinuing- to tr ace the operations of th e Newf oundlan d R egiment it is necessa ry that we understand something of the stage of the Gallipcli campaign when our Batt alion arrived Stag e of the there, and the conditions under whic-h it was Gallipoli Campaign . fought by the Allied troops. .-\S stated above. th e port of Xl udros. in the historic Islan d of Lemnos , about fifty mill'S from Galtip oli, was selecte d as a neces sar y subsidiary base. M ud ros , as far as fncilitntinjr the camp aign or being in any way beneficial to the Allied forces was concerned, was scarcely more than a safe anchorage. Quantities of stores, such as ammunition and fuel for the ships engaged, could with great difficulty be stored there, but no suppl ies for the troops or the battleships could be purchased there, T he Island produces comparatively little of w hat is consu med hy its own sma ll pop ting, ulation. Neit her did it otTt- r any faci lit ies for loa ding or Ilischarj., so that the work of storing supplies of anything like the quantity required involved an enormous amount of incessant and strenuous toil. At GallipoJi this situation was aggravated and intensified by the fact that the work had to be done under the fire of the enemy's guns. Whrn a large Bri ti sh transport crossed the English Channel wi t h a loa d o f shells an d big guns she pull ed alongside a comm odious pier in a French port, and her cargo was ra pidly d ischa rged by the use of powerf u l cranes, with comparatively little manual labo r and out of the reach and sound of enemy guns. At Gallipoli ships' derricks were used for taking the cargoes from the decks and the holes of ships , Lut there the labor-saving devices of scientific inv ention ended and incessant, arduous toil bega n, Onl y the troops who act ua lly did the work can fully understand th e diffk-ul tic s an d the ha rdships, Proba bly , howeve r, the greatest difficul t y, failure in which caused the greatest demoralization and enervation among the troops, was in keeping on hand an adequate supply of fresh water to relieve the scorching thirst of a whole army. The strip of land occupied by the Allied troops offered no fresh water that cou ld with safety be utilized.

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500 miles . T he quantity needed was 80 tons a day. without fresh wate r in t he scorching heat of a G allipoli summer's day, living on a salt meat diet, while engaged in t he most strenuous Iahor,~arrying- heavy packs and getting- large pieces of machinery up trackless hills,-and all unde r the fire of the enemy's guns, created a hardship and mental strain which only the men who act ua lly did it can e..:('f fully appreciate It was in the face of these difficulties and others of scarcely less magnitude that the Gallipol i campaign was carried on from April 25, 1915, when the first land ing was effected, until t he first days of 1916 . The fighting during- May , J u ne, J uly and the first part of August was very severe, and costly in human life. Xot only, however, was the Gcnnan boast that the Allied t roo ps would not land settled for all time, but great successes were achieved an d possession taken of a considerable portion of the Peninsula. T he recor d is one of glorious sacrifice and unsurpassablc courag-e. T he Allied offensive terminated with the failure of the thrust at Sari Bnir , August et h-toth. It failed throug-h lack of sufficient men and water. Th e five davs' bat tl e on a front of twelve miles had cost the Allies almost a qoarterof the ir enti re Ga11ipoli army . Fift y thousand men, with large quantit ies of food and ammunition supplies would be required for another attack. It was decided that these should not he sent, and after seve ral thru sts during the latte r clays of August the fighting on both sides settled do wn into trench warfa re.

This, then, is the sit uation bot h as regards the nature and the stage of the Gallipo li campaign, when, in the early morning of September 20, the N ewfoun dl an d R egim ent land ed on the beach Regiment Landed at Suvla, a nd was shelled for the firs t time hy the at Suvla. enemy . Th e beac h was piled high with ammunition, san d hags, large an d smal l guns and innumerable other things that go to m ake up the equipment of an army. The ground inland was very hilly an d in some places set with steep cli.ts, and as our men moved off in th is direction in sma ll platoons the Turkish shel l fire became heavier. One officer and eight men of other ranks were wounded during the first day. As night came on, under COVl'r of darkness, our Regiment marched to ward the trenches, abo ut four miles distant, A Company taking a posit ion in the support trenches. Each day a new company went into the support trenches. and 011 the 24th A and B Com panies relieved the Wo rces ter an d H am pshire R egim ent s respectively.

T hese two regiments wit h the K ing's Own Scottish Bordcrers and now the Newfoundlanders const it ute d the 88th Brigade, and formed part of Sir Pate Thirty-Ihree

THE LAND OP ERATIONS OS GALLIPOLI

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The Xew Zealanders and the 88th Brigade were the principal attacking parties in the great effort of August 6th- 10th for the all important hill. Sa ri Bair.

T hey won th eir objective, hu t t he troops that relie ved them were attacked by an overwhelming fOIT(>, and the hi ll was lost , not to be retaken during the Gallipoti campaign of 19 15. T he trenches no..... held by the 88th Brigade w ere at the bottom of a series of several promontories which lay in front of Sari Bail'. The promontories ranged from 2.')0 to 600 feet in height, and Sari nai f stood majestically in the background about 900 feet high.

On September 28 t he Turks tried several times to take the position held by t he Nl路w fou ndlan dc rs. Th eir attempts cost them heavy losses and en ded in com plet e failures. In order to make any advance in t his area the Turks had to rise ove r the crest of the nearest ridge, about yards away. Their plan was to attack in mass formatjon, but as they appeared on the crest of the ridge they were subject to a terrific rain of shells from the ships in the Bay and the batteries at Suvla. The Xewfocndland Regiment stood to arms for several hours. They expected at any moment the order to advance an d eng-age the enemy, or to have to ward ofTa strongenemy attack. Alt hough t he Turks did make an attempt to advance, an d in great strength, so accurate an d dest ructi ve was the work of our ships and artillery that comparatively few of the enemy were left to be held up by rifle fire. :-\0 casualties were suffered by our men.

Practically no attempt was made by the enemy after this time to take the position held by the Xcwfouudland Regimen t , and life at Gallipoli became monotonous and fu ll of rou tine. The whole experience was a com plete disa ppointment to our men . T hey went to fight the Turks, but, as we have seen, the Allied offensive at Gallipoli was over more than a month before the Xewfoundland Regim en t arrived there. But it mus t not be concluded that th e soldier's life at Gallipoli from. this time until evacuation was mere pla y . Quite to the contrary; conditions brought about by oth er enemies were far worse than the Turks were capable of creating by military activity. Dysentery and enteric Dysentery and spread with am azing rupidi t.y an d play ed havoc with the Enteric, enti re forces. In front of t he trenches held by ou r men were the corpses of hundreds of the enemy. Cluuds of flies swarmed OWl' these as they decayed in the sweltering- heat of the day.

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very fine sand. apart from any disease germs carried by it, was claimed to be responsible for much of the dysentery, Available hospitals at Alexandria, Cairo, and other places were filled with men suffering from dysentery and enteric, and, as will be seen from the records of the "FIRST FI\"E HL":\DRED," mum' of our men were invalided to hospitals, some going to England. . The vitality of the entire army was lowered. Few escaped the disc....se entirely, and many dim from its effects.

Apart from the haunts of disease an d extreme thirst, lif(~ was scarcely more than a daily routine. T her e was some shell ing every day and every night, especially when either side showed unusual activity. :\Iuchine gun and rifle fire formed part of the daily and niphtly program; but the most effective activity on the part of the enemy was sniping. Eve ry possible nook or place of any kim l in which they could concoul themselves was inhabited by Turkish snipers. Specially did they watch with great \·i).,'i.lance any place where drinking water could be ohtninod, so that any of our men who attempted to relieve their maddening thirst was shot down by cleverly hidden snipers. One writer, rderring to the Xewfoundland Regiment, says: "The soldiers had come expecting to find war a life of excitement. They found it, on the contrary, duller than the most dreary spells of lonely life in the hack woods of their own island. • • • The- heat, the bard work, the flies, the thirst, and the intermittent shelling combined to tax the nerves and temper of the men to the full." Dullness. however, in the outport settlements oi Xewfoundland, has no resemblance. not even in the matter of degree. to the experience of our men at Gallipoli It was dull only in the sense that there was no severe fighting. Disease and deprivations created hardships that were too great for human strength.

As an indication of how the ranks became depleted, Sickness Caused although the Regiment sustained comparatively Many Casualties. few casualties from the activities of the Turks, up to October 11 only half of the Regiment was in the front line at one time, and its place was taken afte r six or seven days by the other half. From that date it was no longer possible to make such a division. The whole Regi ment went in together, with the time of relie f always very unce rt ain. Usually, howeve r, the period during which they were in the front line trenches was double what it had previously been.

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for the purpose of finding- out what the Turks were doing, patrol parties would go out into :'\0 Man's Land every night.

One of these patrols had a trying experience. On the night of Xovcmbel' 4, a patrol sent out under Lieutenant ] . .J. Donnelly occupied a ridge midway between the trenches occupied by the enemy and those held hy our men.

F rom this ridgl' the Turks had been t,,;ving trouble every night for some time. The patrol had scarcely reached the ridge before it was opposed by the enemy who outnumbered our men 1'111' by about seven to one. sound of the firing from the ridge indicated to the Commanding Officer that our patrol was being attacked, and, suspecting that it was greatly outnumbered by the enemy. he immediately desputchcd six men under Lie utenant Ross and Sergeant Greene to reinforce the patrol.

As this small party was slowly making its way ncross Xo xtan's Land it cncountercd a brge party of Turks who were rapidly surroundCAPTAIN DONNELLY. ing our men who were holding the ridge. in the ski rmish that followed only Sergeant. Greene and Private H ynes escaped without being wounded The coolness, resou rcefulness and courage with which these two men Two Hero ic ma naged the situation could not be surpassed by soldiers Parties. of many years active warfare experience. Uy their rapid fire at close range they completely deceived the Turks who greatly exceeded them in numbers. The enemy finally retired to his own trenches, and the attempt to surround our original patrol was Page Thirly-eighl

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compl etely foiled. T his timely aid enabled Lieutenant Donnelly and hi" men to hold th e ridge all night, although every man in the party had been wounded, some several times. On the following- da y the R egim ent advance d it s front tine to the ridge that had been so nobly held by the two small patrols . and placed machine guns in commanding: positions. T his rid g-e was aft erward most appropriately catted Caribou Hill. The name will for many years linger in the minds of Newfoundlanders, and \\;11 recall the true soldierly qualities of the Newfoundland troops who fought at Galli poli .

Of t hese two patrols, three men were awarded decorations for their skill, coolness and courage in ext reme dang-er. T he official statement of the London Gazette is as follows: "The Military Cross was awarded to Lieutenant J. J. Donnell y for conspicuous gallantry and determination on the night of the fourth-fifth of November, 1915, on the Gallipoli Peninsula . He occupicd with eight men a knoll to which our firing line was extended the next day. By his coolness and skill in hand ling hissmatl party, which was reduced to five by casualties, he repelled several de term ined T ur kish bomb and rifle attacks on his front and flanks, and held his own during the night."

"The Distinguished Conduct Medal was awarded to Sergeant Greene and Pri va te H ynes under the following circumstances : 266 Sergeant W. 11.

Greene, First Newfoundland LIEUTENANT W. M. G REENE. R egiment . For conspicuous gallantry on the night of the four th-fifth of November, 1915, on the Gallipoli Peninsula . With an Officer and six men he led the way in front of our advanced line in order to supPale F.fy

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port a party of his Regim ent which was being heavily attacked anti likely to he surrounded. The enemy were encountered at close range, and, when the Officer and two men had been wounded, Sergeant Greene took command, drove olI the T UTh and brought in the wounded."

"807 Private R . E. Hynes, First Newfoundland Regiment . For conspicuous gallantry on the night of the fourth -fifth of November, 1915, on the (Iallipoli Peninsula . With an Officer and six men he attacked superior numbers of Turks, who were attempting to surround a small post.

In spite of heavy casualties on our side, Private H yn es kept up rapid fire at close range, which resu lted in the Turks abandoning their enterprise, and enabled his party to bring in the wounded."

The following three weeks were spent in comparative quiet along the section of the line held by the Newfoundland Regiment. The T urks were unable to carry out their nightly sniping raids as fonnerly, and there was a marked diminution in the casualties sustained by our mcn. Soon, however, the T urks were to he temporarily replaced by a much more powerful and destructive enemy. From November 26th to 28th, followingOil the heels of the decis ion to evacuate the Gallipoli Peninsula, an indescribable blizzar d swept the entire Peninsula, falling with its crudest violence in the Suvla region. The 26th, when the Newfoundlanders had already been in the trenches twelve days without relief, began as a bitter cold day, with a northeasterly wind augmentinl~ A Disastrous Storm. its severity. In the afternoon the wind grew much stronger, assuming th e proportions of a gale, with heavy sleet. The wind continued to strengthen, and in the evening was accompanied by thunder and a violent downpour of rain.

It is impossible to describe adequately the conditions caused by the rain.

The Suvla area is thickly set with abrupt slopes, and in a few hours the water was rushing over these with a force that threatened to carry everything before it. So suddenly were the trenches turned into rushing: rivers that the men had to jump from them, leaving: food, trench coats and rifles behind them. In trenches that were at all tenable men were standing waist high in water.

Parapets caved in and whole trench systems were ....-iped out. During j.he night of the 26th-27th the rain turned into sleet, which came down with a cutting force. T he mud became frozen, and the biting, northerly wind increased, striking with a vicious force the drenched troops, who were without overcoats or food.

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from becoming severely frost-bitten. On the 28th the storm reached its climax. The northerly wind became colder, and a blinding snow storm prevailed the greater part of the day. To the men in the trenches it seemed as though the storm would never cease, and that the whole ann)' would be wiped out. As is very often the case, the storm was at its worst just before the calm. When, on the 29th, the storm abated, the ever famous T went y-ninth Division, of which the Xewfoundland Regiment fonned a part, had lost two-thirds of its strength. The British had suffered 30,000 casualties, of whom 10,000 were unfit for further Newfoundlanders Stood service. It must be placed to the credit of the Test Well , the Newfoundland Regiment that it stood th e terrible ordeal with a physical rcsourc..'dulness and courage that was without parallel in the whole ann)'. The severe winter weather of our own climate had provided our men with a physical adaptability that could hardly be expected of office clerks from the city of London, and only when they were so frost-bitten that they were unable to walk did they give themselves over to the field hospital. The Regiment had suffered heavily. but not so heavily as most other units. Reinforcemcnts which arrived from England on the first of December brought the strength of the Regiment up to 400.

It is almost impossible to imal-,'ine that such a disastrous storm. which had caused so much sufferin,o:: and so many deaths, could have any good result. Rut one effect of the storm was One Good Result of Stann. welcomed by the entire army. The dysentery, which, for several months, had taken close on a thousand victims a day, stopped immediately. and was no longer a cause of casualties.

There can be little doubt that the storm also hastened the evacuation.

T he season was getting late. and there was grave danger that severe weather would continue for several months.

Evacuation Hastened. The coast is very rugged and unsheltered, and if the weather continued stormy the ships would be prevented from landing supplies and the troops would be unable to leave the Peninsula. It was a strong warning, and the warning was taken seriously. Preparations for the evacuation were immediately started, and were rushed with all possible speed. ~ umcrous devices were rigged up to deceive the Turks, and evidently the devices were entirely successful.

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to the beach, except two Officers, Captain Her bert Rend ell and Lieu te na nt Cecil B. Clift, an d 30 men. T hese were left behind for th e pu rpose of keeping up a desulto ry rifle fire du ring the night and doin g final necessary work in connec t ion with t he plans for prcnmting t he T urks from It~arni n g of t he ev acuati on . The position that the y held was an l'xcl't"C lingly da ngerous one. It mean t that th ese two Officers an d 30 men stood for six hours an d a ha lf, from 7 p. m . unti l 1:30 a. m. when they also sta rted for the beach, bet .....een the main body of the Rl'hol.ment and t he T ur ks.

If they had been attacked by the Turks during the first hour or two t hey would have had to hold them up until t he last man of t he 32 was killed.

It was a position of tremendous responsibility. and reflects great cred it upon the hiJ.:hesteem in which thc two Officers and the 30 men of the Xe.....s foundland R~mcnt were held.

Before midnight the .....hole Regi ment had been transferred to the shipexcept the men who formed the renrguard .....ho .....l'TCtaken off just before day light the following morning. It is indica ti ve of how well the plans had been laid and how well they Wt'TC carried out that not a single casua lty OCCUI"n't1 amongst th e entire Regi ment . On the mornin g of t he 20th , Battalion Head quarters and mos t of the Regimen t , ahou t 480 alto geth er , were landed at Imbros, a nd t he rem ainder were lan d....1 a t Mudros.

It was the ge neral hope t hat Christmas would bo spent in peace. Lilt t hc Gallipol i campaign was not over Jor the Xcwtoundland R egiment . On the eve ning uf Decem ber those who had bee n landed Cape Hene s. at Imbros again found themselves on the way to the Gallipoli Peni nsula , this time to Cape Hellos. T he)' landed at I Ielles ear ly the following morning, an d were joined on the 24th by those who had landed at 11udros . T he Xcwfoun dland Rl'gimm t took over the work of a Greek Labour Corps, which numbered about twice as many as the R egiment contained at this time. Their work consisted chiefly of building roads and bri dges , and later of bu ilding piers and loading lighte rs with the war material which was being tra nsferred to the ships in prepa rati on for t he evacuation of Cape B elles. Th e qua rters which the Regi men t had to occu py were those vacated by the Greeks onl y the previ ous da y, and were both crnm pcd and filth y. Th e stay at I Iellca, though a t all tim es exceedingl y dangerous, the positio n being slu-lkxl d ay and night , was destin ed not to be a long one. On J anuar y 4, a party consisting of one Officer and 30 men of ot her ranks, most of whom were sick or had been wound ed, were ta ken {rom the Peninsula. Another party, numbering about 90 of all ranks left on t he 6th,

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and during the night of the 8th and the early morning of the 9th, the remainder of the Newfoundland Regiment acted as the rearguurd to the last troops to leave Cape H ellos, and saw the last of the unfortunate Gallipoli campaign. Captain Herbert Rendell and Captain Joe Xunns with four men of other ranks of the Newfoundland Re~ment were the last of the Allied troops to push away from the side of the old "River Clyde," which had been beached there on the first day of the landing on the Peninsula to serve as a sort of pier.

Our Regiment consisted of 1050 Officers and men of other ranks when it left England for the Gallipoli Peninsula . Of these, 933 reached Suvla.

Of the remaining 127, some had been taken for other duties but most of them had become unfit for military ser-vice because of sickness. The Regiment sustained 39 deaths in action and from disease. and 76 casualties from wounds. The casualties brought about by disease and the storm of November 26-28 were SOgreat that less than half of the Regiment was left to take part in the evacuation of Suvla.

No unit which took part in the Gallipoli campaign was more appreciated or " received greater praise than the XewCommander Praised foundland Regiment. In this connection, Newfoundland Battalion. a letter written to Governor Davidson by Brigadier-General Cayley, who commanded the 88th Brigade, is a litting conclusion to this chapter. " I loci sure that you and the people of Newfoundland will he anxious to hear of the doings of their contingent since they have been on active service. As you doubtless know, the Regiment landed at Suvla in the Gallipoli Peninsula in September, and W('TC attached to the 88th Brigade of the 29th Division, which Brigade I have the honor to command.

"The Brigade was holding trenches very close to the Turks on the left centre of the line. The Newfoundland Regiment was at first in reserve.

Whilst in reserve all officers and the different companies were sent up to the trenches and attached to the regiments in warfare. All ranks were remarkably quick in picking up all there was to be learnt, and their h-enness was very noticeable. The result was that after a very short time they took over part of the firing line as a separate unit. There was no big operation, but small enterprises were frequently on loot, and in all they had to do, the Regiment continually showed a splendid spirit of readiness and resource. I especially recall incidents of the nights of November 4- and 5, when we advanced a part of our line . I detailed them for this work, and it was admirably carried out, all who took part showing the highest courage and determination in face of very severe opposition.

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"Then again. in the evacuation of Suvla and Hellos operations, of which the success depended entirely upon the steadiness and discipline of the troops taking' pa rt, their share in these extremely anxious movements was most admirably performed.

"It has been the J,'TCutcsthon or and pleasure to me to have t hese gallant fellows in my hril-:(ul(~. whose tr ad itio ns they have most wort hily upheld, Their fellow-countrymen ha ve eve ry reason to he pro ud of them on t heir doings, T heir casualties have lK'CII many frum bulle ts IUlII sickness.

Extracts from the diary of the late Lieutena nt Owen W . Steele of the First Xewfonndlnnd Regiment. T hese extracts cover the period from August 20. 19 15, the date of leaving England for the Gallipoli Peninsula. to March 22. 1916. when the Regiment disembarked at Marseilles.

.-lugusl ZO, 19 1.' . 011 hoa,d t'aill, IS a. rtl. From 6 a. m. to 5 p. m. (men's tea time), the officers haw been constantly busy, getting their men fitted out with dozens of various necessities for the front. They have been issued 'lith new boots (better quality than previously), new uniforms (Khaki Drill, light in weight and color), and helmets. Their stocks of the following were also completed :---socks, shirts, underclothing, housewives, canteens, water bottles.c--in fact, twenty-five or thirty other items. Sometimes we .....ere compelled to work after tea. T hen what spare time I had I endeavored to get the mess books done up. How ever, I finished and got clear of them yesterday at lunch time-and am not sorry.

We " fell in" las t night at 9 o'clock, marched to t he station a nd left Alde rsh c t at 11:20 p. m.: t ha t is, C and D Compnnica. for A a nd 8 lef t an hour before.

T he new uniform s, boots an d helme ts are not IX'ing worn just yet, bu t have been all packe...1 in bo xes . T he officers have had to get a lot of new eq uipmen t also, hut have ha d to pay for it themselves. Our new uniforms PaCt FIffJ,.si.%

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All/tus t ZOo I QI5 . On board S. S. " .Ueg.mlic" 5 p. m. Th is is just a final word before we go. We arc on boar d the Whi te Stn r Liner " :-O h'g a ntic" (15.000 ton s) a nd a re a ll read y to go, am ! ma y do so a ny minute, but expect she will lea ve about 6 p- m. We are ha vin g a wars hip go wit h us an d two des t ro yers for a period of twelve hours. I think we sha ll he a bou t a fortnight on the .....atcr. but \\;11 be a thousand times more comfortable than on the "Florizel." The "A rabic ," which was.. torpedoed yesterday, is of the same line .

Thursd ay • ..IU/iust 1(i, /9/ 5. Arr ived off :\I alta at I l.-lO a. m . an d had to st and b y and a wa it order-s hu t keep moving. At noon we commenced to J.?:o into Vule tt a (capi ta l of M alt a ) , and J.?:ot to our ber th a t 1 p . m.

At 4 p. m. officers were allo wc..1 to go on shore unt il 6 p . m. I ..... ent ashore with (Ieruld Harve y, and, on mee ting Bu tler an d Win de lcr , .....e hired a carriage and w ent for an hou r an d a halfs ride. Saw the Governor' s house and walked through the Marin e Gardens. Mal ta is of vcrv Eas te rn sty le. .

Wen t aboard at 6 p. m . an d foun d th at we could remain until l l p. m ., so went ashore again . Had di nne r an d then went to a sma ll t hea t re an d was o n board at I I p. m . Wea ther , fine a nd warm.

Friday, Augllst 27. 1915. Le ft '-I al ta for Isla nd of Lemnos at 7 a. m.

Sunda y , August 29, / QI5 . •\ rri \"l'(1 at :\Iutlros, Isla nd of Lcmnos. at l ,30 a. m. and anchored. xt o ved into one of the very small harbors at 10.30 a. m. and anchored again to await orders. Ha ving rece ived orders we left for Ale xa ndria at 6.30 p . m . T hroug h some bun gling a t :-Olalta we had been se nt to Lcm nos by mistake.

Tuesday, All gusl 31, 1915. Arri ved at Alexa ndria at 2 p. m . • • •

.\I cmday, S,PInrfbt'r 13, 1915. Parade at 6 a. m . for inspection hy General and his Staff, which lasted two hours .

All the men 's equipment, an d what not required of officers, i.. taken by the T ra nsport to Abbass ia Siding, ready for shipment to Ale xa nd ria, as t he Ba t tal ion is und er orders to embark from t here tom orro w for an un kn own destination.

Tuesday, September 14, 1915. Reveille was at 4 a . rn., for we ha d to prepare for two companies to leave at 6.30. Rema ining two companies left at '.3O a. m. '-Iy company was in the latter" two, an d we left Abbassia Siding at 9.30 a. m.. arriving at Ale xan dria about J p. m. ~ Iy platoon did not get on bcerd steamer until a bou t 5 p . m .

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Our steamer was a very poor on e-the "Ansonia .' a four years old purchase of th e Cunard Line. Our camp nei ghbors-the London Regiment--{Reser-vcs) were also on board. We left Alexandria at 6.30 p. m .

Saturday, S tptf'mlvr 18, t915 . We are going to Suvla and sha ll land on the beach. We shall then probably march about a mile and a half to the Reserve Trenches, and after a few days shall watch our chance to get up to the firing line .

We have had a wry good time all along so far, but we all know that the hardest 14'1rt has now to come. The place when' we are to land is shelled all day long. and the last Division which was sent there lost 1200 men and J6 officers the first. day, and that without having fired a shot or SL...-n a single Turk, so we have heard Sunday, Sepltlllbf:r 19, 1915. This moming was spent in continuing disembarking preparations.

At 3 fl. m . we transferred to the small steamer "Prince Abbas" (a bou t the size of th e "Fiona" ), and 11;'/t for Suvla nay at 3.30 p . m.. where we arr-ived at 9.30 p . m . After an hour or more landing, b y means of lighters, was comm enced . I was in the last load which left the ship about 12.30 (mi dnight).

â&#x20AC;˘\fonday, S tptnrtber lO , 1915. Left th e " Pri nce AhOOs" and boarded a lil{hter at 12.."\0 a . m. After reaching the landing sta ge, owing to the unhandiness of the lighte rs , it took two hours to berth us .

Landed about 3 a . m . and after Conning up were led by the Lanning Officer to our " Dug Ou ts " for the night. amid clouds of sand. just like a .foundland sno w sto rm.

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Our "Dug Outs" are simply holes dug into the jZTOUIld and have no covering. We rolled ourselves in our blankets and slept as well as we could, for it was bitterly cold .

Got up at 6 a. m ., having had two hours sleep. We were shelled by the Turks for an hour, from R to 9 a. m., from a distance of seven or eight miles. We had SOffi t' fourteen casualties. including the Adjutant, Capt.

Rendell, who wa s, during the day. sent hack to Mudros. Fortunutclv no one was kilh ...1. Harvey, KniKht and I had narrow escapes when having breakfast: a shell burst not ten yards from us, shra pnel falling all around us.

During the da y we moved behind a hill to be shclterc...1 from the enemy's guns. as we were on the side of a hill facing them.

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C. O. in the side of the rux-k-c-not. seriously though. They claim they eventually got him , too.

When Lieutenant Ross wont out with his men, whilst Ruing along a small gullev. he came in contact with a small party who challenged them, saying "Who goes tberc "' to w hich Lieut. Ross replied "Xcwfoundlanders."

The Turking party, for such it was. then said "Newfoundlandcrs ; Allah, Allah iI Allah!" (or something similar w hich they use as a battle cry), and then commenced firing. Our party, of course, returned the firing w hich continued for quite a while. Our party then returned. for Lieut.

Ross and three of his men .....ere .....oundcd. Lieut. Ross was wounded in the ann. but the most serious was Joe Xlurphy of Mundy's Pund. He got struck by a couple of builds and a hand-bomb. Lieut. Ross said large reinforcements would be needed to hold the post, in case the Turks endeavored to obtain it. Xo reinforcements were sent out that night. for no one knew exactly ..... here to locate the post, nor did they know whether the first part)". Lieutenant Donnelly's party, was U. K. or not.

After midnight everything was normal again.

Friday, November 5, 1915. Early this morning- Lieu t. Donnelly returned with the information that he and his party W('fC O. K.. excepting for two men who wore slightly wounded.

It was then decided to place about thirty men with :\'. C. Os. in the post. This was done later in the day. Captain Rowsell, accompanied by Lieut. Rendell, going in charge.

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Salurda)', December 4. 1915. Well, today is just a week after the "Flood," and things arc now almost normal again. There is still a lot of work to be done in the way of dearing and cleaning up the trenches and making repairs.

Our Regiment is stated to have come out of the affair the most satisfactorily by far. Of course. some Regiments or Battalions were not very inconvenienced by the storm. such as the Essex, who were on our lett for they were higher up on the hill. We g-ot it very badly indeed, as did also the rest of the xxth Brigade who were on our right. that is, the \\'orccstcrs, the Hunts, ami the Londons. The latter three lost some hundred men by death from exposure during the couple days frost that followed the flood. They had several hundred sent to hospital with frost-burnt fcct, sickness, etc. One of the Worcester Officers told me four days after the storm that he had, the previous day , been down to the mock House (about a mile to our right) in the lines held by the 86th Brigade, where he had SI.'C1l many men lying dead in the trenches and being walked over.

He also saw fully thirty men sitting up on the firing steps, exactly as they were at the time of the storm. frozen to deeth. There was so much to do in dearing away and burying the dead that tbcsc bodies had not yet been attended to. He said it was a very gruesome sight indeed, as wa..s another sight he had seen. We had recently built some winter Dug-Outs, made to hold about eight men lying down . Well, an Officer of one of the xsth Brigade Battalions had evidently gone into one of these and taken some men with him to the number of about thirty. These Dug-Outs arc without roofs, being unfinished, so the result was that the Officer and every man froze to death. Another Ofiicer toll} me he was standing in the doorway of his Dug-Out, when he saw in the river of water flowing just outside the trench, two dead mules, one live mule, two dead Turks and many boxes and large pieces of debris pass down together.

On the night of the flood, the water in our support trenches and in the firing line was three feet deep nearly eve rywhere, and in many places me n had to walk in water up to their waists. Everyone, of course was wet to the skin, and a means of drying one's clothes was out of the question.

Then when the frost came it tried us all to the limit and all suffered severely, but thanks to the general hardiness of Newfoundlanders not one death resulted in our Battalion, and I know there were very few Bat ta lions, indeed, around here which could say that. Of course, sleeping for the majority was out of the question, for many of the men had lost their blankets and rubber sheets, and quite a few had even lost their great

coats. Fires were made without any thought being given to the fact that we were showing our exact position to the Turks; hut the Officers were worse olI than we, and they also had fires burning everywhere. All these big fires were just in the rear of the support line, and men on both sides wandered around and stood around the fires with a wanton and utter disregard of the other side. Neither side bothered ubont the other in the least, until the severity of the frost began to lessen. Our firing line then got many wandering Turks, and they got a few of ours. Owing to the communication trench being from two to three floc! deep with water in most places. OUf ration parties had got into the habit of walking in the open, with the result that the Turks noticed it and eventually ROta machine RUnonto the track. followed and also sent in a few shells. \Ye lost rather heavily in this for two days, for about a half dozen of ours were killed and a dozen wounded. :\lost- of the Officers, too, lost the greater part of their kit.

I shall never forget the look of most of our men alter the first and second night's frost. It reminded one of the "Greenland Disaster." The men's faces were nearly all as black as niggers, where they had been getting as close (1." possible to the smoking fires all night, and what with their eyes and woe-begone looks, they presented it really terrible sight. One was fully expecting to find some lying dead from exposure, hut wonderful to relate, there was not a single fatality, which speaks well for the physique of our men, for those were really terrible nights. * * * After the flood we were very short of rations for a while and had to do without some meals because food and drinking water were so scarce.

It was with the latter that we had the greatest difficulty, for all the wells were spoilt, the water they contained being the same as the trench water.

The doctor condemned the water for drinking purposes, and consequently, d ;hlle absolutely forbidden, for there were so many dead bodies and rubbish of all kinds around that an epidemic of some kind would have resulted.

Even the water that we then had was really only muddy trench water in which we would not have attempted even to wash our hands under

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This morning was spent in getting" the Battalions and Companies together.

About 1 p. m. Lieuts. Rendell ami Clift with their party arrived. Everything up to the last went off without a hitch. The Turks were apparently under the same impression they have been under for some time, viz " that we were preparing to attack them for they had been continually strengthening, improving and renewing their barbed wire, etc. I would certainly like to be overhead in an aeroplane when the Tu rks find out that they are shelling empty trenches. Then when they move forward they will have all kinds of plots to contend with, for the R. E . havc various kinds of mines laid, such as "trip-wires," and those which will explode when one walks on them. Then in many Dug-Outs mines have been laid, attached by a wire to a table leg, which will be exploded by a movement of the table. * * * Wednesday, December 22, 19H. There were rumors this morning that we were moving; some rumors said to M ud ros and some to Cape Hellos.

However, at noon we got orders to he ready to leave camp at 1.15 p. rn. at which timc we left and arrived at the beach at 2 p- m. we then went on hoard a lighter and were taken off to a small steamer, the " Redbreast."

In about an hour the y had the various portions of units of the 88th Br-igade on board, to the number of about 1300. • • • At nine o'clock the anchor was taken up ami preparation for starting was made. By this time W(· had heard almost definitely that we were going to Helles. At 10.40 p. m., just an hour and a half after we left Imbr os, we arrived at Cape Hellos \Ve had to go ashore on lighters in two or three parties, and by midnight were all ashore, except three officers and ab out thirty men, who were kept back for the purpose of landing some stores. • • •

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up our quarters, for we were now to do some fatigue work , as the Greek Corps had refused to work on account of so many shells coming to the beach; they were beginning to lose quite a lot of men and were , therefore, afraid to work there.

Friday, December 31, 1915. This morning we commenced work on various jobs in preparation for the evacuation of Cape Belles, or, in other words, the remaining portion of the Gallipoli Peninsula now held by us.

It looks as if the sarh Brigade, ' our Brigade' of the Twenty-Ninth Division, will be in the final stages of this evacuation, as well as that of Suvla, which everyone says is a great compliment and honor. Am afraid this one will not be so successful as Suvla , for conditions arc not nearly so favorable here. However, we hope for the best .

Some of our men were huilding piers. others quarrying rocks, others carting the stone by means of trucks on rails to the piers, and others doing fatigue work of various sorts. * * * Saturday, January 1,1916. We continued work as yesterda y and had the same inconvenience regarding the Turkish shells. The one we fear most is a 5.9 Naval Gun fired from Asia Minor at 9000 yards, and is a gun from the "Oocbcn." Being on the beach with sloping high clifts on all sides, and as the shells come over the clift on the left side, we do not hear it until it is quite upon us and have not time even to wink an eyelid, so have no time to seek cover. However, as the Turks generally send four or five, we have time to get under cover before the second one comes.

The Turks can enfilade our beaches from the other side, so they become very hot sometimes. This Asiatic Gun is known by the men as "Asiatic Annie": there is also another known as "Louise Louc."

Sunday, January 16, 1916. (A t Akxaw.iria.) Some of the troops on board received orders to go last night at 9 o'clock, others this morning at 7 o'clock. and we, that is the Xewfoundland Regiment, at 12.45 p. m.

We left Alexandria at 1 p. m . The weather was quite fine and warm, and as we got farther in the country, it got much wanner and we could fed much mo re power in the sun.

We had an uneventful trip and enjoyed the ever-changing country scenery until darkness carne. About 7 or 8 o'clock we went asleep. At 2 a. m. we were awakened and told that we had arrived at Suez. so went to see about. "falling in" our men .

Tuesday, l\IarcJt 14, 1916 Re...ielle 5 a m Breakfast 6 a. m., and "Struck Camp" about 7.30. Then we cleaned up the whole grounds and put everything in order.

At II a. m. we left our late home and marched, in full marching order, to Tewfick, about four miles. By I p. m. we were all aboard the "Alaunia" (Cunard Line, about 13.000 tons). we moved away from the wharf at 4.15 p. m., and stayed in the stream for a couple of hours. The "Aluunia" is a fine steamer though not quite as good as the "Mcgantic."

At 6.30 p- m., we started up the Canal, and up to bedtime had stopped for a couple of hours in two or three places. It was a bright moonlight night, so we could enjoy a few very nice views.

Wednesday, ,March ZZ, 1916. We reached Marseilles about 7 a. rn.

Immediately after breakfast arrangements were made for disembarking.

I was given the job of looking after the unloading of the ammunition and when landed had to place a guard over it. All the men and stores were ashore before noon.

At 6 o'clock the Companies were "fallen in," and we marched to the train which took us about flttecn minutes, where the men were all fixed off in the carriages. As we were not leaving until 9.30 p. m. we had about two and a half hours to wait.

We believe we arc going to Arras which is on the other side of Paris and which is a little more than halfway between Paris and I3oulogne.

We left Marseilles at 9.30. and our first stop is to be about 3 o'clock tomorrow morning.

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C HAPTER II Ni neteen-sixteen In Franc e Unlike the Gallipoli campaign, the campaign of the Western front was far from being over when on M arch 22, our Regiment reached M nrscillcs an d became part of the rap idly increasing The We stern Front.

Allied Arm ies which were determined to drive the Hu n forces out of F rance and Belgium. The fiercest battles, those that were to usc up the largest amount of ammunition. take the greatest toll of human life, and bring sorrow an d wid to the largest number of homes had yet to be fought. It must also be said that the battles that were to record the greatest successes for the Allies on the Weste rn Fro nt were fought after this time; and it is to the glory of the Newfou ndla nd Regi m ent that no unit of the British Arm ies has received more favorable comment from its commanding officer than has our Regiment . Plans were already in preparation when the Regiment reached Fran ce for a strong Brit ish attack in the Sommc secti on, and efforts were being made to strengthen the British positi ons around Yprcs.

T he G(~m1UnS showed great uotivity in the Ypres salient, partly, no doubt, for the purpose of holding the British armies to their ground while they dealt with the French at Verdun, and pa rtly for the purpose of bringing about a prcma tureoffcnsive orentirelydislx~rsingthe gathering storm in the Somme Valley. T he fighting in t he " pres salient con tinued seve re for four months, during which time both sides suffere d heavy losses. T he Canadians alone lost a bout 7000 men .

Our R egiment still formed part of the T wenty-Xi nth Division , which was soon to add new lau rels to its already enviable disti nct ion. Since its arrival in Fr ance the T went y-Ninth had not taken part in any big attack, but , for the most part, was being kept in reserve and preparing for the monst rous attack 011 the Preliminary Pr e parati on s. Germans in the Somme Valley. In the latter days of June our Regiment made several raids on the Gennan t renches for t he purpose of clearing the ground of the wire entanglements. On the 27th a party under the command of Ca pt ain Bertram Butl er got up to the Gennan wire defenses, but found !'age F;flyji"t

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severely wounded him, but his quick and brave act undoubtedly saved several of his company. Captain lJutler .....as, a.....arded the :\Iilitar)" Cross because of the great ability anti darin~rourage BUTLER. that he displayed on this occasion. A glance at Captain Butler's military record, contained in the second part of this volume will show that he carried the same soldierly qualities in PHILIPS. every action. Without any assistance Private G, Philips attacked several Germans, some of whom he killed and others severely wounded. He later received the Military Medal and the Russian Urdcr of St. George for his conspicuously courageous conduct.

T hese two minor actions constitute the prelude to an action by the entire R egimen t , which, in its almost rec kless courage in the face of unsurpassed and obvious dangers. was probably Beaumont Hamel. not excelled by any circumstance or instance of the entire war. For several months (Iencral Haig had been amassing" a stmng- army north of the Summc. Preparations had I:>I.-'Cn completed dllrinl: tho.'month of j une in spite of the continuous and severe enemy attacks in the Ypres sector.

On the night of june Z'J, instructions Wen.' given as to the particular part of the German line to be stormed by the T .....cnty-Ximh Di..-ision.

The Xe .....foundland Regiment was to start from St. john's Road, a new trench built by the Regiment, Ne wfoundlande rs ' Obj ectiv e. south of Beaumont Hamel. The)" were to cross two support trenches and our firing line, from which they would P;:lSS through the gaps in OUT wire and across to :\0 Man's Land. The ........ere then to cross the first and second German systems, ..... hich WI"~ supposed to have been taken by the 86th and 87th Brig-ades, and halt near Pursicux Road while OUT artillery weakened the third enemy system, which .....as the objective that our Regiment was to take possession of. Un the following night, when, to use the words of one of the First Five Hundred .....ho Wok part in this battle, "the sun had hidden its face from the horrors of the battle trent" and conditions were fuvoruble for the secret movement of troops, our Regiment was ordered to take its position as supports to the 86th and the R71h Ilrig:a dt,s, which were to attack the first and second line of the German trenches, south of Bea umont Hamel.

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The ground over which they had to advance could scarcely be more difficult . It formed a gradual descent, which rendered our troops cornpletcly exposed. It contained enormous quarries Im possible Fr on tal and excavations in which large numbers of the enemy could remain concealed, almost immune Advan ce. from shell-fire, and ready to rush out and attack our men in the rear. Although the bombardment from the Briti sh guns was terrific it had comparatively little effect in lessening this danger.

There was another condition which tended to minimize the success of the Twcnt.y-Xinth Division. It was found that the artillery fire had thoroughly cut the German wire, but our own wire had not been cut to the same extent and proved a serious menace to the advance of the troops.

Some gaps were cut, but they were not sufficient and they were quickly discovered by the Germans who played their guns on them with terrible results.

At 7 :,30 on the morning of J uly I, the whistles blew, and the men, determined to force the lines of Beaumont Hamel or show the absolute impossibility of the task, sprang from their trenches and advanced in successive waves of ass..ault against the enemy trenches. The entire 86th and 87th Brigades were drawn into the fight and suffered tremendous losses, and about 8 :.w, scarcely more than an hour utter the opening of the "Battle of the Somme", the Newfoundland Rej.,'iment and the 1st Essex were ordered forward to take the first line of the enemy trenches. Like the other battalions, our Regi ment and the Essex were held up by the murderous machine-gun fire in front of Beaumont H a m el . They were also subject to the fire of flanking machine guns. The whole action was so rapid, the positions occupied by the enemy machine guns so advantageous and commanding, and the fire from those guns so destructive that by 10:20 the assault had to be given up, and only a defensive line could be held Our Regiment suffered very heavily, but only in proportion to the indomitable courage and fortitude displayed under most adverse conditions. and even in the face of death itself. It is said that no other unit suffered so heavily in proportion to the number of men engaged. One hundred men Were reported killed, 210 missing, and Ji4 wounded. Xo action could be more fitting than that this field should be bought by the Page FiflY-IIjne

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voluntary subscriptions of the people of Newfoundland and forever held in memory of the men who sacrificed their lives that day. July I, 19 16, will be remembered in the histo ry of our country as at once glorious and tragic. Regarding the conduct of the Regiment, Sir Dou glas Haig tclographed : "The heroism and devotion to duty they displayed on the l st July has never been surpassed." In a letter to Sir E. P. Morris (now Lord Morris) the Lieutenant-General who commanded the corps said: "That battalion covered itself with glory on Jul y I by the magnificent way in which it carried out the attack entrusted to it. It went for-e..-ard to the attack when two other attacks on that same part of the line had failed, and by its behavior on that occasion it showed itself worthy of the highest traditions of the British race, and proved itself to be a fit representative of the population of the oldest British colony. When the order to attack was given every man moved forward to his appointed objective in his appointed place as if on parade. There were no waverers, no stragglers, and not a man looked back.

It was a magnificent display of trained and disciplined valour, and its assault only failed of success because dead men can advance no farther. They were shot down by machine l-,'Uns brought up by a very gallant toe under our intense artillery fire. Against any foe less well entrenched, less well organized, and above all, less gallant, their attack must have succeeded. As it was the action of the Newfoundland Battalion and the other units of the British left contributed largely to the victory achieved by the British and Prcnoh farther south by pinning to their ground the best of the Gennan troops an d by occupying the best of their'artillery, both heavy and field . The gallantry and devotion of this battalion, therefore, was not in vain, and the credit of victory belongs to them as much as to those troops farther south who actually succeeded in breaking the Gennan line. An attacking army is like a football team; there is but one who kicks the goal, yet the crtâ&#x20AC;˘xlit of success belongs not alone to that individual but to the whole team whose concerted action led to the desired result.

"I should like you to let my fellow citizens of the Empire in the Oldest Overseas portion of the British Realm know how well their lads have done, both officers, non-commissioned officers and men, an d how proud I , as their Corps Commander. am to have such a battalion under my com mand, and to be a comrade-in-arms of each and all of them."

It would be an injustice to the whole Regi ment to single out anyone man or half a dozen men because of conspicuous gallantry on this occasion.

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The 88th Brigade was lent to the much \\"mh'm.l Twchth Division to advance and capture the position held by the eru-mv at Gncndecourt under these conditions. It was the first chance for f{'\'en ;:l" since the reverse and losses at Beaumont Hamel. ami the Re1..';mmt did net fail to take advantage of it. Heavy casualties were suffered by our men from the preliminary shcllinJ:' by the enemy on Uctolx-r II , but on the following day, when the nttnck was to be made, the ,-igor and courage of those who n-mairu-d we-re found undiminished and unshake-n. Our Rq ;iml'lIt , led by Captains Ylurch, But k-r Hill! Bartlett. and Lieu tena nts Clonston nnd Edons, ndvnnccd in The Advance at Gueudecourt. two waves Oil a front of two platoons each. Their advance was covered by a crecpinv harragt路 of machinegun fire which kept pace in front of the advancing troops. E ver y foot of Rainbow trench had to be fought for. The enemy l1I'l<I on stubbornly ami tenaciously, hut was finally dislodged with heav y losses. :\ot only did the Xewf ou nd la nd Rt,.;ment take its objective. but it also took the objective which the Essex Rl.'l.>1mt'Tlt was supposed to have taken on the left. The fighting was severe and costly. but our nu-n were driven by a determination that knew no defeat. The success which they achieved was the only success for the day, and it was won under most unfavorable conditions and against a foe far superior in numbers.

The day was marked by heroic and daring conduct, and by thc loss of some of the '-t'11' finest of the Regiment. .\!l'llffiK those who fell were Captain Donnelly, whose steady nerve and heroism at (; allipuli have already been mentioned; Captain O'Brien, Lieutenants Ehsary, Clift and Xorris. T hese men and many others displayed a courage. fearlessness and defiance of danger that were fatal. They could not be stopped except by death itself. There were numerous individual distlnr-tlons, some of which should be specially noted. Captain :\Iart'h, who was senior officer, displayed great ability and calm resourcefulne-ss in the MARCH. face of vvry great danger. I lc took a 1~'(u1ing part in the first attack, and is credited with having bayoneted three Germ ans. I n the work of organizing the defence after the position ha d been taken he showed an ability for initiative a11<1 thoroughness tbat would be highly praiseworthy in one of higher rank. His gallantry and ability won for him grcnt honor, and for his Regiment and Country,

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corporal, fearing it was one of our men, requested him not to fire until he could determine whether the man was an enemy or a friend. The 'corporal called out "Who goes there?" and buck came the reply "Butler." It turned out that Captain Butler had been in close proximity to the enemy trenches all night, and was returning only when it became obvious that P(J.g~Sixly路four

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Lieutenant R. P. Holloway rendered invaluable ser-vice in much the same way. Regularly he used to creep over the land in front of the trenches, sometimes g-etting incredibly ncar the enemy HOLLOWAY. trenches without Ix'ing detected, crawling from shell hole to shell hole with a tape, making a plan of the land. His education tithed him specially for that kind of work , and his fearlessness fitter! him for the danger. The value of his services as intelligence officer. the importance of the information that he was able to furnish, will never he fully known by th e people for whom he won respect and praise.

The ground won in this engagement was contested at every point.

The encmv offered stubborn resistance. Everv section of the trench had to be foug"ht hard for , and in many instances;t the point of the bayonet.

The situation consequently brought out individual resourcefulness and courage. Sergeant-Major C. Gardner. who later created a spectacle of most unusual interest, saw an enemy bombing party GARDNER. in a gap in the trench that had just been taken attacking one of our companies. He got two other men, and the three of them attacked the hostile party. Before tl:e enemy troops knew what was happening Gardner and company had inflicted severe losses on them. Very few of the party escaped. and sixteen of them, including one officer, were taken prisoners. Sergeant NEVILLE. R. Xcville, upon finding himself opposed by a strong group of enemy troops when he was about to enter the trench, attacked them with a bombing squad. The Germans fought desperately, but were finally obliged to retire after suffering heavy losses.

