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Babcock, E.:
Lived Wilton. [3rd Depot Battalion]
Babcock, Fred E.:
Born Odessa. [Canadian Army Dental Corps] #566
Babcock, Harry Earl:
Born Napanee. Occupation before enlistment, labourer. #636216
Babcock, Harry LeRoy:
Born Yarker. Occupation before enlistment, high school student.
Served overseas and was at Lens and Passchendaele. Wounded. Later, joined Royal Flying Corps. #835061
Babcock, James Allen :
Born Napanee. Occupation before enlistment, labourer. #835597
Babcock, Judson:
Born Odessa. Occupation before enlistment, wagon maker. #219903
Babcock, Kenneth:
Born Wilton. Occupation before enlistment, farmer. Served in France.
#835955
Babcock, Stanley Wells:
Born Napanee. Occupation before enlistment, marine engineer. #636218
Baker, Edward H.:
Born Sheffield township. Occupation before enlistment, [farmer?],
Saskatchewan. Served in France. Was killed in action at Passchendaele in 1917.
Baker, Edward Stanley:
Born near Stella, Amherst Island. Lived during the War at Bath.
Conscripted Barriefield, May 16, 1918 and trained with 1st Depot Battalion. #305950
Baker, Edwin A.:
Born Ernestown township. Occupation before enlistment, electrical
engineer. Served in France and Belgium. Received Military Cross.
Baker, Eleanor:
Nurse. Trained at Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal. Served in France (Rouen).
Baker, G. F.:
Of Ernestown township. Enlisted in 2nd Depot Battalion. Nothing more
known.
Baker, Henry:
Born Ernestown township. At time of enlistment was Advertising Manager,
Calgary Herald. Served in France. Was at Lens and Passchendaele. #696269
Baker, Herbert Shorey:
Born Deseronto. Lived Napanee. B.A. (Queen's) 1912. Also B.Sc. At time of enlistment was a mining
engineer, Calgary. Taken on strength by Royal Warwickshire Regiment and went with them to Dardanelles, where
he was wounded. Was at the evacuation of Gallipoli. Killed in action serving with 9th Battalion
on Tigris line, North Africa, 4th April, 1916. Buried Amara War Cemetery, Iraq.
Baker, Wilbur:
Born Collins Bay. Occupation before enlistment, farmer. Machine gunner.
Served in France, Belgium. Was at Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens, Arras, Cambrai. #320020
Ball, John Leslie:
Born at Vennachar. Occupation before enlistment, farmer. Served at the
front with the 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Killed in action, Vimy Ridge, April 12, 1917.
Buried at Quatre-vents Military Cemetery. Estree-Cauchy, Pas de Calais, France. #835576
Ballantyne, Robert Barn:
Came to Canada as a "Scottish orphan". Lived Fairknowe Home,
Brockville. Taken as a ward by the Winters family of Selby area. Served in France with
21st Battalion. Killed in action, Amiens offensives, August 18, 1918. Buried Crucifix Corner Cemetery,
Villers-Bretonneux, France. #2255358
Barker, Edward:
Born in Arden. Farmed in Northbrook before the War. Trained for one year
with the 47th Regiment. Enlisted January, 1916 in Kingston in the 146th C.E.F. #835358
Barr, I.:
Of Napanee. Enlisted in 2nd Depot Battalion. Nothing further known.
Barry, J.:
Of Moscow. Enlisted in 2nd Depot Battalion. Nothing further known.
Baughan, Harold:
Born Napanee. Occupation at time of enlistment, auditor (Jersey City, U.S.).
Served in Forestry Corps in England. #2498798
Beard, Maitland A.:
Born at Presqu'ile. Lived Napanee. Occupation at time of enlistment,
cabinet maker. Served in 39th Battalion in Canada. #A 12715
Bebee, Roy Mortimer:
Born in Vennachar. At time of enlisting, farming in Plevna. Volunteered
for 146th Battalion, December, 1915. #835188
Beckett, B. D.:
This name appears in "The War Work of Lennox and Addington" (1922)
in association with Napanee. We have been unable to find anyone of this name or similar.
Beeman, William Gilbert:
Born Centreville, 1884, son of Milton Ira Beeman, M.D.
and Lilian Henault. Grew up in Newburgh and called it home for thirty years. Although born
to a long line of doctors and preachers, he elected a military career and studied at the Royal
Military College in Kingston for three years after completion of High School. His interest
was the artillery. He enlisted for active service in Halifax,
Nova Scotia on the 15th of June, 1915, with the rank of Captain. He was sent overseas to
command the 9th Siege Batter, Royal Canadian Artillery. He was mentioned in the Despatches
twice and won the Distinguished Service Order for bravery. He continued to serve after the
end of hostilities and did not arrive back in Canada until July of 1919. After the war, he
was appointed to the Staff College at RMC, but in 1923 he was again sent to England. On
returning to Canada in 1926, he became General Staff Officer of Military Division No. 3,
a post he held until 1929, when he returned to England to study at the Imperial Defense College.