Lance-Corporal \Y. Bennett exposed himself continually BENNETT. to the fire of the enemy guns in taking messages back to battalion headquarters. Three times he passed through the barrag-e. and after ret.urning the last time he led a bombing squad ag-ainst a party of the enemy troops who were creeping upon our lcft. flank. Fourteen of the enemy, including one officer, GOODLAND. were taken prisoners. Private o. Goodland rendered similar courageous and valuable sen-ice by taking hack messages through the barrage. Without any thought CARROLL. of personal safety, Private B. Carroll exposed himself to the heavy fire of the German guns in order to assist some wounded Pat~Sixly-fiw:

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Lieu ten a n t Clift attempted to advance "beyond Rainbow trench, but his party was practically ....iped out.

At Bea um on t Hamel . the strength of the Regiment was approximately 900 of all ranks. In the cncagcments at Gueodccoert it was 1t"SS than ha lf t hat number, an d the casualties were in ahout the same proportion Fort y-five men were kiljod, 119 woun ded. an d i 5 missing. The encaagcmcn t was fought with m any individ ual d ist inct io ns , praise to the en tire Regime nt a nd honor to X cwf oundland.

In an actio n nor t h of Cuccdccourt on the eig hU'{'nth of October, in which the 2nd l l an ts lind the -Ith Wcrccst crs we-re suc cessf ul. 250 of the Xewt ou ndland R egiment acted a s st ret cher-bearers.

'These two acti ons, J uly J at Beaumont Hamc! and Uc-tolx-r 12 at O ucud ccourt, con stitut e the actua l fighting in wh ich the- Regimen t wa s en ga ged during l Q16. T he names will eve r be fam ilia r Bea u m on t H am e l a n d to the cars of Xewt ou ndlnndcrs. T hey will Gueudecourt carry with them a mix ed feeling o f joy an d sorrow: Contrasted . sorrow because of the tremendous loss to th e finest manhood of our little country, an d joy beca use of the splendid heroism and fea rless courage which those men displa yed and the never dying honor and fame that they won for X cwfoun dland. T he results of Bea um on t Ha mel remain as a t ra gic an d glorious memory. The engagement at Gueudocourt, frum the standpoint of )'l ilita T}" achievement. was more victorjous ; frum the standpoint of human sacrifice, tess tragic, and from the standpoint of individual ini t ia t ive an d distinction more productive. The results pft.'S('111 a. !,'I"C3t contrast, du e entirely to the fact that the conditions under which the two actions were foug ht WCI'e !'O \"l'l'y d iffere n t. H ad the German machine-gun fire been no m ore a dvantageous and no more severe at Bea u mo nt H am el than a t G ucudccourt . the sto ry of Bea umont l l arncl woul d be q u ite di fferent, The followi ng decorations were aw ard ed at. Beau mo nt H a mel an d a t Cucudecourt , B(;A t:~IO~T

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Captain ]. W . Ma rch ).Iilitary Cross and French Croi x de GUITrc Sergeant P , Samson Distingu ished Conduct Meda l Distinguished Conduct )'h't.1al Co r por al C. (Iur dm-r Ca pt ain B. Butler Ba r to Xlili ta r y Cross Corporal S. Webber ).Iilita ry).ft'dal La nce-Cor poral S. x tanucl ).Iilitary ).[etlal Distinguished Conduct )'Icd a l La nce-Cor pora l \ \' . Bennet t P riva te D . Brown )'lilitary )'h'(lal P rivate II. Car roll \ tilitary ).lcda l Priva te O. Goodland Xlilitary Mcdat

CHAPTER III From Gu eud ecourt th rough Mon chv-lc-Preux In the last chapter we have followed the opcrat.ions of the Regiment up to October, 1916. The remaining days of 1916, and practically all the first month of 19 17 were spent in rest camp. That was the period of reconstruction, and of preparation for the severe battles of the following spring. T he British campaign of 1916 ended with Captu re of the hrilliant victory on Xovcmlx-r IJ, at Beaumont Be aum ont H am el.

Hamel, which resulted in the capture of that vcrv important position. The name has a special significance for Xewfoundlandcrs. but let no one think that its final capture c,lsls any reflection on the courage and ability of uur 0\\'11 Rcgimerit. Its capture was the outcome of practically five months' flanking operations in which upwards of fifty divisions took part. most of them more than once. The position was approached from a different and less difficult direction, and was defended by a less efficient foe. The period of comparative quiet during the winter months was welcomed as a rcconstruction period. Our Regiment had taken part in two important actions of the " First Battle of the Somma," and had incurred heavy casualties. The task of reconstr-ucting was not a light Re gim en t r ebuilt, one, but it was begun with unshaken courage and carried out with great enthusiasm, and when the Kaiser's birthday came along the Xewfoundland Regiment was prepared to give him the kind of present that, from the standpoint of humanity and democracy, he most needed, The Regiment had spent an enjoyable Christmas in a quiet French village and was in splendid shape, when in the latter part of January it moved into the line at LesBocufs.

The roads were frozen and in many places covered with icc. and on the morning of the twenty-seventh. when the Kaiser's birthday box was to he presented, thc ground was covered with snow, The action was timed for half past five in the morning. Our Regiment was in reserve, but, wbrn to the second. every gun was fired and the thunderous noise seemed to shake the whole battlefield, the Xewfoundlnnd Regiment LesB oeuf s.

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insisted on taking part in the greeting. The terrific bombardment lasted for more than an hour, and the cncmv became ncrvouslv excited. .\11 kinds of distress signals were sent up from the German lines. The whole area, for miles along the enemy front line, was lit up with large flares. and the advance of our troops as well as the activities of the enemy could he SP('11 as clearly as in broad daylight. "'ithout any orders some companies of our Regiment followed dose on the heels of the attucking troops, and soon found tht-mselvos up to the enemy trenches.

It happened that our attacking troops had advanced 50 quickly over the enemy front line of trenches. and probably at a time when the flares WPfC not heing sent up. that many enemy troops had escaped their notice and had organized themselves into a strong party when some of our Rq:lm('nt carne up to the trench. Had their plans no been Ion-stalled these would han' beeÂť serious mt'nnce to our troops which had gone bctndy the tre-nch. Lieutenant C.eanldrier (then Company Scrg-Gra :"Iajor), who was one of those who went OV('T" unofficially, found himself face to face with a whole company of enemy troops. Lieutenant Gardner had gOlle out without even a revolver, and when he saw the first German pop his head above the trench he called upon him to surrender.

The German did so. and Li('1Itenant Cordner took his revolver and ruptured the whole company of enemy troops. The incident LIEUTENANT C. GARDNER is probably without parallel in the whole war. The enemy troops were not dis a rmed, they were not of a poor type, hilt Gardner's invinr-it.lc will and courage defeated them. He got his 68 Germans together and mudc them march back to the Xcwfoundland trenches. Xot many Bri t ish or French soldiers call boast of receiving an enemy decoration because of the faithful performance of duty

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hut Lieutenant Gardner received the highest military decoration of the German army that day. As he was marching his capture back to our line" a Bri t ish officer charged down on the-m. The officer was about to fire on the prisoners whr-n Gardner stopped him. and it is said, told him that if he shot 011eof the Germans he would shot himself. When a German officer, who was among the captured saw Gardner's action he took the I ro n Cross from his own breast and pinned it on Gardner's.

In this engagement a number of the Xcwfoundlnndcrs acted as stretcherhearers. Their capacity for this work was not by any unit in the Bri t ish army, and whenever they were they were WURht for this duty. It req uired Faithfulness whe-n subject to the severest she-llfire. In this action tbcv rendered invaluable services and suffered some losses. Seven men were- killed and 179 were wounded.

Our Regiment was not again brought into conflict with the enemy until shortly after their general retreat in the latter days of February and the early part of Murch. T he positions held by the German Retreat.

Germans became untenable after the splendid victories of the British armies in the Fi rst Battle of the Sommc. On Feb rua r v 25, the whole German front both north and south of the Ancre caved in 'for a depth of over three miles. The enemy retreat to their great permanent second line was order-ly and skilful, and the most unfavorable weather conditions prevented the pursuit hy the British armies being anything but slow and tedious. In many places also the advance of the troops was strongly opposed. and all kinds of devices were USl-'l1 to obstruct their onward flow.

Gradually the enemy retreat spread south, and on March 3, after scarcely more than II month of usual periodic trench duty and rest camp life, our Regiment was drawn into an important action at Saill-Sailliscl. better known to the Regiment as "Silly, Silly, Sal," just south of Gucodcccun.

The action was preceded by a terrific bombardment by the enemy of the position occupied by the Xcwfoundland Regiment. The bombardment started at i o'clock on the morning of March 3, and continued with increasing intensity for more than Saill-Saillisel . an hour. It is to the honor and glory of thc famous Twonty-Xinth D ivision that they never lost a trench, but on this occasion the record was nearly broken. The Regiment was faced with some very active enemy brigades whose movements were concealed by a heavy mist and the usc of smoke bombs. .\ party of about SO enemy troops advanced on each side of the trench occupied by our men and were within Pa.fÂŁS"",nt)'

about 700 vards before thee were discovered. The situation called for quick action. (juite a number of our men, including the platoon com. mundcr at that point, were so severely wounded during the bombardment that they were put out of action. A non-commissioned offir-cr, who attempted to fire rockets as signals for aid, was severely wounded befo re he could send up more than two rockets. Fortunately a S" O. S. was telephoned to headquarters before communication by telephone was cut off. Every Lewis gun except one was put out of action. Bombs were used effectively hy our men. and three more Lewis guns were quickly brought up, but the r'nemy troops succeeded in getting into the trench and drove our men out for a distance of 40 yards, to the head of the cornmuuication trench.

T he situation was saved by two well arranged incidents. The Br itish !,'llns opened a heavy barrage about midway between our front line a nd the encrnv front lim'. T he barrage w~s highly succe-ssful in its purpose. in that it prevented more enemy troops from corning up. Lieutenant Gerald Byrne, who commanded a platoon farther to the left, took advantage of this situation. He quickly organized. a bombing squad, and secured a supply of bombs. He JXrsonally led the attack up the trench, and with the aid of his party inflicter! severe losses Oil the enemy and drove him out.

The party then followed the enemy troops into their own territory, and drove thorn out of 60 yards of their front trench. The whole 100 yards were consolidated and held by the small party under LieuCAPTA IN G. G. BRYNE tenant Byrne desp ite heavy shell fire am! bombing by the enemy. The prompt and courageous conduct of Lieutenant Byrne turned the part-enemy victory into it complete J'a~eSevenjy-one

dcteat., and the enviable r eput a tion of the Twent.y-Xinth Division remained unshaken. Lieutenant Byrne was awarded the :'Ililitary Cross for his splendid work and initiative in this engagement.

Two other men, Pnvatc J. P. Lewis and Lance-Corporal ~1. Picco, were decorated for their conspicuous bravery during th is action. P riva t e Lewis was not in the section of our trench that was LEWI S . attacked by the Germans. H e was in the left of the trench, and was consequently removed from the area ot this action. As soon as he became aware the heavy fighting in the other end of the trench und that a supply of hombs was needed, he ran back and got two boxes of bombs from the company in support. lIe succeeded in getting through the German barrage with one lot of bombs and was returning for another supply when he was stopped by an officer who informed him that the enemy troops had been driven out. Private Lewis' work was entirelv voluntnrv- and in his effort to relieve the hazardous situation he showed complete disregard {or his Lnacc-Corporul Picco fought through the whole day personal safety. under tremendous physical handicaps. He wass in PIC CO . the right of the Plaz trench where the enemy first attacked. He was wounded bv a German bomb that put a Lewis gun out of action. but he continu~ bombing through the whole engagement, getting supplies of bombs from the company in support. H e got his men together and counter-attacked at about the same time that Lieutenant Hyrne pushing the enemy back with consolidated their gains Lancehis bomhing party. When they Corporal Picco remained in charge of the advance position until his party was relieved during the night. Xext day it was found that in addition to the wound received from a German bomb he had a severe attack of trench feet, and in that condition had fought through the entire dav.

His faithful, never-say-die leadership contributed largely tu the sp lendid success of our Regiment at Saill-Suilliscl. Our casua lties in this action amounted to thirteen killed and thirt v-nine wounded.

The Regiment's next engagement 'with the enemy was destined to be one of much greater magnitude. Sir Douglas Haig had been preparing for some months, from the time of the glorious avenge at B eaum on t H amel , to strike a heavy blow at the enemy in The Ba ttl e of Arra s.

Belgium, extending from the neighborhood of Lens in the north to Art us in the south, a distance of about twelve miles. The preparations included a tremendous concertl'<J.g~ S~V<J"ll-two

tration of artillery. and roughly, 120 ,000 men in the storming line and 40,000 in support, The first blow was to be delivered on April 9. T he attack was preceded by a very intense bombardment of the German first and second line of t renches, and at 5 :30. in the first dim "''fey of a rainy, misty, sleety morning-s-that kind of mixed, misernhlc, spiritless weather which we sometimes experience in Xewfoundland during the latter part of March and the first of April-the infantry d ashed forward to the attack. The engagement was a monstrous disp lay of military genius and power , and was fought with wonderful success for the Brit ish armies.

The Xcwfoundland Rc ...rimcnt reached Arras on Easter Xlondnv. 1t was not until the nicht of the twelfth, however. when the Ba tt le of 'Arras had reached the end of its fourth day of desperate fighting, that the Twentv-Xinth Division took its turn in the front line of attackers in front of the' village of Vlonchy-lc-Preux. This village was captured by the Thirty-Seventh Division 011 the eleventh. The thirteenth was a comparaquid day for ou r men. Xo large forward movement was planned and the whole area from north uf the Cojcul River to the south of the was hold bv the Twcntv-Xinth and the Seventeenth Divisions, the Twent y-Xinth the south and the Seventeenth to the north. At about 5 :30, on the morning of the fourteenth, both divisions advanced for the purpose of testing t he enemy strength, and. if possible. to push them farther hack from xtonchy. Their efforts were unsuccessful. but the Xcwloundland Regiment added nell" honors to its already splendid records at Beaumont Hame-l and Gucudccourt.

The plan of the attack was that the 88th Hrigud c. which consisted of the Xcwfoundland Rej.,timpnt, the l st Essex, the 2nd Hunts, and the {th wcrccstcrs should advance in a direction about east from Xlonchy. on a front of about 500 yank Another brigade of the Twcnt.y-Xinth D ivision was to advance at their right and the Seventeenth Division at their left.

The attacking troops had not gone far before they were subject to a strong German counter-attack and a murderous shell fire from the enemy guns.

As they advanced, enemy machine guns were turned The Advance. on them with terrible results. Despite the heavy shell and machine-gun fire, however. our R egim en t reached part of its objective. though heavy losses were sustained in so doing, The brigades which were supposed to advance on the right and on the left of the 88th suffered severely Irom the German barrage and before they could advance far were held up by the on-rush of Cnl'lTIY troops. Some

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of our men reached the cncrnv trench. but no sooner had thcv done so than they ~1W stnmg- parties of "ncrnv troops advnnc-injr on I~)th sides Befor e they had t ime to realize t he situation two whole companies of our Regiment were hemmed in and wcrv being- fin-d on from all sides. Escape was impossible. Small parties of our men fOllj,(htaguinst whole companies of the encmv until manv of them were severclv- wounded and they were obliged to J;;~'e thlmselY~'S up. .\11 communication by telephone had been cut, but at about half past nine, a private of the Essex Regiment ran into headquarters and reported that the Xcwfonndla nd Rl'h>in J{'T1 t ha d le-on wiped out. Lieu ten a n t Kl'l'j,(a n was immediately ~t' nt out to find uut what the exact situation was and bring back a report. He saw the l~l'r足 mans coming along- victorious, only about 250 cards away. EWTy man available at headquarters was quickly collected 1ol:"ether, and. led by Lieutenant-Colonel Forbes-Robertson. the little party of sixteen men rushed out, collecting weapons and ammunition from dea d or wounded soldiers as t hey went, determined. if possible. to huld up til!' Ocrmnns until reinforcements arrived. .\ company of the 21ul Hants. which had been bnJUj,(ht up by a lieutenant of the Essex Regiment, defended the northern flank and prevented the enemy troops from getting around in that quarter. The small headquarter's party, which had been reduced to nine when they reached the edge of the village, ostablishod themselves in a gt"l)yt'of trees just outside the village. awl every C"m13n whocame tip was shot. The nim- men ln-ld the j,(roVl'from 10 o'clock in tlu- morning until ~ in the afternoon, and at t.irnc-, they were ohligl'll to keep up a rapid fin' in order to ward off the enemy and keep infonnatiun as to thl' numher by which the important position of \lunehy was defended concealed [rom them. German scouts which were sent out never returned: and it is obvious that had one scout returned with information as to the exact situation \ !onchy would hnvo lxx-n lost, and quite probably the victories of the previous four days tOj.:l'th,'r with the- months of prcpnrntion that made the victories possible would have been in vain.

Regarding this engagement Sir Arthur Conan Dovle savs: .. It was an unsuCCC$Sfulday, and yet it was one of those failures ~'hieh ",,;\1be rcrm-mbercd where facile SUCCl's.~ have been forgotten. fur it broucht with it one episode which elicited in thc highest degree the his torical qualitie-s uf Brit ish Infantr-y.' It was later discovered that our Rpgimellt and the Essex Regiment had held up the advance of a strung Gcnnan counterattack by a whole Bavarian Division with the intention of retaking \ lonchy. The Xcwfoundland Regiment simply declined to be beaten, p(Jft.':Kwrd,-firc

Its courage, stubborn resistance and willing sacrifice undoubtedly saved .\Ionchy, and probably the whole splendid success of the Hat tle of Arras Regarding the l Icadqunr-ters Staff Captain (Reverend) Xanglc said in his lecture on the work of the Rcgimcnt: "Lieutenant-Colonel Forbes-

ToT' ww. left to right; Liem. Alben Rose, Pte. Walter Pitch~.,., Lieut-O>l. J. Forh.: ...

Rohen""n, Capt. Kevin Kccgan, Scrgt. Charks PaNo",. Ser!:t. Ro .. Watetfield Bottom row, left to right: Pte. Fred Curran, Staff Sergt. John J. HilHer, Lance_ Corr!. Jarheth Hounsell.

Robertson and his eigbt. men arc the men who saved Vl.mchy. They won fame for themselves; thcv won fame for the Regiment. The whole Hritish army in France honors the names of these nine men for the-ir heroic conduct."

Our Regiment suffered heavily in this action. The casualties included Sergcant-.\Iajor Gardner. whose splendid achievement at Lcsljoucfs has Pag~

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already been mentioned: Captain Rowsell. and Lieutenants Stevenson Smith and Outerbeidge. Fortunately most of the 1.1SSl'S were in prisoners who were rehabilitated af'tcr the armistice Fort.y-nim- men were reported killed, 141 wounded. and 296 missing. .-\ number of decorations were awarded for heroic and valuable services. but one can we-ll imagincnth t many of those who ndvnncc ..! to the German trench earned decoration. but because their heroic sacrifice and g-alL1ntresistance were not witne-sod, except by t hc enemy who wvrr' held up and ";lItTef(,,1 Sl'\','f(' !l)SSl'S in consequence. the distinj.,路uish,..! conduct coul d not Iw n-poru-d.

A s in the Firs t Hnttk- of thc Sornmc. so in the Ba tt l,' or Arrns, our Reg imen t was c1l'stilll'd to take pnrt Les Fosse s Perm. in tll'O im portant en-

;~~'l:~~o~' at~II:~I~~~.:::~:~~~~~~ the advance along- the Briti .h line was renewed. and the R''J,,'iml'llt was broug-ht into conflict with the enemy at Lcs Posses Fann, a short distance to the south-east of Monchv. Other battalions of the 88th Brigade formed the van of the attack. but during the day, when a severe counter-attack was launched by the enemy CA PTAIN R, W, BARTLETT against the positions taken by the R!;th and 87th Ilrigw!,"S, our men were drawn int o the fight. They held on to their positions all dav, though subject to seve-re blows from the em-my. O il the following days the two brigndcs made small g-ains, but they were unubk- to hold them, and fell hack upon their old lim'.

Captain R. \\" Bar t lett wa __ awarded the Xlili tar y Cross for his consp icuous gallantry an d devotion to duty at a critical moment when our Regiment was h,'ing han.l pushed by the Germans.

During the two engagements the who le Twenty-Xinth Division gave a

~ splendid account of itself, and suffered severe losses. Our Regiment lost in killed. wounded and missing, 550 men of all Tanks.

It "ill be SC("Jl that from the standpoint of numbers, the Regiment was too weak to take its posifion in the front line as a unit until it could be huilt up with fresh drafts frum England. During- the first part of 1917.whkh was occupied with the four cn~agem('nts that we han' reviewed in this chapter, the record of the Rccimcnr was a splendid exhibition of true soldierly fighting (1I1ali1i('S, Xcver did a unit display greater valor and more per-sistent resourcefulness than did the Xewfoundland R"~lm'nt at Xlonchy.

In every c'ngag'1m'nl t he own showed such initinttve and ability as could 1-....' eXj}t'CLL'(! only from soldiers of much longer experience. and an C<ll.:Cfness and clu-erfulm-ss that were admired by all with whom they came ill contact. Ttu-ir n'l:<)f(! in cnch action stands nut as unquestionable testimony of the re-al light-tu-conquer spirit hr whic-h they we-re impelled, and the coutugcous. resourceful manner in which they handled the most trying and difficult situations. The severe losses which they had suffered almost 800 in killed. wounded and missing. indicate the willingness with which they II'I'n: pn-pared to sacrifice themselves in order that victory be obtained. and the honor of the Regiment and the fame of their country increased.

The follo\\ing decorations wert" awarded for conspicuous bravery and .v-votion tv duty during the period reviewed in this chapter: LES BOEl'FS

Con:' nnv Sl"f),"l'unt-:\lajor C. Gardner

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Lieutl-n..'n' (;. (;. Hyrne Privati' J. P. Lewis Lance-Corporal :\1. Picco

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Captain K, Kl~an Militnrv Cross Captain J. \\". Tocher :\lilitar}' Cross Lieutenant-Colonel Forbes-Robertson Distjnguished Service Order Sergeant J. R. Waterfield Military Medal Corporal J. lI i l ~ ier Military Medal Corporal C. Parsons :\Iilitary x lcdai Lance-Corporal W, Pitcher XlilituryXledal Pri va te F . Curran Xlilitary Mod al Private J. I lc un scll :\Iilitary Medal Private A. S. ROSl' :\lilitary xtcdal Sergeant ,\. (;oohy :\lilitary:\h>J.al I.Es FOSSES F.\R~I

Captain R. W, Harth-tt /'~~ S~l'C'Ijy-ri~.'

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ami at about 9 o'clock they opened a terrific bombardment. and kept it up until 4 o'clock the following morning. Our Regiment suffered slight casualties, hut the Essex men came under the full effect of the bombardment.

It was not until August 16, two weeks after the Third Battle of Yprcs had begun, however, that our Regiment took its turn in the front line of attackers. On J uly 31, when the Guards Division undertook to capture those ridges which girt in Yprcs ani! dominated it from the north and north-east, the only high ground along the line which up to that time had not fallen into Bri t ish hands, our Regiment formed part of the supports The situation was now reversed, and those divisions which had borne the brunt of July 3 1, were now in support, while the old supporting divisions were in the line. The Twr-ntv-Xinth Division went into the line on the western -bank of the Stccnbcek River the Steenbeek River, night of August 15. On the H t h and 15t h both sides were bombarding heavily, and about 11 o'clock on the night of the l St h the Twcnty-Xinth to lay bridges across the river. The advance started from the line the stream, and necessitated a big swing by the left flank, 'while the right advanced comparntivcly slowly but assisted the left by an effective flank fire on the enemy t roops. The left had to advance about 1400 yards to reach its ohjectivo, while the right had to advance about SOO yards. The first objective was Passcrelle Furm, the second, Martin's .\liII and the final meant a atraightcning up of the line with our Battalion's left at Wydcndrift and its right at La ngem ar k.

The advance started from the hank of the Steenbeek River in the early dawning. For the first 500 yards progress was necessarily slow, and made under most difficult circumstances. The ground has The Advance' been characterized as a "floating swamp," and the term will probably convey as accurate an idea as can be given of the actual conditions of the ground. As the men waded through the swamp some sank to their waist and others deeper. in many cases having to remain there until pulled out by more fortunate ones. Unfor-tunately there was little or no time in which to aid a comrade who had Slink into the swamp. The advance was preceded by a sweeping barrage, and those who could keep themselves above the surface had to keep pace with the barrage, otherwise its effectiveness would be lost. One favorable circumstance of the advance, however, was the lack of fighting spirit in the Gennan troops who defended the position. In many instances they Paget:.;ghty

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offered no resistance whatever. but either gave themselves up or made their esc-ape. They displayed a cowardice and enervation which our men h:H1 not previously seen so conspicuous among the enemy troops. Th first objective was therefore reached with remarkably few casualties from the activities of the enemy. T he most difficult ground was passed, hut new ohstncles presented themselves. The heavy bombardment by the British guns caused the ground for a distance of about 500 yards beyond the first objective to be converted into large mud heaps, ami huge shell holes which in manv cases were filled with water. Added to this was the fact that some distance beyond there was a la rge number of enemy machine guns in a commanding position and protected by the famous pill-boxe-s. and until they wert- reached by our men and put out of business thcv did considerable damage. The condition of the ground, which scorned to be the greatest obstacle, was not so serious, however, as in the first part of the attack, and t hc advance to the second objective was carried out much more rapidly. In less than an hour after the capture of the second the Xcwtoundlnnd Regiment was digh<ingin on the top of the which extended from La ngrrn ar k on tho ri!~ht to Wydmdrift on left. The \;lIage of Lanpcmark itself was taken bv the Twentieth Division, which operated on the right of our Regiment. The whole advance bv the Newfoundland Regiment was carried out with admirable regularity and efficiency, and with comparatively few casualties, Trouble given by the enemy Splendid Advance by :\Iebus, or pill-boxes. was overcome by Newfoundland Regiment. par ties which worked around them and trapped the occupants. The guns in these concrete emplacements could swing through an angle of about twenty degrees, and sometimes a party of thrr..'C or four men would work around to the right or the left and once out of range of the guns would rush up to the pill-boxes and throw bombs in through the loop-holes, In this way whole garrisons of from twenty to fifty enemy troops were instantly put to death. In this particular engagement, however, the Germans showed no disposition to fight the Xewfoundlandcrs. Only in a few cases did the garrisons stick to their batteries and fight until captured or overcome by our advancing troops. In many instances the Germans ran from the batteries and gave themselves up. In one instance it was found that all the enemy troops had fled except an old man whose fcet were chained to the base of the gun that he was supposed to operate, There were many evidences of demoralization among the German troops, and where they did Pag~ r:ighly.on~

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attempt to put up a fight they Wert" quickly disposed of by our men Great credit is due the Commanders of the t1ilTl'TCTlt companies for the thorough and courageous manner in which the various obstacles were overcome, and the new positions organized with minimum 10SS("S to the Regiment.

The engagement brought out a number of high individual qualities.

At several points of the advance, and after the R~ment had taken its final objective, great courage and ability were shown by our men.

Captain R. (~. Patl"1"SO:Jn was awarded the Xtilitarv Cross beeauS(' of the conspicuously (XXII anti thorough manner in which he hnudk-d S('Y('ral difficult situations. lh- ShO\\'l~lg-rcat skill and coolness in laying- a tape in front of t hc position of our Battalion just I"-'fort' t he attack for the companies !loading the attack to form upon. This was of the greatest importance, and in doing it Captain Paterson exposed himself to \"("1")' great danger. He then Il.,J his company with conspicuous C'Ol.lra~ and judgment and capture...1 his objective, killing many of the enemy and capturing a machine gun.

Corporal H. Raynes received the Distinguished Conduct Medal CA PTAIN R. O. PATERSON and the French Croix de Guerra for the great ahility ami cool courage which he displayed at one point during the ndvnnco. His company was held up by the rapid rifle fin' of t.he enemy. 1ft. took two of his company, Privates J. J. RAYNE S. Peddle and (~. LaITy, and crept around from shell hole to slu-ll holt, until they got to the rear of the Germans who were holding up the advunco. They quickly bombed out the four or fixe dug-outs, each one of which contained six or seven (;l'rmans, and signaled to their company to advance. Their splendid initiative and courage enPare

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ablcd their company to carry on at this point without a single casualty.

Privates Peddle and Lacey were both decoPEDDLE and LACEY. rated for the magnificent way in which they helped Corporal Hynes to carry out the daring and successful attack on the enemy. Private Murray was awarded the Military Medal for his noble endurance and courage in keeping a machine 6'Un, which he was in charge of, continuously in operation against the Germans for upwards of 2.J hours under most adverse conditions of mud and enemy fire. Privates F. Dawe, J. H. Simms and E. G. Wiseman rendered similar valuable service with Lewis guns. At various points of the advance these men crept around to the flank or rear of parties of enemy troops and operated their guns with admirable success. The importance of these individual undertakings cannot be lightly regarded.

In many instances they meant a complete disregard of personal safety in order that the objectives of the Regiment might be reached Alongside these, must be placed the courageous and self-sacrificing spirit of such men as Privates T. Meaney and R. Spurrcll. These men were acting as stretcher-bearers, and dur-ng the most intense German bombardment crossed through the mud and water of the "floating swamp" several times in an effort to save some of their comrades. The work was done under most difficult conditions and with great personal risk.

The advance was a splendid achievement for the Xewfoundland Regiment. It was skillfully conducted by the officers, and every man fought his way through mud and water and against German machine gun an d rifle fire, overcoming all resistance until the final objective was reached .

T he gains were consolidated and held against strong and repeated enemy counter-attacks, and with remarkably low casualties for such an achievement. The losses to the Regiment included 9 killed, 93 wounded and I missing.

Only nine days after this engagement, when the Regiment was billeted at Elverdinghc, the village was subject to a very heavy Elverdinghe. bombardment by enemy gUllS. The Germans had brought up guns that far outdistanced any that had previously been USI."<:1. They shelled areas that were considered entirely Pag~};ighly-Ihru

outside the thontre of ad inn. On .:\Uh'1.lst 25. the village uf Elverdinghe was practically blown to pieces by these 1011g range guns, and a conside-rable number of cnsualtlcs were sustained hv the troops that were bmetrd there. The Xcwfoundland Regiment had 38 casualties, and 7 of these wen' instant deaths.

Our Bat t alio n spent considerable time in the line ami in support trenches during the following weeks. but saw no othe-r big engagement until in the cnrlv days of Or-tolx-r. when it moved to Canal Ban k , Canal Bank. ncar Yprcs. The weather conditions could not Ill' more unfavorable for an advance in this sector. For weeks past the whole area had been flooded with heavy rains. and the grouml was a mass of soft mud. together with 11l111WrOllS shr-ll holes tilled with water. It has described by om' writer as a "desolate, shell-ploughed lnndscapo. half-liquid in subst;nCX'. brown as a fresh turned fie-ld, with no movement upon its hideous expanse, although cvcrv crevice aIHI pit was swarming with life , and the constant snap of the bullet told of watchful, unseen eves." So terrible were the that for three dnvs there was no connection between the right of the Twcntv-Xinth Division and the left of the Fou rth. \\'itt. these conditions to meet and conquer before to the real enemy, the Xcwfoundlnnd Battalion left Yvpcs at on the night of October 8. I t took four and a half hours to Broembeek. cover six miles. \\"ith their usual resourcefulness and invincible courage the men stmggkd 011 through the mud, the swamps and the small gullies until they reached the startingoff point, a line astride the Stadcn Rnilwav about 300 yards south of the Brocmbcck River, about I o'clock th~ following ~orning. They were ordered to take the third objective, and were lined up on assembly behind the 4t h Worcester R egim en t. At 5 :30 our artillery opened fire.

The bombardment of the enemy positions lasted for about half an hour when it took a line about 50 yards in front of our troops and began creeping towards the enemy line. The infantry was supposed to keep pace with the creeping barrage, but at the outset OUf Battalion was ronfrunted with nn uncxpcctcd difficulty. The 4th \\'ofL~stcr Regiment was SUPI)QS{'d to have bridged the Hrocmbeck and to have continued in the front wave until the first two objectives were taken, but owing to the dense fog ami the difficulties of the ground, direction was lost somewhat, and the battalions became intt-rmiuglcd. From the first objective onward, the Xcwfoundland Bat t alio n found itself in the front wave of attackers.

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In the front Iine wr-rt- J) Company on the right rommauded by 2ncl Lieutenant (;. H icks. and .\ Company on the Ide cornrnnndcd hy Captain alld in t hc second tine were C Company on the right. commanded hy Captain K. K'"ogan, and H Company on t he left , r-omman, II"! by Captain J. Xunns. Captain Lcdinghnm was fntally wounded l'arly in the advance. and hi" place was taken by Lie-ute-nant .\. I.. Summers. ,\t many points ,!llring the- advance, the R,').,i. m en t was held lip by enemy machine-gun fire nnd snipillg from pill-boxe-s. hut by the cap ..able hu,,"rship of the officers and the ,Iaring courrux- of small pa rties who worked around the pill-boxe-s nnd mac-hine J...'1 111S and put. the-m out of action. the advuno was carried out succcssfullv. Hv al~'llt 11 o'clock. all "hj('('\iw's wvre taken, an d tlu- new posi ti:m was Ijukkly fortlflcd.

TIll' (}l'rn1an s contimu-d sniping heavily du ri ng till' re-mainde-r of tho Ion-noon, and largl' uumle rs of enemy troops l't)II('('!I',1 around T a u be Fa n n for the- PU!'J)O>\(' of rdakillg thl' ground that tl1(')" hadlost. 'The first counu-r-auuck took plal't' at ahout noon. but it was bonu-n off with severe los.'-I--; to the 1'1111n)". .\11 through tilt:' afternoon the enemy could he seen n)!lpl'ting in g-n-at force and making preparations for a much stronger attack. .\ t 6:,lO they (1)('11,,,1 a heavy machine gun lin: on the positron occupied by the Xcwfonndland Bartnlion and the battalion on the left. and ""):an to advance in J.:n.'at numbers. The Battalion on t he left was drive n back, after putting up a stubborn fight, and till' Xewfocndland RI rirncnt was oblig('(1 to (:111 back about 200 yards because of its left tlank being exposed. This position it held until it was relieved by the jnd Hampshire Rl.')..oimmtduring the night.

In this cnzazcmcnt our Rq,oiml'nt Iâ&#x20AC;˘.,.,t '-;0 men of all ranks in killed, 130 in wounded ami 14 in mis.... in,.;. Among those who wcrv killed was Lieu tenant ~t;Lnll'y Goodyear. Transport ()ffiC'('T. The imGO O D YE AR . portnncc of the work of a transport ollil't.¡r cannot 1M' uvcr-c-aimatcd. Lpcn him more than upon any other person depended till' wvll-lx-ing of the R egim en t . Lieu tenant Goodyear never disappointed the 111,.11 whu looked to him to gd their rations to t hcm on time. Then' wen' nume-rous ways in which a transport. could become 10 t or ,.;et tr-mporarily astray, hut Goodyear km-w or the-se ways only the lx-ttc-r to II(. ab le to r.vo.d t hem. lI e a lwa ys saw to it that t he Rcgiuu-nt's. supplies wen' ck-livcn-d as dose to t he line as possible and with clockwork rcjrularit y. Xo man was better apprec-iated nnd lx-ttcr liked by the Rq..rirncnt than was Lieutenant G ood yea r . alld the-n- ("all he no doubt that his attention to duty ami the capable man n..r in which he

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There were many instances uf conspicuous bravery and ability during the engagement. Second Lieutenant G. Hicks took charge of a section of the line after several of the officers had become casualHICKS. ties, and by his splendid leadership and ability held the position against a severe counter-attack when a unit of his flank was forced back. The situation called for the highest qualities of skill and courage, and Lieutenant Hicks met the demand in an admirable way. Captain R. H . Tait was awarded TAtT. the Military Cross because of the resourceful and entirely successful manner in which he organized the forming up of thc Battalion on its assembly position under the most difficult circumstances. After reaching the final objective, though the position was being shelled heavily and enemy snipers were very plentiful, he made a reconnaissance of the whole line, and brought back valuable information.

Captain J. Xunns did splendid work during the rapid NUNNS. advance and all through the severe counter-attacks of the enemy, He led his company with great shill in the first attack and captured all his objectives. Later in the engagement. when in an exposed part of the line, he held his ground for many hours against repeated counter-attacks. Second Lieutenant CHAFE. E. R . A. Chafe was awarded the Military Cross for the highly commendable way in which he measured up to a difficult situation. After his company commander was hilled he took charge, and by his personal energy and courage instilled the greatest vigor into the attack, and, in spite of heavy losses, carried the attack through with marked success Several other men were decorated because of their great courage and valuable services, and among them were some who acted as runners and others as stretcher-bearers, work which called for the highest degree of endurance and self-sacrifice. The whole engagement was a splendid success for the Newfoundland Regiment. I ts usual fighting qualities were upheld in every difficult part of the action. One more unit of the German army had learnt to its sorrow that when it was faced. by the Nowtoundland Battalion it was in for a hard time.

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saw no further action until the closing- days of 191 i. By this time the Germans hal! transferred all their best troops from the Eastern Front, where they were no longer needed, to the western Front, and could oppose the British with gn:atly superior numbers. The Allied Re verses.

Russian de-bacle was a militnrv disaster of the first order. It completely checked- for more than six months the victorious career of the Allil:s Oil the Western Front. •\Iong with this came the disaffection and sudden collapse of the Italian Second Army. and the capture of upwards of 200,000 Italian troops with large stores of ammunition and nearly 2000 guns. Fin' British Divisions were taken from Flanders and sent to relieve the Italian situation. .'\0 greater proof of Great Britian's loyalty to her Allies could be given, The severe fighting in the Paschcndacle sector had, however, thinned the German ranks farther south, and a surprise blow was prepared by the Field-Marshall for the Cambrai area. .'\0 part of the famous Hindcnburgh line was more strongly fortified than was the area around Cnmbrui, hut there were big advantages to be considered also.

It was clear to all who were familiar with the conditions on the British front that the success of the undertaking depended entirely upon the swiftness with which it was carried out. It was well known that in ·HI hours the Germans could bring up a sufficiently strong force to prevent any further advance unless a most advnnThe Battle of Cambrai. tagcous position was gained during that time. Shortly after 6 o'clock on the morning of Xovombcr 20, the advance began. The British operations were favored by a thick haze which lowered the visibility considerably, and an effective smoke-barrage was used to screen the initial steps of the advance, When the signal for the advance was given the British guns opened a terrific bombardment of the enemy position, and the long line of tanks moved majestically forward, breaking down the heavy wire entanglements without the least difficulty and crawling invincibly upon the German concrete emplacements, the infantry following their lead. Approximately 400 tanks were Iincd up to clear the way for the infantry, The Newfoundland Regiment had been billeted at Sorel-le-Grand. which place it left at 2 :30 on the morning of the 20th and marched up to assembly by way of Gauzeaucourt. At 6:20, when the whole line moved forward, the Xcwfoundland Battalion for-med the centre of the 88th Brigade: the worcestcrs were on the left and the Essex Oil the right. The whole Twenty-Ninth Division dashed swiftly forward,

ami whole platoons of Germans were enveloped and taken prisoners before they fully realized what was happening. The 87th Brigade seized the villag-e of Xlurcoing, and the 86th, Advance by the Ncuf \YOIKI, while the ggth pushed resolutely Newfoundland Battalion . on and captured Lcs R ues Vcrtcs and part of Xlcsnicrcs. The bridge crossing- the Canal de l'Escaut at Marcoing was reached and successfully crossed before the flt>(~ing Germans r-ould make any progress in their attempt to destroy it. At Mesnicrcs. however, they had succeeded in considerably weakening- the br-idge and when a tank at.tempted to cross, both the tank and the bridge crashed into the Canal. The Xewfoundlnndcrs were the first to secure a foot-hold on the opposite bank. They crossed by means of a foot bridge which they had secured whilst a more permanent structure was beingbuilt. They were quickly followed by other units. T he advance was continued at this point without the aid of the tanks, and the Germans were rapidly driven out of the whole of Mesniores. The whole advance was so methodical, determined, and forceful, declining to be halted at any point, that numerous gallant deeds and heroic sacr-ifices must have gone unnoticed, but the splendid success represented the courage and ability of all. The position held by the TwentyThe Twenty-Ninth in Ninth Division was a very serious one for the enemy. It was a commanding position. and Pivo tal Position. if the advance from this point on the 21st could be conducted with the SUITess that attended the previous day's operations, the town of Cambrui with all its important net-work of railways would be in British possession. For this reason the Germans threw all their foree against this point, and on the 21st, and, in fact, from the Zl st until the 27th, the enemy made ceaseless desperate attempts to drive the T wen t y-Ni n th Division across the Canal so as to regain possession of Mcsnicrcs and .\larcoing.

Meanwhile the Germans had brought up a strong force of reserves and were preparing to strike Lack at the British with the full weig-ht of their advantageous position and the full strength Gennans Brought of their reserves. The 28th and 29th were quiet up Re serves. un both sides. It was a case of a calm before a great storm. Our Regiment WUl; out of the line, enjoying a short rest in the village of Mesnicrcs, when un the morning of the 30th, the German great counter-attack burst forth in all its fury.

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of the Twentieth Division, which was being severely pressed by the Germans, and the other two companies took a position in their- old t renches on the left of the Twentieth.

The fighting during the following four days was terrific. lloth the Twentieth Division on the right and the Sixth on the left were driven hack, and our men were obliged to take a position Newfoundlanders at the south-western outskirts of Xlcsnicrcs . The Fell Back. whole Twenty-Xinth Division was in for a trying experience. Both flanks were being rapidly exposed bv the supporting divisions, being forced back, and there was great danger that the enemy would force their way around the south and cut off the withdrawal of the Twcntv-Xinth. The Germans pushed their way into the village of Gouaaocourt. Headquar ters of the Twent y-Xinth Division , and came- alarmingly near to capturing General de Lisle. He grabbed his papers and a revolve r. and made his escape on horseback after the German infantry had entered the village. For two who le days the Xcwfoundland Battalion with other units of the Twcnty-Xinth fought desperately against re-peated German attacks, without briving an inch. Every machine gun, except one, which had been supporting the advance post held bv the Division, had been capture-d . On the night of December I, when i-t became dear that the position could not be held except at very great sacrifice, orders were g1\"(~n for a general readjustment of the line In- the evacuation of Mesnicres sector. Two units, however, the Xow f~undlanders and the South Wales Bordcrcrs, were left on the north side of the Canal. Xo greater compliment could be paid the-se two battalions.

The position was one of extreme danger and difficulty, and required the greatest courage and ability on the part of the defending troops. They were prac tically unsupported by artillery or machine gun fire, while they were incessantly subject to a most destructive enemy machine gun fire.

This part of the engagement proved beyond doubt that "the mechanical side of modem warfare can never quite eliminate the brave pushing heart and the strong ann."

I t was a cruel experience for the most seasoned soldiers, but the Xcwfoundland Battalion fought through it with a courage and determination that would not give in. All through the 2nd and until the evening of the Jrd of December they held the northern bank of the Canal. When it was decided that a withdrawal was advisable, because the position was not worth the sacrifice necessary to hold it, the two battalions got hack to their new position Oil the southern bank with splendid discipline and

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Our Regiment occupied a trench which ran from the Canal to a road that runs about south-west frum Lcs Rues Vertes, about midway between :\Iarroing and :\Iesnicres. This position it held, except a stretch of about 100 yards. until the morning of December 4. when it was relieved bv another battalion.

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for it the title "ROYAL." When relief came the survivors uf the Battalion could look hack over their work as a unit with enure satisfaction.

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on his own initiative Ill' orgnnizod and led another attack and captured the position. It was n display of resourcefulness and dctcrrnination (~. J. \rhitty was a WHITTY . ~ignalling Officer.

When sc-vr-rnl of the officers had been knocked out, he went forward on his own initiative ami assisted in organiainv an attack. He pr-rsoually led a r1nrgc in an able manner and with entirely succ-essful results. Captain II. RENDELL. Rendell was in command of a strong that was verv heavily bombarded. When his was blown in, h,' withdrew his survivors in an orde-rly manner to a neighboring trench He got a supply of bombs together. and as soon a~ the shelling C('aSl'IL he led a- bombing party, drove 0111, the Ocrmans and re-established the position. By his initiative and determination Ill' saved a vital point.

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Back to Res t Camp . Fortunately the need carne at a time when the severe fighting of 1917 was over. and preparations were being made all through the British Armies for the unpleasant out look of the following spring. The journey back to winter quarters was made over roads. which, in many places. were blocked with deep banks of snow.

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Christmas and enjoying a rest in a French town took the edge off all ha rdships and gave them a ting'l' of ChC(.'Tf\11 anticipation. Many 1':000. stories could be told a-d are told in other places. of experiences in French towns. .-\.special Christmas dinner was given to the Xewfoundlandcrs at Pressen, and a Battalion mess dinner was held during the night. It was a much enjoyed dav. "the other side of a soldier's life."

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CHAPTER V

The C losing Year of (he Wa r Whffi the campaign opened on the western Front in th c, spring' of 1918, the outlook for the Allies was anything hut brig-ht. The Ccrmans had completed their pn-pamtions for a last desperate General Situation effort to defeat the- British :In,1 Fnrnch armies. Their in Spring of l Q18. plan was to sepnr .ue Lhc Hritixh from the F rench .

T he Russian exit had almost doubled the number of German infuut rv uvailnble for the west, a11<1 from XOH'1TIbcr, ' 9 17. until :\Inrch, 1 9 J ~: Wh"11 the whole German military genius an d power were let loose, all ('!1tIlNS succession of trollp trains hurt" the d ivisions which had ('xh'n(!t-t\ from th{' Baltic to ih,' sout h..,01 boundary of R ussia to swell t he formjdnblr- arm," alrcadv murshallrd across P ra nce and Belgium. By the middle of :\iarch, when the Gorman pn-pnrations W('fC completed. the-re were pitted ag-ainst the British from the Scarpe to the Oise about five German troops to every two British. The outlook was most pcssirnistjc. hut tbe situation was handled by the Commanderin-Chid and his GC1ll..-a!S in a way that reflects great credit on their- almost unlimited resourcefulness. It was obvious Irom the outset that much ground would haw to be given up, but it was sold at such an enormous price that before many months the British ami French could begin an offensive that knew no let-up until victory was proclaimed, and the Central Po wers were obliged to accept an inglorious defeat.

The British and French Commanders were determined that the inevitable onslaught would be met with the same invincible spirit that had impelled their Iorccs fOf almost four years Aloov: ....-ith the numerous other units that went to make up the British nrmios, the Ne wfoun dla nd Regi ment was rebuilt during the winter months. .\fler s pen d ing 25 days in the Paschcndaclo sector. it. left for till' Sornme on Apri l 10, but when news of the Arm ontioros fCVCl"$l"S wore fl'('{'ivl,{j it was di ver ted to that. area. .\ position was tnkcn about midway Bai lleul -Nieppe. be t ween Hailleu l and :\ieppc, u short distance to the south of Armenticrcs. Un til" morning of the 13t h, A Company, under Lieutenant E. Chafe, went into the line between the l路Q~.\'ilU!ty-si:r

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Everything- went well until about -I :30 when the battalion on t he left. fell back, and exposed the len flank to a strong enemy attack. Lieutenant xtoore and his platoon fared the enemy onrush and put. up a ~allant and stubborn fight until they were surrounded and taken prisenors. Their sacrifice, howeve r, was not in vain.

T heir heroic resistance completely took the t'tlg-e urr t he Germ an att. u-k. and the re ma inde r of C Company a nd Hendquarters were ahle to hol d their position along a light railway line.

Pra ctica lly the same situation existed on ~he right. flank. .-\ Company lost its left wing. and for a time nothing could be heard of it.

Later, however, it. formed up, and with t he assistance of I Icadq ua r ters , stopped the ern-my adv ance 1111(1 formed a junc tio n wit h C Compan y on the right. Bo t h Companies put up a gallant fight, and too much credit cannot be given the heroic troops and the commanders for the high soldier-like spirit which they displayed in defending their position. Band D Companies. under rommand of Captain C. S. Stroll/o:. cnmc up to the line abo ut 6 o'clock CA I'T A IN CHA RLESST. CLAIR STRONG, in the eveni ng a nd were ass igned to Wh<"'c capahlc IcaJcrshipc<>upleJw ith his a posit ion on the left when' t he ~en ial spirit of ",'mraJeship maJe him one of e!lemy showed signs of working the heotliked office....of the Rceimem. around. T hev successtullv counter attacked a small wood close to our line in which the ~("l11\, had penetrated.

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The left wing of D Company was being hard pressed. and showed si h'I1s of being turned, but again Captain Clift showed great presence of mind and initiative in handling; a dangerous situation. He immcdiatolv extended his left, and as soon as CAPTAIN JOHN CLIFf C Company could be escheloncd on t.he left flank, Captain Clift personally collected some remnants of the Xorthumh.'rland Fusilliercs and filled a gap between C and 0 Companies.

By Captain Clift's great energy and ability. and the invincible courage of the men under him, the situation was saved. The Germans were only 25 yards from om line when they were stopped.

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done successfully and with perfect discipline. The Battalion passed through the line taken by the Hampshircs and ~th WOI'C'eStcrs, and took a position in the rear, forming a counter-attacking battalion. The 15th passed quietly. and at 5 o'clock on the mominl{ of the 16t h the Regiment marched back to Croix de Poperinghe, where some much needed sleep was obtained. Owing to the threatening- advance of the enemy, however, the Xewtoundland Regiment was hurried back to the line during the afternoon, and W;IS not ag-ain relieved until the 2 1st.

D uring this late period there was no fighting-, apart from two Intense bombardments hy the Germans. U nl y OIW shell fell in the trench occupied by our Ba tt alion , a nd t ha t was not nttcndel with anv ccsuattv.

As in pre vio us l'ngag-cmcnts in ~vhich the Regime nt ha d taken part, so in this l'ngag-I'ml'nt many men were decorated because of conspicuously ~allant conduct an t! valuable services. and four or live typical instances arc taken to illustrate tln-ir individual heroism and nhilit.v. The remarkab ly fine work of Captain J . Clift has already OC'1..'n mentioned. On April 13, Sergeant E. Gullikson was in charge of a platoon GULLlKSEN. on the lett flank. and after the Battalion on his left had withdrawn. he held on to his post until he was practically surrounded. When the order was given him to withdraw. he did so in a most skilfful and orderly manner. and although subjec to heavy machine ,","Un and nfle fire he got back to his new position with remarkable few casualties under such circumstances. His own work in the withdrawal was a fine display of courage and ability. On the same dar St.~cant C. Cumew and Private W. R. Saunders did CURNEW. splendid work. WhL'llScegeant Cumcw was advancing over the open he showed great braver}' and coolness in leading hili platoon. Af ter he had reached his objective he kept moving up and down the section of the line held by his men, directing thei r fire and watching the movements of the enemy. Private Saunders was wounded during the advance, hut he wouldn't, give in. He was SAUNDERS, determined to carryon, and he (li(1 so until he brought his Le wis KUn carriers to their objective. Private Saun ders, nppnrcutly. gave no thought to his personal safety. but thought only of carrying- out the work that was assigned to him, BENDALL a nd however great the danger and the hardships involved, in YETMAN . order that the operations of his platoon might be successful. After an intense bombardment on the 18t h , Pri va tes F. Bendall and ~o Yetman volunteered to reconnoitre forward ~

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positions which were supposed to be occupied by the enemy. Both men carried out their work coolly and successfully, though with extreme danger to themselves. and returned with valuable information to their commander. Private S. White showed great resou rcefulness when occasion demanded it of him. The XonWHITE. Commissioned Officer in charee of his party was wounded and Private White took charge, and with great courage and initiative successfully defeated several enemy attacks on his position. He held his ground until the order was to withdraw to another position . D uring the whole Regiment maintained. its high reputation as a fighting the Ger-mans pay heavily for every foot of ground !-,'inm up.

In this action our Ree imcn; suffered in casualties. 50 killed, 133 wounded. and 16 missing. The loss of 200 mCII was a severe blow to the R egiment at this time. The trained men avai lable were not Regiment Taken sufficient to bring it up to fighting strength for some Out of Lin e. time. Abo there was the fact that a number of the men of the first contingcnt, The Blue P utt ees, those who had survived the strain and hardships of three years' severe fighting, should be given leave to return home, at least, for a brief holiday.

This course was decided on. The result of the two circumstances was that our Battalion had to be taken out of the famous Twenty-Ninth D ivision, and replaced by another uni t. Xo greater tribute could be paid any unit than that contained in the words of Xlajor-Ocncral D. E. Cayley, commanding the High Tribute to Regiment.

Twenty-Ninth Division: " In bidding goodbye to the Royal Xcwfoumlland Regiment on their departure from the Twcnty-Xinth Division, I wish to place on record my very great regret at thcir withdrawal from a Division in which they have served so long and so brilliantly. The whole of their active service since September, 1915, has been performed in this Division, and during a ll that time the Battalion has shown itself to be under all circumstances of good and bad fortune, a splendid fighting un it. At Suvla, Beaumont Hamel , Gueudecourt, Monchy, Ypres, Ca.mbrai, and during the last fighting near Bnille ul , they have consisten tly maintained the highest standard of fighting efficiency and determination. They can look back on a record of which they and their fellow-countrymen have every right to be proud.

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T he Regiment went back to rest, and became rebuilt with small drafts that were slowly arriving from Eng land. It was more than four months, however, hefore it went back to the line again, and during that time it was given the honor and privilege of being guards to the Commanderin-Chief.

It should he noted in passing that on Mav 1L 1918, the Newfoundland Government passed a "M ilitary Service Act." which was a form of sclcctive conscription. The measure was adopted too late to be of any benefit, a fact, of course, which was not known at that time. It was long realized that sufficient volunteers were not forthcoming to maintain the Regiment as a separate fighting unit, but it remained for our legislators to cast the one dark blot on the enviable military record of our Batt alion, that of having to he taken out of the line because sufficient trained troops were not available to hring the Batt alion up to fighting strength.

Meanwhile, the tide had turned. The mighty avalanche of infuntry, guns and ammunition that was let loose at the junction of the British and the French armies on March 20 had been brought to a complete standstill, and when our Regiment again entered the line in September, the Allied avalanche had started a counter-sweep, which was destined to culminate in victory On September 20, the Newfoundland Regiment took over a line of trenches in front of Ypres, about 2000 yards behind the line occupied by our Battalion in the Stccnbcck engagement, lQ17, The Regi Ypres. rnent now formed part of the 28th Brigade of the Ninth Division. :'\0 actual fighting took place until the 28th, when, in conjunction with a Belgian unit on the left and the Twenty-Ninth D ivision on the right, the Ninth Division was ordered to attack and capture a line running from Zonnebeke through Polygon, At 5.30 on the morning of the 28th, the British guns open ed a terrific bombardment, and half an hour after, the Newfoundland Battalion went over, D Company moving in artillery formation with its centre on Plank Road and B Company in the direction of Rifle Farm . A and C Companies were in support.

The advance progressed steadily, and, except for a short duel with a machine gun in Chateau Wood, was uninterrupted during its early stages By noon the first objecitve was captured and organized for defense.

During the evening an enemy counter-attack was expected from Kciberg, and the front line platoons were ordered to put up a single line (If trip ...vire. T he attack did not materialize, however, and the evening passed quietly.

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Shortly after 7 o'clock on the morning of the 29th, the advance was continued in conjunction with the Belgians on the left, whose objective was Moorsledge. and with the Thirty-Sixth DiviAdvan ce slon on the rig-ht, whose objective was TcrContinued hand. In the Xewfoundland Battalion the front on Sec ond Da y, line was comprised of .\ Company on the right, C Company in the centre and two platoons of B Company on the h-tt. () Company and the remainder of R Company were in support. TI1l'fC was practically no artillery support, and when our Battalion <.TOSSI'II the Hroodscind-Bucclacre Road it came under heavy ene-my-machine )::\111 fin-. On the left the enemy put down a heavy ba rrage. while on the right. the-re was considerable rille lire from Celtic Wood. "\10ll!! the whole of the forward slopes the advance had to be carried out by rushes. At Keiberg Rid gt', l'spl-'1.1ally, did the enemy t roops put up a strong resistance, and it was only by the most determined pushing- that the 1{t'j,:im(,llt was able to cross t he valley. For a time B Comp..nny was h-Id up by a six-inch gun with open sights and supported by machine guns. ,\{tl'r much difficulty and J,.'TI'at personal risk, half a platoon worked around and succeeded in g:aininJ.: superiority 0\"('1" the machine puns. They then rushed the six-inch gun and killed the gun crew. This was a highly important piece of work, It enabled the Belglans to get north of Kcibcrc. and it enabled B Company to continue its advance tn line with the other troops, It was reported by the artillery that the rood was so blocked with German dead afn-r the brief but fierce contest that all traffic was held up for a considerable time. About noon, A Company was hdd up by enl.'1TIY machine guns which were in a commanding position. and by 1 o'clock the advance of the Xewfoundland Battalion had Cl.'3S0.'II, Later in the day. B Company and parts of .A and C Companies went forward with the 16th Bri)::;ule and helped to capture the village of DaJiu.'I.'II', The advance durinJ.: these two days again brought out the fig-hting: qualities with which the Royal Xewtoundland 1{l'J.:iment was endow,..'I:!, .-\ t several points, where the enemy showed stnlllJ.: resistance, individual initiative and cIJuraJ.:e enabled the ndvnnco to continue. Un the second day of the cllJ.:agl'l11Cllt there WCfC several such instuncos for which dccoraticns were awarded. Captain C, S, Frost was ill FROST. command of the left tlank company of the Battalion, He kll his company with great dash. and kept Headquarters well informed as to the situation, Whl'n till' advance was held /'af(()~IJ.",JrnJ

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up at Keiberg Ridg" by a six-inch gun and two machine guns, he pushed his Lewis guns out to both flanks, and mnde a direct attack by short rushes with a platoon. He assisted in capturing" the three i,'Uns, and his prompt action led to the capture of the ridge. Afte r the capture of Kciberg Ridge, an enemy machine gun opened fire about WILLIAMSON. so yards m the rear. With one runner, 2nd Lieutenant H. Williamson dashed towards the spot and opened fire with his revolver, shooting both gUllllPrs. Later in the day when his company commander was killed, he took command and led the companv successfully to its final objective. Second TAYLOR. Lieutenant A. E. T aylor acted in conjunction wrth Captain Frost in the capture of Kciberg Ridge. He led his platoon forward by short rushes, and played a very important part in capturing the enemy l,'Uns that were holding up the advance, On the same day , Sergeant R. F. Stanford distinSTANFORD . guishcd himself bv his conspicuous courage and coolness. When th'e right flank of his company was held up by machine gun fire from a farm house about 200 yards awav he took six men with him in an attempt to outflank the guns. By the time he had gone 100 yards all the party except one man and himself, were casualties. As soon as he got ncar enough. he threw a bomb. and then dashed into the farm house . He defeated the enemy gunners and captured the two guns. Private.f. H . O'Quinn displayed a spirit of heroism and sacrifice of a very high order.

O'QUINN. During the attack on K('iIK'r~~ Ridge he voluntarily went forward 100 yards in advance of his company to reconnoitre thick grass and bushes in front. He came upon three enemy sniper-s. all of whom he bayonetted. Later he carried an important message to Brigade Headquarters through heavy machine gun and shell fire, rn the afternoon of the same day, although wounded, he carried on with his platoon until he fell, weak from loss of blood.

Several runners and stretcher-bearers were also decorated for their heroic and valuable services.

Throughout the two days' fighting, the Royal Xcwfoundland Regiment lived up to its high reputation. Although the weather conditions were very unfavorable. the ground for the most part being a mass of heavy mud and the troops' clothes soaked by the torrential rains, the advance was carried out with admirable regularity. The whole British line was moving on to victory, and the part held by our Batt alion was moved forward in conjunction with the rest

During the following two weeks, the Regiment was in the line continually, except for short relief period", but saw no dose fighting until October 14. when an advance from the north of Led gehem .

Ledgehem was begun. On the night of October 13, the Battalion marched from Keiberg to the front line, along a railway just north of Ledgchem. The attack started at 5.30 on the following morning, with B Company on the right and D Company on the left in the front wave, and A and C Companies in the second wave.

The advance, for a considerable distance, was carried out under tho most extraordinary circumstances. The smoke and high explosive barrage, together with the very thick mist which was rising: from the ground, made it impossible to sec more than a few yards distance, and the advance had to be carried out by compass bearing. O....ing to this condition a large number of prisoners were captured in cellars and pill-boxes without putting up any fight whatever. At this stage of the advance one platoon alone captured 34 machine guns. As the Battalion neared the village of Xeerhof however, a light breeze sprang up and dispersed the fog and smoke. The whole Brigade was immediately reorganized on a line running north and south in front of Xccrhof and the advance was continued.

All through the Regiment's advance to the high ground its operations were hampered and at points severely contested by heavy artillery fire.

This was greatly intensified when the high ground was reached. A platoon of B Company undertook to outflank the hostile artillery, and after many daring and difficult undertakings succeeded in putting it out of commission and inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy troops who operated it. D uring the day, the Newfoundland Battalion captured over 500 prisoners and 100 machine guns.

At 9 o'clock on the 15th, the advance was continued with the whole 28th Brigade in reserve, and very little opposition was met until the Lys River was reached. The Newfoundland Batt alion did Lys Ri ver. not again go into the front line until the night of the 19th, when it took a position ncar the west bank of the Lys. At 5.30, on the morning of the 20th, the Lys was CTQ&;e(l, and hall an hour afte-rwards the advance was continued under a sweeping barrage.

During the day the Regiment was subject to machine gun fire almost continually, and, although the front line was steadily pushed forward with great courage and determination, it was not without heavy casualties.

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After a short rest, the Regiment again marched up to the front line on the 2uh, and prepared for its last full day's conflict with the enemy. which took place on the following day. The Battalion, except B Company. was in reserve until about noon. when .-\ and C Companies were ordered up for the purpose of taking a strong position held by the enemy southeast. of Scheldt. To capture the position by a direc-t attack, however, was deemed to be too costly an undertaking', and about 5 o'clock it was decided to hold the line then occupied. After dark the Regiment withdrew to the support trenches. On the following day, after a patrol of the front line, the Regiment marched back to billets at Harle beke, and when next it started to move toward Berlin it was with unqualified victory stump- ..ed indelibly on its gallant and determined efforts.

Regarding this last engagement in which the Xcwfoundlnndcrs took part it must be said that although the Regiment was considerably weakened by the long period of seve re figMing, individual courage and initiative were at no time more persistently conspicuous. It W.'\S in this engagement that Sergeant Ricketts won Ius \ '. c., the onlyV. C. awarded to the Xcwfoundland Battalion. Alongside the record of Sergeant Ricketts must be placed the great courage and ability of Lance-Corporal :-'1. Brazil. the gallantry and quiek resourcefulness of Lieutenant A. S. Xcwrnan and Lieutenant F . II . Hopson, the self-abnegation and great ability of such men as Corporal A. Whelan, Private T. Cobin, Private ] . E. Mooney.

Private .\1. Walsh, Private H. Trask, Private E. O'Brien and Private j.

Clark, and the invincible soldier-like spirit of such men as Corporal P. C. Xlcw, Private :'II. Power, and Private R. Powers. These men and many others displayed such high soldierly qualities that the Royal Newfoundland Regiment will forever be admired by those who best knew it as a fighting unit. In many ways the engagement was a fitting conclusion to the splendid rt.."Cord that the Regiment had so persistently maintained in every action in which it was called on to take part.

Following is a list of the decorations awarded for conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty in the three engagements reviewed in this chapter; Paf.eOne llundred Seven

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Captain J. Clift Second Lieutenant J. .\ Iifflin Di sting-u ished Private T . A. Pitt man SI.路r<~l'a nt E . Gullikson Disti n~;uishcd C. Q . .\1. S. W . Haynes Dis timru ished Lance-Co rpo ral .\ 1. Bra zil Sergeant C. Curnow P riva te F . Ben(lcll Lnnce-Corpoml P. Sullivan Private W . R. Saunders Private X . Yetman Private H . Snow Private S. White Private G. T hom as Private ] . Gosse Sergeant D . i) u ~e Bar to Lance -Co rpo ral]. G. W . Ha gen

Xlilirarv Cross .\ lilitar~路 Cross Condu ct .\1('<lal Conduct .\ted al Co nduct Medal Military Modal Military .\Iedal xfilitarv xtedal .\ lilitary.\lt-dal Military Xlcdal Military Medal .\ Iilitan' .\ Imal .\lilitary .\1<.'(lal .\lilitarv .\Iedal .\ Iilitar}路 .\ Il'(lal Militnry Xlcdal .\Iilitary .\k. la!

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Captain J. Fros t .\lilitarv Cross Second Lieu te nant H William son .\ lilitar;路 Cros_" .\Iajor H . Wi nd clcr .\Iihtar)" Cross Bar to .\Iilitarv eros."

Second Lieu tena nt ,\. E. Tavlor Sergeant .-\. S. Rose . Distinguished Conduct .\ Iedal Sergeant E. Stanford Distinguished Conduct .\Icdal Private ], H. O'Quinn Distinguished Conduct .\retlal Private R. Powers Distinguished Conduct x tedal St.'11!cant G. L. Orwnc .\ lilitar)" .\IOOal Corporal W. J oy Militarv .\Icdal Lnnce-Co rpo rnl J. O'Rourke .\lilitarY .\ ll'<.lal La nce-Corporal W. J. WOOI :fl~r .\ lilitary.\ I('<lal Priva te ] . Mu rp hy Xlilitary Xleclnl .\ lilita ry .\leda l Pri vate]. E . Moo ney .\Iilit ary.\ ll'<1al Pri vatc M . Walsh P rivate R . B. Reid .\l1litarv Medal Private W . Gough .\lilitar;' Med al P rivate A . Lee .\ lilitary .\Iroa!

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Pri va te T. Rickett s Lioutenunt A. S. Xewmnn Lieutenant F. A . Hopso n Lieutenant G. H icks Corporal C. Carter Lancc-Corporal Xl. Brazil Private W. Anthony Private S. Greenslade Private T. Corbin Corporal A. Whd a "l La nce-C orpo ra l H Ciafllnl't' Private R. Powers Private D. Curtis Corpora l P. C. :\lc w Pri vat e A. Smi th Pri vntc H . Tras k Pri va t e E. O 'B rie n Private W. P. KingPrivate :'-01. P UWl't' Se-rgeant E. .\itkcn

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NEW FOUNDLAND! Th ere lies a land in th e west and north Whither the bravest men went forth, And daunted not by fog or icc They came at last to a Paradise.

Full two thousand miles it lay Washed by 11sea of English grey; And they called it Xcwfoundland at sight, It's rather the land of Heart's Delight.

I have seen the Xloditcrrnncan's blue Lazily lapping the southern shores, And groves where the orange blossoms grow, And the cypress shading cathedral doors.

I have seen the moon in the desert place Flooding the pyramid's stony face, And crowned by the banks of the sacred Xilc, Pharoah s, carved in an ancient style; All I have loved and known.

But on moonlight nights, in the land I love, I have slept with the stars and trees above, By a hig 107,fire that sputters and creeks, And a river that sobs itself to sleep, And perhaps with frighten{'tl eyes that blink The timid deer comes down to drink; These I have loved and known, I have seen sweet places in foreign lands , Gardens tended by cunning hands, Hou ses old as the hills in fame , Bearing the weight of a noble name ; All I have seen and known.

Bu t Nature gardens the land I choose, And gives her names such as layers use; Fort une Ba y- was the fortune Low: Conception-borrowed from Heaven above;

Brcakhcnrt Point-what a world of woeA maiden watching her lover go.

H eart 's Content-hcro thev cam e at last , W hen the toil and grief of their life was past; These I hav e love d an d known, Th ere lies a land in the west an d north Whithcr the bravest mcn went forth; And daunted not by fog nor ice T hey came a t. last to a Paradise.

A land to be won by the men who durst , Xo wonder the Bri tish chose it first, And they called it Newfoundland at sight, It's rather the land of Heart' s Delight.

PART II The Mili tar y Recor d s an .i Ph otograph s (where obtainable) of the "Fi rst Five Hund red."

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T here were no lo nK and tiresome SI)('('Ch("S. The program had but two toasts, " The King" an d " Absent Comrades." Th e latter was honore d b y all p resent stan ding to attention for one minute. It was one minute of supn-rne s olem nity.

Licutcuunt-Coloncl Carty was chairman, .LO,l under his capable ~~ ida nce the reu nion was a great SutTt'SS. During the ('\'('ning he rend IllI'ssaJ,;t's from Lieu tena nt-Colonel Pat erson and Captain T . Con nors, both of whom rcpr ct ted their enforced absence from the celebration.

After the supper had been thoroughly enjoyed an impromptu CtJIIC'tTt was given. Son).,'S were rendered by Majors B. Butler . .l- W. ),Iarch and R . H . Tai t ; Captains G. G. Byrne and I . Snow, Lieutenant Irvi ne. see geant l\!om<;<;('y, Mike Smythe, Tom Xoscworthy and G. jackman; recitations by Captain H. ),lcXcil and Sergeant-Major F. P. Lcrlrow.

The item that very much impressed aU the men was the roll-rnll to which the following answered :

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30., H. Wilson 3 15 j. D. Andrew s 3 1iG. Winslow 3 18 P. Daniel s 3JtlJ . Xicholle 338 X. GalJ:"ay 3.w G . G . Byrne J4i J. C . Charming 360 T. Hamm ond 368 W. Roberts 3HJ .Caui 3i8 C. Spurrell 379 A. Smith 芦 n J. Murph y -芦H F. P. iAoCrow 430 E. Butcher 432 :\1. Whdan 452 W . Ta ylor 46 1 A. Henndmry -J66 .\. Stace v 4H j. Doole ;' 4i 5 H . Whet路ler

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Granted Commission, Liontenant, Sept. 24, 191 4 ; Relinquished Commission, Oct. S, 1<)1 ,~ . and joil1l~1 a unit of the I mperial Army.

CO"" ALEXASD ER

G ran ted Commission, Captain, Sept. 21, 19 1-1- , British Mediter ranea n Expeflitionar y Force, AuJ.:. 20, PH 5 ; British Expeditionary FOTC'(', March 1-1-, 191 (, ; Relinquished Commission. June 20. 191(,.

CII.\RLES ROBERT .h'RF.

Granted Commission. Lieutenant. Sept. 24, 19 14; Captain, July 18, 1915 ' Returned to Xcwfoundland and attached for duty to depot, )' Iay 8.

19 16 ; Retired. 51. John's, me.. . licallv unfit, June" 191i .

•\l>OLf'1I EIl:SE~T RERS.\RD

Granted Commission, Captai.r, Sept. :?I , 19 H : British :\Il~likrranean Expeditionary Force. .\ug'. 20, 19 15 ; Evacuated Suvln, sick. Dec. 12, 191 5 : Admitted. to hospital. :\Ialta. Dec. 17, 1915 ; Invalided to Enl.;land, Jan. 25, 191 6 ; Awarded :\Iilitary Cross, june 3, 191 6 ; :\Imtioned in despatches. j uly 11, 19 16 ; ,\.ttaehed to depot, .\yr, j u ly 12, 1916 ; :\Iajor.

Oct. 5, 191 6 ; Bri ti sh E :q K~ liti"nary For ce, D ,·!'. l. 1916 ; Dec ora t ed with Croi x d c G uc rre. Sept. 1917 ; T ook over command (If t he Fir st X CII"Ioundland Ba tt alion , j uru- I, 1918; Retu r ned to U. K. for special Officers' NUrse, j u ne 3D, 191 8 : Returned to 13, E. F ., s..'l'L 29, IlJ18 : R ejoined Ba t talion . Oct. 6. 1918; Assumed command of First Xewfoundlnnd Ba ttalion, M a rc h 16 . 1'119 : Ernbarkod for Xcwfoundlnnd, .\ Iay 22. 1919 ; Act in g Lioutcnam-Colonel. j a n . I , 1919 ; R et ired . july 29,1919. /'''t'0.., 1l."oJ.tvll'TN>lIy---fh."

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BERTRAM RUTLER REG. :-\0. I.u.

Enlisted, Sept. 2, 19 14 : Orderly Room Sergeant . Sept. J. 1914 ; Lieutenant.

Oct. 4, 1914; British \ leditclTanean Expeditionary Force, Au}::. 20, 191 5: Captain, Jan. 10 . 1916; British Expeditionary Force, March 14, 191 6 ; \rounded. remained at duty, June 28, 19 16 : Wounded, Lcsfosses Farm .

April 23, 19 17 : Invalided to England; Returned to B. E. P., Xov. 10 , 19 17 ; Wounc1I'(I. \ Iarcoinl::", :-\0\'. 20. 191 7 ; T ransf erred to England, :-\0\'.27. 1917; Awarded Military Cross; Awarded Bar to \ filitary Cross; Awarded Dist.inguishcd Service Order . Feh . 4, 191 8 ; Mentioned in Sir D .Jugh s fla ig D r-spat ches , April 7. 191 8 ; Ret urned to ~ewfoundland a ll furlough. Scpt.. 2. 191 R; \l ajor . Sep t. 15. 191 9 ; Seconded for du t y wit h Civ il Re-E stablis hment Committee. J ail. 14, 1'J20.

G~:URGE THO~I A S CART Y

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Granted Commission, Captain, Sept. 21 , 19 14 ; British Medit err anean E xpe..xlitionury Porco, .\ug. 20, 19 15; Evacuated Suvla, sick, 0..'('. 4 ,191 5 ; Admitted to hospital. \talta, Dec. 8, 191 5 ; Invalid ed to England, April 16, 19 16 ; Embarked for Xewfoundland, June 9. 19 16 ; Appointed Transport Officer. July s, 191 6 ; Major, Oct. I, 191 6 ; Appoinu'(l Officer commanding Depot, St. John's, Oct. 19,1917; Relinquished Command, july 22. 1918; Licutennnt-Colonel, Jan. 1, 19 19 ; .\ppointed Staff Officet-, .\cting D. O. C., jan. 2S, 1919; Relinqu ished appointment as Acting D. O. C. Sept. 9. 19 19 ; Retired, Sept. 9, 1919.

WILL!AM H ODGso:s FIU.:SKLlS Granted Commis...ion, Captain, Sept. 2 1, 191 4 ; Embarked for 1:. K. .

Oct. 2. 19 14 ; Attached to First Battalion Suffolk Regiment, Xov. I S. 19 14 ; Attached to nth Bnt talion, Royal Wa n \; ck R egi m ent , March 20, 19 15; British E xpcdi tionur v Force, March 20, 191 5 ; Majo r, March 25, 19 15 ; Licutcnaru-Colcrwl, April 15, 19 16 ; In Comm and of 6th R . W . R .; Wounded, Beaumont Hamel, j uly I , 191 6 ; Awarded D. S. 0., j uly I, 19 16 ; Inval ide-d to Englan d . j uly 6, 191 6 ; \ 1l'ntiUlwu in despatc hes, jan. 5, 191 7 ; Reti red, U. K., with honorary rank uf Colonel, Xov . 29, 19 19.

II I>RRERT H . G OODIU DGI>

Granted Comm ission, Lieutenant, Sept. 24, 19 14; Relinquished Cornmission U. K. , AprilS, 1915.

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CAPT AUGUSTUS O'BRIEN

JAYES , \L1.AS L E D1S G il AM

Geantcd Commission, Lieutenant , ~1Jt. 24, 1914 : Captain, July 28, 1915 : Bri t ish E xped itionar-y Force , M arch 13, 1916: wounded, Beaumont Hamel. July I. 19 16 ; Inva lided to Enl::"L-m d , July 3, 1916 ; .utacbcd to Depot, .\~T, Sept. 14, 1916 ; Returned to B. E. P., Dec. 21. 19 16 : .-\ppoi n tt'(l Adj ut a nt , D.."C. 21, 1<J16 : R ejoined Bat ta lion , :\Iay 15, 1917; Ki lled in Acti on , Br ocm bcck. 0 <:1. 9, 1917.

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Gr ..l!"!· l..1 Commission, Captain, St.1Jt. 21, 1')14 ; British Moditcrrancun Expeditionary Force. .\u~. 20. 1'115 ; British Expeditionary Force, March H , 1e,l 16 ; Awarded :\lilitary Cross, I ke. II , 19 16 ; Evacuated to Hospital, jan. 20, 19 17: In va lid•-d to England. jan. 21, 1917 ; .\ttach..-d to D,..pot , A\T, Xlnrch 14, 1917 ; Dcco ra t..-d with Croix Je Gu.'I'T<", :\Iav I , 19 17: :\lajor, .July I , 191 7: Emb arked for Xewlou ndln nd . May 22, 1 91~) : R..-tire..l, july 5, 1'119.

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Grantc...1 Commission, Lk-u tcna m , Sept. 24, 1914 ; Hri ush :\k"l1it<"fcancan E xped it ion ar y F om.·, .\ug. 20, 19 15 ; Captain, Jan. 10, 19 16 ; British Expe..litionary F orce , :\Iarch 14, 19 16 ; Wou nJ •-d, Beaumont Ham el, j u ly 1, 1916; Invalid e",1 to E ngland , j uly J, 1'116 ; Attached to Ilt1J01, Ayr , Sept. 13, 19 16 : Ret urn ed to B. E . F ., jan. 9, 1917 ; Evacu a ted to Hos pit al , March 13, 191 7 ; Discharged to Dut y, :\Ia y 11, 1'117 ; Awar dc....1 :\Iililary C ross, Uct . I , 1917 ; Ret ur ned to U. K. a nd substituted for rest afte r 24 months continuous service in the 61.'1<1; Au acbed w I.k ']XJt , \\' inchester. .\p ril 5, 1911S : E mb ar kcc1 for Xcwfoundland on special duty, ~Ia r 13, 1911S : Emba rked for U. K.. Oct. 12, 1918 ; AtL."1ChC\t to Doj....t.

Winch es ter , Oct. 22, 19 18 ; Returned to Xcwfocndland. Due. 12, 1911S : R etired , Feb. I , 1919 .

'-\t'GUH US O' B Rl l::s Gr-anted Commission , Cap t ai n , S.,'pL 21, 19 H ; Bri tis h Mcditcrr unc nn Ex pedition ar y P orco . Au g-. 20, 1915 : E vncu nt....l Suvla, sick, Dl"C. 21, 1<115 ; Admit ted Hos pital , :\Ialta, j a n. IX, 1916 ; Rcjoine'(1 Bat.talion, Suez, Marc h i, 1916 ; wounded, G Ut-UJl'COUrt, Oct. 12, 1916 ; lJic-d of Wou nds , Oct. 18, 19 16 ; :\Ic.-ntiollL"l1 in Despatches, jan. 5, 1917.

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(;rant«1 Commission, Captain. Sept. 21, 19 1 ~; ~ Ia;or. June J, 1916; Appointed D. n ~I S.. :\"U\'. 1-1-, 1<)16; Lieutenant-Colonel, I::kc. 7, 1918 ; Decorated ....-irh Or.lee of the British Empire. June J, 19 1<); Relinquished Appointment as D. U. :\1. S.• Sept. 9, 1919; Retired. Sept , 9, 19 19 .\RTHl"R R.'LEY

Granted Commission, Lleutcnnnt, Sept. 2-1, 1<)14; Captain. J ul y 28, 1915; British Xleditcrrnnoun Expeditionary Force. Aug'. 20, 1915; Appointed Adjutant, Sc pt. 2'). I'H5; Admitted Hospit al . :\Ialta, IA.'C. 13, 19 15 ; Rejoined Ba tt a lion , Sl1C7., Jan. 31, 19 16 : British Expeditionary Foree, March 14, 1916; Awarded Military Cross, Jan. I , 19 ]; : Wounded. Monc hy, .\pril 14, 19 17 ; Iuvali.h-d to England, April 19. ]9 17: Attllcht'll to Depo t • .\yl', Mav n, 1917; Re-turned to B. E. F ., jan. 5, 1918 ; Rejoined Battalion. j a n . 26, I'J I8 ; Appointed Adjutant, j un e 24, 19 1M; T em por ar y Major, Jan 5. 1919; Transferred to Eng-land for Officers' course, j a n . II , 1919; Rejoined l st Buttalion, winchester, April 23, 1919 ; "\ppointcd Znd in command of Ist Battalion, xtay :W, 19 19 ; Embarked for Xewfoundlnnd, Muv 22, 1919; Decorated with Croix de Gucrre ....-ith Silver Star, June 19, i 9 19 ; Retired, July 29, 19 19. \r.\LTER FREDERICK RE:iDELL

Granted Commission, Captain, Sept. 21. 1914; British Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, .\ug-. 20. 1915; wounded. Suvta Bay, Sept. 20, 1915; Admitted Hospital. :\lalta, Sept. 26, 19 15 ; Invalided to England, Oct. 8, 19 15 ; Attached to Depot, Ayr, Feb. 8, 19 16 ; ),Iajor, April 25, 19 16 ; British Expeditionary Force, Sept. 5, 1916; Wounded, Gucudecourt.D ct.

12, 1916; Invalidc...1 to Eng-land, Oct. 18, 1916; Attached to De po t , Feb. 20, 1917; Embarkc...1 for Xcwfoundland on special duty, Aug. 2 1, 19 17 ; Appointed Chid Staff Olliet.·r, Department of :\ Iilitia, Oct . 29 , 19 17 ; Lieutenan t-Colonel, Xlny. 16, 1918; Awarded C. B. E. , Dec . 12, 1919 ; Still on Strt·ngth.

R IH, I NALD

S.

RO WSELl.

Grunted Commission, Lieutenant, Sept. 24, 19 14 ; Captain, July 28 , 19 15 ; British :\kllitl'IT:l1WUn ExpL...l itionary Force, AUg". 20, 1915 ; Bri tish E xpedi tio na r y Force March 14, 1916 ; Wounded, Beaumont Hamel, July I , 19 16 ; Iuvnlided to England, July J, 19 16 : Attached to Depot, .\yr, "\og. 23, 19 16 ; Awnrdcd :\Iilitary Cross, Jan. I, 19 17 ; R et urn ed to H. E. F .• Jan. 9,1917; Killed in action, xtonchy •• \pril H, 19 17.

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:-'hCHAEL F RAS CI S SI:~t.\IE RS

A ppointed Qu art er :-'fastt'r , Sept. 2 1, 1914 ; Bri t ish Mediterranean Expcditionary P orco, .\ ug. 20, 191 5 ; Captain, XO\", 23, 1915 ; Bri tish Expeditionary Porco. Mart-h H , 1916 ; Wou nded, Beaumont H am el , July I , 1916 : Died of wounds. J uly 16 . 1916 .

ROIJERT IfO LLAS D T AIT

G ra n ted Commission, Lieutenant, Sept. 2-1-, 19H ; Bri t ish Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Allg, H, 19 15 ; Admitted Hospit al.

191 5 ; Di schar ged from H ospital , Oct. -1-, 191.1 ; Embarked for Oct. 19. 19 15 ; Captain, Jan. 10, 191 6 ; Ad mit ted Hospital. Cairo, 28 , 191 6 ; D ischar ged to duty, April 30, 19 16; British Expeditionary Perce. M ay 16, 1916; Eva cuat ed to Hospital. May 20, 191 6; D ischarged to duty, Oct, 19, 1916 ; Appointed Adju t an t , :\ Iay 23, 191 7 ; Evacuated to Hospital, sick , July 17, 1917 ; Rejoined Ba t t alion , Aug. 2-1-, 1917; Awarded Military Cross, Oct. 9, 191 7 ; Wounded. XeU\'(' Egfiso, April 12, 1918 ; I nvalid ed to England, April 15, 1918 ; Embarked for XcwIoundlund on special duty, :-'Iay 22, 191 8 ; Appoint ed Act ing Xfajor, June l . 19 19, while comma nding Dischar ge Depo t , St. J ohn 's ; Retired, Oct. 6,1 9 19.

Ib;;o.:RY ALFRED TIMEWELL

Granted Commission, Captain, Sept. 2 1, 19 H ; Appointed Pa ym a st er , Sept. 2 1, 191 4 ; Embarked for U. K. Xov. 2, 191-1-; Major, Dec. I, 1916 ; Appointed Chief Paym ast er and Officer in charge of Records, Oct. 29 , 191 7 ; Lieutenant-Colonel , DL'C. 7, 191 R; Appointed Chid Staff Officer, Lond on , April 26. 1919 ; Awarded Order of the British Empire, jnnc 3, 191 9.

AlI.T!ll'R \\"ILUA~1 \rAKl-;FIELD

Granted Commission, Lieutenant, Sept. 2 1, 191-1-; Struck off Strength, Aldcrshot , Oct. 2, 191 5 : t ransfcrrcd to Royal Army Xlodical Corps, CH .\iI.(~;S \rlilGIITUS

Granted Commission, Lieut., Sept, 21, 191-1- ; British Mediterranean Expeditionary F orL'C, Au g, 20, 191 5; Captain. Oct. 17, 191 5 ; Killed III action.

Suvja Bay, :\OY. 25, 191 5.

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Enlist...I, :;""t . J , 1,?lf : British :\lcd ilt'fTa n..an Ex ooditi" n"r v F OJ'<'<'. ~ o,路 . H , 1915 ; '\ urnttt ",,1 to Hospital , Suez, Feb. 23, 19 16 : ErnhaJ:ked

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19 16 : R..;oinffl Batlahoo, ~()\'. I~. 1916: ." ...arded :\Iilitary :\Iedal,

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sr.oo.e v A BBOTT Enlisted,

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5, 19 H : British :\Ic<.l iterra nca n E xpeditiona ry Foece.

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Reg. Xo.

26..1

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Enlistal, 2, .1'JJoI; British :\ledit<TTanean Expeditional"): F=. :\nv. 14, 19 15 : Bntisb Expedlt>ON.ry F<of"C't'. :\lareh JoI.1916:I-:-:K路uated to Hospital, sick, Oct. U, 1917 ; E ..acuat,'<1to England, Oct. H. 1917,

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WILLlA~1 S . A :-iDERSOX

R e g . N o. 41 8

Enlisted, Sept. 11, I'll-!: Stnlckoft Strength, StobsCamp, Seotland, J uly JO, IQ15

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R eg. :'\ 0 . 31 5

Enlistt.'l , Scvt. 6, 1914: British :\ !editt,rrane<\n Expeditionary For"e, ,\u;:. 20, 1915: E,'actlated Suvla, siek, Oet..\ 1'115; Inval ided to Eng land , nee. 14,.1915; Att3ehed to ))"pOI , .\yr, ,\pril S, 1'116; La~ee

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14,1917: R ejoined Ibttali011, June 19, 1917; E"acoua te<l to Hosp it3l, July 22,19 17; Inv3lided t.o England, Jul~ 29, 1917: Attache<1 to Depol, ,\yr, Sept . J, 191 7: A:,lml< ",,'rgeant, .Sept. 27, 1917; Confirmed to R.ank of Corporal, Apn l 27, 191~: Actmg Com]><'\ny Sergeant :\ !ajor,

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R ALPH .\I.-I.H TI:-i '\:-i U HE \\ l;

Reg . :'\ 0 . 5 5

En listed, Sept',2.. 19 14; LanceC=poral, J uly 28, 1915 : British .\ Iediterram'an E"p",\ltwnary Fo rce, .'lUI(. 10, 1915; Bri l ;, h E xpe.lltionary Fon,." :'IIarch 14, 1'I 16 : Cor por a l,jul y 11,1916; &,rgeant, Feb . 8, 1917: \\"()unrl~, Sail ly路Saillisel, :'Ilan'h J, 1917; '~ttach",t for duty to P'W 3!,rl Reconl Oflke, 1.0n(lon, July 2 1,1917; Discharged, ",""ically unfit, :\0\'.2$,1'118.

Pal'.~

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ARCHIBALD ASH

Reg.

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Si5

En listed, Sept. 22. 1914; I.anee Corporal, s..路pt. 2S. 1914; Acting Cor !>Oral,Dec. s, 191-1;&-rKean~, Feb . .\, 1916; Britis~ EXpL,litionary ~\)r,'~

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W 1LFRE lJ D O l ' GLAS A Y RE

Reg.

S;l1ny-

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Enlisted, Sept. 16, 1914; Corporal, Sept. 21, 1914; Sergeant, Oct. JO, 1914; Acting Company Quurt<::naster Sergeant, July 12, 1915; 2nd

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1 Aug. 20, 1915; Lieut enant, Oc t . 15, 1915; Evacuated Suvla, sick :-<ov. 23, 1915; 1m路al.,de<! to Eng land, :-<ov. 30, 1915; At ta ched to Roya l Firing Corps, ,~pt. 25, 1916; (.; ra<le cl Fly ing Offiox'1'. ~Iarch JO. 1917; Briti sh Expe,htlOnary Foree With Royal FI ~ing Corps. J une 2.

1917; C apt alll, AVnl I, 1918; E\"""~lat-ed tO, Hosp ltal , (kt. ,24, 1915.

Transferred to England, ~ov, -I. 1918: Rejo,",-,] 2nd Hattahon, W," 路 chesler, ~Iareh 4, 191\1; Embarke<l for :\'ewfoundland, ~Ia~' 2. 1919; R et ired, ~Iay 21,1919

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528

En listed, Sept. 15, 19 14; Bri t i<ill ~ ledilelTanean Ex pedi t io nar ;' F orce, AUR. 2(,. 1915; E va cuat ed Suvla, sick, Oct . IJ, 1915; I m -w ided to Eni/:land, Oct. 27, 19l5;Atlachedto I:k>po , an . 19, 1916: Bri t ish

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July E xpcdi 1,t io",,,r 1916;yInvalided Force , A):r , AUII:. 25.. 1916; Jomed Ilattahon, lloc, 25 , 1916 ; 14,191 7

Y F",I"C<:. Dec 12, 1916 illed in actIOn, Slwnbl'ke, AUII:.

T HOMAS F RA :-';K BA RRO,,"

Re g. Xu. 568

1'.l\li,too, Sept, 17, 1914; Brit ish ~leditelTanean Exp<'<.1itionary Fore,,", :'\'0'",14 ,1915: British Expeditioru....y Force, ~Iarch 14, 1916: W Olmded , H~"umont Hamel, July I, 19 i 6; Invalided 10 Enll:land, July 5, 1916: At.tached to llepot , Ayr, AUII:, 6, 1916; Rejoined Battalion, Ol·t . 14, 1916; Evacll".ted to HOSpItal, sick, Feb, u. 1917: Tr~nsferred to

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medical ly unfit, Julr 9, 1918.

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K:-;IGllT B,\T~TO:-;E

Reg. Xo.

22;

Enli8\l~l, &'Pt. 2, 1914: British ~1~~i\(>!Tallcan EXpe<litionary Force • •\ulI:.20, 1915; Evacuated Suvla. SICk. (l<>L 25. 1915; Invalided to

lW~~"7;';ecr~s;. J~·h~.~~5~e~i:~lf;~l~n~. ~~ri1°2~n;~~~d.

Pug, nne /II",d"d Thirty -six

Sept. 5, 1916;

'4 LEOSARD JOSIAH BARRETT

I

Reg. Xo.

372

Enlisted, Sept. 3, .1?14; Briti!Jl ~led;len'aJlefln Expeditionary F~. ,\ug. 20, ''illS; Bmw> ExpedItionary F~. ~Iarch 14, 1916; K,lled illaction,lkaumont Ha mel . july t. 1916

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R eg. ); 0 . 166

LalK'e~a1,~l't.2.1,1914:Corpol'a1.

A"roll, ('illS; L" eul .....nl. Oct. 16, Force, Sov. H. 191.~; :\Iarch '4,1916; Wounded, Gueudecourt, Bncland. ~. Oct. IS, 1'il16; R~umed A.. w-ded :\I,htaryCI"OIS,)UrIC,18, 1'il17; Sept. 26. 1911': K'lIed In ecnon. ~Iar. coillll. "'<>v.jO. 1917; Foreign [)"cur..tion,I)r,I<'1"olth"Crownof I tal y , Cavali..... Xov. 2"1, ['ilill

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Enh,tc<l. Sept. 4. 19 14 ; Hnti.h ~Iedilcrran"an Expeditionary Fon~.

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w,ne'fal lloopital. Rouen, )'lar<:h 19,1917.

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Reg .

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Enlistt'<!, Sept .. \ 1914; Lance Curporal , April 17, 19 15; Bri l ish

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Commi",,,,i,,,,... l in R ifle Br iKade, 12th Batt ali on, :'!.la y 21,1917.

jAlotES ALEXASDER llESDEI.L

Enlisted, Sept ,•.'

191~;

Reg.

:\"0. 20;

LanoeCorv"ral, .-\ug. 18, 1915; Ilritiod!. :\Irdi~·

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~l, 19 16 ; Aelinjl: ~eant.Jan. I, 1917; Confirmed to Ran\,; of Seni:eant, "larch2J,19 1"; BritishElt~ili"naf)·.Fot"<'e, :\ 1aJ'<.'h2~, 1917; Joined

Bal la lio n, A"K. 29. I'l l " ; K,Il<:-<lln aell"n, Hroemheek, (1<;1,9, I'll".

Do.IJ1SII~1 BESSETT

Reg.

:\"0. 2 -1S

Enlisted, Sfopt 2, 19 14: Struck otf Slnngth, :-;"","ton eltpind, Oct. U, 1915.

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fRA;<;l' Ih;;<;;<;E1:T

Reg, Xo. 2Si

Enli.ted, Sept,S, 1914; Attached to Pay and Rocord Staff, St. John'",

~ft~i;~t~~~j~~I~~1~l~~~~~~'~~le~~~7{~~\:~~J~~~~~i~+ St. John'", Feb. 16, 1'117; Ret,red, .\Iarch IS, 1917

FRA~l'

GORDOS

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Reg, X o. 42

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Corp'm,l, June II, 1916; Wounded, Beaumont Hamel, July I, 1916; Invahdcd to England; Returned t<;> H. E. F., Oct . J, 1916 ; Wounded, Gueudecourt, Oct . 12, 1916; Invahded to ElIl(lan.d; Adllll( Corporal , Jan. 17, 1917; Confirmed to Rank of Corpor.al , Apol24 , 1917; Retumed to.B. E. 1-'.,. AI>ri1 25, 1917; Award",! .\l1htary :\ledal, Aug,~, 1\H 7; Kdled in actIon, Broemheek,Oct,9, 1917.

ALEXA S])ER

B lsl\ OI'

R eg . X o.

57

Enlisted, Sel-'t, 2, IYI4; llri~i~h :\Ieditcrrancan Expeditionary Force.

Aug. 20, 1915; Iln t ish ExpechtlOnary Force . :\Iarch 14, 1916; Wounded,

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Corpo ral , April 27, 1,9,18; Ret or ned to :-';ewfoundland on furlough, Tllh- 21. 191~; lJ<.>moh,l17ed . St lohn's. May 29,1919

Pat t On(

lIu~dred

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9 ELIJAH BISHOP

Rl"g. :\0. 597

Enlisted, Sept . 25, I'JH; British :\1~itnTa.-n Expeditionary Fartt, AUIt'.20. 1915; Evacuated Su,·la• ...ell:, Uec.. 1, 1915: Admitted Govemment Hospi tal . :\Ialta. Dec. 12, 1915; Inn.hded to E~1and. Jan. H, 1916; Attached to Do.pot. A~T, Sept. 29, 1916; DemobilU.ed,t". K., ~1aT<'h

13, 1919.

I H E:"R Y BI SHOP

R CJ:". X o. 29 1

Enli<ted . Sept. 5, 19"4; Bri t ish :\ lalitMTan"an Expeditionary FI>T'<'e,

Aug.l0. 19 IS:EvacuatedSu\·l.a ,fI'Of;t.bite.~.3.1915;

rnvalidedto

~ri:i~~~ ~~~~~~.A~~~1 ~~I~~rn~~;.J.~;.8jo~~I.~;

\) 1

:X:

allyunfit,,\pril".19J7

I S,UlSO"; BIXBY

Rl"g. :\0. 2 -11

F.n1isl~l. Sept. 2, 19H; Brit~ ~1e<iit"IT:lI_n Ellpeditionarv Fcn-e' .\u.:. ~O. 1915; Admitted HOllf'ltal, Lemeos, ST~, :Z7. 1915; ke)OInec!