In 1932, he was appointed Director of Military Training and Staff Duties for the Canadian Army.
In 1933, he went to Winnipeg to take over Military Division No.10. He retired in 1934 with
the rank of Brigadier General, having served for 30 years. His final official assignment was
to attend the Coronation of King Edward VIII as part of the Canadian delegation.
Brigadier-General Beeman continued to maintain connections with friends from his military years.
In 1950, he arranged a conference of military representatives from 26 nations. This conference
took place in Switzerland. Gilbert Beeman died in 1953 and is buried in Newburgh Cemetery.
Bell, James H.:
Born Glasgow, Scotland. Lived Amherst Island. Occupation before enlistment,
fisherman. Served in France re-building railways (6th Battalion). Died in the influenza epidemic, France, 1919. Buried Ste. Marie
Cemetery, Le Havre, France. #1090117
Benn, Albert L.:
Born Colebrook. Occupation before enlistment, carpenter. Served in France,
Belgium. Was at the Somme the winter of 1916-17, and at Passchendaele, Amiens. #1081370
Benson, George Edward:
Born Croydon, England. Lived Tamworth, Ontario. Working on a farm
in 1915. Enlisted Jan. 1916 in 146th Battalion. Fate unknown. #835509
Bentley, John:
Born in Leicestershire, England. Immigrated to Napanee where he worked
as a gas technician. Had former military experience with the 95th Regiment of Foot (the
Derbyshires). May have been the first man in Napanee to enlist, September 22, 1914, but due
to his age and vision, was sent to the Forestry Corps. Annoyed, he applied to be transferred
to an active Battalion. In 1917, he succeded in being taken on strength with the 230th Battlion.
The officer wrote that Bentley had no vision at all in his left eye, but "since he is a good
drill instructor and has seen service, I deem it wise to take him in". According to the attestation
papers, Bentley had some interesting tattoos. #8047
Berry, John:
Of Moscow. Served in Army Service Corps. This may be the same man as
John Barry. Nothing further known.
Berry, Thomas:
Of Kaladar Station. (Born in Hastings county.)
Occupation, labourer. Enlisted in 1915, and served 9 months.
Discharged due to medical problems. Enlisted again in 1917, but again discharged. #835186
Bey, John Napoleon:
Born Barrie township. Lived Cloyne. Farmer. Enlisted January 1916
with 146th Battalion. #835546
Bilton, Claude:
Born Norwich, England. Lived Enterprise. Served with 4th Canadian Mounted
Rifles in France and Belgium. Was at Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Ypres, Amiens, Arras,
Canal du Nord and Mouchy. Awarded Belgium Croix de Guerre. Wounded at Hill 70. #835639
Blakely, Norman John:
Born in Oso township. Settled in Camden East. Labourer.
Enlisted April 1916 with 146th Battalion. #835902
Blanchflower, Herbert Lane:
Born England [Kent?]. Lived Wilton. Occupation before enlistment, farmer.
Served with 50th Battalion in France three months. Missing, presumed dead, November 1916. Name is
on the Vimy Memorial. #220102
Blow, Kenneth:
Born South Africa. Lived for a while at Moscow. Miner. At time of
enlistment, was working at Sydenham. Enlisted 1916 in 253rd Battalion. #1090065
Bonney, Richard F.:
Born Odessa. Occupation before enlisting, farm hand. Served in France
and Belgium with 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles. Was at Vimy Ridge, Passchendaele, Amiens. Wounded
twice. #835979
Boomhower, Osker:
A.k.A. Oscar. Farmer, of Selby, enlisted 1916 with 155th Battalion. #636562
Boomhower, Samuel:
Born Kennebec. Lived and worked at Northbrook. Occupation before
enlisting, labourer. Signed up 1917 with 254th Battalion. #1093316
Boomhower, William [Jr.]:
Of Selby. A.k.a. "Willie". Brother of Osker Boomhower and
enlisted on the same day, Feb. 3, 1916, in the 155th Battalion. #636565
Bosley, Damos Paul:
Born in Kaladar township. A.k.a. Amos Bosley. Farmed near Flinton. Enlisted
December, 1915 with 146th Battalion. #835117
Both, Albert:
The War Work of Lennox and Addington" (1922) says that a person of
this name from Denbigh enlisted in 1916, but no attestation paper has been found.