~tt~~;. ~::;,J;f' ~u~~i ~~~. ~j~;h~~O~; F~~are~

;ont~~~'r\I~/~~~;I~:~~~~~I:; '~:~f~~J~~11:~ fuer~= july 27, l'JIll; IJi'IChargetl, St. john's.meclically unfit, Nov. 25,1918.

I Cr'

HERBERT B LACK Al L

Re-g. :\0. H8

Enli!.t«J.~t.8.19H:LanoeCorporal.Oct.3.I\lH;Corponl..\pril

rdi~~th~~~~,~~"fJ,5i9~t Lieul~t. ~OY.

:\lIcHAEL JOHS BUPE

27.

1915;

Reg. :\0. 280

~~~~t~: ~;: t)i~\I~~; ,r-~~~r., ~~\:~~~tm~~I':.;~~,i~~Il,Fs:~~: 26.1915.

,

Hi-en

PlI! )( SO N BOWDES

Reg. :\0. 526

~:~~ i':f:: J~~~~~~ ~r~9;:;;r.;~.~t!E::

I

land, Llec. 6, \1115; Attach.'" to Depot, A~T. Feb. 5, 1916; Bntish E,.pe<lil;onary "'cree, :\Ian::h 2S, 1916; Joined Battalion, July., 1916;

T;~a6~\~Un~J~~~'~: J;t ~,·i911~:6in~a~{~;~o~~~: ~~'lt 1916; Attached to Depot, Ayr,

c«.

12, 1916; Returned 10 B. E. P.,

{1.:J~g~9~~-, R~,oil~~: ~\a;~~' ~.lil~~.9~1::l:J~Il~, i~l~ion.

I

I

~~

Eowaan

CH ARLES B RAD Bl ' R \'

Reg. X o. 103

~~l[~~: i';r~: ~ri~!J,~;E~~~~I~I~~t,~; i=.: ~W';!.t~~·$::;~~'I~,~,~4R~:~~~J.ri:~:

land, Jan. 19, 1915; DischaJ'l(cd, St. John'l, medically unfit, 11, 1918.

1,I.9H;

Rq ;. No.

, r ll .l' ll ED BRADI.EY E nlist~~l,

Sept.

Bri t ish

,~I ", l it ~anean

~Iarch

398

Exped it ionary l"or,-e,

:~'~:~~?~E£:~I.m:~~'~!I~~~~'I~\~~~~~~I~~~cW~~~~~~ 5th Oct.

(~t.

12, 1916; AdmItted

C~neral

1I000pital, R ouen ,

lnalof Woonds, Oct . li. 1916.

JOH:> BREES

R€."Il'.

I ~,

1916;

Xo. 6 ;

~~trJ: i':f~: ~ri:rJtE~~~~t~I~r1~~~ ~ill:i

n

a~tiun, ~umont

Hamel , July I, 1916

Rtf:'.

j OSATH.-\S BR ETT

Enlis ted .

~!'t.

xo. 537

16. 191-1; Brit ish :\l ...litcmmean E otpedi t ionary FO!"",

~: .~:'I~~l~;;\~i"':i~"'~';;~~1.· ~?;I~:.I V~~·~c;:"~~.\~'I~I:~I~!;i

t o Englanol. jan. 17, 1916; ReJ'Ol'te<lfor <I11trat Pay an d R<'Clordl ltlice.

London, Sep t . 20. 1916; E~barked (or :-;,·wfol1mlland. Nov. I, 1916; 1l,""'ll1l.rgoo,H.john '•• moo1<'allyl1nht.Il....· . I(" 1916.

P ATR h; K B RIE S

Rtf:'. :\0 . 80

Enlisted. So-pt. 2. 1111-1; Bril ish :\1",litnTanean E,.pedili,ooary FUf'I:e.

;,":.:d°i r:~i~i~~\~~~~: ,~;''::''f j~~l,= L"':

St-rJ:eant, Aug. 22. 111 16; R et """,, l to :-;el'>-foundland on duty. j une B .11I17 ;llenmb ili&e<l. Sl . j nhn·•• Feb . 17.1 1I111

EO WAit O j OHS BR O WS

R~ . :\0 .5-15

Enlisted . Sept. 16, 11114; Bri~ish :\leditenanean Expe..1il1onarv Poroe.

A u g. 211.IIIB; Bn tish E xpedll lnnary Force. :\Iareh a. 11116;Killed in action, BNumont Ha md. . july I, 11116.

J OHS J OSEPH BR OWX

Reg.

1'\0. 55 7

X~~~~: ~~t5; I ii\"~~~~~~ri~~~I~~i~~tc,rr~r\E~IT1~liI~~:Jid~~~

England , Vee. 26, 1915; Attached to Depot, Ayr, :\Iarch 27, 1916 ; Embarked for :\ewfoundJand, Dec . 12, 1918; Demohiliwd, St . J oh n's, Jao.3I ,1919.

/

,

L C LACDE

B C RD E L L

R eg . Xo. 330

E nlist ed, Sept. 5, 191-l; Lance Corporal, ;"Ia~ 22, 1915; Struck off Strength , l\iewton on Ayr, Oct . 6, 1915, snne expired

I ) )

JOSEPH

H C RS

R eg . No, 257

E nlisted, Sep t. 2, 19U; Struck off Strength. Newton on AyT, 0<;1. 21, 1915, time expired.

P(l~eOn,

lI u ndred Forty-f our

WILLI.-\M

c.

II. Bl'RS~

Re,::. Xu. 1hO

L~7~:~,i~:r~\~~~~t~~*r~~t~~~.~I:i~~~~~tl~4,;~~;~~;

E Xpe<!lt ;" u " ry Forc e. () el. .\0, I'Jl6 : C" m p " uy s. 'l)(e" ut:>' h Jor . Feb . \I. 1917; W Ollud w , Le5Fnll._Parm. ;\ pri I23, 19 \7; E"acuah'lln E,,~lau , l • ....pri l 26. 1917; R ely rn ",l 10 n. E. P., :>'Ia~' 10. 1'1l~; 2n,1 I. i" ul en" nl ,

June 2g. 1 9 1 ~ ; .-\<1"'1: R. S. :>.1., Jull" 23, 1919; Wound",\. l......d~ham .

0<1.20. 19l8' En.Nate<! 10 F.nl:lanc\, O<t. 29. 1915; Ret"""",, 10 :\""01'001.00, June 2~, 1919: Rel,.""I.]uly 17, 1919

II I' u E RT F }I ~: Il E R I Oi: Ih" }I }l l lJG ~;

R q.: . X o . ]') 1

Enlisted. Sepl. 9.1914; British ~1 .. I;t~ar>ean EXl'oo;I;",:",ry Foree

.-\ug. 20, 1915; EUCWlletl Su'la, w<:k. :\0'". 29, 191'; Bntllh Expahlionary F...-or, :<Iay 20, 1916; J"ined Batl.ah", in the Field. JUT><'

~~~~;. }'::J~'t':91~Re~~r::t:: J~P" li~~lti, ~~~·ti<~":'i Battalion. Feh. I;. 19 1; ; W o" ", I..I . Steen!>"";e •.-\UI(. 16. 1917; In.

R~~~~...~ol(~:i:~IE~~ '~::'t. ~~·I~r~;7i:.~=:/\'~~i116, ~~:': ~:l~:~:i

.• to :\ .,." f " " nd l,,nd un rnrl",,!:h , J u ly 1;. I<;IIS; Il<-moh'lt,....I, Sl. .1"hu·,

F eb . 15. tvtv

GL.-\D~TOSE R. fi l ' J<T

Enliste.l. s.,'\-,t. 2. 19l4; Ilriti,h ....u~ , 2ll, 19 15; ,\ n a eh", J to Pa y

Rl'g. Xc. 5-1

~l"'lilcrranenn

,,,"I

EXp"'hli",,,.. y Fon"t' R eem',l ()In c'e. 1.0" ,10 11, :\l a rc h

~~: ~: t;\::~ ~:N')(J~t~~:;:.r"~,:~~'i.n\:~ff2~:~;7~'~'!~}''L;,;·

le""nt. :,\,,\,

I~. 191~;

R"hred , Il..t. 2:, 191'1

, I'

'4

'9 HA ROLD B e RT

Reg. Xo. 323

Enlisted , Sept., 14, 19H; Stt:uck off Strength, :-:"wton on Ayr , Oct. 15' 1915; tnne eXplred undmedically u n fit .

ER:-;EST B e T CH E R Enlisted. Sept. 8, 1914;

I~un"e

Reg.

);0. 4 30

Corporal, Sept.

21, 1914, O-l1'poral,

~~~'~r~\'~~::';l:~~~~ti9~~~\\?~~~~~: r;v:~&~~2i~~';'"tf5";"~n~~~~i

to BURland, :\0". Hi, 19l5; Attached to Depot, .'.yr, Feb. 7, 1916: EmharkNl for Xewfoundland, :'Ilarch 10, 1916; Returned to U. K. and

~~~~:~\r. ;~;~C~I:~;L{a!~~~ii~~~l~~~r~!f~~~~~~J~I~~;:

lOUS Scrnce :'IleJa l, Jan. H , 1918; ,\ttached to 2nd Dattahnn, W",路 chester, June 21, 1"18: Emlmrkctl for :\ewfoundlan,l. July 21, 1\118; LJischarKL"Il,St. John's, rne.l;cally unfit, Aug. Jl, 1918.

Al.FRElI FR.-I.NCIS BCTLER

Reg, Xo. 460

!

\\

1 \ J

'4 Reg.

CHARLES O. \KLEY B L' T U ' R

:\0. 205

Enlisteo.l, Sept. 4, 1914; British )'Iedit.erranean Ex"editiona~y Force, AUI;- .20, 1915; Admitted HospItal, Calto, Dec. 21, 1915; Br,tish Ex路 pedltlnnary Fo,""e, Al'nl 26, ~916; jnmed Battalion, june t, 1916; Wo undcd . j une 28, 1916; Invahded to Eng land,july 4, 1916;.-\ttach",1 11'; ~o~~e~~~'1~~i; 'iacW~~掳6,~~~t~~~:;'ti9 '; ~~1t~~i'~~e~[,I'{~~: 19, 1917; Conf,nnL><J to rank of Corf'OTal, Apr il li, 1918; R~,t\1rneJ to i"e"found land On furlough, july 21. 1918; Demob ,hzed, St. john's, Feb. 15, 1'/19.

CiEORGE Ik n ER

Reg. :\0. 457

Enlisted , Sept. 8, 1914; British ),Iedikrranean Exved itionary Force, Aug. 20, 1915; Lance Corporal. Feh. 27, 1916; Rriti.h ExpeditiolLiry Force, .\Iarcb 14. 1916; Wounded, B"aumont Hamel, july I. 1'H6; Rejoined Battalion, Aug. 14, 1916; Woun,kd, Gue"ck>W11rt, Oct. 12, 1916; In.路alided to England, ~ov.. 2, 1916; ,\Hacbed. to Depot, Avr, March 16, 1917; Repatnat.cd to :\ewfoundland, .\ prJ! W, PHi; D,,路 ebargro,SLjohn's.mellicanyunfit,)'la;-II,l9Ii.

IiE:-;"RY . \LBERT BCTLER

Reg. :\0. 325

\ - ---

---

GERA LD Gt;Y B Y R X E

Reg. Xo.

340

En li, t ed , Sept. 8, 1'114; T_~ n("l" C'..Drporal, Oct. '" 1914; Co rpo ral, April i, 1915; Sergeant , June 14, 1915; Br itish ~Ieditcrranean Expeditionary Forc~, Au.:_ 20, 1915; E"acuatcd Sm-Ia, fros t- b it e, Vee . '" 1915' t\rlmitted to lI osp ital , :r-I Il1ta , Dee . 1.1,1915; Di,el>ar!!:cdtoduty,~larch 2.>, 1916; Bri t ish Expeditionary Force, April 1.1, 1916; W ou n d ed, Beaumont H a mel , J uly 1, 1916; 2nd Lieutenant, July I, 1916; I n va lid ed to England, July i, 1916; Attached to Depot, ,\ y r , Aug. 21, 1916;

fgelt~~nI~a~ou;~J路t~\I;'~ii~,19~~~~路~\l~%h\I;1.~:ar~I~~~_~lliJ~h t"; England, ~Iarch Li~ut~l1ant, July

13, 1917; Atta~hcd to \)~pot, A}T, Apri l 21, 19 17 ; I, 1917; Embark,.,j for Xewfound land on special

~l;\l;'ill:\~{ J,:l)~,lii,tl;~i~'~~;~l路~I~~~;;u~;;Cc.~~~in,I)~r~~~enl~~

Cord'irrn",l to R.ank of Ca"tai~, Sepl. l. 19111;Serolldffi fOT dUly with Cin! R<,-E,;tabhshment Commttle<:-, Dw. 22,19 1\1 :\ 1.\.II.Tll': JOSEPH CAHILL

Reg. Xu. 25.'1

Sept. 2, 1914; British ~ rediterTal1ean Expe.litiol1ary FOf('e, 191.S; British Expeditiona ry FoJ"<'<', ~ br~h 14. 1'116; Ki lled lJeaumollt Hamel,Julv 1,1916

jonx

C ALD\\'ELL

Reg, X o. 151

Enlist...l, ScI'!' .'I, 1914; Brit ish ~Ieditcrranean Exp~ditionary For~e, :\0\'.14,1915; I1ri t i' h E xped iti on a ry ForDe, Dee. 30, 1916; W o un d ed ,

!1~;:;::f::~I~~'~;~g(,,~IX, ,1:P~~;n~~;'f~1 J~l;~~~ar~li/I1~':ha:':~:

G . K "",...liea tly u n lit , Od. 26, 1917

Roca:R

JOH~

C.\I.LAIIA).路

Rrg. :\0. 3H

Enlisted, s"pt. R, I'll .. : British :'Itt"tlit~rranean Expeditionary Force, ,\ug. 20, 1915: Ev=uatcd SuvIa, sick, Dec, .S, 1915: I nvalided to Eng. land, Dec. 26,1915; Attached to Depot, Ai:,", :'Ilarch 3,. 1916: British Expedit~onary Force, "larch 2R, 1916; ]omt"ll Batta!",n, Apni 1\ 1916: Killed maction, Beaumont Hamel,]uly 1, 1916

.-\RTHt"R

R.

CA~llA~1

Rrg. :\0. 211

Enlisted, Sel~t. 2, I'1H: Sergeant, ~vt. 21, 1914: .\cting Coml',..m Sel"l':ean,t,:'Ila)<JI', Dcc. 11, 1915: Actmg Staff SeI"l':Cant.Arrll 5. 19~6, Dcmob'hzcd, U. K., :'Ilarch 5, 1919: Awarded :'I!entorlOllS Sen-w" 1\1t'dal,]llnc 3,1919

:I.1AURII'E C.\IW],;RRY

Rf'g. Xu. 3li2

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WILLlA)1 PATRICK CAREW

Rl.'l'::.

:\0. -169

Enlisud . Sept. 16. 191'1; Brilish ~leditern.nmn Expedilionary fora' , Aug. 20. 1915: l...ance 0xp0raI. feb. 2i. 1916: Bnli--.h E"peditionary F~. ~lllTCh 1'1, 1916; Wounded, SorDme raid. june 28, 1916; Rf'joined

Hatta1ion.july21.1916;~t.Sl'v1.28,1916;Woundnl ,Gueude­

court. Oct. 12, 19 16: Invali<led 10 Enll:land, Oct. 16. 1916; Altac:hnl 10 Depol, A~T. 1Jec:. ~. 1916; Returned to B. E. f .• Sept. i , 191i;

Wounded. Broembttk. Oct. 9. 1917: R.,joimd Battalion, Ocl. 25, 1917: Evacuatn! to H ospital , jan. 21, 191~; Rejoined Battalion. :\lal"<"h 18, 19111; Wounded, PaMCMn<I..-le, .\"nl 12, 1918: Invalided to Enj(tand. '\priI16,1918;c\ttachedtoD<-vot,\\"inch... tcr,JuneH.1'l18;Embarkf'd for :-;-ewfoundland on furlnulI:h.july 21. 1918; [)emohilizcd, Sl. John"s Feb. 15, 1919.

TIIO)lAS CARROLL

Reg.

:\0. 27-1

~~~i4~:;6~~tl~~~:;;II~:~~:~S~:~~::\fEi

Hamel.jul)· I. 1916

l U t E S CARTER

Reg.

:\0 . 2 69

Enlistw, Sept. 2. 1914: Brit ish ~1e<likTl'anean Expeditionary I'o rc-e AUI:. 20,1915; Evacuated Suvla,sick, Nov. 16, 1915:joine<l Battalion Suez, jan. 31, 1916; Bri tish Expeditionary Furce, March 14, 1916; Wounded , Beau'!!ont Hamel, j uly I, 1916; In,-a1ided to En,o:l.and, ju ly 3. 1916: Re pat n a too to. Kewf,!"ndland, lI1:lrch 9, 19 17; D,""har,o:od, St.John',. mllllica1lyunht . Al'nl11, 1917.

LLEWELLYX lutES CARTER

1'<j~eO~e

Ih",drrd F1jly-h,路o

Reg.

:\0. 19S

JOHX Smox CASIIl:-<

Reg. :;0. 233

Enlisted, Sept. 2, 1914; R~turned to "~wfoundland, :>'Iay 18, 1'115; Dlscharged ,St.John路s,medlca11yunfit,:>.lay26,1915

JOII:-: JOSEPH C.n路L

Reg. :;0. 37-1-

~~~~i~' I~~~ 'D~iti~~ I~;x!~l:i~n:::~;~~~~i~~e~~l~~~~c;::\\rot~~d~:

Beaumont Hamel , Ju ly 1, 1916; Im'ahded to England, July 6,1916.

Altacht><.lto Depot, ,\,T, Nov. 15, 1916; Returned to B. E. 1'" 'larch 2.\. 191i; LanceCo:poral, :>'Iay 17, 191i; ,kti':'K Corp<>ral, Dec. 26, 191i; Adnntted to HospItal, Apnt 25, 1918; Inn,hded to England, :>'Iay 25, 1918; Actin>: Sergeant, .\ug. 6. 1918; E:nharked lor Newfoundland, ..... uK, i. 1918; Oi""hal'l(oo, St. John's. me(heallrunfLl, Sq)t. "Il, 1918

ERIC R . .\. CH.U'E

Reg. :;0. 52

Enlisted, Sept. 2, 19H; British :>.Icditcrranean Expeuiti<;nary Fore...-.

Aug. 20, 1915; Evacuaterl Suvla, SIck. 11<.'(', 2, 191.~; Invahded to Eng_

~\~~:' ,\r:rii i;:g:~~ ~~r5<,ll'X;;~~\ i~rJ~\J:"~~{~~n':,ttt.~t"17~0f~; 2nd

LlCutell,a~t,

Nov . 15, 1916; Returned. to H. E. F., :>'Iay 5, 191i,

i~;h~~e<1:>.t~~t~z>~,,1~~'ll~d路:,; }~~l~;u~h~j~l~n~i,\:~~~~ ~~l\:~'::;

to U. K ., tkt, 19, 1918; Retl1rned to D, E. F., :-';0\'. 4, 1915; Emharked forl\e"foundland. :>'lay 22,1919; Retir ...l, St.]ohn',,]une2I, 1919

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'4 GEORGE W IL B e R CHAXCEY

Reg. Xo.

78

T;t~;t~ri~t. il'Ji~~~~~E~~r~n;:Y 1~~~~:;tio~I~I;;

Dntlsb Expeditionary Poree, ~[arcb 14, 1916; Wounded , SadlySaillisel, ~larcb J, 1917; Company Quartermaster &rgcant, "'lay 20, 1917; Invalirled to England; Returned to B. E . F ., ~lay 10, ,1918; Returned to Kewfoundland on duty, July 18,1918; Demobilized, St.Jobn路s,Kov. .l ,1919.

Jail:'; CliTHBERT CUAXXll'G

Reg.

::\0. 34-7

Enlisted, Sept . 7, 1914; Repatriated to :->ewfoundland, Dec. 14, 1914; Di>cbarged,St. John's, rncdieal ly unfit, Jan. 7, 1915

JOII:" FIELDll'G CHAPLIX

Reg . .:\0.

584-

Enlisted, Sept. 22, 1914; Died at Fort GOOl)(e,Jan. I, 1915

l'iJgeOnelfn"dmJ Fifly-fon.

,

~

T HOMH C HRISTOPHER Enlisted .

s.."t,, ~. 1 91 ~ ;

Reg. :\0. 121

Lance CArpnr...1, July

Z~ .

1915; Briti.llh )"""'iter·

ranean EXl'C"htlOnary For<:e, AUj(. 20, 1915; E'-acuated to England, )"larc h 26, 19 16 ; R eturned to ~ e ....tfoundlnndon furloughcAug, 3, 1916;

I

Co~al .

Apri l H. 1917;

Emh.~rk",i

for U. K"llec. Jl , 1917;

s.'l):~"nt.

{~~y ~9, \99\88\ ~~~~i;i;,\~01Ctod~%·tll~:jl~n~t~~ ~=ss~~~~~~ ~;:)"~~~'l~: ;';0\".20, 1918; lkmobili:ted. St. J ohn'. , Oct. lK 1919.

ERSEST ST. CUIRE CHl"RCIIlLL

Reg. Xc. 28 1

Enli~ted. &-pt. 8. 1914: ~ Corporal. ~t. 21, 1914; Corporal, Oct. 3, 1914; Serg.... nt •. \prilZl, 1915; 2nd 1.1Oe'Utenanl. AU£. 16, 1915;

~~I~\~i~~::a~~l~:;"~~~:io t:':f;n'~~~\~' },Wi6T~=~: % l~'~;;',:~t·J.u~ .. \;';;~6~o~'i~~I II~ti~"F!~~,~lVti~~:.r~u~~ ..~;: Ma y 4, 1917: I~ '·a.cu at t'<l to 1I""' ]' ila l. Juo.. 2 1. 191 7; Tn\"a!i,]... l to

~~~~~~~ {f.\.\,.I, 9JZ~ ~,t\a~:~~\~·:>llll'~;~;~' II~r:i'U~~~·l;r~h 1~~,7i9~~;

In val ul e<.l to Enl(bn,l, ~ larch 31, 191H: Returned to :-:ewfouncnaml, :\lay 22,1'11<); R.. tired, July 5, 1919

L AWR EN CE EU W .\ RD CLARE

R e g . :\0 , 3 4 3

Enlisted, Sept. 8, 1914; British :-leolitl'rr M ea n I~xpe<.liti"nary Foree , Au>:. 20, 1915;. &1'>"00 with 1st Composite Ba t ta lion on \\"t.,;t" rn E>:ypl1an Fr on t ,,,,,, :\ov. 1915 to Fe b. 1916 ; Bn t i, h Expedtllonary Force, ~ la~h 2,.1916~ Lance Corporal, Aug. II , 1916; Corporal, Sept.

2ll, 1916; K illoo III act,on , Guelldeco"rt, oe. 12, 1916.

RUBERT CURE

R eg. :\ 0 . 210

Enli,ted, &pt. 3, 1914; British ~ l<;dit{'l'ranean E~l'ooiti"nary F"m" ,\",g. 20, 1915; E,'anlatoo S,n'la, SIck, (kL ,14.1915; H"'Jolned Bat· tallon. Suez, Jan. 26. 1916 ; BntlSh gxp."lItlonary Force. l\larch l~ , 1916; Wounded. B"aumont Ha m el, July I, 1916; lnvalirled to England.

Jill>: 4. 1916: L~ne.e ,Corporal, Feb. 12, 1917; Returned to B. E. F "

.,

i

i~7;~ \~:o~~~I;"/S{~"n~~;~l~\;,,~.n, d~lllf9; 7;I ~~.~~~\>t>~~I, J-?~~!~~'~: ;\'ov.l·l,19Ii;StillonStren>:th.

WII,I,IA~1 .I0S1::PIl CLAIU:

Reg. N o . 536

En lislL'tl, Sept. !6, 1914; British ~Ieditern,,:e.an Expeditionary FurL'<', .\Ill'(, 20, 1915; Ser>:eant, Sept. 21, I'H5;.l\rltlshE ~peditlOnary Fo!= ,

~~~,:~~~, J~I;9i,6i9l;~':T~.:~~:u~~e~~\~~~~I:~I. ~i', II~II~;; i~~'at:J~ lZet~~~~~~t~~ '-t'.t·l"F.I:)\61~~~la~;'49t~7/~I~~~d~' ;l~:c~;: ~:~~i

H, 1917; Invalided to En>:land, April 20, 1917 ; Al1ached to l :k pot , 1 0 tI1('(jwally unfit, Oct. 7, 1915,

f~';;~(l~~d'

l'~g~

On,

l{'",dr~d

FiftY·Jix

2's~r;l ~i~~\~~"~;~;..,lani3,1· I~i~~ ; #e~i~~<'1./orJ~~~:'~~

(;"OIl.GI> S. CL.\R lilGt:

Reg.

:\0. 110

Enli,ted, So-pt. 2, 1914; Briti,h :-It'dittnan,,,,n Expeditionary Fon'ÂŁ<.

~:f.ri~tt.~~i~~, 1:\\;'~~~"~~e.:':~6~:'~~~~'t~~r~I,I~~/.;~~cll\~{i;O.rc~;

Corporal, :\ov. 16. 1916; Acting Company Quarlt>fm;lstcr Sergeant.

Jan. 1.\, 1917; Confimtt'd to Rank of &>fgeant, Apnl2i, 1918; Honorary 2nd I.ieutenant, ~Ian,h 17. 1919; Reti red , ~lal"Ch Ii. 1919

SRUlY CL.\Rl\.

GEORGE CLARKE

Reg.

Xo.

Reg.

239

:\0 . 2i1

14

'9 JOli N CL EARY

Reg.

:\0 . 28'1

Enl isted, Sep t. 8, 1914 ; Bri ti sh :>.Iedi t err a n can E xpedi t io nar y Force,

tali~n~Oja~:lii,~~~~\la~~ti~V~~I~fii'~~: ~(:~:.l~;l:r~~oi~~ l~n; Killed in a<:tion , Be.1.u m ont Hamel, July I , 1916

J OHN SULLlVA:,,<C LEA li Y

R eg .

No.

13 1

~~~~~~' I ~~~'IJ~ti~hlt;x~!:i~n;:;~~~~{la~c~~~i~j~~Wo~~d~:

Bea u m on t Hamel, July I, 1916; Evacuated to England, july 8, 1916; L'l.nce Co rporal , :\0". 16, 1916 ; Corporal, Jan. 17, 1917; R et u rn ed to B. E. F ., April 25, 1917 ;\\'Ollllded,S\et>nheke,.'\ug. 16, 1917; Ev"c""a ted toEngland ,&pt. 1I,1917:AttingSerf:t':lnt, Oct. 16,191 7;R<>patriated to Xewfounrlland, Oc r. IS, 191 7; Ulscharged, St . John's, medically unfit, :-;Q". 22,19 17.

W ILLLUI CLEARY

Reg.

Xu. 38 4

Enlisted , Sept. 7, 1914: British ;l.le<1it<>1Tunean Ih~iitionar;.: For<.-e, Aug. 2(), 191~; l..rnce Corporal, Peh. 27, 19 16 ; Brlllsh ExpeditIOnary

f~fi~i~~Erfiif0~~~~~;::1?~:; "~!~f0~Uf"i~~::2~~~'i~:~:i;: unfit,

charKed, St. John's, rnedlca1ly

~larch,

8, 191M

\\

I

I,

\ l'a~eOn(

lI u"d red Fifty-eight

J

'4 CECIL

BAYLY

CLI FT

Reg. :'\'0. 505

E nii5ted , Sept. 7, 1~14; ~CorporaI, April 2~ 1~15; 2nd L~tenant.

J une 2~, 1~15; Bn l w. :\leditftTanean Exped'honary Force. .\ ug. 20, I ~ B ; Lil'Uln1a nt, Jan. I. 1 ~.1 6 : Brilisb ExveditionaryF~, :\Iarch 14.

1 ~16 : t; " aCttal<'< l to lI 06p,tal, /\ plll 20 , 1916; R e}UlI\e<J Bat ta lion, Ju ly 14, 1 916;K;U~linaction.G"cudccol1rl,( lct.12, 1916.

J OliN C l,IFT Enii5ted, Sept. i,

1~14;

Re g. xo. 503

Lanoe Cof"ponl, /\pri1 26,

I~B;

Struck off

5~7~~ 1:!f~,,~=~RkAl~

1919.

1~17:.\.....roed :\lilitaryC~Scpt. 16. I~U;Embar"koJ{",""'ew!ound­ 1~19; Retired, F~h.25,

land, Jan. 30.

FREDERlCK . \UGU:;Tl"5 CLOl;TER

Reg.

Enli~ted, Au~. 20.

xo.421

Sept. 2, 19 14; Flrit i. h :\Iedil<,.,.~n~an E~pcdilionary Fur~, 19 15; l!:vlLCUated Suvla. sick, "'0". 30, 191~ ; Inval i<l«1 to Jan . 17, 1916; Attached 10 1.1 " 1'0 1, Ayr, April 28, 1 ~ 1 6 ; Embarked for ;';ewfOllndlan<l., Srpt. ~. 1916; l)ischaryed, SI. John', medieallyunfil.1lee. 22. 1916 En~1fIn<l,

-

A RT lH~ R F REDERICK COLB01.JR:-E

Rl"g. X o. 444

Enlisted, Sept. s, 19l-l: B: itish :o.1",liteITa,:,can t~xpeditiorw.ry Forre, Aug. 20, 1915; Served wIth 1st Comp<:>€lte Battalion on W.elltern

~:;Z~iaRla~hn~.er'l ~iZ~" E;;':;,rt:n~ I~~~~~~ji~~cl E;,;"f~~1~~~~:

july 27,

191~;

DemohiliZ<'d, SI. john's, Feb. 15, 1919

EUWA II.D L OJ,;IS COLE

R eg. :\0 . 195

Enlisted, Sept. 7, 191+: British :o.lediterran<;an Exp editionary Force, Aug. 20, 1915; EvaL'U1l.ted Suv la, sick, Uct. 26, 1915; Invalided to England, ).[ov. 24,1915: British Expeditionary Force, \Iarch 2R, 1916: Killcd in acti"n, S"mm <.",june 28, 1916

S .\ML"EI, COLE

Reg.

N o. "4 6 5

~~;:~' 1~1~\ ~e;,cl:,:t~~ ~7,:~I; ~~r.i~.~~:a~9~;~~;~~W(~~?t:Er~:

land,

1)<."<:. 14,

1915;

"tla~hL,1

to Depot, "yr, Feb. I, 1916; Lance

~£X~~;;:~~~~it:'~~;&~E~~:·~~::\~~~~it;~~:!fl~et[i~~:nr;

Pa~e

0", IIundred Sixly

Gt;OIlGE COLfORD

R~.

xo. 16

Enlisla!. So,>t. ;, 1914; British ~ 1",likn'3.nearl EII>e<!itionaTY Fol"C'O: Aug _ 10, 1915; E"acuat",1 Su,-la. Iid,. Oct, 10, 1913; Rejoined Bat路

~i~~'L~~~~'d~~~;,~: l~lly{\ r.~~~~ ; I-~:~~~t:ii,;;. ~';"f:.u~~~n~l ~~

furlouf:h, J oly n,

..<I, St. J " hn'K, Fd ' , 13, 1919

I~I~; 1~'m"hil i"

J.H lI::S COl.t.ISS

R l'l:;. X o . 5bi

~~~~~~. I~;I~I;.ir:;i~ it~l::iii~~~~~"'t=~~,'i'~~c~' ~~~i~ :~';"\P'0~~1~:I'

Beaumont 113"",-,,1. J ul y I. 1916; In,-a!ide<.l 10 E ngL..n<l, Jn1v 9, 19Ui;

::~:~'(O::i~~:1'II~~ ~~\6,;1~7'Kr;:: :~ ~1~t路~~~~;:

.\ pn l 14, 1917

JO IIS CoL LISS

R~ . xo. 5 iM

tf:~~~~~:\f~~L拢~t~~~!!~!~~~~:~~k~~~i' sick,

to lI ospital , ~ 1"T<:h 7, 1916; Uis<:ha rf:N to 1 ~lSt', .\lcxandria.

April 12, 19 1 ~; Invalided to E ngla", l, ~ [ay 17, 1 9 1 ~ ; Attache,l to Depot , .\y r, ~I ay 2'), 1916; Emu..rked for ""wf,~,"( llan,I, I>'"" 12, 19 1~; Dernohihu<l,St. J ohn'5, Jan. 29, 1919.

WILLIAM JOSE!'H COLLINS

Reg. No. 82

Enlisted, Sept. 2, 1914: Briti,!> IIlediterranean Expeditionary Force, Aug. 20, 1915: Evacuated Suvla, sick, Oct. 10, 1915: Dieel at 19th General Hospital, .\lexandria.Oct. 28.1915.

JA~IES

PATRICK CO~:-:Oil.S

Hi'g. :\0. 209

Enlisted, Sept. 5, 1914: British :\ledit''''''anean Expe<litionary. Force, AuI'(. 20, 1915: Evacuated Suvia, sIck, Dec. J, 1915: lnvahtletl to

kiw~ni~' j~:;;n~'B~:;:-;;,:n~t~~n~I~~ii~i~~f;;t()fce,

THO.\IAS JO~EPU CO~~ORS

:\larch 28, 1916;

Reg. Xu. 170

~~~~i'~1,~k~~,,li-eli~~:;,"'dS~~)~ffS~;c~~;il,\I~,9/~:I,T[:~fcrred

Page One U"ruJred Si:rly-Iwa

to

PETER jO!;EPIi CO:>!;TA!'oITiKE

J{ ",g . :\0.

563

~~~~~~:' 1~T~路E~~c~~::J. ~~:i~~' "~l~j~~a拢cr~1~;"~~;:~~t"~L~~ti;,e~ ~'~.:~2:~ ~~' J~:;ita~~nX~I;iIE;,~~\t~~nI~~'aKd~'\:IE~Cg~a~~', ~~~i

12,1916; Attached to ])"pol, '\rT, :\b y 6,1916; Embarked foT :-;"",. foundland on furlough, July 21, 1918; Ill.mobilized, St.John's, PeL. 15,1917

I fI.:XRY \\ 'll .l.1AM COOK

W ll . I.1A.l r C OO K

R eg . :\0. -lSJ

R eg . .'\u.55J

~~~~t~~: ~;t5; 1i,;,,~~,~l~:ri~~~~I~;I~lt~rrf~~\E~k7Ji;tiI'~~liL~rl"; Enghmd, !lee. 26,1915; Attached to U"pol, Ayr , Feb. H, 1916; Bril i,!]

Expeditionary Porce. Sept. 7,.1917; Jo in....:1 B,~ttalion, Oct . 12, 1917; WOllncb l, ;';clI,"e Egl".", Apnl l3, 1'J1~; Im'ahded to E nKland. Apnl 23, .19 18; Admil~><1 to 3rd IAm,l<>n General Hospital, Wandsworth, Apn120, 191R; D1ed of WOllnds, Al'ril26, 19111

P'itt One lJundml Sixty -lhrNJ

ARClHllALp COO)lBS

Reg. :\0. 492

Enlisted, Sept. II, I'.IH: British ~1"')il<"lTanea.n l':ltpedit~ Force '\UK. 20. 1915: Encuat....l Sm'Ia, sick, :\o\". 28,19 15: RejOIned Bat taho" , SU"J, ~Iarch I, 19 16 ; British EXl'editio""ry F.or("t", ~I,,,,,h 14,

Et~1~~'~E;;;=~~~1:~;~f,~1~~~f:'~~d,I~~L1~1,:a11 ~\~~ ~i~l:~;~~'

H AR R \" CUOMBS

l{C'g. :\0, J 9J

~~~'l~~·~;;t~~lt:~l~.o~~l~~~ltrti~i~~

act;o", Bmurnont Hamd. July I, 1916

Hf.lWERT GJ:;ORGE COO!'t;R

Reg.

:'\0, 439

lenlist ed , Sept. 8, 1914; Struck nlf St ....·fll:th,. -"ewton on Aye. time

•.;~~rY ~~~~y,l~~~.. ~~~ti~t;';II'!:n>rbar~lf<>r"'~~,K~,c~:.n<:~·t"7~ Embarked

fur :\t"AfOl1n<!lanol, JUI1f' H. 1919; Jul}·JI,1919.

O.mo~"lir.ed,

St. John's,

J"'MJ> S COOJ'l~1I.

J{ p!: _ XO . 9~

~:;~:l;~: f':;T.~; f~\"~~!,t~l Ut~t~~g~~tt~路~tn~~ 1~ ~~~"'VI~;r~i?I'~;:;'i:

tiontlrr Por"", ~Ia"'h 2x, I'H 5; Woun,l,,<l, Beaumon t Hamel, j uly I 1916; I " ,-al i<led t<>E"ltland; Rcmr ned 10 II, E. F ., ~la1'<;h 15, 19 17; Lance, Corporal. ~O\路. I, 191i ; .\ cl inl/ O ...,,, eal, ~,:'6. 1917;.Embo.rked for ~c ..foundlaJ,,1 on duty, ~Ia)" n, 1915; Imchargal, "I. john's, fl'W'lial1ly u fiu t . l-'...". 7, I IIIS

E\"( j Uil, l'cHl:-<I':CT

]<q.:. Xo. 42'j

Enl;,t...-l. ""'1'1. 2, 1'114; Bri tish :'I1", lit......" """" E xpedi ti<>"a ry Fore" , .\UIt. 2\1, 1915; E,路,.,."alt.l ~",-la, s;"k, (l<"l. 31. 1915; R"j,~ned Battal;',n, S......,jan, 2b, l'llb; British Expedit;onary F:~, ~ laTCh 14, 11116;W""nded, lkaumont Hamel , jul\" I, I'H b; In\"al ,d...-l lo England,

!~~),~~,~~~:~~~t~~\~";'S~I~7'~:Feb.

EIlWI :-<COIl.:O>ICJo;

Rq :.

I;, 11ll;; l>i harxed,

x o . 3i7

Rl:"g.

:\".\THASIEL CRASE

:\"0. 363

~~~'W:'I~~路H~~I~;lt~f~~='ft""...J~~~~.!~ ~tacl:\~:~,~~~.~:.ln,'I~;~~~~:J~:I~, :::~~ Returned to

n.

I'll,';H,191'.

Rejoi.-l Rattalion,

E, F., ~Ian:h~,

191';KilI~lnact;on,~lonC'hy,..\ pnl

::ITA]';. F. CRoTn

~Iardl

JI,

Reg. X u . 459

Enli~l ...l, Sept. 8, 19 1 ~ ; Brit ;~h )'k,lih'rra"eall E ltl'ooitio llaTr Fun-e ,\ug.2(). l'IIS; llnllsh E ltpe.1ltlOna ryFo!'ce, :\Iateh 1 ~, 1916; " O\In<1e <1 liell u mo n t Hamel, July I, 1'116; 1,, \'..1;,1"'-1 to ~nKland. J ul y J, 1916 Attache<l to De pot, Ayr , Au g. I, 1'116; Ret urn ed 10 B. E. F ., F eb. 10 191i; Wou n<led, ~Ion<"hy, .-\priI Im'a1id",1 to England, ),Iay

H. I'll,;

:~~~~~-\~~~;h~ii~~~91{~r~~~~;~1:~~~~i; unfit,.\UJt".JI ,1913.

HEPERCl'rr

Rl-g. Xo. 524

Enlisled, Sepl. U. 191~; Briti5ll :\ I~;tettanean J-:",peoIitionaty. Fon:c, Aug, 20, 1915; E"a=alal So.!,路l... ad" l>eoc. H, 19U; Invalided to ElllI:laTKl, Dec. 26, 1915; Altached to IkpoI: , .-\)T, F eb. 28, 1916;

r~t;:'~\t:"'t~~~路s:.~, 'j~ ~~', 11~116r:; jl~~id:Jt~;'Er;gc.'j~

~~E.2~:, I~ :.; /l~~~~~~:, ~\:~'9~:~~~e~

'I, 1911; l'rilionetof War , caplllted at :\Iunchr,Al'ril 14, I'l l,; Re pa tlint~,1 \0 E ngland from (',-ermany, I).,:" 26, 1'118; _-\l ta<"h ed to De po t ,

W l11c h,,"t.er, Dec . JO, 1918 ; E mrn.r l<c. l for :-;-ewfollndland , ),Iarch 12, 1919; [), ''''ol,iliZ<'<l, St, j oh n 's, J llnc 20, 1919

PliTJ>R Ih ;';IE LS

Reg. 1'\0 . 3 18

~~~~t~: I~n~ J~m~~I&,~~;~~ r~~~i~~~~~~~ ,~~~~~~o:,rfl~~~.:'i: ~lx~'it?~~:r:P~~~;~I~~h~i;~I~~ If:~~'~''~~:H~~i~~t)~nr:,t~"~

1916; InvaliJe<1 to En~l and , june 25, 1916; Attached to Depo t, Ayr. July I~, 1916; Act ing Corporal. Aug. I I, 1916; &'l').:~"nt, C).;. 't . 21, 19 16 .

Acting Company Quar tfflll<,ster Sergeant, Aug. U, 1911; Company Sergeant :'Ilajor, Oct. 4, I(Jl~; Wounded , Ledgeham , Oct. 14, 1918.

InvaliJed to ElJl(laml, lX"C. 4, 1918: R ~patriated to ~ewfoundlalJd, Feb. 15, 1919; Ikmohilized,St.)ohn's,Aug. JO, 1919.

Ih::-: RY CIl ARl..t :5 D AWIl

Reg. Xo. 5 l)'}

~c~::~~~~1::~J~2:~~~~~~12~i~~~:I~~,n~~r~~X~iltt~~~kift~i;;

wn.eaeo D.\\I'!!:

Reg. X,,_

18~

~~is~~'I:rr\\~e:u~~ ~~,~':t.;~.~~~"~; fn~~~~':t~~: .16, 191~; Botid! E"pedtllooary f.ort't', Oct J, 1916; 1~ BattalIOn in tM fio.Id, Oct. 12, 1916: Prisont-r 01 War, cal,turai at

:'\0\',

~i;,'~~~;":l~~:i,l~~:~~~;t~~~,~'J:~n!:'I~I;a:h

28,1919

\\"rlll"'~1 (,ORIlOS

Ih wt:

Rl'I.-:, Xo l);

~;:;~~~~t~:~~~1~.~fu2i~~~:~~~g1~~~~:}Yl~il~1:

JOSEPH DAnlOND

Reg.

1'\0.

Wi

Enlisted, Sept. 28, 1914; Rritish ~k'<.literrancan Expeditionary Po~ce' Aug. 20, 1915; Lance Corporal, Nov. 19, 1915; Evacuated S"vla, sIck' xcvso. 1915;RejoincJflattaiionatSucz,Jan.16,1916;HritishExpedi!1onary Force, March 14, 1916; Woun<k'<.l, Beaumont Hamd, Julr I' 1916~ Invahded to En)(lan<l, July 4, 1916; Attachel1 to 2nd Dattahon, 1\0\".8, 1916; Embarkcd for Ke\\"foundland,Nov, 25, 1916;D's<:;hargcd,

~:. ~~d~~~~~:alZ,uJ~~~'~~\~r~i It~~~~:~~~ f~~~~1:11~~~ 10,1918; S<:'):"cant,Oct. 15, 1918; Demob'hte<l. )'Iarch 28,1919.

\\'ILLIAM ALBERT DELANEY

Reg. XU. 5S1

Enlisled, Sept. n, 1914; British "Ioditcrrancan ExpeditiOfl<<ry rOTC(> ,\ug. 20, 1915; Ihacuated Sll\"la, sick, Dec. I, 1915; Invalided to Eng路 lanrl, nee. -'I, 16; I ~ m . b"',k",!.'o~c'路' ~.f?~' to U. K.

DANIEL AI_EXANDER

DKsRol"HE8

Enlisted, Sept. 15, 19H; British ),I"diterrant'an

Reg.

xo.

Exp~ditionary

Fon.."

~1;.'jia:Oi~.I~~:\;~(:~~'I~v~id~ ~En~\;~r~~l~\:I'r;~tr~I~~ ~{;~"pd~~i

~\yr, )'lay 29, 1916; Rriti"h Eq.e<1itionary Foree, April 25,1917; JO~l\e<1 Ballaho", June 7, 1917; WoutHled, Broeml>t'ek, Od.9, 1917; Invahdnd to England, Ckt. 18, 1917; Attach"" to Depot, Win_ chester, Jan. 24,1918; Lant'e Corporal, Fel>. 19, 1918; Acting Corporal, )'lay 29, 1918; Emharh'<.l fnr :,\"wfountUand on furlough, July 21, 1918; Dischal);~"l, St. John's, me<hc;tl1yunfit, Dec, 7, 1918

to Depot,

1',,~(OntlIundrrdSe,.mJy

II";RIIRRT lJEWliSG

Rl'~.

xo.-l.'i

fe~:~:~ ~~~;ti~?n~~~IF~~,~~2~: {~V~~路~~~;i~~~~~a~~kt:

Sept.

2.1.

191.~;

AdmItted to HospItal, AIexandna, Set,t. 26, 1915;

~~~~~r,;, tr)ctt~8,O;:~'lff~'d~~i~h '\~~~~:il~~ut;;~.':1[~hl~~: 15.:c\:\C~;~~ 1~:lfd~'t~};~~I~~'d,1 'ti:c;. ~o~~~\tt R~u~~,;]i~'lE~lt\:

Sept. 26. 1917; Orderly Room Sergeant. Oct. J, 1917; Invalided to England. July 26, 1918; Dischary:ed to duty, Aug. 27, 1918; Returned to B. E. F., Sept. 7, 1918; and rejoined Jrd Echelon; Taken on Strength of 1st nattalion, April J, 1919; Att,!,chcd for duty to Pay ,~nd Record g~~~:h1ii~~l~'ti.'~).~j~~~W~~:~~tllll: Staff s....g eant, Aprl1 23, 1919;

STEWART lkWI.lSG

Reg.

Xu. 20

Enliste<l, Sept. 2,,1914; Briti,sJ:l ~ledit-errane<lll Expeditionary Force.

Au)(. 2U, 1915; BritIsh Expe<'htlOnary t'orce, ~b.reh 2, 1\116 ; Awarded ~lilitary ~Iedal, July I, 1916; Corporal, Feb. 9, 1917; Sergeant, ~lay 8,1917; Wounded, Stccnbcke, Aug. 14, 1917; Invalided 1-0 Enl:land, Au\;. 18, 1917; Emharkal for':'ewfoundh.nd on duty, :\Iay 6, 1918; ,\ctlllg Comp.~ny Sergeant ~laJor, ~Iareh 24, 1\119.

CHRISTOPHER BE1<TRA~1 Du-xs

Reg, xo.

JJ

~il~~~t~l~f~i~~~:~ii::~~!~~2;~i~e::~'!i~(~o~i~;'115~;~':ZI:t

Exveditionary For,'e,

~Iarch

14, 1916; Acting Regimental Sergeant

t~~;o~af;a~:~I,I;~~ f,n19ft~"I~~~~,\~J':~eE~~'la~~:6i<e~~~~~;

Il. E. F., April 23, 191,; Repatriated to :-iedoundland, Feb. 6, l\llS; A,,~istant J)irec~or rccrniting, St. John's, April 9, .1918; Captain, Sept.

I, 1915;I)emo1J1hzat",nOfficer.:\',,",2.1, 1918;Rehre<I,~I","('hJI, 1919

Pag, Un' Hllnd"d S,wnly_(m,

WILUAloI P AT k l CK J>OllASEl'

Enlisted, Sept. 14. 1914; British '\UK. 10. 1915; E.-acuaU<l

~1"edilcrTanmn

Su'"Ia.,sack,

R('J!;.

:XO.~ 96

EKpnlitionary F.>C'<'e.

:'\',,,: . .!5. 1915; Re.lO'noed Bat.

ll~~:'''~~ ~a~.I~~~~I~~l~"l;( I~~' ~larch

1 0 m, lOSI,1'1l D o o /.t; \" E"li,t.,l, Sept. 10. 1914; Briti,h

14,

){ t' g . Xo. 4 74

)'I<;,lil"rr~neall Exp ....liti,mary

Force,

AUI(. 10, 1915; E" .... (]",«'<.1 Suda, ~'ck. :'\"v. 19. 1915; Im·ali<l"l to

Enl(lan,', Ike. 14, 1915; .-\ttach.", to ["'pol, ,\yr, ~larch .1, 1'116; Brilish ExpeditionaT): For<'l", \ I"!.:h 1~, 1916; Evacuated I" lIo"r~lal, Ju"" II, 1916; Re}Olnoo niittahon, July 19, 1916: Lan""" O?rptJraI, .\UIl'. II, 1916; Wounded, GUnI,I«.'OUrl,Oct.l1, 1916; lnvall<l..-d to EfIll:b.nd, Oct. 21, 1916; .\tt..cht-I to Depot, .\yr, \Ia...:h I, 1917; C~.>rporal, April 9, 1917; £m~ked f,,.. :'\'c.. -foun<ll",no.l,.\prilIO, 1917; llischarvd.5t john's, m...lIea11y lInfit, \lay II, I'll ;; Rcalt.-st«lf.". special duty· at Heart's Content . june 11. 1917; ~nt, june 21.

19l7;DnnoOili_',SI.john·... \Iar 1. 1919.

JOIlS D I' S S

REG, ~O. l iJ

~~~~t~: 7J;~:4~.~; :~~w:s~I~~~:=mn:r~~~\".~~

Ern,"an I..ronti....., :'\'0.-. 1915 10 Feb. 1916; Br,tish E xp...htlOnary

f:;r'~~~~~ 1~~t"~~~~·1~'''~<:~'1I~~; ~~~~a~i mobih.... l, St. john'... Fcb. 15, 19 19.

nnflrl""ll'h,J"ly17. 1918;

J) ..

JO HN D U NPII \'

Reg. No. 44

Enlisled, Sept. 2, 19 14 ; British Me<li ~ E~pe;:litionary f~.

Aug. 20. 1915; Killed in.\etion. S<1'.b. Bay . u..,. 12. 19 15

WI LI.IU I D l::O<PIlY

R (·/.:". X u.

1~

~;I~' ::E~~~~~5F~I;;b~~t.~; ~in:i

W ILLI."' .

JOliN E .\TO N

R(1:". Xo JJ 7

F.olistcd. Sept .•, 191f; British ~ll'Olit...-ranean EII""litionary P<.C'Oe, .\ug. 10" 1915; AJ>P?inte<1 OrtIerly Room a,...k in the Fid<!. Feb. I, 19 16; Ilntish E~pahtionary FOf"OI'. ~ lan:h H. 19 16;. Corporn1. J uly 12, 1916 ; &!'l':"" nl, O<;t. n . 1916 ; Staff Scrg....nl. Apn l 25. 19 l8; Act mg

~~~r:E~~t:~~~~~'~~9!01:~;:~nl!l!i~~~~~; t:e~~~~,l S~

IIl:BERT ErxaJt EBS.\It\路

Rl'!i:. Xo, 339

F.n1iited, S<opt.'7, 19B; La....,. Corporal, April

2~,

1915; British :\Icdi-

~~~I~~~~~t 8~~路iltl~~i.u~~~~:":~路~I~)"'

S.U\I)f.L J OSI WI! E lIS A-ItY

({ t'g , X o . 50 1

&fit. 2, 19 14 ; "'-,!".ii;eant, So'p!. 21, I'IB; Com!?"")" ~""nl n,路t. 29, 1914; Rnl!sh "1",h.t<'I'I".m~lln E ~l >e<h tlonary For ce ,

Enli"t<~l,

:\lll,w',

~~~~~"U;~~~~~~.ia:~i~k.rD~~:'r;~~ R~::;tB~~~;;i~:n,'~~,2~iarlc~1 ~:

1916; Un u m E I pe<\illo na f)' Fon ..., )"lan'h I", 1916; 2nd L",u t ena n t .

Julv I, 1916;. ,,"0IlOOed, Gueuul'COUrt. ''':1. 12, 1916; Admitted ~th 1916; OJ.,.] of. wound... Oct. 15, 19 16.

(-:.en...... n""Vltal, Rouen, Ck:1. B,

R eg . X o . oW

EOWMU> F R.\ x CIS EUGE("OMBE

Enli!<te<l. Sept. 1. 191-1; Brittsh '-lediterranean EEporlitionar)' Fonoe• .\ ug. 1O. 1915; E,·acua.tcdS.,,·Ia• ...,k,:sov. 1.1915; I nval ided to -:;1'1II:' land. :SO". 30. 1913; At tac hed to llep:>c. ,\yr. April 3. 1916; Bn t ish EEI>e<litionary F orce, Oe<-. 11. 1916; Evaroated to Hosp it al. ~ lan:h

\~;.,I~~~I~\~~:;t7~R~~~· t~I~E~F .•I Jt,;,;..A~~~~fJ'; ~ih:it~

aclionat Cen'", Secu>r. Sh'("1\l...k....\ul!".

21. 1917.

JOIIX CHAII.LES E n WA II.LJS Enli.t ~.

Sept. 8. 1914; Briti . h

({eg. X o . 450

~I Mi!.<'IT;." ..an

EXl'e.lition"rr Fu......,.

i;.'tf.;,,:O;;ul:Z~S ~~("U~;e<~9~~·liiJ:i~; ~~~:e.~~i,'::;.; ~~~e<~l~~ ~:~ lI:l~~~~; J~~·~~d~i &~~~:1 Itl:R~~.Ju~Y;(.~9it.;"J';;.i~i~:I"~ JulyS, 1916; Died 01 wOI.,,,,ls. Julr 21. 1916

J OII X E L LI OTT

({ ~ . Xo.

n

~~~~'71: l~t: ':rit~t~ x';~~~~=~l:';hx~i~~i~

....tion. Beaumrmt Ha mel.

J uly 1. 1916

Jl.HS JO~EPH El-lI s

R t'J.:. =' 0. HJ

E Rlisted. s."t. 8. 1 'lI4 ;British~l~ i t"",,R"'Rl-: 1podit~l'uro:e.

Au g. W. 19 15 ; E ' ..........tcd Su,路1a . $lCk. ~o". IS. 19 15; Re jomed Rat.

~~.~ ~. I~::~ ~~~ifq,~~lKl;:~~=: ~~~i

Ha md.] uly 1. I'l l6

JOS EPH E RLEY

R t'J.:'. :-:0 . 116

l-:nlisurl. Sovt 1.19 14; Brit ish ~ Icd;t........-n E 1pedi l ionary Pon..." .\ug.20, 1915; B rit ish E 1 pcd it ion " r y I'oru', ~lay 9, 1915: Leece Corp<.r.lI. Oct. I, 1916; E ' -aro.a tcd 10 Eng1an<I.....路k . ~lan:h 15, I'll ,; Rtturned 10 B. E . 1'., .\ ug. 5,19n; W ou nded , '.I1U'ITIt-k. {k-I. 9.

19 n ; E ....:uatcd 10 E~and . Oct. 13, I'll,: Act m g C芦ponI, ~ I.y ~~,'1~~j.1n~f..t.~~";~ on furtoogh. J ul y 21, 191 8;

J OSEPH

WEl-U:O;GT OS E\'AS S

R <1:". ='0. I lSl

~~;~t;'k ~~; ~ri:~~4;E~;:\~i,~.i ~~~a~l~~""II~~i.;':i7

inaction, Bea umo nt Ha m<'I.Jul \" I , 1916

k'i1:i

STI,WART S~I.UI. FERGC~O:\

SA~H:I路;1. FIAXllER

CHARLES WILLI.UI

Fun.n

Reg.

:\'"0.95

Rpg. :\0. -16;

R(路g. :\'"0. 115

I SAAC F i f i EL D

R eg. Xo.

420

~t~;,~1~ ~r~r~~:[;~1i~~u~Rf~~II;;~~~~I5~';oo~~

raid, !\ov . 30, 1~16; Im-alided to Engla nd , Dec. 25, 1916; At tached to Depot, Ayr,_Apnl2, 1917; Embarkedfor :-rewfoundland on duty , J ul y 11l,1917;J)1'iCharged,St.John's ,med,callyunfit,AlmI2,1918.

:\! AXUll LLI.U I W I LLI AM F I L LI E R

Reg". N o.

5 07

~~~~~t~: l~~~' ri~ti~~~~~i~ii~n~~~~~::-i~~~ri~:~~'''~';ndr::

t7:"cFP~~~J~~f~t~~~~, t~}~:!;.,lt~~'~~:~~}~~1~:t~~2~~~~;~~~ 1917; Dcmobi lized,July 2.1, 1919.

JO HS F ITZGERALD

Rt'J'. :\0 .

29~

Enlisted. Sept. ~ .. 19H.; Bri t \sh :\[editnTanean Expeditionary F~.

Aug. 20, 1915; K,lled In aCllon, Suvla. Dec. I. 1915; "lelltlQned In despatches, Lon,l(}fl Gau-Ue, J u ly II . 1916.

R I~· H "" RD fKA sc!s FLElUSG

R eg . :\0 . 35 ;-

Enlisted, Sept. S. 19H; British "leditemancan Expeditionary FCJf<'e, A"!t. 20. 1915; E\......... ted, S,n·La. oick, Oct. 19. 19 H ; Rejoined Bat tallon, Suet:, Jan. 16. 19 16 : F"""",, "laR'h 14.

1916 ; Wounded, lJcaumont Hamel, July I, 1916; In \'a!,de<l l<>Engla...-l,

Rntish Expeditionary

~~~:i~{!j;'~f~~~~~fl~:;~:~¥~E~7~~ B ERS ARD F ORSE\'

Reg.

:\0 . 11

~~~t;t.' 1~~·JritlJ:~x=~~~arl14~~':~:

Beaumont Hamel, JuI)" I, 1916; Inval ided to England, July S, 1916; Altac'-! I<> Ue-pot, .-\ug. 17, 1916; Lanoe Corporal, All(. n,

~~~~~S~~i~;t:~~;&8:~~§J

" larch 2S. 1919; Trnnsternrl to U. K., April 27, 1919; Emhctrked f<or :-;"e wfou n<lla oo , " lay n . 19 19 ; Rel i......l. St. John'., J ul y S, 1919.

JAMES FRA~nS FOWI.HR

WILLLUI FOWI.ER

Reg. :'\ 0 , J II

Reg. X o. 8 1

Enlisted, SeIJt. 2, 191~: Briti,h \Ied iterranean Expeditionary. For~, ,\ug. 20, 1915: British E xped Itionary Force, \Iarch H, 19 16; K' iled In fI"""monlllamel, July I, 19[6.

a~ti,,",

J OIl :-> En. JOSEPH F o x

Reg. :'\ 0 . 14 2

JO IIS JOSEPH FR E S nt Enlist~. ~I't.

R.~_ :'\ 0 . M

2,_ 191~; Bri t is!! \I<:-<li <TT3nean E xpchl- >nary 1' ....

'-\UI!:_ 20. 1915; BntWt EXp"'ll1lonary F<> ....' e. \I"",h H. 1916; \h mI!:.

beli... -..lkiU<:-<I.lkaumonl Ha mel . July I. 1916 .

JOH:-: G.~RD:-:I::R

Reg.

xo. l oB

rf~~J:1~~,~El~!~;:'~~l~~~;i~~t~nt~1§

··Perman..nt Ih....:· \[arch l, 1918; Returned 10 :\" ....

1ollnu[an,1 on duI)', \Iay 13. 1'118; .-\cl ing Company Scrge.a.nl \Iaj,,,. , July 22, 1918; ll.'-mohiliz"d, SI.John;·s, Jan. 2.1, 1919.

FIlEDERIl'K GARI'

RC'/o:". Xo.

12~

~~~~~'I~~'n~t:;'l~x~li~I;~arc~x~ilt~rkiJi:i~

action, R..aumonl Ha mel, July I, 1916.

ellARLES FREDERICK GAltLASD

R eg . Xo. 182

~n1I~~'~~·~I%~;~~il~:IF~~;.~'19~~

So>rgeant. 0'"1. 2~. 1915; British Expeditionary F~. \ Iardl H. 1916; Wounoled, o..:.umo.nt Hamel. july I. 1916: Evacuated to Engla:nol.

l¢1O~: ;,':)~~;~~~~t~~'I~Li~t;;:':~;.·\II~a;:~I~~f;'it~~~ :\.,....founol1an<l, ;<.Iay22, 1919; R..llred,

JuI~'

5, 1919.

GEORG8 &T ASLEY GARLASD

Reg. Xo.

200

~~g~t;:1,'I~\\\,\:::J:.i. 't~.~ ~~~i~~~~~.rdJl=~~?I':~'

Alexandria. Oct. 4. 1915; l nvaliu..,j to En~land, Dec. 16, 19 15: Repa triated 10 N,'wfollndland, jllne9, 1916: Dj""harged,St. john'l,mooicallyunfit , jllne U, 1916.

WILLIAlI THOKAS GEI.LAT£L l· Reg. Xo. 100 ~~~~: i':r:~ \~:o:.~~.B~~ ~~~~ ,~~~~'ln:l:d: ~~~I:ia~julEyJl~ :~~~aiT.k:I.~~E~g~J~ J~i\t';"Jr!;

Ret urned to Il. F.. F. Xov. 6, 19 17: Invllhd<'d to Engla nd , Dec. 19, 19 17: E mbar ked for Xewfou n<lla nd on furlough. j uly 21,19111; l)jx-

charged , St. j ohn·l , Feb. 15, 1919

'-\II.T lIl·R "-I Lf R£ D GILLAloi

Reg. xo. -15-1

~~~\iJ: i:I~~ t':l~ i~i~ :rif:tj~l~

F"...,."

~1.rclIl~.

1916; Kilkd

to 1o("t1Of\,

Beaumont Hamel. july I, 1916.

EIlII"A1WFRASClS

"路I!.l.IAM

ro,

GLADSEY

JOSEPH GLADSEY

'''',Bn'

Reg. Xo . JJ5

Reg. Xo. 41 i

,'IT,,",,"

"" ,

'",. "'"

:\I.\I.l:OUI (,OJJm:s

l'ag, 0", ll,,,,dred Righty路four

~:f;'~; ,j",

''''",mn','''', ,,, Reg. Xo. &15

A RCJlI B A L D GOOBY

R e g. Xo. 154

R OB E RT J O SE PH GOOD

R e g . X o. 2 19

JOSIAH R OIl E II.T (;OIJIJYEAII.

R e g . Xo.

5iJ

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';:;';;;; : i;,\~

~::;'

';(;

';,;;:: T,;';~;.; ~;:

;;"" 'oEm bool

:.,~f~~, U~~d

GILBERT T HOlLl.S GoRDOS

Rex,

X o. M

~~t~: ~~"; ~r.:~~~ t~;'"SW~~:SI~:C::=:

sionedOfficwandSlruc1<olItbeStrenj(th.:'Oo.... JO.191.f.

FRASK

GEORGE Gol:G II

R eg" Xo. 132

~~~~路I~'B~IfJ,I~~~f~~=MarJ~i~~;:.=: ~~=I~I~. {,~\:~I~~,~~~~~~~::~~k.J~. I:~

191;; Rejoined enil in the Field . Xov. 10. 1917 ; Wounded. :<.Iareoing, :So,". 10, 1917: E"acuated to E ngland , Dec. 13. 1917; Trnrud""",,,1 to Forestry eo.,... June ~3, 1918; Returned to:Se,"oundlandon furlough , .July 1 1, 19111; Demobilized. St. John's, Feb. 13. 19 19 .

.\t路G l 路STU; PETER (,REI,S

Pag~ ()n~

ll,mdred t;ighly-Eighl

Reg.

xo.15 1

\rALTER )'L-\RT[~ GREE~E

\YILLlA~l JOSEPH GREE~E

Reg. Xo.

266

Reg. Xo ..1::'0

Pag, Oil' HUlldred J:ignly-llill"

ROBEkT CECIL GkIE'"E

R eg. :\0 . 13

Enl.tal, Sept. 2. 1914; British '-leditemmean Ellpe<!it'onary P",",,!,

~:;'~t~';~~E~7~,'::~1E?1~~ untit,~ov.U,1917.

lA~IES PATRICK GRIFFIN

R(' K.

xo. 577

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~~~~:1~~~~~,~~(;~A~~~,A;~h~ 1~1~~

PHILI P 1 0H S GROt:C HY

R eg,

:\0 . 369

Enl"lOld, ~t. 5. 191-1; Struck oil Stmtgth, =--ewtoD on .\yr, time ellf'inod, Dec. II, 1915.

T. ] .

H.~CK E TT

Reg .

:\' 0 .

408

i9nll~~ted. Sept. 8, 1914; Struck off Strength, Salisbury Plain. Oct â&#x20AC;˘. '1

\ \' ILu ..Ut H ALl.

Reg . :\'0. 352

Enlisted, Sept . 5, 1~14; Rri tisJ:..)"k><literr ancan E ~pOOitionary Force .

Aug. 20, 191 5; Bn h sh E ~p." htlonary Force, Xlarch 14, 1916; Em, o,'lrkcd for ="ewfoundlan<\ on furlough, Ikt. 10, 1916; Ret urn ed to e, K. , ann attached to Depot , A}T, ,\pril 30. 191i; Acting Sergeant July 18, 1917; Conl1rme<1to Rank of Sergeant, J ul y I. 1918 ; R<;tur ncd to R. E. F ., Ju ly 2. 1918; Jo1Oed Battalion, July 9, 1918; K llk><l in aotion, Lcdgeham. Oct. 14, 19 18,

Page Om llundred ,Vindy_one

_\RTlIl"R HA~I~lO~[)

CIl.\HLI':~ H.UI~IO~D

THOMAS H.nIMo~D

l'<lgeO,ullu>ldredXinely_rn.,o

Reg. Xo. 79

Reg. :\0. 594

Reg. :\0. 360

JA~IES PATRICK HAXEY

Reg. XO. 4i6

X~~~I;g:1~1~\ ~~'ti~~I~;x~~~~i~;~edp(~~:,n~'i~:~x~ilt~~~,;rtit~ci;; action, Bellumont Hamel. .July l, 1916

JACOB

Enlisted, Sept.

~. 1914;

Hxxx

Reg. Xo. 90

British Mediterranean Expedilionary P"n'e,

~'l:;g~~~~:5s;ic~~i~)~~~i~i;)~;a~c;~r~ed ~~B~ k:'J.~I¥~~~":.c-I:;\~

Returned 10 l'ewfouudlan,j on Blue Puttee lea,·e. July 24, 1918; Demobilized, St. John's, Feb. 15, 1919.

HI!RU£RT IL.,RllING

Rpg. Xo.

~53

~~J:t~!: l~r'~I\~~J£~;ts~Tl%r~~1~~~~~~!~::f;:gK'i~r~

2, 1916; Admilled to n06pi~, Aug. 8, 1916; Rejoined Battali"n, Aug. 26, 1916; ',"ounilcd, Belgium, s.cpt. 5, 1916; DIscharged to Base,

~~i~ni2~~12?, ~1Ji~ ~~j~~~i~It~~~~~o;" .t;i"i hl~~~~.r.ance

CDrporai

\"ILLL\M FRASK 1r.~RDY

Rtf:". Xo. li9

Enlist.ed, Sept. 4. 19H; Brit.ish ;"Iediterranean EXp<"<litionaT'II Fut"e\'. ,'u~. 2fl, 191~; Killed inal路tion, Suda Bay, Sept. 2.1. 191.\

WALTER JOSEPH !lARSETT

Rtf:". Xo.

4~S

Enli~tN, :;'1,t. S. 19H: Briti "" :\I .. lit=~n Expl'diti(>(laTy Force.

Ault. 20, 191~; ~"t"d "'ith ht CompCl5ile Battalion on Western Elt'lll'tian Front;,,!". ~'J\'. lQ15 10 Fd,. 1916; Briti5lt l-:xl'editionary Forct',.:\lar<:h 2, 1916; En.c\1a.too to ll'lSl'ita.l, Sept. 2. 1916; Rejoinoed Battahon. Sept. 21, 1916: Emhal'k.. l for ~e"'foundland 00 furlough, Jul~' 27, 191N; l:...mobilized, St.. John's. Feb. IS, 1919.

.\ RTH UR PIE RCE'· H ARTL EY

R eg.

Xo . 174

Enlistal, Sept. -I. 19H: Lan Oq....-al, june n. 1915; Bri t ish ~lediU1"' g~peditionary F......" .-\UII:. 20. 191~; British E~pe<lit~ F~. ~laTCh H, 1916; 0Jrp0ra1, Oct. 12, 1916; Repon ed mlS5inll:,

ranean

~1:J;tj~ J~g~ltj)~~"';. ';'"f.f:~~t:~~'_.~~hnt

1919.

L EO.'."A Ii.IJ \ 'ISn;ST 11.\Ii.TLE\·

Reg. Xo. 29-1

Enli,ted , Sept .. I.I. 19 1-1; !.a nec Corl'0ral.ju!y 20 , 1915; Bri t is h ~1 ~ i t,'T. rane"n E ~pe'h tto ... rry F' >I"<-'<.', ;\,,~. ]lJ, PJI~ ; lln ti, h E x pe, h tto~;,ry ForC<'. ~ larch l-l, 19 16; E n ,e n a t...! to tI ' ''' p ltal.j u ne 23, 19 16 ; Rej Oln", t Ba tt al ion.ju l}· 12, 19 16 ;Corp nr al , Od. 12. 19 16 ; W ou nded , G ueu .-tecou r l.

Oct. 12, 1916; E vacual«l to Enll:lan,I, o,..t. Ii, 19 16 ; .-\llacMd to Pa y lind R«<>rdOffice, London, ~ Iarch 1.\, 19 17 ; D i:ICha n: e<l, C K. m«lic· al1yunfit,:'. [aTCh29.19IS.

G ER.\ LD H .-I.II,\"£\'

R eg , X o .

JJJ

Enlistal, Sept. 10. 19 1-4; 2nd Lirutenant " -\l'riI6, 1915;

British ~l ed; :e'T·

~~nl~.~i~""F~:Ia":I' (~~~/~9: ~~ ti::~'~'\t~·'t,~·I ~;

ff*~~~~S;ffi.~~~~~;~l~~~~~~:'t~E lid. i , 19 17; In m lidc.-l l o E nl(la nd , 0,:1. !J, 1917 ; R et u m c.-l l o [",,"dland, J an . 30, 1919 ; R..t;rOO, ~·d,. 25, 1919 .

~e"'·

\\"U.FRt:Ll ERIC HARVEY

RCj:;.

:\0. 32-l

Enlisted, Sept. 4, 1914; British ~lediterranean Expeditionary Force, .\111'.20, t915; E"ac\1at~'I.1 Suda, sick, Dec. 7, 1915; Invalided to ~:,:g­ land, Dec. 14, 1915; Attached to D"",t, Ayr, Apnl 14, 1916; Hrit.ish

fu~I:';~~i,O.l::f~ };~r~~i~';Jf~:~;Jb~i;~~, ~~bJa;t~~, f~~b~~;~,f~~tl1~.land

(;"ORGE B E R:o>A RD HA TF IE LD

Reg.

on

:\0. 65

X~~~t~: ~1; iiri:is~4:E~~i~o~~~_itFc:"r:~a.~p~I~:~~~~rkilt:~r~;

act ion,

B~at1mnnt

Hamel,]uly I, 1916

H ER HE RT STEP HE:O> H E AT E R

Reg.

:\0 . 180

Enli,ted, Sept . 5, 1914; British ~ led.itMTJ.no.>an Expeditionary. Force, Aug. 20, 191,';; Evacuated 5,,\"la, sIck, f?"t. 6, 1915; .In\"ahrle<l to

~\~~n£1l~t~cli~~~~t!,~~!:~~~~;I~:~.:~EI,:~~f:;]~

l" n.. 9, 19 17; Retur ned to :\ewfoundland on furlo ullh. July 27, 1918; Denl()bilized, Feb. 8,1 9 19

ROIlUlT If E:-;DE RSO:-;

R e g. 0.'0 . -til

Enlisted, Sept. 9, 1914; British ::'!. ledit ..rranean Expeditionary Force, AuI'!, 20, 1915; Emcuated Sm'la, ,id' , D..c. 3, 1915; Invalirled to Eng路 la;,r1, Dec, 2s, 1915: Attached to lh:pot.Ayr, Feb . 25, 1916; Repatr,ated to ~ewl()lln (nand, Doc. 12, 1915; Demobilized, St. John's, J a n , 31,1919

En listed, ~l't. II, 1914; British ).Iediterrancan I::xpeditionary Force, Aug. 20, 1915; ""ouml,,,!. ~uvla. Se~t~ 29, 1915; Rejoin ed Battalion, Snez, ).Iarch I, 1916; BntlSh Expe<htlOnary Force, ).Iarch 14, 1916; Awa rded )'Iilitary ).Iedal, Jan. 14,.1.918; Emharkoo for ~edoun<ilanrl on lu rlau;:h, Jul,- n. 1918; 1kmohiltwd, St . John's, Feb. IS, 1919.

EWA:-; II E:-;:-;EBt: RY

Reg, 0.'0 , 19

En li';ted, Se~t. 3, t914,; Lane<) Corporal,Sept. 21,1914; Co rporal; July .10,1915; Br lti.h ).Ioo,terranean Exped ltirmary Force, ,",ug. 20, 1915; Emeuatcd Suvla,sick, :\ov. 7, 1915; Rejoined Battalion, Feb, 21,19 16; Brit ish Expeditiona.ry Fort,." .'.lareh 14, 1916; Wounded, Gueudecourt, Oct. 12, 1916; Invahtlt:<l to EnKland, ()(:t. 17,1916; Repalrlatcd to:\ew_ foundland .).lay4,1917;Diseharge<l,rnedieally unfit, J,une 6, 191i ; Reatt.e.ted for home <idencc duty, June 21. 191i; Actmg Sergeant, Dee. 1.1. 191i; Disehar!:ccl,medi<'allyunfit, :\,."". IS, 1918

Reg. Xo. 3

Hl·BERT CL1;>;TO;>; HERDER

S.,.t..

I'll"; l..anct'U>rporaI. ll, I'll"; Corporal. ~o,·.

IS. 19B;!nd Lialtenant••\ pn l 6. 1 9 1 ~ ; IlntlSh :\Iediterranmn Ex~ ditionary F<lrCC'• .\ug. 20. 191~; Lietll en&lI!-. Oct. a. 1 9 1 ~ ; Se!'>~ .. ith lSI Composite Baltalion on. Wat,,", En'ptlAIl Frontier. ~o,·_ 1915. ~ Feb. 19 16 : Bn ltsh E xpe<!l1ion:ll"}' F............ '-larch 10. 1916; Killed In action, Beaumont lI a m el. J ul r I. 191 6. t:nli~ted.l'q>t. ~.

RAI.PH B.\II.;>;t :!; Ih;1I.0BII. Enlist ...l. Sept. 2. 19B ; I.ance

Corl~'Tal,

1{,'g . Xo. 34 J u ly 26 .1915; Bri us h '-1",1i.

\irit~~Ex~IIii1~~:'1(~.~\I~~ [~: :::~: ~I.i~;t~~t~ Ijull~.lt

1916; Wounded, Beaumont lI a ...., [. J u ly I. 1916; In valid ed t'? Enl(lanol.

RctumN to B. E . F .• Oct. 27, 19 16 ; Wou nd ed . ,-Ionchy, .\ pnl l -t, 1'117.

Rl'1'6triale<l to ~e"fOtlndlan.-l; Lieuto>nant. Jan. I, 1918; R N i......l. June 30. 19 18.

JAME!; FR.-\sCI!< Hr e a s

R<-g.

X o . 1 99

Enli.>!.ed. Sept. 8. 19B; British Me<lit<TTancan Expeditionary FVl'<....;

j?]:t~;~~~:~~I!~~1~f~I~~~~i:nF~~fI~riE:

St. John'" Feb.

I~.

1919.

J AMES J OS E P H

HICKEY

Reg. x o. 113

Enli,ted, Sept. 2. 19H; Bri t ish \leditetTancnn Exped itiona ry ForC<.', Aug. 20, 1915; Bri t ish Expeditionary Force, \Iarch 14, 1916: Wounded, El"erd inghe, Sept. 26, 191 7; Ret"rn~..l to ~ewfoull(lland On furlough, July 21,1918; Dcmobilite<l, St. John'" Feb. 15. 1919

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J O~ ~: I' J1

Hrcs uv

Rpg. Xo. 586

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:t-

1916; Invahde<lto Eng land, Oct . lB, 1916 ; Attached to Depot, Ayr,

~t~~': Ji: Il;ll:i '~~~~,l~I, ~~f~~~~:-:.:~~gig : 11~Ni 1;~~iid1.,n~a~~; :

lund, ~ov. 24 , 1917; Attached to Depot, Winchest er , Jan . 5, 1918 ; Em路 barked for ~ewfounrllan"onf"rlo"gh,July 21,1918; Demobi li?ed, St J0hn's, Feh , 15, 1919.

joax Hrcx uv

Reg. Xu. 252

WILLlA)f Fusels H ICK£ \'

R eg . X o . 11<)

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JOIlS H IPDlTU I

R eI.:. Xo. 2 ..0

En l ist ~ I , N.,>t. 5, 1914; British ~ leJit<'fT'...nean E~palit~nary i" OJ"<. 'e , AlI~ . 20, 19 15 ; l~n.cuatal SlIda, SIck, n.:t, 20, l' H S: I n\"ahded to En g_ ian,I, !)CC. 26, 19 15; At ta ched to. 2nd Battali~, J an. 18. 19 16; R.... pal"!&ted to :'\"wf~ndlanJ. '\l'nl ~. 19 16 : Dj"" ha rged , St. John's, ~lic.llyunfit, .\prilll.1911.

('EORGE CR.~SIFURD 1f 1St.:<I(,""

Enliale<l, Sept. :"'0\', 14, 1915:

Reg.

X o . 3 41

~,.1914; Brit~ :\I.. lilemmean E~V"ditionar)' For..'t', E~p"'-htlOnar)' For~, H , 1916; E va cu -

BntlSh

:\Ian:h

atal to lI o<pital , Sept. 16, 1916; In\'a!idol to England, Oct . 13, 19 16; .\nRc",,"lto o.,lJOt, '\YT, I~, 4, 1916; R ~l ,..triate<l to :'\ewfou ndla !1d , Jan. 26, 1917; J)i""hargal,St.John'.,m~hcallrllnfit • .-\lIg. 2,\, 19 11.

Reg.

JOIl;>; HERBERT H OCK LE Y

:\" 0 . 2 1b

~::~~,i!iJ:I~~16~a~~il~T~o~ri;J!~.1~.;1:::

.\IDE;>; jO,;EPIl H~ ...s

Rl'X.

:\"0. 2.l~

~~tti: ~~': ~ri:::a\::~~~iF~';,J~~li~i~6~O:'=: Beaum~)flt Ilame!,

July I, 1916;

In\-ali<lN

to

E~gland.

Julf $, 1916;

Repatnatal to :\"~ ...fOl1ndland. June 1$. 191.; l.>ischaTgN, St, John's" malical.l}路 lInfit, JlIly JI. 19H.

IXKE

H O LDE I'

Reg. :\0. 329

t:~~t~: t:g:路 Jrit::~1~:<~J~f:i~n~~~~~~~'~~hx\1i~~~~~rkift~~

action,

Il~aumont

Hamel, July I, 1916

PATRICK HOLDEI'

Reg. :\0. 555

~n; ~f;,,~~~~,IJ~~~~, W~~terr~~~~~;E,\:i:;:~~~~\~~~ :\!alta, Ik".

n,

1915: Dj"" of

ALBERT :\OR~I.-\~ HOOPER

wound~,

Reg.

Jan. 29, 1916.

:\0.

us

~~~~~1f1!: l~ll;'IJ~'itLjllt::Xll~1:i~n;:;~~~::~'~h~,,~~rij~\6';"N,,:nOd':: ~IT:ch:~;~'~~;:t, JA;'~' ~u~~~61;, l~~路t~'~~u~~~'~~ir."LJF~: :\1'.ulJ,lt :~,18i9{~~n~\'~'i,tl~路li~~. E\;~;';ci3l:;. ~:Of;;1~k~t~U~lt, ~~~:

foun(l1and,:o.layn,1919:Dcmo\."hze<1,St.John's,JulyI2,1919.

Page

TU'ol[u~dred

Two

L.\\\"RE '>CE .blo l 路 1l lfo~ Ii:I '> s

Reg.

X o . .HQ

~~~.'~';.:'l~~'l~~:<:11;~~~1: ;~~r,liJ~~~~I;;~~~~~c:ilall~i~n

al Suez, )"ar<;h l. 1916: Ilnll$h E~I ....htLOnary Fora.'", "'arch 14, 19 16 ;

;,~"~ig~\~QU~~,l.'l~',~~e:g.J.~~~,:7io~911~i;~"i~~"t~\~tg~~~r ~~f~~::~; ~1f..~~~,I~~t'2i;)~91:;n'~f~:"~IT~h~~

Ft"b.

I ~.

1919.

JUlES P.URKK lI ot' u HAS

Rce.

X o . 500

Enlisted, s..pt . U, 1914; La",.." v>rp<>taI, .\ul(. IS. 1?15; British " 'ali_ t""",,,,,,,n Exped.tionar)' F<A"<'t'. ,\UI(. 20, 1 91 ~ : Bnush E~p..<Iltionary

~:.zi,-~l":"~~g~;,,:;J~i)\;~U~.ll~~' .t7~~T;oHp~;n'd"lk~,~rl{~;li~~:

L..,ndon. Dec. 20, 1916; ..\ ,Imllt",l tu 3,.<1 u mdon G~neral 11....1"1;01,

~~'~'h~ll~;~~~~~\y~;'~~:~ J~~~7f:l;~I(:!rlf. ~~'~:~;(.; :;~~7~~~i:

Sept. Ii, 1915

jA.\IE5 jO H:>; H O W ARD

R eg . :\ 0.560

En liste<l, Sept. 16, 19 14 ; Bri t ish :'\!editcrranean E~I;.editionary Forc.e , Aug . 20, 1915; Bntish Exp<;,<ht"'llary F or ce, :'\Iarch H, 1916; Killed ,n ad .on, Beaumont Hamel, J"ly I, 19 16.

:'II05E5 H O WE LL

En li.te<l, Sept. 8,

unfit,~ov.26,

1914 ~

Reg , N o. 462

Struck off Strength,

~e\\"ton on

Ayr , medical ly

1915.

THO.\IAS lf D I P H RE Y

Rf'/.; ,

:\0 .37 5

Ellliote<i, Sept. 8, 1914; IJr.il ish :'\Iediterranean E~l'editi?nary Fnrc~, A"g. 2lJ, 1915; Ihacuated S,,\"la, o,ck, ~ov. 25, 191~; Bn t ish Exped ,. tionary For"", March 18, 1916; Allmitted to Hosp ita l, Rouen, :'\Iarch .~O. 1916; Invalided to EnKland, Apr il 12. 1916; Attaehe<l to .D<,'pot, "'-yT, .'\ug, I, 19 16; Returned to B. E. 11., '\\lI:.~. 1917; Ad ma ted to HospItal, :'\laITh I. 1918; Invaltded to England, :'\Ian,h I~. 1918; ,\t. tached to Depot. Ayr, :'\Iay 2. 191R: Embarked for ~ewfoumlland on furlough,July2l, 1918;Demobihzed,St.John's,Feb. 15,1919.

WILLI.nl HnJl'lIll.ll'S

Rl'~. Xo.5SS

~~I(~liJ: ~:~'; ~:;;tl~\:~;;;i~~·it~~~l~>e<f~:i~;~

f:1r~~(~I,~~l;~t~f~~f~~E=?~~~~}:~~ me:lically unfit ..\\,ril

2~.

1911.

J.UIES Hl'ST

R!.1:". Xo. 56-l

:E:

t~1!I~t;'~:~~~tF1:~~F:~t~~~~ 2, Suenheke• . to EfIJ:·

~Ian:h 1916; Woondal. \ug. !6, 1917; Invah ded land •.\ujt". 2~. 1917; .\t~ to rq.,t.A~"T, "0\'. I. 1917; Rt1umed 10 B. E. P.• F"b. ~, 1915; JOIT~1 Ba~tallOD, Feb. 15. 1913; Woondal, lIailaf Camp. ~Iarcll I.\, 19111;In"a1idal to E ngland. ~Iarcll 21. 1915; .\t!.a<.'hcd In I~l'ot, WilloChe;t.".• .\Ul(. U. 1918; Embark l'd for " ....... foondlan<l.SovI.H.19111:I>iM:harge<I.Sl.john·s,rnedic:allyunfit,"'w.

1,19111

\\" U.LLU I JOSEI'll II L' RLEY

R e g. X o. II

Enlisled,Scpl. 2, 19 14; U;scl1at)(e<l ; " t",,·w n. ou.\'''' , limee"pil'ed,O<:I. 13. 191.\; lat.". ...nh 1,,1 with Cana.han Conttng...m.

WILLIAM

TIlOlI.\S

I h: s ~ E "

Reg. Xo. 356

Enlisted. ~t. 1. 1914; British ~led;ttmlIlean Expeditionary F'?f"O!.

~'~it~~~.~;:'~I~~'~tt;:; ~?J"'~\1~9i:1;6;lJK;~

in action.

~I"nchy•

•\prjl H.

191~.

HAllOW Hl'TCHISGS

R~.

xo. 602

~~~t~: ~':;;~~~; ~~~4'si\'c:.~,:",~t~~~\'~~

F4)'Vti.an Frontin-. ~""'. 191~ to Feb. 1916; British Expeditionary F'?f"O!.~lal'dI2, 1916; K,1led in action. Reaurn<>nt Hamei.July I. 1916.

\\' ILLI.UI

P. C.

Hl'TO IlSGS

Reg.

xo. 538

Enlisted, S<-'!,t. 16., 191~; un,.., COl'por.t1. ~)t. 21. 19H; Cor-por-.u, J uly 2. 1915; Ilnt,sIt ~'e<ht,,""anean Expedl1ioru01'Y Force, .'mg .. 20.

~~~5t~.";I'~~,"':9~~;·r~'~i~i,-,,~~~·· ..:~6RIaI:J.5J~~(.I~i~~1~ ~~;~~

t<> ' k lw,t , A}T,

~'a1'ch

4, 1916; Attached to Pay and R =mI Of!i,..,.

~:~:~!~~~~~;!':~:i,;~!£Ji~:~~~~1"~~~~\~~~~~lr?e:;f~ Nc,,-(,,"n,lbn,l,j,,·n .. 1, 1919; [),mohi!izcd, St. John'" F eb.

~j, 19 19.

]OHX FRAXnS HYXES

Reg. :\0. 23R

Enli~ted, Sept. 2, 19H; British ;"Iediterranean ExpNIitiorw.ry Porce, .\ug. 20,1915; Evacuated Suvla, sick,I"k'C. I, 1915; Invalided to England. Dec. 2~, 1915; Attached to 2m] Battalion, April 28, 1916; Discharged, ).;ewton on Ayr, mc~li=l1y unfit, ;"Iay lJ, 1916; Rcattest<.'d June 14, 1917; Repatriated to ).;ewfoulldland, July 10, 1917; Dis_ charged,St..Iohn's.mc><.1icallyunfit,.IulyJI,1917.

]A~IES ~r.-\lX

Enlisted, Sept. 2,

8:~::

191~;

Iuvtxi,

Reg. Xo. 49

Lance Corporal. Sept. 11. 1914: Corvora!,

ii,?i;td; ~:(rLic~t~~~t, l&et~91~; 1~~PB~7t;s~;~i{;~:~~~:

Forct'. June 5, 1916; Adm,ttl><.1 to Hospi'al in Engl"n", Jan. 13â&#x20AC;˘. 1,917: Retllrnt'<.1to R. E. P., '\1'1"1123,1917; Lieutcrw.nt, Aug, I, 1917; Admitted to HospItal, Dec. 16, 1917; Transferred to Englanrl, Dec. 29, 1917; Attached to Dt-pot, Winchester, ~larch 29, 1918; Embarked for ).;ewfoumlland On furlough, )uly 21/ 1918; Returned t'? U. K., Oct.. 19, 1918: Returned t~ B. E. F., !\ov. 19. 1918; AdmItted to Hosp,tal, 1'\ov.26. 1918; D,scharged to dutv, ~Iarch 8, 1919; Transferred to ~~t~.;ct,:'Tu1;. ~~: Embarh'<11OT 1'\e"ioundland, ~Iay 22, 1919;

i:ii;

AI<TIWR ]OSI>I'Il jAnolAx

Pagt Tu'o Ilu'IdmJ Eighl

Reg.

Xo. 533

GEORGE . \ RTIll'R ]. \ CiaIAS

R~.

Xo. l i S

Enlisted, Sept. 2,. .19 14; Bri~i$h :'>1",literrnnean E~peditionary FOI'CI", Aug. 20,1915: Dntlsh E ~pedlt ionary Force, :'>Iarch 14, 1916: \ \ oun<1 oo,

~:~~ia~t,..:I:om~~d.f~n:n~:J,\~:a~~:lt~ll r 6~~:r~~:~t\!1~~'~ ;

mooieally unr.t, ApriI 4, 1917,

CECIL ST.\XLEY JAllES

Rq:;.

Xo.

102

EnJistej,Sept.2,19l4:l-olnceCorporal,Sept.2I,1914;~t,

~~~O::~.155;, ~~6~t~~~t~~~"':7i7~9:~i6~~~'~n~~tilt= ~r,ni9:;': ::tl:L~t~""'[~t ÂŁ~~~~~I~dto,~dO:ct:k~j~~JtU~~

f:

En g.la nd , J une 22, 19 l 5; R et urn ..-l to II. E. F " :\ ov. 5, 1915; Reti""I, Apnl 10. 1919.

CUARLES RO BERT

JUlES

Reg.

X o. -136

Enli51c;d.Sept.8. 19H;Sergeant.Sept. 21. 1914: Britisb :'>lediterraoean

f9111~~':ii:ledF~~i~.2~o~~IU,~~~~~~osiC'~.e~\;~:

Jan.S, 1916; Diacha:i:nl. St. John'... malica.llyunfit, Feb. 17. 1916.

T HOlol.-\S LI;o>COL:\ JAMES

Reg. X o . 3 70

Enlisted, Sept. 5, 191.f; Struck off Str=gth, Oct 15, 1915.

~XPlred and medically unfit.

II.-\RO LD CLARK

J.-\:\ES

1{~g.

~ewtOll

011 A\T, time .

X o . 109

Enli"t~t1, &-1't. 2, 1914; Lance Corporal, :\"o\'. 13, 1914; Corporal, June l.f, 19 15 ; British :\Iediterrnnea.n Expeditionary Force, '\Ul!:. 20,

:i.:1J~~ri:IYSt~"lrnh~~:"Xf;~~d~~~5~~t?:~:'e~\f;; CRri~~

Exfll"<.lilionary Force, :\Iarch 18,1916; Employed at Headquartcrs Staff, .lroJEchelon, ROIl"", :\larch 29, 1916; Returned to Xewtocndland on sick furlough, July 10, 191 ;~ :\ttachN fO!" dutJo:to :\ Iilitia Depart-

~;"~!r~I~t=~:;.; S~~":1:a~tll~~9;J"~.192~ 1.lcutmant, Sept. I. 1919; Still on Strength.

H.-\ROLD \\'ESLEY ].-\:\ES

Rex. Xo.

19 7

Enlisted, Sept. 4, 191.f; British M~itCfTanean Expeditionary F~, AUI!:.20, 1915; E\路acu.atecl Suvla, SIck. Xov. 2S, 1915; Invalided to

~;11!:6~~~t~~.;/iol~I:~f~~~~ ~~ }~:~~,n1Urya~t~i~is~I~0t<::

hzed, St.John's, Feb. 15, 1919.

THmL\S P.\TRICIi. JAXES

Reg, Xo.

136

Enlisted, Sept. 3, 1914; British ~Ieditcrranean ExpeditiollilJ"Y Force.

Aug. 20, 191$: Hritish ExpeditIonary FoITe, )"Iarch 18, 1916: Wounded,

~~~~::d\~~:'tJ~l~ul~,11,1~~I~~'T~~~tt~~~g~;nngi;Jtr,~~~~~:

ent Base," Aug. 12, 191i: Repatriated to:\ewIounuland,]uly 21, 1918; Discha!,!:ed,St.]ohn's, medically unfit, Sept. 2, 1918

WALTER HAROLD lAXES

Reg, Xo.

56

~;~~~\,gff~~A~L~~~~~~:ii:~1~1~~~~~1~~

Steenbeke, Aug. 16, 1917: .-\ttachcd to Pay and Record om,,,,, London, Iorduty, fan. 'I, 1918: Demobilized, St , John's, \lan;h 20,1919.

J OH N ALLA~ JEA:'S

Reg .:\o

424

Enlisted, Sept. 3, 1914;British)"loditerraneanExpeditionaryl-~, Aug. 20, 1915: Evacuated to Hospital, skk, Nov. 30, 1915: Discharged

~x~Kti~",;'':/IF~%:; ~7~\,"'14~a:~~~~nK~l::f'!nall~c~r~nl,9~~a~~~~~ Hamel, Julr I, 19 16

Pag, Tu'olltmdred F./"",n

Sll.AS JEFFERS

Reg . :\0. 192

~~~~s~e;!,' 1~W;' ~;it::~ix~;:i\sl~n~~~~~~~~~r;bx\'1ii~~~~rkift~~ci~

aetion, Betlumont Htlmel, Ju ly I, 1916.

]E:-:S \\' Il.

U A .\ 1 ]E:-:SO:-:

Reg. Xo . 569

~~~~~): ~~~: Ik,.~:~:~J~~~~1a~f~~~&~~a~,E~~\it~~3~fttl~rCt~

HospItal at :'Ilalta , Ocr. 9.1915; Invalided to England , :.Iov. 19, 1915; Embarked for :.Iewfoundland, Sept. 15, 1916; Disdltlrged, St. John's, me.-lietlllvunfit, I){'C . 29 , 1916 .

â&#x20AC;˘\ RTH C R F RAl' C1S h;sSI!.u'

R {'g . X u, 24 9

Enlisted, Sept. 2. 1914; British :'Ile<!i terr anean E~peditionary Force , Aug. 20, 1915; E'"actliltt><l Suvla, ,ick, No\' . I, 1915; I llvalided to Ell.gland, Jan. 25 , 1916; Attached to ,--"",pot, . .vyr. Apr il 19, 191 6 ; Hritish ExpeditionaryFcrce. Jtl~... 25 ,19 16 ; I',:,sollcr of War, Monchy, Apnl 14, I'll? ; Xlentioned 1fl S,r Dougln.s liaIg 'S Despatches, June I, 1917; R~l-'atnated to Enl';Jand, ;';:0\", 25, 191i!; Embarked fQ1" Newfoundla",I, D~'(". 12, 19 18; DemobIhzed, 51. john's, .\ l "r~h 27 ,1919

Pagt Two IIundred

TU'eI~

JOH~

JOSlH'U .row'so~

Reg. S o. 135

Enlisted, Sept. J, 19H; British :'Ile<liter:ranean

E~pedition"t:y

Force,

~u~~" .11J~~;~~ri~~t~~. ~2~pn~~~tI~~b.~;~no~1 h~i~i~lt~~:.~21 ~~IJ,;~~tx~rffx~\tt~~~kl~c:Jei'n:'l~~ti~Il~4iJ~~~~~~~uH~~;{eJ:~~n~ 1916

ElJ\\路...RIl.Jm

Reg. Xo . 502

Enlisted , SejJt I~ , 19H; British :'Ilediterranc,~n Expeditionary Force Aug. 20, 1915; Hritjsh Expe<.htlonary Force, :'Ilarch 14, lul6; E"acuate<!

~::~ta~~~hio~' I ~:*~楼,"':~~~.d~~Yi 9iI7~r~~,,~~,..~:..i 7~l iJli~~~; t~~J';S;~g~~~~~9~l~r~~t:~~ ~~~E~~~~l~~~~~;v~~~'i~';,~l (:~

:ir

I

special duty, :'Ila\' 22.1918; R",turned to U, K. , Oct. 12, 19t8; Died of Pneumonia at :'Ililitary HO"pita l, Devonporl, Oct. H , )<JIS; .\warded l:larto:'llilitary:'Iledal,:'Ilay21,1919

CunORD 11. U. Jupp

Rpg. :\0. 15,

Page TU'olf""drrd Thi"UII

LEOX.\RD J OIIX J n

R~.

p

Xo. 162

E nlisted, Sept. 3, 1914 : Bri t ish ),led itMTanea n E ~peo li l iol1<,ry F orce, Aug. 20, 1915: Evacuated Suvla IIay, sick , :-;ov. 2 ~, 191 5 : I nvalided to En gland , nee. 26,1915: Discbarz ed from Hospital. Feb. 15, 1916: Rcport<~l for duty with 2nd B"ttalion, Ayr, )'larch 14, 1916: Lan ce Cuq>oraJ. April 16, 1916 : Acti nR: Co rvor al, Sept. 12, 1916: ActinK SerR:"ant, Jan . I i, 19li ; D ischat')!cd, t:, K., medically unfi t , " larch 2, 19 1 ~ .

GEORGE K AS'E

Rtf:', X o . 208

Enlisted , Sept. 2, 1914; Britim )'ledit~~n Expeditionary FOl'C'e, .-\UII:. 20, 1915: Eva cua t ed Su,路 la. sick, :\OY. 29, 1915: In\':I.!ided to Enll:lan~, Jar:" I,. 1916: British E xped it io nar y F orce , June 2', 1916 : KilledmaetlOn, ),lcsni<.'1"f'S, I:leo:'. \, I'l l ,.

J05EPII .-\RT Hl'R K A\' AS .' GIt

Reg.

X o . 106

~~~~'I~~路BIJt~~~~~~ii~~~=~h:c~~r.4~~\ro!~:

"Ionchy, .\pril 14, 1917; EmL.Lrked for :\ e" i ou nd la nd On furlough, JuI}' 21, 1918: Demobilized, St. John'" Feb. 15, 1919.

WALTER KIiAUE"

Reg.

xe, 552

Enlisted, Sept. 16, 191-'; flr'itW! :'oleditnTanan E1ped;t~路 F<Jn~, Aug, 20. 191~; Eu,roated Su"1a, li<-k, Oet. II, 1915; .\dmltted 10

t~~~~f~~~~~t[~~~~:~:~~o 1917 ; Attached 10 Depot . Wind,""t...., :'oJay 15, 1919; Embarked for Kewfoundland, :'olay 12, 1919; Ikmnhi!iU'<l, ~t. John's. j'lIIP 2'1, I'H9.

\\'I LLlA ~1 W ALLA, I' K F.AII.:O> F.Y

i{ {'g". X o . 6 8

~~~:!?~:; ~~~jl~l~~~~ ~~~~E!:t'~~:.~r~~~1~~~I~~1~

unfil.:'olarch31,1916

1I1;"BEJl.T JOH:o> KEATS

Reg. xo. 6 13

En1;,;ted, Oct. I. 1914; Brilish :'oleditt"lTar>ean E1pedilionat")路 Puree, AUJ. 20. 1 9 1 ~ : E"aeuate(\ Su"1a, Ack. Oct .. 21. 1915 : R..;o;ned lJl,t.

rr.~;Tt~~路:.~~~~t%tI7,~r~I;$i.rt!~JC~~~

Apri l 20, 1911; Rq>a triated" 10 ~ ..",found1anrl, :'olay 13. 1918; Discharged, St . J oh n' s, medically unfit, ""1:. t, 1918.

F RE lJ E RK K Enlist~, ~t.

KEEL

Reg.

:\0 . ~90

II, 1914; British :\lrdiltTTanea.n Expeditionary P<>rce,

~;Tl~."·RI~~~;J~:~~~C:=;;;t~:I~'i~~~l4j~~I~: ~~~~~ ~~~~~

to l)q>ot • .-\yr , April 19, 1917; Demobilizal, U. K ., :\Iay 19,

E R:<i E:;ST K ELI, \

Reg. :\0 . 27

Enlisted, Sept. 1~ ,1914; llri!i~h :\ 1e.lit<"1Tan..an gXpeditiona~r Force, Allg.l0, i915; IlntlSh EXI'",htlonaJ'y FOTo..:\Ian:h If, 1916;\\ounded, lkallmont lI a rTll':l, July I, 1916; I.....nee CorporaJ, Oct. 2i, 19 16 ; Invalided to England, .-\cting Corporal, Jan. Ii, 19li ; Ret\ITJlal to B E. F., ~ov. 6, 1917; '\'oonded, :\larc"in\l:, :\o~·. 10, 19li ; Demobihzed, St. John's, Fri!. 15, 1919.

Pa(~]"_

I!undred Six/«fl

j on x

jOSEPIl KELLY

R~.

:\0.

188

Enlisted, Sept. J, 1914; British :\[<'<.\it.,rra",'an Expeditiom,ry t'"rcc, AuI'!:. 20, 1915: Evacuated Suvla , sick, ll(>t. ,I, 1915: Invalid,~l to Enl'!:' rand, Dr.:;:. 12, 19 15 : British Ex"cditi"nar~' Force , jan. .1.1 , 1'117,

~'i:dd~i~i:~~r~nt~~,e;i~to;t~' 2~~ JJ7J1~~v\\~~,~~ted~~\1~~;~;~;~~~~

lO, 1917: In\'alid<"ltoEnl'!:land,~ov. 2.1.,1917: R<,turnedto X<路,,1ound. land on furl ough, jul ~' 21, 1918; IX'fT1ornli_l, St. jo hn 's. April .1.,1919

:\IiCiUEL FRASCIS KELLY

Reg. Xo. 148

~~1i;~~1'; ~~~;<~, ~7~i~~~~it{;:r}~9j..~~~;~~\~7~;

Britlsh Exp N, tionary Porce. :\Iareh H, 1916; &orgeant, K,lled in action, IIcaurnont Ha mel, j uly 1,1916.

TH OMAS JOSEPH KELLY

R eg.

:\ 0.

Jill\<!

II, 1916;

178

Enlis ted, &"t. 1 \ , 19H ; British :\Iedit.:rran"'ln E xped itionary Pore , .-\ug. :ro, 1915; E " ao:uat ed 5u\'13 Bay , lick, Oct. 9 , 191.1; In " al i<led to En K13nd, :-'-0 '1. 6, 1915; British EXpNiliona r y P orce. :\Ia rch ~.~ , 1916; K illed in actio<>, Bellumont I1a~I, J uly I, 1916.

LEO TE RRES CE

KESS ED \"

Reg . Xo. 224

En\i; lC'd, Sept. 2, 191i; Rri t ish :\.ILoditli'lTal1<'all E11l<'<!iti~ F Ol'Ct', .\"R'. 20, 191$ ; E n rnalC'd SU\-la, 51C1<, Oct. 6, 1915; In \·..b<kd to Enl!'

~~:~~.~9tl:~F.~~7i:l!J~~J:~~:i;~£G~~t~~ Uliion,

Oct. 2J , 1916; Re t u rned to R. E . F .• :\Iarrh 2.1. 19 17; Wnund<...I. :\I a rcoi ng , IlK i, 191;'; In\'a1ided to E ngla nd , 0....:. x, 191;'; .\tUldwd to D..pot, 2nd Battalion, J an . 6. 19111; R t t u""", to :\"..'llfoundtand, Ilrc. 12, 1913; ' ....mnbilunl. Sl. John·s. Jan. .II, 1919

:\I1CiiAEL F !l.\SCI " KESSED \"

Rl'g. Xo. J.B

Enlisted, Stopt. 2, 19H; British :\1C'dilt.'f'T'aIICan E1p.,,-{itional')· Fore<', .\Ul:. 10, 1915; E\·acuatoo. Suvla, sicl<, I.l,'(". 21, 1915; R.jo,....,f Rat. talion, ~""",.J..n. JI, 1916; British E1p.-ditioroary Foret'. :\I"rch Ii, 1916; K ill.-d UI acllOll , Beaumont lI a md , July I, 1916.

\YILLIAM P. KESSETII

Reg.

xe. 127

En]i.ll"d , So:p l. 7, 1914: :->In ,ck oil Str,nj:th , X" v lo n o n A}'f, tilllf' O·X · p;rt'd , Oct. 22, 1915.

c ROBBltT KERSHAW

Reg. :\0. -106

Enli,ted, Sept. ,I, 1914: Sergeanl, Sept. 21, 1914; Company q,.,artermaskr &.rgeant, July .11, 1915; Bnti"h ),(edikrranean E~r-","llh"~,,,r\' Force, ,\tlg. In, 191.'; Evacuat"l Suda, sick, (kt , 21, 1915; ;\dmlttNl to Hospital, AleX1l.n<lri~. Oct. 26, 1915; Invalided to England. D"c. 26, 1915; Attach,'rl to Dcpot,.-\rr,.\pril J, 1916; Company s,.路rgeant "''''jor, Al'r1l5, 1916; 2nd I",eutenant, )'lay 29, 191i; Returned to B. E. r., Dt~.

18. 1917; Wound<'<1, Bdlii"m, :'Ilarch 9, 1915; ]); ..,1 of wDuml"

),larch9, 1918.

STA:'>lEY S. KIRBY

,"0, Ike

,

,"'"

Reg". :'\0.

U"".m.

",

,A,., 'i:.

"~:

2-12 ~,E",m",

tvre:

'.":",i.;

m.

~;~ ,I ' .

.cs.

GEORGe SA.\ll'!iL K-':IGIlT

Reg.

Xo. 309

Enlisted, Sept. 7, 1914; flritish :-l<,litermn,'an l~xpeditionary ForCt.', \UK.20,1915;Kdb:lmaetloll.SU\-lalhy.])(路t,J,1915

P(lg~

Two

flu"dr~d Xjn~lun

FRAX CJS H t; RUERT KXJGHT

W I LLJA.\! KXJGHT

Reg. Xo.

Reg. Xo.

\\' 1l. LJ.\ .\J BLACKI.ER K XI G HT

Reg.

21\7

37 3

:\0_ 2 90

ROLAXD STEPHEX LACEY

EllW.\RlJ L\IlEY

Reg.

Reg.

ROBERT JOSEPH LAHEY

Xo. 77

:\:0. 259

Reg.

Xo. 254

JA~IES L AMBE RT

Reg. Xo.

38 7

Enlisted, Sept. ;, 1914: British :,>Iediterran"an Exp,><.litionary Force, Aug. 20, 1915: Lance Corporal. ;\;0\'. 14, 1915: British Ex;x><.litionary Forel', :>'Iareh 14, 1916: Wounded, Bmomont Hamel, july I, 1916: In-

r~\'i:'1tY~c~~~~1;al·u~~d';N~:d (}~~,hr:;n~o~~':t';~~', 'I'ti~~~~~,~::

mg ,Corporal. Dec. 23, 1916: Actinl: Staff Sergeant, .'\o\". U,

Iq~7:

~~~~'li;1: (e;~;~:r~;~rirrI2~~'~~~:\\~~~~' s~~iI 1~~~;~i~l~j~ .t~;r;~:

~~:1~l:t~~"ard'-od :'>kritorlOu. ~'T\'H'e \k><.lal, June 3, 191q: sun on

GEORGE LAXC;.\IEAD, JR .

Reg.

:\'"0 . 14

~~~:~~.~:~t~,j~~4jl~,f~~;~,.;~r~·:'>~~~i~:/r~~~~mkxn~Jr~~~~:; ~?~~·;d~~1:~ile:1~'~~~:ir~~~itJ~;rr:~~~~~~~~~j,;~:a~~~ It.ie~~~: :i~~a!~l}'~;e~~ '~ia~~~aJ~~'~ 9~ :ELf~~~~~}n~:v ~~\~.q II~: /~1i:S~\.~;:~~~: :>'!,..;nicres, Ike, 2, I'll;": Died of wounds,

CYRIL LAHSER

Ik",.~,

1917.

Reg. Xo. 426

Enlistl'd.• Sept. 2, 1914: .-\dmitted to Hospital, Edinburgh, ~lay 18, 1915: l),,;chargcd 10 duty, ~,pt. 18, 1915: Rc<-"Ommendedfordlschargc, medical ly unfit, Oct. ;, 1915: Embarked for ;\;ewfoumlland, Oct. 15, 1915; Discharged, St.john'" mlodically unfit, withcllc.:t, Oct. 15, 1915.

Page Tu)o!Iundred Tu.'enly_lhru

EDWARD JOSEPH LAWLOR

Reg. No.

Enlisted, Sept. 9, 19H: Struck off St!"â&#x201A;Źn):th,

477

~ewton_on ..h-r, XO\".

26.

1915,

THO~IAS JOSEPH LAWLOR

Reg. So.

535

Enlisted, Sept. 16, 1914.: Lance Corporal, Nov. 12, 191.'1:Aetin):'Cor. pora1.lk'C. 5, 1915; Aelln): Sergeant, .'\nncurcr2nd Battalion, feb',J. 1916: Cnnr,rmcd to rank, Apol, 27, 191M:Awarded \lentoriolls S<;,rll<"C \ledal, June J, 1919: Demobilized in England , June <J; I'll?

FREDERICK LEGROW l~n1i,tcd,

Reg,

Xo. 9

Sept. 2. 1914; Rriti,h \leditcfTancan Expeditionary Foret',

Il~n;:~.L~lb:e:~r~t,isf.9f7~111:~~~~~' t~oBri'ti~Pk:~?t\~~a~~OIl~;~::

,\pri[ 4, 1918: Dcmolnhzed, St. John's, Pcb. 15, 1919.

Paf.e r"", llundrrd ru",nJy-!onr

FREDER ICK PRATT I. EG ROw

RC'g.

:'\0. ·«H

Enl~t"",, Sept. H. \'.IH; 1..111lOl." CQrporal, Jul~' 10, \'.I\.~; Brili h :\1",Jiterrancan EKpeditionary FOl"()I>, AUI!. 10. 1'.113; E\·aC<t.11.<,1 from SUd.l, D.:<:•. 1. 1'.113: In\'a1ided to England, 1>«. 14. 1'.115; .\It.a<.'"hed 10 1",'''1.

F<-h. 15, 1'.116; Seq:eant, .\pril 10, 1'.1\6; "\"Iing Coml'an~' So."TI!coont :\Iajor, .\lIt.:. 11. \'.116; Brilish EKI'",litionary Forn'. Oct. J, 1916; Con_ finn<-d to rank , Xov. 10, \9\;; \\'oundl.'d, :\Iarcoing, Xm·. In, 1'.1\7; Invalidffi to Enl!:land, XO\', Js, 1917: Di""half!:',J from Hos"it.al, July

J~~~~~;~:\HI:f:r ~Ef~t~~~~~~;'NJNf,~~~~~;~ ~~;ti~ri~':~:~;~ I'J I<J; Il i.charged , St . .Joh n'" J uly 1,

Roy BE:'>:"E TT

I~I<J.

L E S E ~I "':-'

Reg, :'\0. 220

Enli, t.. l, Stepl..1. 1'.114; British :\["tlil,'rran.'an E X ped i t i(~nary Fun;.."

In, 1<J15; J-;,·aClml..'O.1 frum Su\"la. O..t, 11. 1'.115 ; Im ·a h d .'O.1 10 Enl/' Iano!, llt:l. n, 1'.115 ; Attached to s.,..:.-,n<l B" tt a lion. Jan. J, 19 \ 6 ; Len.....

• 1"01"1'01711, Oct. 17, 1916; .\ctirlJi: Corpor..l, Xo,·. 16. 1916; Retur.......1 to

.\UIo:.

~el~~o~:~~~t~Uf:Ut~~;{;i" ~~;:,::;,; ~~fir,~II~~S~ai~:~~1z;,~:

l'nilo,j Kinll:d om , :\Iarch ;, 1919

PH 11.1P S,

LE ~I E SS ntl E R

R eg . :'\ 0 . 61

~~~~~' 1~~·\\:;,.,I:J~l. ~~:~ ~~~~i~~:'i';f:;nE~;~li~r~n~i:~i:

:,\''''. U , I'Jl5;l..atX't"Cor"oral, f .·h. .', 1916; Corpoo-al, . \ul!:, II , 19 16 ; .-\,·tinl!:S,'lf!:eant , :'\0". 16. 1916; St-rond Li.'uI<-nant , :\lay Ill. 1'.117; R.·.

Illrnt'O.1to X"wfollndland, furl""Kh, July 21, l'JI~; l.it'ul<'n<mt, :'\'''', IS , 1'118; R et ired a nd pla<....-l"nr.....·rH·"f o!fj''''rs, Junt' 17, 1'/19.

DAVID LE wIS

Reg . :\0. 96

Enlisted, Sept. 2, 1914; British :'.leditt'lTll.-n E~pediti"nary Fortt-,

Aug. 20, I'IIS; Im"alid<rl to England, IJec. 15, 1915; Brit;,;h E~~i. loonal')" Fone, Aug. 18, 191,; Embarked foe" Xl'Wfoun<llan<l, furlough.

July 2" 1918; Demobilized, St. John's, Feb. IS, 19 19.

JOHS LE w IS

R~.

:\0. 189

~~~~ ~~'I~~'B~t~lt~;~~~~=M~~r:i~~C:nd:;d: Jk.. umont Hamel. JuI)' I, 1916; Invalide<l 10 Enll:laoo. July 4, 1916; Ih9c~, Cnited Kingdom. rnfflicall~' unfil, Feb. !.l , 1918.

H ARO LD

LIDSTOS E

R ('g". Xo. 163

Euli,led, Sept. J , .1,914; British .\leditNTan<'an E~rr:dition..uy POTC<', AuI':. 20, 1915; Bnll"h l-::o;pe(!ltinnary F=, .\I~'l"<.'h U , 1916; E,'acu_

~';:~~<J~laB~~i:~C~:o;'~iti~;;a:;I~~,n%)~"l.~~'1?~j~)i~~11iJ;~: ;~~;:,\j~><l~~I~~~~,7i 9\971;'k~Ji~a~~;:~:-...~~~~~~: ~:~~~~ ~:l;:

A cc c sr cs

LILLY

R eg.

:\0 .

19-1

_~~~~: i;f~~ ~jri~r~4:E~~~~!r~I~I,~: ~1rl:j

III acIlO11. lkaumont lI a moe!.

Jul~'

I, 1916.

FII..-\SK THOld.-\SLISD

R eg. :\0. 5-11

Enl;"t.,.), :WPt. 16, 1914; British \ledit~ Expeditionary F"""",,, Aug. 20, 1915; Evacuated from s....,.1.a, Doc. S, 1915; Admitte:d to 11..-

~;~;:.t:~F~,I~~~~~;~~ I ~~~I\,:St~~ 1916; KilWonaction,IkaUmorlt Hamei,Julyl,1916.

S.un路n T uo- u s LODGE

Reg. :\ 0. 165

Enlisteol , Sept. 2. 19 14 ; British \leo-iitnTanean E xped it iona r y 20, 19 15 ; Kill...1 in ,,{"tion. Sll~路la Ba y , Oct. I, 1915

Au~.

F<>f'e'e,

WILLIAM

Reg. Xo. -41'

JOllS L O S G

~~~.·'i~l: ~J.~.; ~e:t~:;~II~~,l~.~~~~,I~J~d~~~r1~~h.liJ~~~'?;, j<:o9~'

.\<-t",1': s.T~,·anl, ~ t ay 9, 1916: AL"lin~ Cornp,'l,ny s.·I)("aot ~laJor.

June 9, 1'J16; 2nd Li ~Ul ~n 'Ul t . !\"v. I, 1916; Rct um,~1 to Etll:land ami ilnadu"l to " " po t,.h r . July 27,1916; Br'tlsh Exp('.!Ili""ary Force, ~lay 12, 19 17: Wounded, ~l,tr<,,;tll:, ~n\·. 20, 1917: l.;('ul,·nanl, ~Iay I, I'll": R~lireJ and place<:lon n·· Tv<." of offie....,.. July 2'1,1919

JAMES XEWTOS

Lovevs

Reg. Xo. 359

En1ist~, Sept. It, 19H; BritWlt :\ ledittWalleall ExpeditionaTv Foree, .\Ull:. 1tl, 1913; E\-..cu.ated from Su\'la, Oct. 29. 1915: In\'ali,led ,to Enltlan<!, IJee. 3, 1915; .-\ttached to Ilt-pot . A~T. Fell. S. 1916: Ilntish

Expeditionary FOl'<.'e, Jan. 31, 1917: Wounded, Le:<FVSlIClIFarm, April 2.1, 1917; Invalided to l'~nKland . ~I ...y I, 1917; Ana.:h",l to Depot,

k~h~.~~;~f.i~~~~~h~f~J(~,~;~~i~£!'ll~ri~;~,'l'~t; ~~:

GEORGE Lrxrxs

Rl."g. Xo. 5H

~:~~: ~~'; ~;'t~\:~~~~ilP:\I~~ll~~~;~

ina<1lon,lko:r.urnonIHamcl,Julyl,1916

JOIIS Lrsr xs

Reg. Xo. 547

~~~~I~: ~T~'; \~ri,\:~ 4k~:~I~~i'~~I~ll~~~ ~~i

In actIOn, s'""me Raid, June

2~,

19 16 .

JOIiS LrFF

R<"g. .\:0. 350

~~~t;:i~;\ ~9~~~~~~t~~~~.FI(~;

Evaeuat,,1 from Suvla and adm;tte<l 10 H, pitat, :Iolalla. Jan.~, 1916; Rejoined Ibn"I;,,", .\pril x, 1916; Wounded, Beaumont Ham.-I,July I, 1916; In,路a1~I ...1 to Enl(lancl, Jul~' .I, 1916; .\nached to l:letlOt, .\yr. :-':0".22. 1916; Returne.lto:-':e...-t"oundland,JulM'22, 1915: 1J,.dtafX"',

SI.John'~.me<li("a1lyunfil,July2.1,

bAI.\l1 :-'I<-CosSELL

1915.

Rrg. X o. 3%

Enlist< I, 1'iepl, .\, 1914: Briti,1t :101" Iit"TTan""n E~l",I;li()llliry F, r"", .\UK. 20, 191~: E.路an,,,t,,1 from S\lvh., 1),,<". ,t, 19L1: .\drnitte-l to ",>spital,.:Iolwl",.;, I),,~. 4, 1"1.\; Rejo;n ...' flanalion, Suez, Jan. 16, 1916: IImlxlt EX1"-'htumary F"n'<.\ :Io larclt 14, 1916: Eva"uat",1 to "''''pit"l. :Iolan'h .10, 1916: lnyali,led to England, .\pril ~, 1916: .\t. tached to \)"l~'l, ,\~路r,.Jtl"'路 17, 1916: I ~...nl'e Corporal. J,m. 26, 1915 . .-\,"llng Curl~,.."l, .\[Onl n, PIlS: l~,!,b.ark"' l for ~"wf(Jun"laml on furtoOlKIt, Ju ly 21, 1'IlS: Ilt<char.:, I, St. John'" mc(hcally unr,t, Ike. lO,I'Jlx.

P ATRICK :\lcl.>o S'.\W

Reg. XQ, 230

En li, t ",t, &1,t. 2, I'll"'; Briti sh E~"ed ili0flary F or ce, Dec. 12, 1916 ; Wnu n,h . t, Ilrocm tJeek, Oct. 9, 1917; I nvalided 10 Eo gla od, 0 <-'1 . 19,

:~,17i9i~t~':\~~~lt~ ~!liI~~~~{i,,~:tJ;~: l~,l71~I~nCXC~~~c::~j,~1:

~t al"'-'h 19, I')I R: Retum...t 10 :" " ..... foundl and. furl O\tl(h, Jul y 2 1, 19 18 ; Em bar h .l for l ' ni ted KinKo1om. l let. 19, 1918: l>t-'fll" hili zed. Uoi t ed K iog,lom, ~ 1 "Tch 6, l 'l1 9.

JO IlS' P.-\TRICK :\1.\d .>oSS EI.I.

Reg . Xo . Sll2

Enlisted, Sept. 22, 1914; Rri t Wl ~lllditerraoean E xJX<!ii ionary Fatte, .'\ og , 20, 19!5: E"acuated from SU"Ia, Ocl. 20, 1915; A,lmiued 17th Gen ..... n osp it al , .\!ex.1ndria, Oct. H, 19 15 ; Pi ",1 of Dyscntel')', 0,,1. 29, I'II.~

.u

j,UI1:;; :\l cG U TlI

Reg . Xu . 104

Enlist",I, Sept. 6. 1914; British ~Ieditenanean E xped it ionary FOf'I:.'C, 2n, \91$: E\"aCUaIe<1 to England, flee. 26, t91$; Ret urned to :" n<f ou noUand , furloujl"h. July 10, 1917; Al ta<:hed to 1"'vaTt"""lt of .\ ltg ,

~ Iilil ia.

'\ 0\ ', I, I'l l .; Still on Slnmglh

AStHtEW JOSEPH :'-.kKA\路

Rex. Xo. 572

~;E;~]~~:~1!l;1{~E;1:ht~[2~~=:

J OHS

J- :'-.1.- \cKn

R~.

xe, 278

Enlisted. Sept. ~, 1',1.14;British ~l"dit"",,...... n Exp...Jitionan路 f , ec-e Sept. 20, 1915; ....r lnlltted HO!'Tntal, \1U<1roos.. Dec. 20, 1913; k",..,u -.eol Battalion, \1al'Ch I. 1916; Bntioh EKpalmonary For<:c. \llU'l:"h H.

~1~~~~~~~t.k1~;~~~1~~f~~~ \larchH,11l19.

ERSEST FREDERICK :'o.kLtWD

R~. :\"0•

.H

Enlisted, So.pt, 2. 191~: Hrili~ :\Icditl'ftal'lean t:>:pcdilK>nary F~.

AUl:".1O, 1915: Bnlish El<pedlt~ F~, :\Ian-h I~, 1916: In,-aI~I",i 10 ETllt'lan<l, Oct. S, 191,; Dnnobihzal, :\Iarch 1.1, 1919.

XOIOIAS EnliS1<~I"

S<>jJI. ,I,

A. xtct.eco

191~: StT!':.....nl,

ReI>. xo.

15~

&pt. 21, 1914: Briti.h :'0[,!it''1T''''''"n

~~~I:~',O~~/-;~'n~~f:~~'"l:.lt~~~:~~~:~~::;~~il:~~I;~~:j:

.\l'ril 7, 1916; Rct"rned 10 ~e"founr1lan<1, furlouKh, j\l"" 2~, ['116: R"l!,rn"t to EnKlan<l. Sepl. _'0, 1916: 11r;t;.h P:xpc<lili"nary F"r".. , .\['n\ l'Jli: \\'oun,le'1, 1917: l-:\'a,·u"l<~l 10 EUKlan<l, De<:. S, 1917: 2nd Lienlctu,nt, \l"y I, 191~: Lie'ulen"nl, \by I, 191~: Returnoo to ~ ...w foun(1blld, :'oby 22,1'11'1: Rdi ....... l and pl""-,lon]{,,,,,-n-eo{t)ffinTS,july5,191'J

23,

\lal"('OJng, :-;,,", 20,

HECTOR :\lCXEIL

Reg. Xo. J l

\\"ILLI.UI ROBERT :\kXIU路::-:

Reg . Xo. 179

SYLn;STER ;l.IADIlH N

Reg. No. 149

En listed , ""pI. 7, 1914; British "IL'<.liteITanean Expeditionary Force, Aug. 10, 1\11$; Evacuated to l~ngland , Jan. 24, 1916; R(,turne<1 to ~ew足 found land, furlough, Sept. x, 1916; Attached to Depot for dUly, Jan. S, 1917; Dcrnobilized ,St. John's, Feb. 25, 191\1.

H~;:-R" :\ !ORTO:-; :\ IADDICK

R eg .

No. 140

En lis ted , Sept;~ , 1914; !"me" Corpo!"...I, June 19, 1915; British l<lediterrancan Exped1tlonary Force, Au!,:, 10 , 1\l1.I;.Corporal, :-10\'. IS, 19 15 ; Sergeant, Feb. 27, 1916; Br Itish Expodillonary FoJ"C(', "larch 14, 1916; 2nd Lieutenant, June 11, 19 16; Wounded, Beaumont Hamel,

bs~~1:~~~!'~~I'~:~~:'~~!~~~~'~!7~ji;~~~~" iFtl91~~Yt\l~:~~~~~~~

Jan. I, 1911I;Captain,June I, 1919.

:\ !tC H.-I.EL :\ !ADflIGAX

p,,~~

I'll." /Ilmdred Thirty-jeur

ReI; . :'\ 0 .47

)' hCH.~EL

J. ),{ADDIGAN

R eg . Ko. 183

En li.t",l. s.,pt. 9, 1914; British "Iedit"rran",m EXlW'-li.tionary l"orce, Aug. 20 , 1915; Evacuated fron> S"v la, .N''''. 2, 1915; Rcjomoo Battalion, Suez. "larch I, 1916: Bottsh EXped,tlOrulry Force, " larch 14,1916; La",'e Corporal, Ju ly 12, 1\116; EvaCtlat~-d to Hospital, J uly 20, 1916;

~';.a~~(::~~oF;~~t~nKi:;ufi, 1~91 ~~I~~;~;~i~f t~JUri~~k 1t~~r;;~:~}:

Force, Jun" J , 1917; Wounded, llrocn>bcck , Oct . 9, 1917; Invalick-d to En.:lanol, Oct. 14, 1\117; Acting Sergeant, l"ov. 27,,1.917; Returnt'd to Newfound land, furlough, July 2 1, 191X; J)emohlhzed, St. John's, Feb. 25, 1919.

PIERCE ), !AHER

R eg , :\0. 59 1

~~~;~~~~[~~:i~I;,~~l:Sf~::~fri~~~~~~~:i~~~~r~,~j:~ÂŁ~: on -A}T, Sept .

14, 1916.

JA~IE5 T IIO~IAS )' I.~HO:-;

Reg. xo. 114

4 :~~~~~~~. 1~~~.BI~iisl: h~~l~\~J~~~"'J~~~~~I~~cfa':"t~ti~~{,~';jr"cJ ~~)~~i:1~~d't~~~~"!f~~nJ{a~~:%~t~'~~,a~~:i~ Gt~~~::;Z;j,u~.Hl~:~~: med,callyunfit, Aug. 7,1917.

Page TwoIIundrrd Tkir ty-fir>e

Au ....S' \Y. :\I...LL...M

R eg. X o . 41J

JOSEP H FR.-\S'cIS :\ IALOS'EY R '-1:". :\"0. JoSS Enli:<t"d, St.l't..., 191-l-: I~ (">Il>Or.ll, XO\·. t, 1915; Ilriti-:h ~ledi'_<'r­ rant"3n E~,,<·dltionary FOT<.'('", :'\o\". It. 1915: E\"a<'Uau..1 :-;.,,-h. "",i,;.

Jan. t. 1916: Im ·a.Iided to Ent:Land, Jan. 2t. 1916;.\ltacik..1 to n"I-"'I . .\~T, :\Iarch t, 1916; R';>aI";"I ...1 to :'\e ....fountlLan<l, :\[o1oy 18. 1917 lJi""harx."1, Sl. .Iohn·5. TIIt.'tlicall~- unfil, June 20. I'll •.

•vr c c vr cs Jo;;&:>11 :\ IAS'S'IS'G

Reg. :\0. 1, ;

Enli d. St t •.1. 19H; I.....'"

Corponl. :>t'P1. 21. 191t; COfl'O<3i, April 2\ 191'; Rritish :\[''<!'le1Ta.-n E~pt'tlili.)",uy F~, .\UJ:. 20, 1915: St '""nl, :->o.pl.26, 1915: E\al'U3loo from SmLa. X,n. I, 1915; R.joillol.'d Banalion, Suez, Jan. 26. 1916: British E~l'l..d ili.. nar}· Fon:<.". :\Iarch I~. 1916; Killed in aclion. S<>mITlt', June I, 1916.

PETER .\lA:-ISFIELD

WILLlA~1 .\IA~sTos

WILl.IS .\IANt:EI.

Reg. :\0. 85

Reg. :\0. 327

Reg. Xo. 272

P<lgeTu"Olfulfllred Thirly_u,,,,n

A Lf RE D ;\ IAJl. RS

Enlisted, S<-pt.

Reg. Xo.

105

8-. 1914; L,,;nec Co rpural , Xu,:,'. 13, 1914; Cor pora!.

1~~;: \~:o~:~~.~,Bt;:;~.J.~ , ~~l.'~,rr~;f;:n l'~~~~':?E~~~C~d:~!f,/~:

J~~~;/~~1~1~du~lit:,&;~ul~~lr3~6. July 20.

FREDllJl.!CK W AL'I E R ),I ARSHAL L

1916 : D ischargt>d.

R eg.

St.

XU . 60 S

~~~~~I:E~~~.:~, :~~~:;~~'~~~~~d~~;a;~:,i'~:?d1~~~~~~~~~

20 ,1 Lit'ntt'nanl , Ap ril 18, 19,16 : Li,'uknam, Jan. 2. 1917: Temporar\" Captam,Oet. 2.1, 1'I17;,\ppomtâ&#x20AC;˘..-I .\",~"t"nt Chit'f ),br<'h 26,1919 ;

Page Tu'O lll m dred

Thirly_d~hJ

,\warded)'1. H.

E., June 3, 1919.

Papn",I.-r, London,

C IlARLJ,:S P . )'L\ RTIN

Reg. :-\0. 192

~~~~t~~: ~1'~'; ~\,':';~(L/t:~t.,~~~:~.err,a~~~~;'i;l:~;~~~:irro Feru~;: h~tai2:n~9.t~rNr;~~hl~t'rt:~~arCo~~~i, ~,\':.'"~.h ~,8,I~i~~; ~ej~~~t

"ov. 23,191 6; PM"",,,,r of W" r, captured at ~lonehy, .-\prill~, 1917; Rep.1\n<'lt',u to Engbnd, D,'e, .11, 1918; R et urn ed to ;-';cwfound land , 1I1<'lr<:h 12, 1919; Demobilized, St , John's, ,\pril 21,1919; Rea tt "" t,路<! for duty, D,'pot. \ [a y 27, 1919; 1l<,m obiliZt路d,\ ug . 30, 1919.

ER It; S. ),I ARTI:s

R eg. :\"0. 616

En listed , Oct. 2, 1914; Hritish \I"ditermnean E,q"".li .ti"narv FO,re,<', Allf:. 20, 1915; \ \'ound,,.j,,;;uvla, Oct. 17,1915; Adnutted HospItal, Caw>, Oct . 24,1915; Rq m ned Batt.,l1ion , Suez, \ farch I, 1916; Bntish r-[~~~:t}~~T ig[~~' \Iar<:h H. 1916; Kill,'tl. itt "etion, Beaumont

R OBERT

B E RK L E Y

),IARTIN

R eg . .:\ 0. 49'1

P age

1' 1<'0 llu~dred Thirly-~;n芦

R OS ALD :\IARTIS

R eg .

:\ 0.

rs

~~~~l~: l~\' I~"~~ II~ri~~~t.ij~~!..t!JI~~~~~rr,:~~: to

I'ay and k~ Offia路, ~, JUlIE' 16, I!JH.: .\ et mll: Corporal,

Dt-e. 1.\ 1916; .\etlng ~l, :'\0". H, 1!J1'; .\etmg StafI' So,'J'楼'."fInt. IJcc,.21, 1915

H AR O LD W ALT E R :\ IATT HEW S

Reg. :\ 0_358

~~~t~: ~i; 5Evl'::';tt~tt~~~~~~~i>::~n 1~ ~i;t'l~~J;J~~ En ll:land , I-"-'c. 26, 1 91 ~ ; Embar ked for X~ou ndland, St-pt, I~, St, John'", medio:a1lr unfit, Pd>, .1, 1 9 1 ~ .

THO MAS :\ Iol"l.AsD

Reg . :\0.

~,

1916;

" 88

~~~~';' I;~~'\~'::"~: !ari~~e~1~~;I ::~~cr,;:i~.:fI,~~:

~1a1ta, Jan.].1, 1!J1.6; In\"ll1ided.to E nll:la nd , ~ Iar 12, 1916; ,\"mined St. l>Unuan '. HOISpItal for lht- Bh nd , ,\UII:. 19, 1916; DiJcf1luyOO.,l ' nn ed K ingdom , medically unfit, June I ~ , 191~.

CoS';T.-\ST ISE :'.I."路拢R

Reg. :\0. 1i5

I';nh" ...I, Sept .. .1. 191~: Slruck ,,/'I"SlIvngth. " ....."1(ln-on路.\~.,.. tlet. 15, 191.\, tm .... e~Jl'..ro .

.-\ LLAS :'.loYES

Reg. :\0 . 5 %

1~,:fL~~~,t~~~:I~r7J::~':~~~:~riaH,~Jt2~;~ 1';116; R<路;oined Rattallon, ~Ian::h 4, 1916; Bri t ish F. ~pe<l; \l"naI'Y p,,,,,,".

14 , 19 16 ; Kilkod inacl;on. ll..lIumont Ha me l. July I, 1916.

~lal"Ch

FREDERICK Cm;RT;.."EY :\IELLOR

ALlIERT :\IERCER

FREDERICK :\ IERCER

Reg', :\0,91

Reg. :\0.

26-1

Reg'. :\0,

15 9

Enlisted, .St路l't . 2. 191~: Corpor,,1, s..,pt. 11, l'il-l; &'rl(""nt, Aug. 14, 1915: RntJ"h :\h,<Ill,'rrall,'"n Expediuon"ry Forn>, AUl(. 10, 1915;

n~~~~J31r:r~~~~~~~:;:~~~}:~!~~~~n拢~~~\t':~~1:t~~~~y;?i~~l~ 191i: Rt,turned

\.tI

Bn ll s h

Exp,-~llt;oll"ry

Force, July 15, 1918; Wounded,

~I~~t'i~~~~:':i i:'\\"S~~tcl~,-~8~f~;"l~~~h::~f~~~t:\~~:j~ri 6~ )~~i 9~' T~~~~:

f,'rr<.><! to Elll( 1and. Apr il 1919:

n,

1919; Return,-~l to [krnobilizl~I.St.John's,Julle 19, 1919.

Xewfound1a.nd, :\Iay 11,

Pugr Two ll""drrd Forl}'.lh,u

.\LflEJl.T Eow,\Jl.o ~IETC'\LfE

Reg. :\"0. 256

Enlisted, Sept. 2, 19H; British :\ledikrranearl Ell".!itiunary Fortt,

~~~~~~~7~t72~j~~:lHlI~~JS:~1~i:ll:

July J, 1916: R''fl'ltriated 10 ~ .... iounol4nd, Ocl. 28, 1916: IMcharged, SI.John",rncdi<.-allyunfil,'-\l'ril-f,191;.

j,\}IES

:\ hffLiS

Reg. :\"o, -IIQ

=edE~i:~:~=~:J~9nt5:I-fE~.~:~:r~IS;;~.~

f.)et.I1, 19 15:ln",,1ide<lloEIlll:Land,~o,... 1.1915;C~.'\lmll0.

:tl~;9'~:~~~t~~~~: ~~~:. 路~~ t6~路

.

'\lmIH, 1917: Lieu l ..-nanl . ~ I arrh I

l;,~.kd ~a~~~,I.~ ~ 1,~~

1',118;E m ba rk ed fOf ~c,doun<Jland, furloug ,Jul\' ,21, 10 rOlled K,ngdom . Oct. 19, 19111;RclurTll'<:!to I\ntish ElpNitKonary Forn ', ~<)\'. 1'1. 1918: R..;O;:ned Battalion, :\u". 26. 19111; Embarlel'd ~~.~~f~::~o~i9~~~Y n, 1'119: Rcl im-l and I'La<T<1 on Rl"llC'f'\'" of

\ 'I CTOR WILLI AM ~!J LES En1i~lro. 50,,,1. II, 191-1: mast~.,. Ser l'(.."nt, .:\lay

Reg.

:\" 0. 2 11

Scrg"anl, S.1,1. 21. 19H: C"ml~lny lJuarkr,

6, 19L\; E,路,,,,,,,,u.-d f~ Su\"ta, (kt. II , 1915; ~t1j~~"i[~,~I~I,iof9 1 ~:"'0:,Jfi~~J6tol~~~L'\J"~1~~ ~,J";~~:' ~i?;~i"?~

action , B"Ullmonl lI am,.J, J u1r I, 19 16

BESJAlllS ~ IILLER

Reg.

::\ 0 . 3 00

fo:nli,t<~I, Sept. ll, 19H: British :'.Ietlitemu....an Expedit>onafY furo.>, .\UK. :?O. 191.~; E'"ae'talC'<! from SU"Ia, I>ec. 1, 1915; In,路alided to ~:'.'ll:-

~9~~i~\~~11~~路:~~{路~~=~\f~ITh~

1916. In"aI~kod to Ercland, Oct. 11, 19l6; .\1t.aC'hed to [)".pot, .\)T,

It..'J;.~,I~~t;~~~~O r.~~~;E~tjr;;,:~, i~rfl ~~i~I:~

aclion, 1l1'Offilb<-ek,Oct. 9, 191;.

(iI::OtlGE ~ItLLER

Reg.

::\0.

58;

~~~lrl: i:Ti; ~~IL~lt~j~~~F~~b~:~ki~~

acllOO. lbumont lIamel. Julr I, 1916.

WILLIAM ~hLLER

1\11..;

Reg.

::\0. 10,

Etlli~t<~I, Soc!,!. 1.

Ilrili~h ~I('<!iu.-n-afl<!an Expeditionary Forr<..

AUi;.20, I\ln; \\"~n"(~l., Su"Ia, Oct. I;. 19 15 ; Died of Wounds and bum,<! al ....... I1,禄;l' ll al Sh,p"Gakb," Oct. 18, 1915.

JOSEPH :\ IILLE\'

Reg . Xo . 85

~~ttir)!: I~t:. ~!~'a~~~~~~~~;~.;1~:i:~~~~'l~:YR!~~~~c<7t~~~·-

found!",,'], j a Il. 26,

I'll;: Ik'Tll<>j.,hZ<'<I,

J.UIES WILLl.-UI :\1005110

~t.

john's,

R~.

.\ lInl ~ ,

19 19.

Xo. 51'1

Enlistnl, s.."I. 15. 191t: Brilish :'o1",lilcrranean EXp"'hlional':-' F"""",,,• •\ " g . 20. 1915: Wounded. Su\Ia. :\,:>\'. 29. 1915; .\,Imilletl 1I~1~c.at. :'olall.., Ik.:. 7. 1915; joinM ~ Ilo:1lOl, .\Iexandria.. :'olan'h 9. 1~16; Bnti.lh Exp•.'<lmonal'}" F or.,.,. :'olarch I~, 1916; ReJ'~n ...1 BattallOft • •\I'ril L.~, 19 16 : W ou nd ...l. (;"eu<lcrourt. 0.:1. 12, 1916: In\'al~led 10 Enf(lan'l, 1":1. 20. 1'J16; R ep.. l""l",1 10 :\ ewfOl1" ,lla nd , :'olay 30, 1 9 1 ~ : IJi ...·h"r\:.-d, St. john'., m ... Ii~Il11)" unlit, july 9, 1'J1.~.

H .\ RRISO,," :\ lo05U(s

Reg . Xo.1 IS

~~K~I~'I~:-B~I~I~;x=~~~~;J~~'~~":~:

;:Z:~~;:~~;r~~,:~~~~~~.~~\S 19.1919.

JOIIS Etx:AR :\IORRI~

Re,:-. Xo. 110

Enlist~. Sept., II. \<;lU; Struck oft' Stfml(th. X .... "ton-on.. \~..... (let.

19\5.tnnenplred

KESSE:TII :\IORRI~

~~IC~t~l:

1\

Rl'J:". So. 412

fm; ~~;';:~~~ ~~~::.m26~J(I~~~路;(~I~

F.ngla~l. Jan .. \. 1916; .\llachal 10 Dqx>t, .~~-e. :\Iarch :', \916; British

i9J(l~~:lk:i7~ ~~. ~~; ~:~~~~ 1~~taho.,.

:\ !LCIlAEI. W IL LIAM :\ IO II.II./'iSEY

\I'ril IS.

Reg . X o . -12 ;

~~~~t~l: 1;Z~'I~~li~~lt~f~~n~~~~~;[':.';ct:~rt~tt~':f,~~[,,~~c:J

to ll""\Jllal,;\pn IS, 1916:lnval;.ledtoEnlllanu.. \priIM.1916; .\ llached

\~116~lth~.h~;:;;e<;.I';;~. J;;h~~~.6~,~u;.:~~ga~~~t:oF~b.w:~~~~l~n<l ,

Sept. s.

THUlt.l.\S P .\ T RW K ~ I ORR ISSE\'

Rl'J:. Xo. 2 11

~~~~~~~'I~;,;,ed;I~~I~ ~~~~tl;:~~~~~~I::~=j~~~: J~llr 2~~\"~~i~~I,~~tt~~K;:'~~~~~i;~k..~~i. I L6 ;I9"lt~~t~~fit;'m~~t,r;',;~:

r

;\l'nl 27, 1911l; Kt:tum etl lo :\..,,,1oundland for duty. :'Ilay 13, 1915; Emhal"ked for t:"mte<! KmK: ,Jom, .-\UI:. 8, 1918; Keturned to :\"""' . f" .. n<lIand,Jan . .10, 1919;])emobili:;ffl,St.John'.. Al'riI18, 19 19.

EUtlAR P AGE ~ I OT'I'\"

Reg,

X o .-4-I6

~~~. ~'l~\:~:~~~~%~~~i~~:15~i!:;~t~"'":. ~:-'=;J.,.L·:'I~~}~,6~.. ~t~. ~~;Ii:~~;J~E~~. ~~Pn~9:;: 191;'; Attached to Depot •.\rr, ...~. I;', 191:'; Relurnai to British

i~rl(~;~~~ !r~~·18~"~~~~~,8~1~;jo~~~~~,.~~~~~:I~:

7, I91S

.\OIlA II.UI THl))IAS ~1t' LL E TT

Enh"ltod , &]'1 . X,

.

Re,d Xo. H

7

. 191~ : B ri.t i ~h :'I l ed i l ,'rmn('~", EJtl>t.~l;t ionary

Force .

~ur ~~~~:W~~~:$~9~;:R~I.',j~~Yn';:~'~~ ;'o~~"{I~I~: :~;~; ~~a;-~::~~

for l\",...1 ountl1and, furloulI:h. July nwolica1lyunllt.Peb,15.1919.

~7,

1918: ])if,cha.l'f'ed. 51. John'..

FR. \SK. :\h;L1.IS S

Reg.

Erlli,;t~I,

Sept.. 16. 19H: Struck off Strength.

19 15, tt me e Jlp ln-d .

BEKSAKD :\ ll'KPH\'

X o . 525 ~e""'lon-on_.\yr. Oct.

ReJ::' :-':0.

15

530

Enlistal.. Sept. 16. 191~: Bri l ish ),!I.lilerranean ExpmitiollMY F.xcoe.

Aug. 20. 1915: E\"acuatm from Su\"la. ~o".~. 1915: .\dmiltel ll<l5pilal. :'olalla. ~o". 10. 19 15 : Im'alid"d 10 Erli:larl'l. F.-b. 12, 1916: .\dmittal. .'I'd !.ondon ( ~ n 05pi ta l. Wan,I~"'Orth. F.-b. 25. 1916: British

~J~~ilt~~II<R;;ofn:l's!~I~iO~,I~i:}; '~~~~: t~m~~

i;;:

''(.;' f01lrldlrtn,i, furlnu;(lt. July 21. 191~: j)cm"hilit...~l, St. John'~, "pril I.

19 19.

E DWARD JOSEPH :\1t'RPIlY

Re:::-o

X o . 111

~~~';l: I~l: ~~~i~l~t"i~:'I;.I~~~. ~;~I~=E~;:b:

tionary FOf\'t'. ),Iarclt July I. 1916

2~.

1916: Kille路<J in a':ti"n, RO'-aumont II""",,,.

j.\l.lES EDW.UIO :\ h-RPUY

R PJ::. :"\0. -WI

~~::.~~. 1~~ 路H~t;~I~;X II~:~n;;;~:~~a';..,~~I:4~j,:;a"~~Jn';]~:

S"mme, Jun.. 28. 1916 ; h l\"ahd...-l tn EnI(T""d, J uly 2, 19 16 ; R..!x,rtoo

~~;~tEid~(h~~.~f~:'k:~~?'~~~~~_:~j.f~~r;lt~~i~~f;fr~~x;;:1~1路~:

".....!lea!ly unfil, .\ul(. 27.

191~

L.\ W RE :.;n : :\!L'RJ> IIY

Reg, X 禄. 19 6

L;::~~sm~~~~~~~~~~~, ~~~:t~~~~:~x'r;,li:~~,d~f~

1 "~I\ ~ ;lel!;a~;t\T.:'1 ~~,l Uo~:;:]!:\~~;: ~I:;ii';:~l g~11,~ 7:-:Kd~~~' ~Nhi\f~

s..,.,';n-sof the Royal .\nny C1othtnl( 1><,>Il,n mf'f1t , ~lay, 19 15; IIn u , h Expooihonary Force U tl'<:hnirnJ Sul'ennle~danl (.of G:u IId met Fa.-I<>nes. June 13, 1913; ~..."'OTKled 10 (0 .... Sen-.<T of Royal EnK"we..s, Stollt.

191~;

2nd Lieutert:l.nl, '\I'nl \S 1916; To Calais to Inspect and

~:1~"':;.~\b:"'\~iie~="nJiA~':ia~~~ ~~d;:~~:i\~I~~

.\nll路1(lll\ R.,...",rch Departmenl, :\t.mistry of :\tunlllOnS. London, :\Ia",h 1919; I.lt'm<.b,hzed , l ' nl1e<1 K,nl(dom. Jan. I;, 1919; R('t urnoo 10

p~~

Two }/l",Jrnl Fift,

~e"il,tltldl.1n,I,

f eb . \919.

WALTER

L.

~h'RT'H\'

Reg-

::\0.40i

~~~~t~; ~1; .~;I~~:t~~~"~i~t~i\~~~;;:'ir,~~t~,x~(i=r~'I~;~: 191 ~:

Died of dysentery. Sept . 29.

191.~ .

•\LPREO SEDIOCR ~kRRA\'

Reg.

::\0. 39

~~~~' I~\:~:~~ ~~~u~·~=.Ii~~~~lr;X&~·t~ir:;

Depot, ,\leIUlJl<lria, :\Iarch 3, 1916: llrit;,rn Exped;tlonary Pun~, :\Iarch 18. 1916: .\olrninoo to Hoo;l';ta.l, Rauen, .-\pril 4, 1916; Tr........ ferre<J to Enl(lanol, .\pril II , 1916 : .\\tach...1 to Depot, .\yr, :\I'IY 2, 1916:.I ..,n"" Corl">!'al, Jan. 29, 1911: C"rl",<;,I, ,\pril27,1918; Eml~ork",l for :"e",.foun<lhm<l, f"rlough, July 21. 1918; IJcmo\"hzoo, St. John's, Fel1.I .\.1919

~I.~TTHE\\· JOSEPH ~ lnER

R'"-"!:". ::\0..H8

~;;~t~~~.1914: Stf"U("k ott Sll'lmKth. :-;'""-ton-on-.\~T. (l.:t. 15,

jO HS :\I Yll.It:K

R~ . Xo. 99

EOW,\ RO G£OR(;E X"C".\LL

Enlisted. Sc-pl. 2, 191~; British :l.lc<literranean Expeditionary Foroe, ,\ug.20. 1915; F.,·acuated 10 England. Dec. 2. 1915: Returned t o :'\c ...·

~~:':I~~~:'~:,~~~· t~Utt~p;:~~6~~t~. ~;r:1i:~edIr.r~~~~

Ca.<1taltyCl.....nnIl:Station,&,1I.2<J.19IS.

·!JLLI.UI

jonx

X~;nLLE

Reg.

Xo. 3 ,6

Enlisted. ~I. s, .19H; Brit~ :l.lalitO'fl'aI)Call Expeditionar}' FOf"<"e, .\ug. 20, 1915; Bntish E xped ,t .:>nary Foroe, :\ 1aI'C'hH. 1916; \ \ ounded.

~?::!~~t!~~:I"~~~6~~~~~c=r~~!:x~!; K;ned in act ion. :\Ionchy . ....pril I ~.

1911.

WILLI,HI THOMA':; :\"EWELL

Reg . :\"0. 510

~~~~;k 7ft~: ~~~4~ft~tif!i~~I~~:n~:~~,.~~

EllH'lian FfQf1utT. Dec. 1915 to Feb. 1916; Bnlish Expedl1iow1.~' fo·OI"C<'. :\Ian:h 2.1916: Embarked for:\.....-foundland. furlough. july 2;.

1918; Oemobilizlr<l, St. john's. :\Iarch I ;. 1919.

R eg . :\"0.36

A LBE RT S TASLE\" :\" E W loIA S

:\IOOiteTTaneanCofvoral.

Exp"'''_

EniistOO.Sevt.l.19H;LanoeCorp<r.al._~t.21.1914;

Oct. 3. 19H : ~t •• \ pril l i . 1915; 8 n l M

~~n~~~E~:~~~4~~9~~;~~~al~~~~;:

~~~~~:~;ida~~~'~{~$i~~~ 1918: i{e JOlnal lla tt ah on ,n F,eW. l)o>(,. 19. 1918; Acting Captam.

Feb. 12. 1919; Trandernol to t;nited Kingdom . Apri l 23, 1919; Em· har\<edfor:\ .....f oundland, :\la)" lO. 1 9 1 9 ;R~ lred.ju ..... 6. 1919.

•\RnlllIALD :\1. :\"£WMAS

Reg . :\"0. 48i

~~K~~k ~~': ~~~~:I~.I.I~~~~,:\k~~~a7~~:E.~ii~nara~~~: ~j:~JnV~t~ii,,~~I'~;>IN~~1~16~\\~'~~~=~t ·U:'~ t'j~I~I~: 1916 : !li ed of v",un,ls. 29th Cas ualty C1eannl: Statio n, july 3, 1916.

p,,~~

1',,·,. lilmdm J Fijt y-th, t t

jonx E. U. XICHOL '

Rcg , Xo. 129

~~~~t~~•• 1~~t;'I?;it:~tx~!~!:,;~~1~~~~~\~rir:;r.'i~:~7Wo~~d.rl: ~~~,~~:~ B:~~1~/"!:~v~' 2~;\~17~~R~':('l~~)f~, E~~;~'ndl,7b'::'l~:

1917; Awar<k~l {ou nd la nd , July Aug. 22, 1918

~hhtary

.'oledal, Jan. l~, 1918; Repntnatcd to :\cw21, 1918; Di>char!:ctl, St. John'$, medically unfit,

JOH:-: XItHOLLE

Reg. Xo.-I-35

Enlist"'!, Sept. 7, 1914; British ~leditcrrancan Expeditionary, Force, Au.:. 20, 1915; Evacuated from Suvla, Dec. 2, 1915; lnvahded to

t~~f~li~~)~~~;.I~~:/6~~tt.a~~~I~~ ,~~C\~:,~~~'~'I ,J\~l~'~:;;i~~,'~~;.'t1~: ij;;; 1t~~ 7~E~~r~' f~~'~:~-i~~~;dl:~;d~i~~io~;~~iJ~YI~~~l~~~~:

Demobilized, St. John·s, Feb. 15, 1919.

JOH:<:FRA:<:C1S :\ICOL

Reg. Xo. 336

Enlisted, Sept. 5, 19H; British ~l.e<litcrrancall Expeditionary. Force, Aug. 20, 1915; Evacuated from S"v1a, Oct. IJ, 1915; Inval"k'll to England, Dec.,~, 191$; Attached to Depot, Ayr, ~l.arch H, 1916; British Expeditionary Force, ~larch 28, 1916; RCJOllled Battah"",

~~I~,h;7~~l~i8 ;\r)~~~~iJ;~,6~t~~~-;::~:1I~~~h~~~'f~;~~dla"(I,

Page Tu'o Ua"dred FIfty-four

furlough

LLEWELLYS

XOIl1.H:';

R eg. Xo .

us

~:~~~~'I~T~'E:,;",~~,II~1 r:::~S~U:I~;~t;;~'~~1':~~I~;,\1~\;~~i'it~:.~: ~ 1a1ta .

Ike..t.

I<Jl~:

ReJOlrK, j Ba ll ah" o. Suez, Jan ..11, 1916: Il n l1<h

::![~~~i~~~~i~:Er~~11~~~;2~f~~,~.:I\~t;r~::~E~Jr'I~~"~!{~~~~~(~~:

1:;::~(;I~'o~~}~~I~'~hiJ~~~ i~~~~';~; :'\:~;e~~lll~l i~;:=.~~I~r'~lili~

for du"', :\"V. 2;'. 1915: John'".\ujt.1. 191?

COf]~>I"al . .\1'01

WILLI_HI LEOSltll:D

XOII-I :I<;

l. 1919:

1)••' mol"h_l.

Sl.

Rpg. XO. 10 1

Enlisloo. St,>t. 2. 191.f; Brili,h ~1 .. 1;1<"tTa...".n Expedilionary F.......... .\ug. 20. I':II~: EVlI.l"UalOO from SUVI3, (Jel. I~, 191~; Im'aliJ"d to Enjtland. :\0". U. 191~; .\udche<! to 1>'1.>1, .\~T, ~Ia~' 9, \916; British Expeditionary l"on .... ~Iarch 1. l'J1i; Rea tt ac ht!d !O Ikt,,,t, .\~T. 7

~~:~:r~~l l ~~ ~~~~~,~n~al~l1~~1~"~h~"'}:,\~n~' ~~. {~~~':l);!;'~~~ :

St. john's,J"n.U, 1'119

FRE\lI:RIl"K THO:lJ ,b X o~ ~: \\' U ItTH \"

Reg. Xo..i l;

~~~<t;-J: ~T~; ~.~l~~I~ri:~bC~i;~~;':R:lntl~,~~~U.;"'~:

~X~f;iE~~~:~~~Ji;t~tR~~~~i 1.~i~·:.~i:~07~~~~

\917; R"join..1 Bal tal ion . July 2. \91;; \\'oun,I... ~ Iar.:oin",. :-':0". 20.

1917;ln'·aliol....l to EnKlaoo.:""'-.26.1<J17;.\lta<"bt!d Ik].,ot.Wind"..-sl<'r.

l);~~~~r.l ~; .lj:'.'~ ~~:~~:~aii~~~fi't~{\~~.'\ ~~r~';";:~b,

July 21,

I'JI~'

Reg.

IIERMA:-; :\OSEWORTII\-

:\0, 354

Enlisted, Sep t, .', 1914; British ~lediterranean Expeditionary Force, 20, 1915; E"ac:uated from, ~uv1a, Oct:.24, 1915; I{{'Jomed Battahon, ~uez,)an. 31, 1916; Brlt1sh Expedll,onary Fo!'C{', :\Iarch 14, 1915; K ,llec:lm action, Beaumont Hamel, July I , 19 16.

Au~.

\ ' I:-;, V-XT X O ~ V-II'O RTH Y

Reg.

:'\ 0_ 201

En1~sted, Sep t. J . 1914; Bri t ish .:I. l edi t err anea n E xped iti o nary For ce, Aug. 20, 1915; E n .cua ted from Gallipoli, Oct. 28, 1915 ; Invali ded to E ngland, Kov. S. 1915; R epa t ri at ed to :\ ewfo undla nd , n t'<'. 23, 19 16; Discharged.St. john's,medicallyunfit,jlln.H, 19Ii.

W I LLI AM X OSEW O RT Il Y

Reg. x e,

206

E nlist ed, Sept . ." 19 14; Briti sh :\lediterranean E xped it iu,:ary Force,

t;~~~O'F~~~,; ~t~~a~~t1~~6~nr]i~;"~;' f~~~?~L"~~~ISI;o~:x<~;~ ~lay 1.2,, 1916; Evacuated to E nglan d ,J unc 8,, 1916: Rct urne<.l ~ British E xpc<.lmonary Force, ~la!'Ch 25, 191i ; R CJuin<"j B,!tt aho,n 111 field, 191i; K illed m acnon,

i~:m~k~9&,i. J~~n~~ I?",poral, Sept . Ii,

Po~e

1'''0 Jl unarra Fifty-d>:

::-' hCHAEL JOSEP H XGGE;>;T

R eg , X O, 4 2H

Enl isted, Sept. 2, !914 ; I_~nce C-Orpoml, );ov. 13, 1914; Corporal, April 21, 1915; Scr"geant, July 10, 19!5; Br it ish )' ledit~ITan~an Expedi路 tionary Force, AUI!:. 20, 1915; Evacuated from Suvla, 0""',23, 19.15; Discharged to Ba.s;e, Alexandria, Jan . 3, 1916; ;' d mit t ed IIosPltal,Ca1ro, Feb. 10, 1916; DISChaJ)(ed to Ba"" Alexandna, June 10, 1916; British Expeditionary Fo rce, June 26, 1916; Clas,;ified "P''1"manent Base"

~~I~'~:\~~~~~~U~i,y .i~:r,I~~~~.T~~n~~e~I~~~~t~d'o~ul~.};:

found land, Aug . 23, 1916; 2nd Lieut ena nt , Oct. 9,

1~17:

Emhark<:<l for

}ig;~~:-<~~?I:~mi9fs~R~j~;n~1 iia~~t:n~'~,~~. l~~',h~~l~~x~::~~n;~i: E m b.~rked for :\[ewfoundland, :>Oby n, 191'); Retired,

April 9, 1919; June 17,1919.

B E RT RA ~I

\Y ILLlAM OA K E

R e g. X o . 53')

Enlisted , Sept . 16, 1914; Struck off St reng t h, Xewtun-on-Avr, Oct. 15, 1915.tim~"xl'ired .

jonx JO~ J>P1t O AKJ .t; Y

R eg . :'\ 0. ,N 2

En1i.sted, Sept. 7, ,1.914; U',IKC Corporal, Se.l'~. 21, 1914; Corporal, ;\prl1 13, 1915; Bri t Ish :>Oled,t<'r rancan Expcdmonary Force , AUI!:'20, 1915; Evacu.~ted from Suvla, ='0\'. 20, 1915; I nvali ded to Enl!:lanol, Jan . 3,1916; Attached to Depot, .\y r, Feb . 24, 1916; Serl!:eant,Feh,

i~:r~91~~i~lr:~,shl~I;~~~(:'~~~I~~'\l~i;i~h'"~xl~~:i~;::;,0~:c2cJcl~:

1,1918; Attached to Depo t, \\" i nch ~st e r, Oct . II , 1918; Embarkcc:l for :-ie,doundland, Jan . ,10,1919; [kmoulh.ed , St. John's, :\Ia rch 6, 191~ .

j onx

ErGE:-':~;

O'DEA

Reg. :\0. 4-55

Enlisted, Sept. 8, 1914; British :\Iediterranean Expeditiooary Foree, Aug. 20, 1915; E"acuated from Suvla, Dec. 5, 1915; Invali(lerl to England, Dec. 14, 1915; ,\ttached to Depot, Ayr, :\larch 6, 1<.016; Demobilized, Unit",l Kingdom, :\larch 5, 1919.

LEO PATRICK O'DEA

Ar,BRRT ()'DRISCOI.L

Reg. :\0. ISf>

/{Pg. :\0. 551

Enlist"'!, Se1'!. 16, 1914; British :\iediterranean E~peditionary F"r~e, Aug. 20, 1915; Evacuated from Suvla, O<:t. 16, 1915; Invalirl,-~l to England, Kov. 19, 1915; Attached to Depot, Ayr, Feb. 2, 1916; Briti,h Expe'litionary Fort"', :\Iarch 28, 1916; Killed in ,wli"n, Dc,,,,mnnt Hamel,July l. 1916

CHARLES Ct"~~I~GlI.\M OKE

Reg. :'\0. f:tO

Enli,ted, Sq,(. 2, 1914; Corporal, Sept . 21, 1914:

Serg,e,~m,

Oct, 3,

ifi:~~~~Il~~~:t~~7~~r: ~~~1~,:J:t~~L~;~;t;~~:1~~;'~: !?~~:. \1:

11;IIJi ,~ee;:~~esJX~t~J:~:1 \Il~j~~\l~~~)~r,t'r'~r:; Ifl(~.'hi~;i Lieutenant, Sept. I, Retire<! and placed on Reserve of Ollieer-, ])ee. .11,1918 191~:

HA RI{] ~

B. OKE

{{" g-. No . 565

Enlisted, Sept . 16, 1914; Stmek off Stren.<:th, on transfer to Commis. sion<~IRankof Royal&'Ots, :-':ov. 10, 1915.

PATRICK

JOSEPH O

' K EE FE

Reg. :'\0. 479

W1LI.IA~1

j osur-n O'kea ee

Reg. X o. .'i21

~~~~t;g: l~f;\ Il~;ti~hlt;,,~;:~n~~~I~~~~l1~r~,~~I~,li:;~~~rk;/;~i~

action, Beaumont Hamel, July I, 1916.

J'\~ms

JOI\I,:[>11 O' LE'\II.Y

R q .;. Xo. ,W I

Enlisted, Secp!. i, 1914; British lI1e<.1iterratwan Expeditionary Fon,,,, Aug. 20, 1915; E,",..eual~'I.1 from Su"la , [lee. 4, ,1915; Inval ided to EOj~laml, Ik'C. 26 , 19L\; J),S('hargoo from " " , plta1, Jan. 1.\ 1916 British Exp .....litionary For0-', "larch 21\, 1916; Rejoined Battalion, Apnl 1.'\, 1916 : Kll1..'<.lm act Ion. Bea umont Hamel, July I, 1916 ,

En listed , Sept . 8, 1914; British .\led iterranc:m EXI'",litic,nary }'orce, AuI'(. 20 ,1915; British Ex peditionary For~'e, "larch 14, 1916; Ihacu"t,," to 1Iospita l, Feb . 8. 19li; Rej(lil\~'1.1 Battalion, "larch 31,1917 : Killed in a('1\oo , lIlom,hy ,Al'rill4, 191i .

Page TU'.111u"dnd Si:rly -one

F RED E R I{:K ~ 1[(" IlAEL O ':\ E I L

R eg. X o.

402

s..

Enlisted , Sept .

19\4; Br itish :'Ilediterranean Expeditionary Fort'll, Aug .. 20, 1915; B':'-t lsh EXl'e(!ltionary Foree, :'Ihrch 14, \9\6; Adnll~ted

~l':W~~I, itl~\'~~?~d~~~~m~~

J:tx,;J~~~1~~g~I~~»~1~£\t~~

I England , Ju l» I, 1916; Attached to Depot, Ay r, Aug. 15, 1916; E m.

~~i~ll~o~n~~\J,~~.n~l':~~'li~i~~'n;~n~f\~;d~~~~h~~\~i J.°~9~}

~I A RT IX P AT RI CK O ' :\" E lJ

Enliste:J, Sept .. 9, \914; Str",·,. off 191.\ tirne cxpired.

D Ol' GU S

St re n~th ,

~I C:;": EIL O ~ ~I O:-'·D

Reg.

:\" 0 . 468

:\ ewt on-on-.\ yr , 0<.'1. 15,

Reg .

:\0 . 306

Enlist('<l, Sept. ~ . 1914; Bri t ish :'Ilediterranean Exped itionary Force , Aug . 20, 1915; Evaeuated from Su\"la, Oct. 10, 1415; I"""lided to England , Ko\". 22,1415; Attached to Depot, .-\vr , Jan. 19, 1916; Lance Co~al, Feb . 3, 19\6; Bri t ish E xpeditionary For ce, "Ihreh 1.1, 1916; Re joined B'ltt 'llio n, AprilS, \9\6; W ounded , Beaumont Hamel, J ul y I, 1916; D ,OOof Wounds, 29th Casualty Cle'l rmg Station. July 8, 1916

Pille Tt<'O IlundrfdSixly·/u:o

FIl.\"''' O'TOOLE

R ('~ ,

xe. Jr.,;

f~1~';t~~~!~li;', 1~~:!;hl:~.I~~7'\~~~~I~j~~~\!~~~~R~E~~~, ~~~~f~:

valiJed I" E,: ~ la nol, Ik<.·, 31, 1915; .\l lad!l~1 tu ll epo,t" Af r , I','h , I, 1916; 2ml 1."' '' I"" ,,nl, '.;"" , I, 1916; Hn llsh E XjX'<hl 1011a r:; For t-e, :\ lli;" 4, 191i; Wou no1"d , Bruem httk , l k l , 9, 191i; J) \<,<\ of Wound_ at 4thCa.\laltyCl"arin~:-;lalion,ltd, 12, 191 "

_\ LE X .\ :S D~: R

Eow.\RD P .\ RSO:S,

Reg, X o.

5S.~

Enlistnl, Sc.-pt, 22, 191+: British :\1"'lil......n.....n Expt'ditiona:}' Force• .\ul(.10, 1915; E"acuatoo from Suda, Ocl. 19, 1915: .\dmitt.....1 6th

~~~t:~~G~'~t~'~l~~~;:~b~~~: '~~'I~; ~'.:j,~t;~fB!~al~~n~'~t~~"t.°~:

g~:;~,~~~:~~t~.~,~r.~Z)~!,~:.r~:I'\~~;;.r~1~~,~:1,2~1,',;Li~~1:1~~~!~';~~;·tl,)~:

tuedicullv unflt, :\Ll n 'h 2(), 191i ,

"'I L1.I.U I J OH:S P .\ R,;o :sS

K~,

X o.

~.1S

XE1L P.\TRICK

Rq:-. X o . 5 1

Ed; te-I, :>"pI. 2.. 1914; Lance Corporal. June 14, 191$; BrilW, :\I..<li· t''mln",n E~~ll1onary FOI"C(',.\Ull:. 20. 1915; Co:.toonU. F'~b. 27. 1916; BntW, EXpNllIonary FOl'C(>, March Ii. 1916; \\ oun<le<l. lkaumont Hamel, Jul~' I. 1916; ....c ting ~nl. &Pl. 2, 1916: .\cl;ng Company S<-t"geant )'lajor. :\"0". Jf). 1916: R.3nk contirmal. ;';o ... lO. 1916:

~t::=, ~0~~~~~9Ti';~~~=0~~";~f~i ;::~I~;I~~\'~a'1rl: 191~:

Ikmobiliu<l. St. joan's. "larch I. 1919

REGI:-= ... t.o GR.\:-=T P .\ TT I;}ISO S

Rl~. \" 0 . ,..04

~~~I~i.~li5~· g~;~~~: J~9nI5~o'B~I\~ ~:~i:~~~

EXpe<huonatj· FOI"C('. :-;....... H, 1915: Rnll,;h Exp••.h l,..,nan· F~. " larch H, 1916; \\ '""n<le<l, Keaumonl lIamd, Jul>' I. 1916: (n\'a!,Jed 10 E"ll:land. JuI~·. i, 1916; :\lIach..-l to Depot •.\~T• .\u~. 10. 1916;

~:~~\~~; ~\;~.,ti~I:I~~M~~~"'~/;~I";'o,~~l'~~:~=

1......JI:..harn. (";t. Ii. 191~; 1n,-alide<l1o Ent:larnl. Oct. rs. 19U; .\lIachf'd to I>o,.ot, \\·",d~tl.'1', Feb. 14. 19 19; F.mhark ... 1 fOJ' :\"e",foun,lland, Feh. 15. 1919; RetlI'("(I.!>t. John's, " larch IS. 1919.

GEORGE 1' .\\'1: 11.

Reg. X o . ." 3 -1

EnE_lN. ~('IJI. i . 19 H; R'1:;~.cn lal S..,..:ea nl :\lajor. St-pl. 1 1. 1.9Ii;

1E:T:~i~~(~~±fJ~5;~!021f\;~~~~t~;f[,~Em~

Tr,,",fcrn~l to En l:lanrl, .\pri] 17, ]9 16; .\Itached l n Ikl ", t, Ayr. J une I.i , 1916 ; Emh:u-k ed fO!" ;';c wfou n<!lan cl. Jul y !o. 1'J16; Disch:uw"l. sl. John'" mcd ,,·ally unh l . lkc . I I. 1\116.

CHESl.EY )'I O R TO ~ P EE T

R{',~. ;\0 . 235

A RTH UR :\I CIl O LA S I' E:\:\ EY

R e g. ;\0. 22 9

~~!~~~~~~E~~~i}~:~;Xr.1~:~1;'Y~:~~~~~~r~~f~g1::J;~1~~~}~:;,~~: Attached Seconr:1Battalion. Sept . 16. 1916; ,\cting Ser;:eant, Feb. 27, 19 16 ; Confinned to R ank , Jan., 1 I, 19!5; R et urn "'l t,o ~ewfounelland . furlough, July 21, 191~; llemohl1ized. S1. john's..\pnl H, 1919.

R OBERT I' E:\:\ EY

R e g . :\0. 559

En listed . Sept. 16. 19H ;British ExpeJitionr:ry Force, July 16, 1916' E\'acu'lted to , H ospit al, ()cot. 2 1, t916; Inva ll<\ed to Eng.lanel, :-;0\", .7.

1916: R epa tria t ed to .....ewfoundland, ;"lay 4. 1917; D1SCharl(eU. St. ]ohn'5.rnedicallyunfit.]un .. 6.1917.

Puge T:;:o !lumiml Sixl.\'-fil't

.\RTHl"R JOSEPH PESS\'

R~.

Xo.

6

t:.~lt~; ~~t~~~~1~,::cf9'itbri~il~'1T.~;;~';";~~~~;";:';:

Foret'. Aut:. 10 •. 1915; ActIng Company ~nt ~lajOl", Fo;!>. II, I'H6; Ilntidl EXpffl,tlonal)' POT""-,.o<:t. " 1916: ~Iiss;ng. lx-b"...ed ltlled. ~hmchy. Apnl H. 191;.

TIl O~I A S AV E RY I' t: RR \'

Rq ::. :\0. 423

Enlist<"', S<1-'t. J, ,1914 ; British ~1t~1ikrr,m.",n E:q....u;l;onary Forc<', .blt:. 20, 1915; Bnush Ex(X.'d;t;onary' Po~~ ' , :\Iarcb I~, 1916 ; Wou n',IM .

II.-a umon t lI amd . jllh' ~, 19 16; A,h'."tl<.l 10t h G" l1t'r al i1o;;pl1a l , ROl1<'n, jul)' ., 1916: RCJoin,..] Balt.~h"n, july 2 1, 1916 ; W(nln<l,'<l, (;uo-u<kcourt, Oct. 12, 1916: .\<lmitt<'<l to ~th f'>{'rx-ral lf ool' it.al, Rnuen, 0,:1. 14, 1916; R ,>joined Ranalion , :\'0\'. 0, 1916; E"acuated 10 II ....

l'~~t:t/' .~~i; II~\'~~~ t':n{;:rt:~d{:~~~;t:....~~~I~~ 2'::.

191;;I}j~.Sl.john·s.lIM.'tlicanrunfit.\Iar,1n.191;.

WALTER J.-\ldE~ P iCT itl iC

Rl'g, :\0, 566

EnlislE'<l, St-pt. 19. 191.; Struclolf Sll'<llJ!'lh, :\'..non-on-.\yr, Oct. 1.\ 1915,timeexpired.

B E RK L E Y P I E RCE Y

W A LT E R PI GG OT T

ERl'E ST PIK E

Reg.

:\0.

42 1

Reg. :\0. 296

Reg.

:\0 .

609

Enlisted , Sl:pt, n,. !91~: Bri t i ,;~ :'-!L-dit"rranean E~p'--ditionary Force, Aug. 20, 191~ ; Bri t ISh Expt--dt!lOnarv Fo rcc, :'-Iareb !-t , 1916: Evacu_ ated to Hospita l, Dce. 6, 1'116; R ejoi ncrl Batlalio:l, .\pril13, 1<)1;; E m _ barked for .X cwfQumllaml , fu rlough, July ~i. 1'1111; Discharged, S! John's, me<ltcaUy un~t, Jan . 6,1'11'1

RIC HARV hTnL\:-;

Reg. :\u -ll;O

En li.led, s"pt. 5, ,19 14; Lane<;> Corpornl, June 17, 1915: Bm;sh .\Iedl' t<:rranean Expedlt ,onary ForCt', Aug. 20, 1?IS;Corporal. :-':0\'. 14,1915:

f.'"~9c~~:tl~:cl,.~~~~V;~',I~ 11)'e~i~\\~~I.;~~~,tZI~rclf~t,f,I'1 ~ i~~~~'r lti~b ~ilk1';t~0~~[[~:OI':'~~~~~l\Ij\',.~~tJ~lt:~<~:~~tu.lton,

DAVID PO\n : R

june 9,1916:

Rpg. X o . 310

ARTHUR )'fJ U. IGAN PRATT

Reg, :\0. 522

~~~,,~et, 1~~~'Hlr1;ig\t;:';:~ii;)~~;;'1-i;~~~'[~~c~~r:~:~7\P~,~~:i~':

Beaumont Hame l, Ju ly I, 1916; I m'ahd,-.:l to England , J~ly 7, 19 16 , ,\ttach<'<.1to Deuot , Ayr, Oct , 16, ,1916 : R,d urn,x1 to Hntlsh 1~~p<x11_ tlOnary Forct', Jun" .1, 191i ; Admitted to 1I051"tal, Rou<'n, June 21, 1917; DisC"ltarg<'<.1 to duty , ~""rt . n, 1917: Evacua ted to Hospita l, April 7, 191~; Discharl:,~l to duly , J ul y ll, 1918; I~mbarh~l for "ewfoundlanrl, furlough , july n, 1918; Discharged, St. John's, medically unfit, Nov. 25, 1918.

.\ J<THUR P l'l~ CIl "" ~ &

Enli.ted. s.:,pt . 16, 1914: Struck off 19 1$,

R r g. Xo. 5~O

Sir~ngth, X~wlon'Qn-.\vr.

tim(路c~pir<:d.

GEORGE ALBERT R AI:-lES

H ("BERT J.

RA~DELL

R eg. :\0. 381

Reg. No. 94

Oct. 15.

JOH:> JOSEPH REARDIGA~

GEORGE WILFRED REES

H E1>iRY REID

/'~£~ 1'u' p H,mdr~d S~,...,,')'

Reg. ::\0. i2

Reg. :\0. .388

Reg. Xo. 5 13

ROBERT BRl"CE REID Enl~tro.

5o.'I'!.

~, 191t: I..an<.'t'C oryoral,

Reg. :\0 .

.\ul{.

593

In, 191.;: &nm<l lieu-

~\:;~'O"\~i5:I~ri~t\;:E~~~i~~.i~~~la~:llrril~~r~ilf.~~

"'IIOl1,Bea"monlllamt'1,jul~'

1.191'"

C HARLES ].U II!S R E:-:Ol ' f

R e g. :\0 . Hi

~~~~~~~S.~~\ji!\~;:A~~:~e~:<>1,::~.'I'i~,~a~~hl1;"~r\~~~t~~~.

"1(\: 1',115: Hrltlsh

I~lll>t<:lltlonary

}o'o,,-,,-', :\Iarch It, 1916:

\\"ound~'<l.

lit'au_

=ri~tl.~~~, ~~~~~nlJi~~I:/\f&":t~~ \~ .'~~~)j~iJ:;~:\::~~h~·~

mt'<!'callyunfil,j"",,,6,1917 •

. \ RTH t: R JUlES R E S D E LL

R eg. :\0 . ~

Enlisted,

Sl-pl. J, 1914: British :\l.'<likrra""""n E"J"."'iitionaClo: .F0n..., .\UK. !O, 1915: l.ance Corporal, l.lt>c. l. 1915: BntlSh EllpN,uonary Pure<',

~ larch

14, 1916: K ,IW m actlon, Beaumont llamt'l,july I, 1916.

LEO T. R E:\ DEL L

Reg. Xo. 2JI

~~~.'~~'1~~:'B;iti~lt~~I~t;'n~~I;:'Ji:~~~~~\el~~;~r~~j~7~\ro~d~r:

B""unlOnt Hamel, July 1,.19 16: Invalided to En~l<tnd, Ju ly 5,1,''16, Atladwd to Second BaUaho~, Avr, 0<:\. 30, 1916; Returned to Bntish EXP<'ditionary ForC<', Au!'. 5, I'll;: Hejoin"d Battalion in the Field , Aug:. 2S, I'll;; \ \'ounded , Brocmhed', 0<:\. 9, 1917; In\'alided to Eng-

i~n~e~~~~~~ilal:d,7;{,~~1~~,~tlJtuon:)~~t'1~;~~~' 1)~'~;;iii~~J:;S~e~,~rhn~~

Feb . IS, 1919.

F INLA Y

)'Ic K.

CA~ll'lIELL

RICHARDS

R eg. Xo . 8

~~~~{~lj~~~l:~Jjt~:~~i~}~?{~~~!i~~]~#~I~Ji~t~~:~f1~

1916; L...nce <;orporal, Xlarch H., I'll; : Prisoner of War, eaptured at ~Ionchy, Apnl 14, 1917; Repatriated to England, Ike. 25. 191~; Demobilized, S:. John's, Jun~ II), 1919.

\Y I L L1 A ~ 1 ,r,.,LTEII.

RICHARDS

R eg.

Xo . 4 1

Enlist~od, s..'p:. 2, .l'114; Bri~ish ~Ieditcrran<'an Exp,,,,dilionary Furl'e, Aug. 20, 1915; Hntlsh Expedltumary Fore<'. ::\lareh 14,1916; \\'oundl'l,

~:~~~~dtt~{ir:i~li~Jtl~}~~:(liltr~~,;,r~?F~;~~~t;:u~hg:j~~dI9{~~YI~~-a~;;J~~

to Enl'(land, April II,

J>iJf~

Tu.'o llu"dred S(l't!nly-Iu.'o路

191~;

Ikmohilized, St , John'", }'eb. IS, 1919.

FR.~:';K RICIIARDSO:';

Reg. X o . 66

~~~~t!t i';f;; ~ri:~b\:~~~i~io~~iIF,:::a~r;~h':~~~[~'; t:~

O>rporal.Ju......II. 1~16; In,a1id,..,JloEngland.July~. 1916;Wound.'<i.

~t~~~i':~;lf,~~.9l~.~:~i.J~~~f~n~~~~~':.~

....u g.16.1917

F.

J. RICKETTS

R eg .

Enl;"l<'d. Sept.. ll. 19H; Stroc\,; oft" St!"nl$:lh.

191.<. t,tTI<'rxp,nd

I' Ul Rt·E RlDEo \ ;T

Enlisted. S...pt.

1, 1,9H;

~o.

-1-5 1

:x.....t on-on_Ayr. Oct.

B.

R eg. X o 228

Ilriti"h. ~1,'<Iit"TT'ln"an

Ex ped it io na ry F,~....,

.\ul! ,lO. 1915;.\<Iml\1,~lto ll,,,,pl\.al,kmtK"'.S.·pt.10.1915; ln,·ahd""

w.E."I:lan,l.fk·t.10. 1'J15::\tt':l<'h,'(! to St'COnd Ila t u h on , Ian. 19. 1916 .

r)(~t.l~~.I; ~II~~;~:~~~~;;J~r~R~~~f.\!:~-. lI9SI! 6i9ic:-;At~~J' t~S:~~~

Ba t tal IOn. J a n. 13. I'Jli: R" (Urlk'<! to Brl lish E xpe<!,lt ona ry Foro;'<:.

AUI!•. ~ . I'll , ; r~ " "" u a t ,~ 1 t<l lI osl" lal. Oc t • .11. I'll ' ; I nvalided (0 BOJl:· 191i : ll i,x! ,,( .Inl Lo ndon Gen eral H"lipi!a l, .\l'riI17,

\;~~';' Xov .

IS.

FR.-I.XK ROllERTS

Reg.

Xo.

J83

Enlisted . s,:pt. ~ . 19H; British ~leditl'tTancan Expt'<hti<...ary foret', .\uJi:.10. I'HS; Wounded. Su.-\a.Oct.!!. \915: ();'-<lot .... .x,noloat 20th CasuahvClearing Station. Oct. 2'. 191<.

FREDERICK GEORGE ROBERTS

Re):.

Xo. +-1-0

~~~;~'I~~;'B~t;~~I~;x~;:~~~ ~~~a"r.:~~l~:'~~;";~ : ~;:.,U;~ l:~ i(~~~. ~~~%~n2~~\'tt~\~~~';.![t,:~. l.t~~~ .\pro

~.

19\7; Repatriated to X....-founoUan<l• • \,,"1 ~Iay 9.1917

\0,

1'~1i;

Chall:<-d. St. John·s. nle<hcally unfit.

"·.-\LTER GR.UI.UI ROll E RTl'i

R( ' g .

Xo.. 368

1>'0-

ERIC :\lcKIlXZIE ROHERTSOS

jonx

jOSHl'lI ROlllSSUX

Rc'g. Xu. 497

Reg. Xo. 4S0

Enlistl...J, Sept. 9. 1914; Lane ... Co,.poral. Sept. 21, 1914; Cot-poral.

Jan. 5.1915; Se;geant, July 10, 1915; B,.itish "";dit.....ran ...an Expe,,1i tionaTY Force, Aug, 20, 1915; E'路aeuated from Su,:la, ?\ov. 21. 1915; Admitted to HO!'(otal, "Ial.ta, ?\o\'. n, 1915; ])iseharg~...J to duty,

{i~~'u~~~;~;~d;lj~l~:Xt~~V~~'I~~.,:~IT~'t~I';~~I~~:I,1~~~~.\i~~~~~~: ~::!11~.~.:t~;~n~~,~~:~l~~~I;~~.Sept.

CHAIlLBj D A LT O S

n,

ROGER"

1916; [}i""hal):ed, St. Juhn's,

Reg. Xo. J.'!Q

En1i<ted, Sept. 5, 1?14; Hritish :\k'<!itcnWlean Rxpe<!itionary Furce, Aug. 20, 1915; Admltted to HospItal, Suez, Feb, 1~,. 1916; 11lsd.1arged to Base Depot, Alexandria" Apr,1 15, 1916; Bnllsh ExpeditIOnary Foree, April 26, 1916; Invalided to England, J une n, 19 16 ; ,\ttached to Depot, Ayr, July 18, 1916; R ...turlll.'d to Bril1sh Expe<htwnary Force, Oct. 3, 1916; Admitted to Hospital, Rowen, Jan. 15, 1917; Inva!icled to England, Feh. 15, 1917; Attached to D~1101, ,\yr, :\lareh 22, 1917; Rcturne<.l to British Expeditionary Fon'c, Aug. 5, 191i; Classified "1', 8." at ROllen, Aug. 7, 1917; Transferred to England,

~~~:f~~~d\~~~;,'~};~~~~ It~I ~~~~,~t'i:;~~~\t.1 J~~~!::J~~~~~:~9i~~

Page Tu'o lllmdred Sn, ..~ly路filJt!

EDWARD JO~EPII R OG E R ~

Reg, X o. 353

~~~~t;g: ,:;'r/路 ltrill:~tx~;j::i~n~~~i~~;r~~\"I~r;h~l.i~lii~,;~~rLK~l"i~

action,

R~aumonl

H"mel, July I, 191fi

T H O ~I.-\ S Enl\" .\ RD R OGERS

Reg , Xo. 394

En listed , Sept. 5, 191i; Bri t i, h :'Toledite,.,."ncan E xped it ionar x Force,

~~pd~'" i~~ft;a,E~~~~a\~ i':i',~: ~';;~i~~~lih~~~li~~I,\~~~,~l~.I~ 2:~

b~'~;<l ~~:~ ~~Htr~~'~Y Force . :'Tobrch Ii,

\Y ll.LI.UI Ro os r

1916: KIlled ,n "",ion,

Reg". :\ 0. i6

Page Tt"Q lhmdrrd Se,'olly-stun

\ \" ILFR ED JD HX

"

Ro,,"

ReJ;.

:-\0 . 2 17

~;nlj,;tOO. Sept. 4, 19H; Bri t jsh :\ledilelTanmn t: ~petli l ionan' Force • .\ ug. W. 19 15; Bn t ish E xped itionar y Fvrce. :\Iarch 14. 1916: \\ 'OI1ndOO,

Si~r~i±;~~~;~Ja~~"~~(~I;~ l;=::ikJ~\t~'J~~~~

~ llC H.-\EL JOSEPH

Ross

Reg. :SO. 250

Enhsud, :;.,pI. 2. 19H; BrilU;h :\1e<lil...... rI<'aJI E~petlitionary. F<.cU, .\ug. 20. 1915; Evacuaud from Su"1a, ~o,·. H. 1915; In' 7lh de<l 10

~~~i:~~: j~~~5~~~, t~;~~ii~~l' ~"~~Z:nl.9~~~~

HamrI,july I, 1916

EDWARDCL.HTOS R OWSEl.L

Reg . Xo. 57 1

Enlisted, Sept. 17,_ 1_91~; Brit~b :\Il'ditemmean Eltpeditionary F~, Aug, 20, 1915: Ilntish Eltl_htionary Foro;>, :\fareh H . 1916; Lafll'f' \Ia~' I~. 1916: Killl"d in action. Beaumont Hamel, jul.,. I,

0Jrp0nJ. 1916

WILLIAM THOl,uS RnLL Enl~ted,~.

Rt"g_ X o . 53

2, 191.; l.anoeCorpornl, Sept.

!1, 1914;Corporn1,

~4'~,I;'9~:~52;nd~~t~:-;I~;-.I~J\~~riiish~~it~~: Force, j une 5, 1916; Killed in action, IkaulllOnl H amel , july I , 1916.

BI!RSARD R \'AS

ReJ.::. X o. 123

Enliste<l, Sept. 2, .1914: Ilril.iÂť;h :\lalil<'fTa'Wan Eltpedilion.<tn' r un "C, AuX. 20, 1915: Bri ti sh EllpOO'llOnary Force , :\larch I ~ . 1916 : \ \' ounded

:t~~~~lt t~laRri~'i.t~li::lI;~~rlli~~[~:a~ ~~~.n~~n~91~;lyi;il)J l ?~

actIOn, \ l" nch y, .\pnl14. 191i.

JOII~ JO~E!'H

Reg . Xo. 38

R YAX

~~~~t~, 1~~t;. \~"'o~~~~l,~~~~l: ~~~.it~~~~~~ [~~~lV,;;o~~tn~;:~:t

~ov. 28, 1915; Attached to Depot , A yr , ).,I areh 2,1916; British Expedi路 Ilon a ry Foree, ,\pril 13, 1916 ; W ou n dt'<1near Sonken R oa d, ~ov . 30, 19 16 ; In val id ed to E ngla n d . Dec . 6. 1916 ; Attached to Depot, .-\y r , J.oly 17, 1917; Embarked for ~ewfollndland, July I~, 1917: Discharged, St. J.,hn's, rne<lical\y unfit. Feb. 6,1918.

THOM AS B ROW~ R vxx

Rq !. X o . 260

Enlisted, &Vt. 2, 19H; Brit ish ).,Ied it crr an ea n E xped it ion ar y Force, Au g. 20, 1915; Bri t ish E xpe<liti on lt; l' FoJ"l"C. )"larch H , 1916 ; W ou n ded , GUCUdl'l"Ollft. Oct . 12,191 6 ; ltl\"ahde<1to En gla n d, :-Io \". 8, 1916; At ta~~ed to Depot, A yr , Jan. 26 . 1917; Lan ce Corporal, XO'". 5, 191 7 ; .-\ctl1lgCofpornl, Ju ly 10, 1918; Ret ur n ed t o Xe wfou n dl a nd, fu rlough , July2I,1918; Demobilize<l,St.John's ,Feh. 15. 1919.

W Il _lI.U I JOSEPH R YAX En listed, Sept. 7, 1914; Lance CorJXlral ,

R eg. Xo. 133

:\.0.",

13, 19H, Corporal.

{~~~~;\;,~Z~~~t~tl~~v~I,t~~~raln,~~9l~5~~J~i~~~~0ta;~I1Li;~: Oet. 21, 1915; Re joined BattalIOn,

S~,ez , ~Iarc~

7, 1916: Dntish Ex~,:t;~n:;i~:orC(', )"larch 14, 1916: K,lIed I1l actlOn, Beaumont Hamel,

Enlisted, &pt. 2, 19 14; Hriti,h Mediterranean Expeditionary .Force, Aug. 20, 1915; Lance Corporal, Dee. 10, 1915; British Expeditionary Force, March 14, 1916; E"acuated to H ospit al , ~~arch 28, 1916; In· valided to Englann, ,\pnl 16, 1916; Returned to Hritish ExpedItionary

~?~:,(~~c;,~~~cr~u~:r~~~'12~u~9~6:19Iln 6,:;~1a~~, Yr~:ia~j, I~~: 19, 1916;

DOCQ!"'!t~

A~·arded. Dl'tm~Ulshed

with Croix de ( ' Ul'ITe,

Conduct .'oledal, Vee . I I, 19!6: 1917; R et urn ed to Bnt,sh

.\la~· I ,

~:97~i~:j\JedF~~;n~1'anned,1 ~\,,~~ In. \~~c;'~~(\{~i'~':~~~ri~~~' ~~:

peditionary Force, Vee. 5, 19 17; Company Sergeant ~ laJor, Dec. 26, 1917; Ret um ed to :,;,'wfo undland , furlough, j uly 27,1918; Demobilized, St. john's, I'eb , 15, 1919.

::-'IlCHAEL F RA ~ C1 S

S E AR S

Reg• .:\0. iJ

En listed , Sept. 2,_ .1914: Briti~h .'olediterranean E xped itionar )' For ce, AUK. 20, 1915: Iln tlsh E xped ,t wna f)' Force , .'olar ch 14, 1916; Retu rn ed to Newfoundland, :\Iarch 2J , 1917; D ischarged, St. j ohn 's. medically unfit., j an. 2. 1918.

H O R AT l l' S SE AWARD

R eg.

.:\0. l i 2

Enlisted, Sept. 8, 1914: British :\lediterranean Expeditionary Force, Aug. 20, 1915; l~,,~c':lated, Suda, :\ov. 24,1915; Invalided to E,:,gland, Kov. H. 1915; Hnh,h Exped'tlOnary Force, Dec. 12, 1916; K ,lled In action . Steenbeke, Aug. 16. 1917,

rage Two

/lund,~d r:;ghly·o~

,rILI.I.UI BeRTOS SHAVE

Reg. Xo. 5U

~~~~1'1~~·BIJig~~~i~~~i~~I~~:~~'4~~V':Z:

Hamel,

Beaumont July I, 1916; In\'ahoJaI 10 England, J~Y 5, I'n~: .\ttachal to Depot, .\}T, Sept. U, 1916: Returned to Ilnll"" Expe•.h .

F"""",, XO\', 6, 191i; R",j<>ine<l Batt.a1ion, XO\'. H, I'll;; Woundal, :\[anmng, ;';0\'. 20, I'll'; In\'ali<l",,1 to Englawl, Xov. 2S, 191i; Attaeh.d 10 Depot, .\}T, o..c.2;, 191i: LalK."eC«,l<>I'lI.I,:\larch

tionary

l~~~~:J~91~1~~~:St~j~~<rlFe~~2~:~~ll<lland,

JOHS jo;;EPH ~HEEH.\S

Reg. ::\0. t'i

~:t~'I~;'B~t:lt~::~~~~;::~~~~I:~i~~<6~~~~:

Beaumont Hamd, July I, 1916; Im'alided to Enll:~nd, )u1y 5,,1916:

~X~:C~i~1eE1;'~i:\\,~II~'~11~!EE ~~E::.,~""rf:'t2~~tit:;1~)(~\~.~~~;i97r~~'::i ~~~;:

mHnia,

o..c.

2~,

I'll;.

RI("H.\RIJ JOIlS SHEPP.\RlJ

R<"/.:. ::\0. 2,'12

Enlisted, Sept. 8, 19H: Lance COfJxlt"al, ~f'l, 21, 1914: Curporal,

~iis~ ~~l~i;t~~':~ ~e:~it:~;/~F~};::'''IX~I;~\'~I!1"t'~?l'U~:

tenant, Oet. 15, 1915: En_cuated from Suvla, Xo\", 26,1915: ,\,lmmed

~ift~~~:~~;~~t.:~f.~S~~~b;i~~t;~~~;:~~f~:~ 1'4~~\;~~';JR~ru~;"'}~~8 L~~~i'ti~>:~~~n~<~~~~mt11,al;~'I:~'~~~~~;.~c:1Uf.; ~~l;t, Wmchester, 1><><-. 6, I'H~: RCl1rl,l, UmtL,1 Kinl«l"m, -'lay H,

GEORGE SIlIRIUS"

Rf'J:", :\0_

~9J

~~,~~t~1:1~1;'I:~ti~~!~p~rl\~ii~"'V=';,'f';'~~~~~~I~~'j: ~:C';:;lt~i~~~t~~~~'r,l'i~\~,6~,I~~~~';I"'JC:~~:~~:~Jli~h t;lt:~~:

ncnary For ce, Sept, 7, 1917; EViU'Uate<1 tu II USl' lta l, Dec. .21.1917: Invalided to En!:lan,i, Jan. 10, 191~; Al1al·he<i tu lkpot, Wlll<'h,-st"r, :'>lay4 , 1 9 1 8 ; 1l~ n1"hi l i zc< l , CnitedKioll:,lnm,:-'Iarch7, I'll'!.

RKlI.\Rll.\ :iHORT.\I..I.

Rl1::. :\0. ,39_~

~~~4'1,s:r1\;~'n1~i~~ll~~.~'I;r;tBJ:i,;~~II~i~ 20. 1915; Wou ....lc<:I,Su,·1a. :\0\'. 26, 1915; :'>lu,!ro!I,:\0'·. 30, 1915; Li..-ut.-nant,Jan. I, 1916;

~:~~itKmary Fu=•• \ug.

.\,1mlUOO

Hospilal,

E!~:f~~:fA~'it.:H:1~~~: ~[~~h~rnf~~*~...J·i~I~~:

W I LLI.HI T. SrMMO:>o Ds

R eg . :\ 0. ,1-1-9

Enli sted, Sept . 7, 1914; I....nee Corpora l, Sept. 2 1, 1'114; Cor por al,

{9\~;2E\~:J~~t~rig~~ ~~j:'~K~~~n2:,;x~~~il~~~IJi,I:~1c;'~ ~~~ia~~: ~~~~l ~~, :~::: B~~~~~~x~,\J,~:ry,~~l~a~c~\ ,li~~i; ~:;ri~

ae llon , De Broe ke n, Apnl 13,

j cux

H ESU

1 91 ~.

Sa l)tS

RI'l':. :\ 0. 88

EnlU;t~d, Sept. 2, 1914 ; Bri t ish ~I editerranean E xped it ionan路 Forcr, Aug. lfi, 1915; Brit ish Exp~ditionary F orce , ~Iarch 14, 19 16; \\' ounded. ~~iiit'~k';:I~:~. 11~~7i9: ~....1 of Wounds Aug. 11, 1911 ; Award ed

ROBERT R OS ALO S[)l)l~

R t'g . :\0 . 5 ;6

Enlisted, Soopt. 22. 1914; British ~Iedit~n Expeditionary Force AuS' 20, 19 15 ; Brit ish E xped it ionary Focu, :\ larch 14, 1916; K illed iu' sctlOfl, lJcau1TIOTlt Hamel, J uly I, 1916.

SYDNEY B E ~II STE R Sla:FFI~GTO:\

A RTHC R j OH:\ SKII'l'ER

Reg,

Reg. No.

X o.

59

202

t:~n~~s:I~~I~Ed' ,:;t~~~~~'~~~d~"~ ~~~~l~~.;\~fR::~~.~:Ayr.

A LBE RT E RNEST S l.ADE

Reg. No.

(kt. IS '

2 73

f~~.st;g: i":'f5\ i{:o~~~~~/~S:lt:, l~. ~~~.t~~~~;~~ ld~~~o;:?{!;i';;, ' ~1a1la,

:\0\". 7, 1915; R"jomed Battahon, Suez, Jan. 16, 1916; Brltlsh

fu~ro~~~~J~G};~~i ~~IT~';~o~tiiz~~~~I.EJ~:~s~e$C:)~r1~~';i~~ndland,

Page

n~'(Jllundrrd F.ighl)'-fi'~

HARYEY HA Y:\ES S~[,\LL

\rlI.LI....M. A . S~[.\LL

Reg. Xo.

Reg. Xo.

J02

614

B,

:;::,. '''., m,." Fm ~,~;" :ti.' j:L

• Wooo m,W,

ROBERT TE~IP[.ETON S~IlTH Enlist"l, ''''pt. 4,1914: St-cond Li"\ll,'nant, SlruckoffSm:ngth.O<:t.H.1915.

"",

Reg. XU. J66 ~'aforth

Highland,'rs, and

Roy

ARClil BALll

,rALTER

SWT H

S)UTII

Reg. ),'0. 379

R eg. Xo. 4 7,s

En l.i stt'fl, Sept. 9, 1914: St m ck '011 S \r~ n~ ( h, ."\c'ww n_on_..\y r, med ica lly u n fit, ~l ay 26, 19L;

~ [ ICHAE[. FRAl'K

S)IYTII

Reg, X o. 5 12

Enlist<-'<1, s...pt. 15, 1914; British ~le<.iit<:rrant路a1\ Eq...路d it iona ry Force, Aug. 20, 1915; British Expedilionary Foret', ;"Iarch IH, 1',1]6; Lance Cor. poral, Ilt~. II, 1917; Corporal, july Ii, 1918; I~mb,'lrkcrl for Xc-wfoun d路 Iarld,furlough ,july21. 1918; Ut'm ohiliu-d. St. joh1\'s, Feb. 15, 1919.

Page l'uV)l1uMrrd ";iglPly路seren

TlIO~IAS JOS£I'II S~IYTII

Enl ;; t " l, So·p!. 16,

Re g. Xo . 513

191~: Hrili~h ),1... lil<'lT<mcan E~p ...lil ;on a r r

For et'.

~~4::~f~i:~ili~~)ji~~]~~~~~t~~1~t~~~~::~:1~ FR.\SK SSELGR O\ 'E

Reg. Xo. ro5

E nl isted , S.."t. S, 1914: flri :i h )'''~li l ''fT3."""n E~pNi tionaty Fort;>', AIIIl:. 1" . 1 91 ~: E" acuated from Sov la , Ike. J, 1915; I n" a lid ,od to En ll:-

~i~~~;/!:~~\'~:~~~~ 1~9::;'\\!~~:.:J,a~'; ~~~16i t~~~tj~i;

1,19 16: Inv a lid ed 10 Enl:land, july H, 1916; AlIaeh.-d to 1>"l'ot, Ayr, 1.1, 1916; ~.·I\lrn 1 t o Brili~h E~IK~lilionary FOTL.." AUK. ,I , 19 17 ;

...

"fl.""

f~~:~li:l~II:;:II~~I~Y~~d~l~/'l f ~ ~ :7\~·r{\:.j,~~.d~~~t'::!;'~"~~ 'J1~~b~'I~: ::~~ : RCl'aln.~I<od 10

:-iewfoundland, j " ly 11, 19 18 : Di..,narg,..l , Sl. j oh n 's, mt"(!ira!l yunfit, ,\UK. "I, 191H

HARDY FREDERKK Sxow

Reg.

Xo. 322

E nIistc<l, Sept, 5,.1,9 14; fl ri tidl ),Icodit......nean E1 prd ition vy Fora.-, .\ Oll:: . :!'O, 1915 ; fln t ish E ~J>t'<htlonarv Fon:<', C'. 1an-h 14, 1916 ; E.-acu· atedlO lluo p;t&I, ),la}·J , 1916: R..jooi",:,,! 8.at t.alion , )uly 1i, 1916; Lance Corporal,,,\ ol:. 1I,1 916:K ,lkod m acu o n, (:llCUd.-rou n,I k1 . 12, 1916,

jA~lES S:<O\\'

RCg". N o . 433

~~::;~t;g: 1~1~\' ,~:o~~~~,~~~~.~, ~~~t~~n;~~~~ I~~:ili~~~o~r~ll~I~~C;;:

Ik-e. 5, 1915; Atta ched to Ikpot, Pcb. 5, 1916; British Expeditionary Porct路, ~larch I, 19li; Returned to Ikpot, Apri l 18, 1917; Rdurn~"I1 to

~~S,s~~,:f:'~~,i~~~~rl~,I~o,:~: &~o:,i1i~~~ ;S~:Jih~~s~'\-~b. ~~~t'~~d-

JOSEPH H ES !n' SSOW

Reg.

X O.

i4

Enlisted , Sept. 2, 1914; Sergeant, Sept. 21, 1914; Br itish \I.,.ji:crranc'an Ih.fK-ditionary Force, A,,>;. 20 , 1915; Brit ish Expcdi,ionary Force, ~larch 14, 19 16: Second L",,,tenant, .June 5,1916; Returned to Xe\("foundland for duty, Ju lr II, 191 6 ; Emm~kcd for rnitcd Kingdom , Aug. 28 .1916; Returned to British ExpcdltlOnary Force, Oct. n, 1916; Lieutenant, ;"0'-. I, 1917 ; Embarked for Xewfoundbnd, furlough, July 21 ,1918 ; Attacht-d for duty .to [)<..pot, St.John's, So:l't. 8, 19!8; Acrinz Captain, Apo l 12, 1919; Retired and placed on R.es.,n 路t>of O'flcers, Uc t, 13, 19 19.

W ILLl...~1

j A ~l E S SOME RTOS

Reg. X o. 265

Pu~~

Two flundred

fo:ighly_ni~e

'4 GEORGE SPARKES

Reg.

;\0, 253

~~~~~~t.. 1~:'E~:a~1~ ~l~~s~u~l~~_~a5~~f;[5~~j~~nan~t::l~: ~:n~.d ~~a~~~i;~. ~~~,;~';;:~~a~~1~1~\;~:rr9~~~ree, ~Ia~h

JOliN SPOOXER

Reg, xo.

H. 1916;

498

Enlisted. Sept. [4. 1914; Lanet路 Corporal, June [4. 1915; British ~Icdi路 '~rranmn Exp<'<iitionary Foret', ''\''1:. 20. 1915; Evacuated from S~lvla Xov. 17, [9[5; Admitkd to HospItal, ;l.lalta, No,'. 26. 1915; Invalided

;;~1:~3~~~~~r~~~'YII:~:i:~:,~(~~i;~:~fm;~f~~:楼:!r~t~:~\~I

.\pnl [i, 1917; Embarked for :-:rcwfoundland, furloul!:h, June 22, [9[7; f{,路ttre<l, Sto John',. medlcallY\lnfit. Lkc. II. 1917,

HERBERT SPRY

Reg,

.:\0. 275

E"li,tl'd, s.,pt. J, 19H; British ;l.ledit"rranean Expcdi.tionary Force, AUI:. 20, 19[5; Evaeuat<.'<lfroUl Suda, Oct, 10, 1915; R~jOlncd Battalion,

~~"'~~~~~~Jf;~~~i:i~V~;~;,~~\i11tl;~~!~;:~~r~~~}:~~I~~,d, :!';~; \rounded, ;l.larcoing, :':0\", 20, [91i; In"aIid<'<l to England. ;-';ov. H, I'Hi; Attachoo to [),>p<>l, Ayr, Feb. 22. [9[8; Embark<-...I for x"w. ~~~'~~land. furlough. July 27, 19lR; [kmobiliZl.'d. st. John's, l"cb. [,I,

I'(jg~

T"", 1f,,,,,I,,,I.\'inelY

CHARLES P AT R ICK SPl:RRELL

Enlisted. Sept.

~ •.

Reg. S o. 3 78

1.9H; British :\lcdit.er'TalM.Sn Expedit>onal')'

F~•

•\ Ull. 20, 1915; Dntish Elpe,hhonary FOfl:'e, ~Illn'h 14, 1916; E ....OI_ .tedto Hospital,June2S, 1916;~toduly.Julyl.1916; ~ Corporal, Aug II, 19 16: Wound~. GUC\I<kc.:ourt . Oct. 12, 1916; Invalided to E ngland, Oct. IS, 1916; Attachl'd:o Depot, A)T, ~ov. :N, 1916; Acting Corporal, Jan. 17. 1917; Confirmo;dto rank, :l.l arch 2J,

:::;: ~:l'6;~~;,~7t:~lt:: r.: tt(h'1. r;(;rr\J~~:

~

:IolaNXIillg , Xov . 20, 1917; Invalided to England , ;';ov ..lO, I'JI 7 : Attachffito 0l'jX!1, Wi nchE'St...... Al'ril22, 1918;I':mbarkedfor:"cwflmnd· ~~.forSpt"Clal Duty , :\ lay l.l , lOllS; l >tornolJ,ht<.,j, St.John's, Apn128 ,

J OSIAH SQUill "

R e g. No. 243

Enlisted. Sept. 2, 1914; Brit ish :Io l.odil<"rranc.an E xped i tiona ry '..un ..·• Aug. 10, I<,I B ; K illed in action, S,,\"l~. Oct. l'~, 1915.

('

JACK SQU IRES

Reg. S o. J6 i

Enlisted, Sept. 5, 1914; British :\Ied.it ........nean EXpffl;tional')' f'oroe, .\UK. :>0, 1915; Evacuatnl from SU"Ia, !A-e. I, 1915; In,·a1idl'd to EJIll.

r~~~i;~~i~4!i!;1~'1l~~1r$¥!i.~El'~f~i

1'ri501l<'rof War, captured at ~I"nchy, April 14, 1917 ; R,·patn.~l<-d to Enj1l<,nd" jan, I, 19 19 ; Emh',rk ...l for ;';cwfoundl"nd , Jan. 30, 191'l; 11o. ·m" 1,,hn -d, St. John's, ~Iarch l~, 1919.

.-\ :-;THO~Y

].UIES

STACEY

R eg.

X o.

466

Enlisted, Sept. 12, 1914: British "IL>diterranean Expeditionary Foret" :\o\". 14, 1915; British Expeditionary F orce, "larch 14, 1916 : Lan~"" Corporal, Oct . 12 , 19 16 ; Corporal , June 14, 1917; Actin!: &r~eant [le.:. 26, 1917; Sergeant , July 24,1918; I>mh"rked for :\ewfoundlrUld, furlougli,.Iuly27.1918; 1l,'mohiliw:l,Sl.John'o, I'd,. 15, 1919

O WE!' W I L L L\ ~t STEELE

WILF RED Dow :-;~STJ;::-I.AKE

Page Tu;o llu ~dred Ni""ly_Iu'o

R eg . r\ o . 326

R eg. X o . 4 1S

JOH~ SYD ~EY STE\'E~SO~

R eg. :\0, 32

En!i'kd, s.:'pt. 2, 1914; Lance Corpora!, J u!y 14. 1915; British ~!edi.

1<'rranean EX1",dit;onary Fnrtt, ..\ ug. 2fl, 1915;Corpora!,)im·. 20, 1915; S<'rg~ant. F,·h. n, 1916: British Exp~ditinm,ry Force . ~!areh H . 1916; ~~d Lieutenant . Ju ly I. 1916; Ki lk·d in aelion . ~!onchy . Apri! I~ .

LEO~ AR() TR E TlI EW A \' STICK

Reg.

:\0 , !

En listt:d,Scpt. 5, 1914;&.rgeant,ScpL 21. 1914; Il ril i ,;h. ~ ! ,>d; t<.orran,:an Exp'-'<l'llOnary ForC<.', Aug . 20, 1915; Bri t ish Expedllionary Force, ~!arch 14. 191t>; Wounded , B"a ulllo nt Har~",l , Ju!y I, 1916; S,:cond l .",u!<'na nt , Ju ly I, 1916: Transf~rrcd to Ind um Army, Oct . II, 191i.

ROBIN S T IC K

R eg. :\0.46

En listed, So-pt. 2, 1914; IA'lnceCorporal, )io\". IJ. 1914; Corporal. April r. PJ I5; S"r!;"am . June 14. 1915; s..',:ond Li,'utenant, July 29. 1~15; Hrill sh ~ledlt,-'rranean Exp '''htlOnary Forct·, Aug. 20, 1916; Bntish EXI",ditionary For ...·• \ larch 14. 1916; Wou nded, Ikaumont lIan",l,

l'~~i: ~e~~ltj.lr?·~~dR'.,t::~:~t~~'hr~ti~r,t;x:'%~ii:~:~:~h~"':'?l~i~7c~

12,1917; Captam. Au.g. 6. 19li; \rounded. ~Iarcomg, :<in\". 20. 191i; D,>charg ...l to dUly, :<;"'.. .10, 19 1i ; Embarked for :\ewfoundland. fu r 1011gh. Jul" 24, 191H; Returned to t:"nitcd Kingdom. Oct. 19. 1918; Re· 1urn",! to Brllish Expcdmonary Fore.' . :\ov. 4, 1918; Embarked for .,-"wfmmdland. ~la" 22. 1919; Retir ed and placed on Resen·.. of om· ('~n;. Jun" 6. 1919.

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19

'4 HENRY SII.1NNKR STONE

Reg.

:\0. 36 1

r~il~~~~~'~~i~~~~i~ilrjt~~?t~gi~1~=t\~~~{!i~~

Ckt. 17, 1916; Repatnated to Kewfoundland, Oct . 28, 1916; DISCharged , St , John's, rnedicaUy unfit, :-';ov. 2. 1916.

LL E WEL U N STOKB

R e g. :\0. 2 6

~~~~~~' l~:'BI~tglt~~i\~~ed~=~~f;J;~ri~j~';WoJno,r~:

Beaumont Hamel, July I, 1916; Discharged, St. John's, medically unfi t, ~Iay 9, 191i.

I

~ ! j

H ARRY GROVES STRATHIE

Reg . No.

49-1

~~~~t~: ~f~: ~ri~rJ.4;E~~i~io~;~itF~:'~I':;~hi'~~io:~arl

inactioll,]u1yl , 19 16 .

kirt:J

}

19

'4

CHARLES ST. CLAIR STROXG Enli~ted,

Sept.

1, 19 14 ; Scrl{('anl, Sept,

Reg.

:\0. 3 0

21, 1914; Cul"T & To:,-"nl.

Oct. 3, 19 14 ; Company Sergeant :\Iajor. :\Ia)' 6, 19]5; W ou n' Icd .

~11~~;:JlfJ~~\~£~~WI6~1~1:'~:;'~~·\:\~;F.~~:

.\ l: UL:ST l ' S LEO

Su:mIERS

R ~ . :\0 .

q3

Enl i. t ed, Sep t. 1, 1914; l.un"" o,r po ral, S Oy. 12, 1915; 2nd Licut elu. nl, :-Oov.27, 1'; ~l'e,l it ionllry Foree , Nov . 17, 19 16; Lie" !en" n!, AUll. for special duty, .May 22, • 12, I'll!!; Returned to British Pon-e. Xov. 19. 191i1: Embar ked for S ewfoond1and.

19 18:

EI

Jan.

9; Rttind, Feb . 15. \919.

CHARLES F. T,nWk Enlisted,

SeI,!.

Rq ::. xe, 293

'I , 19 14; British :\ I,e<lilt'lTancan f<:xpeditionary POrt;e,

~hU,."~~?'t~~1:t;y:\~~t~II~5~.'\"J~~~'Jt~llio:.&~~:· :\1~t~~g,;t.1 ~~: }~,R~t='II~~I:~ir'K~il";i ~":~;';~.I~~~~II~~'Y~7.

1916.

GEUR<;l: H.HWARD T.n·LOR

Reg. Xo. 28

Enli.tal, :;ept. ~, 19H; Sergeant, So.pt. 11, 19H; Color Sergeant, Oct. J, J9H; Com~n}' QuanenJla5l.~ Stry:ram, Oct. ~9, 191~; Company,

~i:'~~E~~~~~\~.L~_;.~~~t'I~~ ~ri~rg;F.~~~

tLOnarll Foree. :\Iarch H. 1916: Killed july I. 1916.

H E RB E RT

TA n.oR

In

...,l1on. Ik-aumont Hamel,

R l'~ '

:\ 0. 7

E"li",,,,1. Sept .. 2. 191~; La n ce Corporal, Od..10. 191,~; Bri tis h :\loo; t.".· ranran Expe<htlOnary Force, ~O\·. H, 1915: Housh E xJ-Jit io nary 1'ut'C"C. :'larch H. 1916: Woundal. Beaumont H a mel, july I, 1916 ; Discl>aTX<'<1. St. john's, med;cally unlil,Aull:.•,191 •.

WA LT I> ~ C A)IE){O S TAYLOR

Reg.

X o . 452

Enlisted, Sept. S, 19H; Briti,h :\lediterrancan ExP';'iit ionary Force, Aug. 20, ~915; Evacuated from S,:,vla, Ike. 3~ !915; Jom~'" B",., IlcpOl, AleX<,ndna, :\larch 15, 1916; Hrlti,h Expe,htlOnary Fnrce, :\I"r~h IS, 1916; Wo unded , Beaumont Hamel, July I, 1916; In\'"lid~'d to Englanrl,

~~ris~' fr9xl;:Ui;~~~~'"F~r';~"IA~;/r 17;W;' .{~'m:~t::i ~etli;~~t~~

R ouen, Aug, 23, 1917; Adl1:'l: Corporal, Dee, 26, 1917; Rejomed Hatt aho n, l.lee..'0, 1917; Conformed to Rank , Ap n125, 1918; Scn;:eant ~~~1~~~~s~I~~t~rr:~~~~~~~or ~ewfOlm" lan", july 27, 1918; Demohilized,

RC'!-:. :\0.

J OBS \' lS CE S T T n t p L E

232

Enlist~~J. Sept. 2, 1914; La n~'c Corporal, July 26,1915; Bri tish :\1",litt'r· ranean Expcdit io:",,"y For~.." Aug . 20, 1915; Evacu~te" from..Suvla, Dec . 16. 1915; ReJo mcd Batt aho n, n.,.". 30,1915; Bn ll sh E"ped, t lon..U·y Force, :\larch 14, 1916: Wounded, Be.1umont Hamel, July I, 1916;

~~~~it.~ut~;tf~aN~~J~~d1;~1,lf~ri~~~h~~,t~02~:~lt6 ; 'ii~l~~~~:

St. john's,medieal1yunfit,:\larch7,1917.

R OBERT TETFORIJ

Reg. X u. 277

Enlisted, 5<,pt. J , 1914; Brit ish :\ledilcrranean Expeditionary Fun'e, Aug . 20, 1915; Evacuated from Sud", ~(l\". 2, 1915; .\.lmitt",1 to lIospital, :\Ia ]ta , Dec . 9, 1915; Rejoinerl Battalion, Suer., March I,

~~~:~ ~~~~~. 11~!7Ii~i~~~~); f~~r,~7;;I~:a[~hE~~h:~,t6J~t?,,~d~;iit~R~: tt1T11<~1

john's,

to l\ewfoundland, furlough, St'pt 1917.

2;, 1916; Discharged, St.

m~" iea1lyunfit, Jan•. 11,

Page T"U.'o lIundred Sinrly-seve..

,0

'4 W ALTER L ESLIE T Hi STLE

R eg. ::\ 0. 215

~~~!;i: ~~; ~ri~rJ,~:E~~~~~\V=~I~r1~t.~; i=.;

~taJ~~,~,~~~6i9~~'7~~~~~~I}.2i?f~~~

~ir~:at1f~~~~~t~~F~~ i~~;~r:J~~~~~l~:

1918: Returned \0 :" ....vfoundland, Jan. John's,'\f>ril', 1919.

J A)! E ~ E L LI OTT THmll' ~OS

3, 1919: Demobiliud, St.

R eg. X o. 6 \

Enlisted, &pt. 2, 1914: B rit ish :\[ ..<lit"lTa~~n E xped it ionary 1'= , '\"1:.20, \ 915 ; Corporal, F eb. 1 7, 19 16 : Iln ll sh Ex peditionary F= , :\l arc h 14, 1916; 2nd l.ieutena nt , j une 5, 1916; Ki lled inllction, Sailly .

Sailiistl, :\larchJ, 191 7.

JO HX THOld PSOS Enlisted, Sq.ot. 5,. 1914: Bm iWI

R eg .

Xo.

:\ Ialil~~

139

ExpalitionaTy Foree .

~~il;'~~I~~:"~h~~~'\~R~~n~~~.I~: ~;~~n9~: l'risoon<T of WaT. captured at Monch)'. April H . 191i; R epa tnated

r~~~~.~'J~~n!:'l~i~i:U;;',e<M~.~""1oundland,

Jan.30. 1919;

Reg.

WALTER TllO)lPSOS

Enlisu:rl , Sept. 4, 1914; HritW!. ).Iooilt"n'anean

xo. 138 Expedil~r

Force,

it:~~lt9~t~~:is]'u1~'x~:~;~~~ ~~i~. lj~f):~;::U~: Woundal, LesF0S5C5 Fann, April 23, 19 17 ; Evacuated to Englan<!,

~tJ~~,;.9~f~~~fi~ ~I~r~i~~~~' Feb, n . 1915;1n.,har);:",1,

HESRY T ILLEY

Reg.

;\0. 307

En listed, Se pt. S, ~914; Briti sh ).1", lit erTa nean Ex ped it ion.v y F, ~rce, Aug. :10. 1915 ; Ad mItted to Hos pi tal , LemnOB. Sept. 20. 1 91~ ; I n vah <led to E ngla nd . Oct. 27. 1915; At ~ed to Depot , A)T, ~ ov. 12, 1915 : Lane... Cort><mU, Dee. 5. 1915; I:Int ish Expeditionary F """"" Jan. 11.

1917; Killedinaction, )' lonchy.,\priI U,19 17,

R ICHARD T ILLEl'

R eg. Xo . 21

Enlisted, Sept . a. .1914 ; Hri~~ ).lediternnean Expedi t~ F.........

AU(. 20, 1915 ; Bn t isb E xped,~ Foree. ).l arc h 14, 1916; \' ou nded .

Beaumont Ha.meI.J ul y I . 1916; I~ed, med,,:a.l1y unfit, Aug . 28, 19 17; Reattested. Oct. 20, 1917: Lance Corporal, J an. 15. 1918: ~1~h.;\~~v~5j, 11~11~: Actinll";s.-rK""nl;Âť lal"Ch I, 1919: Di scharg ed ,

Acsrrx Gf.RAI.U TIPPLE

Reg'. Xu. 58J

~~~~t;g: 1~I~~ ',lJii1 ~~;1~~Vij~~;'r;:'W~~~~~~~~~~~~:~~~~>;'J~'J~: ~~'~i~~t l;dI~~(~~~Yd;n~~fJ~~~路W~tl,~.~~~~~~~~"1UZ ~'. :~:~: J)ischargedfrom Hospital,Jan.24, 1917;RepatriatedtoKewfoundland, }'eb. 2,1917; DischaTged, SI. John's, medically unfit, :'Ilareh;, 1917.

J... ~ms jonx

Tourx

Reg. Xo. 69

~~~~~t~~: f;r~; ~etl:~~~~t~~,,~~~~~l~d~ef~rl~,;,d~i~~.a;~, f~':f~:;

Embarked for United Kingdom, July 19, 1916; ..k tmg Cor>X'ral, Sept.

9,1916; 2nd Lieut",:ant, ~o\" I, 1916; British Expeditionary Force, :'Ilay~, 1917; Killed 10 aellOn. :'Ilarcoin~, Ko\ 路. 20,1917.

HARRY .\LEXAl'IlER TU~IPKI:-;SO:-;

Reg, No . 291'1

Enli,ted, Sept. 5, 191~: I~ritif;h :'Iledit.,.ranean EX!'editionary Fo!cc, Aug. 20, 1915; WOtm<1edt ~uvl,.., :\"ov. JO, 1915; Evacuated to HospItal, 1\lal~a, Dec. 7, 1915: Jomed Ba"'" Depot, Alexan<!na, ~Iarch ~ , 1916; Brinsh Expedllionary Force, :'Ilarch 18, 1916: Admitted .to Hospital, Ruuen , March 30, 1916: Transferred to England, Apnl 27, 1916.

Attached to Depot, Ayr, 1\lay 1, 1916; R~patriated 10 Kewfounrlland, July 10, 1916: DiochaTged,St. John's, rnedll."aliyunfit, Sept. 12,1916

"'ILLlA~1 TR~;Il11LJ;;

Reg. xo. 18

Enlisted. Sept. 7. 1914; British ),lediterranean Expeditionary Force.

AUI:; 20, 1915;. ""'nee Corporal, Qt. 6. 1915; Corporal. Feb. 27, 1916; Hritish Exped,tlOnary Porce, ~Iarch 14, 1916; \\"ounded, Beaumont Hamd, july l. 1916; Discl:targ-ed, St. john's, medically unfit, Oct. 19.1917.

GEORGE BEYERLEY

TUFF

Reg. Xo. 2

~~~~~~1' 1~~~'B~ti~lt~;~e~;짜~~~~~\"ia~c~~ri~i~~roJnc;r~:

lkaumont Hamel, july l. 1916; Lance Corporal, :\o\'. 6,1916; Acting

~~~' J:~k,1 ~~?11;~:"~~~~~ ~;:fi:~;J~~~:ge~~~7~~:,f~~b~ lt2~ 1919; Demobi lized, St. john's, june 29, 1919.

].UlES

Enlisted.

Aug. 20.

Corporal, April 14,

Roy TUFF

Reg. Xo. 23

Sept, 2, .1914; Hritish Medhcrranean Expeditionary Poree.

1915: British Expeditionary Force, lIlareh 14, 1916; Lance AUK.8. 1916; Corporal, Nov. 23, 1916; Wounded, ~Ionehy.

1917; Died of Wounds, April 2S, 1917

14 RALPH WELL ON T ULK

X~~~t2~' 1~~'~;v~l~jt~l~i~:s&~~~l~B~~r~i~~~W;;;~:tg:;t7;.~

Fro ntier, Dec, 1915 to Feb . 1916: Bri t ish E xpedi t i" nary For<:e,l\larch 2, 1916: Lan ce Corporal , ~lay II , 1917; Act ing OJrporal, D ec. 26, 1917: Ret urn ed. to Newfoundland , fu rlough , July 27,1918; Demobilized , St, John's, Apnl20, 1919.

STAX LE Y GORDON T ULK

R eg.

No.

268

E nlist ed, Sept . 2. 1914 : Br it ish :\Iediterranea n El<peditionary Force, Aug . 20, 1915; E vacuat ed from Suda, Nev . 26,1915: Invalided to England , Dec. 24, 1915; Attached to Depot , AyT, March 22, 1?16:

~~,~~s~3~~mittej:~JB~~taii~~~~', ~~~~~i7\;~~~~k~ ~~N~~:

foundland, furlough, Sept. 7, 1918; Demobilized, St. J ohn's, April 20.1919.

1 hcHAEL V AI L

R e g.

No. 155

Enlisted, Sept. 5~ 1914: Lance Corporal, Apt;il 15, 1915; Corporal, July 2, 1915: llntish Mediterranean ExpedItionary Force, Aug 20, 1915; E\路a cuatcd from Suvla, Oct. 23, 1915; I nvalided to E ngland, ApTII 12, 1916: Repa t riat ed to :\e\\10un<1land, June 30, 1916: Dis. charged,St.John's,medicallyunfit,Oct. IJ,1916.

\\

1 Pag. 7'h.u

lI~ndrrd

7'u'o

F RAS CI S

J. VA UGHAN

R C/{ , ~o. 4 8 1

T2~i~~~~; ~~:;ni ~a~~~~Qc;1'r~9i';?'~~~~.:J;f~"~~~~:

~'; k:I ~~'d:,~.;'ill:~,t~I~~~1:y ~t {~~~:e, ~Iay

O :;CAR A VlJt' ST l ' S VA V GH A:>;

RCK.

18,

X o . 337

E nlist ed, Sept, i, .19 14; Lanoe Corporal, July 29, 19 15 ; Bri t ish ~I aii路 ten'anean EltJlC'<htlOnaT)'Fon.'O',.\ ug. 20, 1915; Evacuakd from Su'路!a.

I:>ec. 16, 1915; Im 'a1ided to E ng land , Dec. 26, 1915: Attached to Drpot, AYT, J~ 28, 1916; E mbar ked f~ ~ewfou ....ltan<I, furlouj;:h , June 6, 1917; Died a t Jnwen Camp, St. J ohn' s, July 4, 19 1,.

/

FR.\~K \rALSII

Reg. Xo.

16 1

Enlisted, Sept. ~. l'll~: Ilriti1Jl :Iolcditerrancan EXl"'litionary F orce , AU,I:: 20, 1915; 1.~1nct' Corporal. Oct. 25, 1915; Corporal, Feb. zr, 1916; IlntL.h ExpeditIOnary Forcc~ :Io1"r<:h 14, 1916; Woun,lcd, B""umont lI"md. july 1,1'116; Invalided to En>:land. ju 1r,4. 1916; Actmg S"r. >:e,mt, Sept. I?, 1916; Rdurm,1 to Hnt15h Expeclltlnnarr Force. Dec.

g:nl,~~1 '~~tR~n?,jJ~n~~~I~~~~'I"~~~~~c<rs~~';~~·<I~~'l.l ~~~:

lough. july 27, 1918; llt-mohilizo:<!,;';1. john'., Fcb, 15, 191'1.

(il;OJlGE EIlW.\RD WAL!'II

Reg. Xo.

506

Enlis.tc<l, Sept. 16. 191~; British :Iolftlilcrraotan ExpedilionarJ' Force, .\lIg. 20, I'lLS: E\"aCUat....I from Su,·Ia. Sept. 20, 1915; Rejoined Bal. talion, Suez, jan. 16. 1916; Ilritis.h Expnlitionarr F~, :Iolarch I~, .1916; Embarkftl for :\urfoundland. furlough. july n. l'llll; Dnnobil. ,=.!, SI. john's. Feb. 15, 1919,

:\hl"IIAEL FR.\~t·I' WAL!'II

Rtf:".

Xo. 399

Enli5tftl. Sept. 5. 19H; British :Iola!ilcmmean EXI'..dilionar~.. For'CC', 1915; E"acualftl from Su.-Ia. :\0\". •'0. 1915; J.)j~ to

.\U&. ~

1nuZ;~~' ~~~ri~~~.x~~):t~~.:orc<'. :Iolarch IH, 1916; Killed

PATRICK J OSE PH W ALS II

R eg. :\0.186

EnlisWd, Sept. S, 191"; Bl"itish ~ledikn'aDean E1peditionary F~.

'\"1{. W, 1915: Evacuated from Su"\a, Oct. 21, 1915: Invalided to Enl!:" to \ }:r. Jan. II, 1916; l.ancr Cot-

o.evot..

V<iraJ,J an. 29, 19 1.6,:ACl inll;~. Api'll 20, 19 16 ; Actinll:' Sergeant,

Ja"'1. xcv. 6, 1915: Attached

~Iav 30, 1916: Bn t,sh Expedllionary f'o,, :e . Jan. J 1, 1917; Wounded, Lei.F.-.sFann, Apri l 2J, 1917: Invalide<.l to l-:nglalld , :\Iay IS, 19 17 :

Attach...I to Depot, ArT, Sept. 6, 1917 : Confirmed to Rank of Se1'gMnt.

~2:~ :i~~~.路~~gl~r;~L~1~;k;ff~a~~'!~~<l1~~1.I~p~~: 1919; De mo bi lized . 51. J oh n'. , :,>Iay 16, 1919.

FRED ERI CK W ALT E R W A T E R ~I A S

Reg. Xo.

44 1

I-;nlisted , &pt. 8, 19 14; Ilri t i, h :\!<'dit<Trnnean Ex ped iti o nary Fo rL....

Autu-.t 10, 1915; Lan,.., Corporal, ~,l. 20, 19 15 ; E ,路antal ....1 fn;>m Suv la, D".,. 16, 1915; R ejoi r.. d Ik lt ahon . Suez, J a n. 16, 1916; lln\lsh l-:llioedit'onary Force, :\Iarch H. 1916: Wou nd ed . Beaumont H a m el .

JuI)' I. 19 16; Ik put ,

,\yr,

Se-pt.~.

Hnlish

1-:.~vNit

Ueut ..nanl, .

barked for :'\r1rloundla.nd, July 1i, 19 1R; ..turned to l' dom, Oct. 12, 1918; Lirutfflant, :'\,.,.,... I, 1918; British E F~,:\",r, 2t.1918; .\ssislanl.\djuta.nl,Jan.16,1919;.-\djuta.nl.

~lilt:~路 J~ f:e~~~l~~ R~~f~:~J'j;n~aj~;;' 1~~li~I,~."路a.nle<l

FRA;":{'I:; E :\t1L1E W ATTS

Reg, :\ 0.

j~~~'~~~~~l~: ~: ~~ ~ ~~~,C~l, July

il

30, 191.;!Di."hargal, St.

4 j.-\MES P I TD I.-\S \\" ATTS

){(f:'. :':0. 397

EnI~trrl. Sept,_ 7, 1914; British Expeditionary ~vn". ~larcll 13, I'H6 Joinal Battal~ in Fran~ •• \pnl S. 1916: A<I":,llIeo.llo 1I,)gpital. J"lr ~~~~~tr'~6.Rattahon.Sept. I. \9l6; KIlled in action, <lll",-"le-

Rl'PERT I':I:-<G WATT"

Reg.

Xo. 276

Enlbtoo. Sept, 3. 19H; I.anceCorpvra1, June H,

191~;

Ilril;!Oh \1 .....1;.

~~~ ~911~~~~ ~:~u·~~id~· A:.~t~~·~,\t~~~~O~~:~: 1915.

ARTIiUI. W E Il BE R

Rq :.

:\0.

2J(,

E"listed, Sept. 2, \9\4; Ilriti,m \1 ....l il"rran"an Ex!,t.I't;"""ry F',,,"c, ,\\lg. 20, 1915; 1';\",«'U:\IOOf~m SuYla. f l.: l . 26, 1'115; lJi",,'h"l"l:~s l fl'mn Hospital. 1>'-,<,; 10, 1915; Bnti5h E11>('<ht"'t"',T~' F" ...·•·. \l;m'h IS, 1916,

r~~~.~T~:t~~t~~r~~r~~.~x~nf~f1;~~~·'1~'i.~:;~g;~~~~~1:~:;I; 4 ~~:~'}~~d::~(i: l::;~~n l~J,r;'~'~ ;~~~,h~;~l~~;'

April ia, 19 18

sr j "ll~:'~: :~~\i~;~l'~t~lt~::

19 ALfRED \ \' ELL S

'4 Rl'~.

:'\ u .

416

Enlisted, Sept. 3, 1914; British 1I1"ditcrranvun Expwliti<?n"ry

l<'<>rc~,

Aug.IO, 1915; Evacuated from Suvla, :-;ov. 24, 1915; Admitted to lI os . pital , 1Ilalta, :'\ov. 30, 1915; R ejoi n ed Ba tt ali on , Suez, Ja n. 16, 1916; WoundeU, Sommeraid, jun" 28, 1916; Invalided to England, ]uly I, 1916; Attached to Depol , AyT, Xov . 27, 1916; Emharke;! for Newfoundland, March 13, 1917; Discha~~-d. St. John'. , medically unfit, IIlay 9, 1917.

W ILt.LU I

E ~t E E L W E ~ T

Reg. :\0 . 25

~~~~~~' I~~~路B~lti~r.lt:~::i:;:'~:~!~~~l~l~~~~i~;~~a\\~~(~:;f~: Beaumont Hamel, Ju ly I, 1916; Returned to British Exped ition.ar}'

~~;~i~91~~L~~~;c~~~~I~jJ~nl/;'91l:ir~'~:~~ili~~: itl.aI::hl~~;:

Feb. 15, 1919.

IhwER W HEELER

R('g. :\0. -1-iS

Enlht.,.j, Sept. i~ 1914; Brili,h :\r.~路lil~rranean Expeditionary FUTCC, AUK. 20, 1915; Bntish EXI',-~litionan' For.,e, ;"Iarch 14, 1916: Embarked ;~I;e"foun<llan<l, Jan . ,;0, 1919: lkmobi li,A.~l. St. John's, "larch 13,

\

JOHS JOSEPH '," H E L A S

Rt-X.

:\'0.

!69

Enlisted , Sept. 4, 1914; British :'ole-lit"""'......n E"pe-lilinnary FOI"I:'l:, Allg. 20, 1 9 l ~ ; Lance O;.cporaI, Oct. 25, 191~; E"acuate-l from Silvia. o..c. n, 1.9 1 ~ ; I nval ided to England,jan. 2.,1916;C<.!J,,:>raJ. P..b. I ~ , 1916; Actmg ~nt, :\Iatt'h 30, 1916; Bntish E"pe<:ht1<>nary Ft.«e, Oct. 3, 19 16 ; Wou .....led. Le;F(J5S('$ Farm, Apri123, 1911; In"alided to England, :\lay I, I'll>; Rep!'.!riatoo to ~ .. ..-foundland, Feb. 23, 1918; 1>;"",hargOO,St.john's.rnnl.icallyunfit,Ol"l.1,11I1

~hCHAEL THOll""!' WUF.L\S

R <'!':'. :\'0.

4Jl

Enlisted, Sept. S. 1914; British :\Iodit....-ranmn E"p.."it~ F~, Aug. 20, 191~; E,.....-ualOO from S'1\·la. 0.."1. 12. 11115;In\al~""1 to t:TIlI:' Iand,Feb. II. 1916;.-\ttachodtoll.,_>t•. \\T, :\la)'20, 11116;llritish E,,·

r:;.~:i~F~~g~:11~~\9i':~~~'~'~~'~\~~:\~~:~: 11I16;kepatriatedto~ ....-fouoola....I ,s,.1'1 john's, malio:ally unfit, Feb. 5. IIII~

C IHIIU:S E DW AIIL>"'IUT E

1.'.191;;I>;... ~I .St.

R pg . :\'0. 17 1

DOl"GALD "'HlTE

R eg ,

No. 37

Enlisted, Sept. 2, 1914; British )"!editerr"nean Expeditionary Force, Kov. 14, 1915; British Exp<-..Iitionary Force, :'>Iarch 14, 1916 ; Trilf!s-ferT<~1 to O"l)ot, da"~lfied "Permanent Base," Ix",. 30, 1916; DIScharged, St. John's, medically unfit, Ix",. 21, 191~.

Ell WARn ,rllln :

Reg". :'\0. 486

II,

En li,ted, ""pt, 191~; Br iti,h :'>l<,litcrran""n Expeditionary Force, Aug. 20, 1915; Evacuat,,<t from Suvla, :\ov. i, 1915; Inval ided tD Eng-

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1'Ili; R"jomed Battahon,&pt. 9, 1'Ili; Adm Itted to HOSPltal,&pt . n, 191i; Invalided tD England, Ckt. 24, 1917; Attached to 1>t-po t , Ayr, Nov. 29, 191i; Emb,..,.ke<l for !\cwfoun,l1and, furlough, july 21, In~; Demohilized, St. john's, P"b. IS, 191'1.

WH. I.l.U I WHITf.

Reg . No. 34.;

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En lis t....l, s..p. t. 1, 1914; La,,,."C Corporal, .\priI2I, 1915; British )lcdi路 t........nean t;xl'"dit;onary For<..-e. AlI~. 211,1915; Corporal, :\"ov. H, 1915;

E,"acuatc<! from Suvla. Dec. I, 19 15;

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Expeditionary Fora,

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m;lIcdto ll.".,,,ta!. Roo..." ;\lay2l, 19[6; In\'al"ledto England, june I, \9 16; ,\leached to Depot, '\~T. June 25. ,1?16; E mb.'lTk ed foe :\ew路 ~~:~~l1and.

furlough. July 21,

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R eg. S o. 31i

EIl1~led. Sept. i, 1914; La""", Ccq>ora1, Dec. 8. 1914; .\rmoun-r, Dec. 18, 1914; Corporal, June ' 4. \\lIS; Bri t ish :\ledit.l'1'l'anea.n Expedi·

tionary Poree. Aug. 20, 19 15 ; E" arnat,;od from Su~·1a. Sevt. 29. 19 15 : A~ SM"geant, SO\', 14. 1915: J ot oal BattalIOn, Jan. U. 1916;

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ReJOined Battalion, June .'0,

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1916: Wound....t. Beaumont Hamel ,

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tacheJ (or duty ",t D" I"' !, St. John's, June- I, 1917: n e mnh ilize<l St. John's, F eb. x, 1919.

E DGA R WI:->OSO R

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Jo:nlistoo, Sept. S, 1914 ; Brit ish :\1,,,lit""'Tanean E xped it io nar y F"n",' AUI/". 10, 191 5 ; E m c ua l....1 from Suvla, 0 0:1. 13, 1915: I nval id....1 to England, Oct. 17, 1915 ; AUacool to 1),,1'''', .-\yr, ).;0\-, 12, 1915; l.:I.~

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E nlisted , Sept. 8, 19 1-l; l:lriti"" ~ I",lit..,.,.,."""n E"peditionar): POT"", Aug. 10, 19 15; E , "acu.a too from Suds, u.,.,. 14. 19 15 ; ,\<lm.tle<l to Hospi tal , ~Ialta, L.l« . 17, 191.5 ; In\"..li,I,,<I to England, ~'aTCh 29, 1916; Attached to [)"pot, ....}T, AI>I'1I 2i, 1916; l..arn:... Corporal, Oct. 1.\, 1916; Bri tis h Expeditionary Por .." O....t. 24. 19 16 ; R..joined Bat tal ion, ~o\". 18, 1916; Wou nded, Sleenbd'.... AUl{. 20, 1917; In,"alidoo to Enl{l",,,',

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ERSEST W OOD

Rt'g.

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Sept. 5, 191 4 ; Bri tish

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~lt.litnTllne,m

Expalitionary Fora',

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St.John'., Feb . 25, 191 9.

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Reg. X o. .386

\ YAt.TER \ \'YATT

Enlistoo , Sept. 7, 19.14; British )'1~;teITan.',m Expeditionary Force, AUl:. 20, 1915; AdrnJtte<l to HOSPItal, /IIudr05. Qt. 25, 1915; D,s-

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GORD01'> BE:>nSTER Y AT E S

R eg . X o. .'iiO

Enlisted, Sept. Ii, 1914; British ),!edit',",an"an Expeditionary Force, .'\'ug. 20, 1915; Evacualed from Sovla. Oct, I, 1915; Admitloo to

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Hamel, July I, 1916; Invalided to Englaml, July 4,1916; Attached to Depot. A}T, AUl:. 19, 1916; Embarked for )\e"foun<llan<l, Sept. 2i, 1916;D;schan.:ed,St.John's,m.'tlicallyonfit,Jan.26.19li,

Al'WREW YETJ,{AK

R eg', No. 4.3

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Bea.umont Hamel, Ju ly I, 1916; Invalided to Englaml, July J, 1916 ~~i';''h~~n~~, ~~~:o,~~~I~ri: JUly 10, 191i; Discharged. st. John's,

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Reg.

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tton"Ty Force, Apnl 25, 1917; RejOlpcd Battalion, J u ly 1, 1917; F.\'a cuated to HOS1J1tal,Jan. 9, 1918; DISCharged to Base Depot, AUi/:. 25, 1918; Transferred to England, Sept . 2, 1918; Embarked for New. ~~~~~lland. fnrlol1J;:h, Sept. 7. 1918; Demobilized, SI. John's, Feb. 25,

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4 The E ditor desires to extend his heartiest thanks to all those who hun' assis ted in any way in th e publication of this YO!tlITIP, and in par-ticular to

J. A. Clift, Esq .. K. C. Lt.-Col. Gmrge Carty

Lanpmcad. Sr.. Esq .

Esq. janos .J. C. Pa rso ns , E sq .. Phot ogra pher S.

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H . S. Par so ns , Esq. Phot ogra pher Da vid A. Grant. Esq ., P hotogr a ph er Funk & W agna lls Co. (The Litera ry Di r:cst ) C. F. \r il1 i a1l1 ~ 8: Son, Inc The E ditor considers it very unfortunate that all the

of the men who formed the Firs,t .;'~:t;~:'~~:c~o:f,g~~t:~:;':~;:;;":~:;';':';~;i'~:::~

Ba tt a lion were not obtainable. W a space has been lef t so that anyone a particular sold ier, whose photograph does not accompany his military record. can have a photograph made the uniform sizr- and pasted in the spncc provided for that purpose.

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