Both, Harry Alfred:
Farmer, Denbigh. Born Cloyne. Drafted April 30, 1918. 1st Depot
Battalion. 3057944
Both, Samuel George:
Born Denbigh. Occupation before enlisting, stenographer. Volunteered
for 72nd (Queen's) Batter in May of 1918. #343356
Botting, George:
According to The War Work of Lennox and Addington" (1922), George
Botting of Sillsville enlisted and went overseas. No match could be made with the attestation
papers.
Bouchard, Audley Clarence:
Born and lived Flinton, Ontario. Farmer. Enlisted January,
1916 with 146th at age 16. #835351
Brachie - see Brochu
Brandon, William Bracken:
Born Napanee. Occupation before enlisting, dealer in farmstock, Humboldt,
Saskatchewan. Served with Canadian Army Service Corps. While building a railway was struck by the shock
from a shell and killed, Nov. 7, 1917. He is buried in the Oxford Road Cemetery, Wieltje,
Belgium. #3-40005 [440005]
Breault, Louis Edmond:
Born Centreville. Occupation before enlistment, telegrapher, Crystal City,
Manitoba. Served in France and Belgium. Was at Vimy Ridge, Lens, Passchendaele, Arras and
Amiens. Mentioned in despatches. #187522
Breen, Joseph:
Of Enterprise, a farmer. Drafted into 1st Depot Battalion, June 1, 1918.
Mustered at Barriefield. #3060255
Breen, Patrick Henry:
Conscripted May 16, 1918, 1st Depot Battalion. #305952
Bristol, Harry J.:
Born Fredericksburgh township. Occupation at time of enlistment, barber.
Was also Sergent Instructor, Musketry in England. Served more than three years in France and Belgium.
Brochie - see Brochu
Brochu, Charles Francis:
Born Kaladar township. Farmed near Flinton. Enlisted March,
1917 in 254th Battalion. #1093367
Brochu, Malguire:
Born Kaladar township. Farmed near Flinton. Enlisted January, 1916
in 146th Battalion. Served at Windsor, Nova Scotia as a cook. #835271
Brooks, [John] Gordon:
Born Wensley. Occupation before enlistment, labourer. Served in France with
the 21st Battalion for three months. Killed in action June 22, 1918. Buried in Wailly Orchard Cemetery, Pas de
Calais, France. #1090016
Brough, Peter:
Born Elzevir township. Lived Flinton. Occupation, farmer. Drafted
January 7, 1918, 3rd Depot Battalion. #3055721
Brown, David Lawson:
Born in [Glasgow] Scotland. Came to Canada as an orphan and lived Odessa.
Served in 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, then Canadian Machine Gun Corps. Struck in the chest, he
was removed to the casualty hospital and then back to England. Died of wounds in hospital,
December 31, 1918. Buried St. Jame's Cemetery, Dover, England. #835205
Brown, George William:
Son of Melvin Brown of Napanee. Born Cloyne. Tried to enlist
in 146th Battalion early in the war and spent six months training before his age was discovered.
Re-enlisted with 171st Battalion, November, 1916 at age 18. #685115
Brown, Amos Marshall:
Of Cloyne. Enlisted at Flinton in January 1916 with the 146th.
Served overseas with the Railway Construction Corps, returning in 1919. #835345
Brushie - see also Brochu
Brushie, Camille:
Born Kaladar township. A.k.A. Brochu. Farmer near Flinton.
Volunteered for 146th Battalion in March of 1916. #835842
Brushey, Joseph Alfred:
Born Flinton. A.k.a. Alfred Joseph Brochu. Farmer. Drafted Barriefield, May 7, 1918.
1st Depot Battalion. #3058484
Bryden, Arnold Raymond:
Born Flinton. Farmer. Drafted Barriefield, May 7, 1918.
1st Depot Battalion. #3058473
Budneau, Joseph:
Born Flinton. Occupation before enlisting, labourer, Belleville.
Enlisted November 1916 in Belleville at age 17. #1027486
Budneau, Joseph Francis:
Born Flinton. Moved to Cobourg. Occupation, labourer.
Enlisted April 1917 in Cobough with 59th Battalion. #1087333
Budneau, John:
Born Flinton. Lumberman. Enlisted at Cobourg July, 1915 with
59th Battalion. #454636
Burger, Arthur Frank:
Son of Joanna Burger of Denbigh, he was born in Renfrew county.
Occupation, mechanic. By the time of the war, he was living near Toronto, in Unionville.
Enlisted November 1916 with 220th Battalion (York Rangers) but may have transferred to
Engineers. #285660
Burgess, Charles:
On Napanee, was born in Camden township. Lived for a while on Amherst Island.
Occupation before enlistment, rigger. Volunteered for Canadian Expeditionary Force in
November of 1914. Saw combat at the front in France, Belgium. Killed in action, April 9, 1916.
Name appears on Ypres Memorial (Menin Gate). #59113
Burgess, Robert Allen:
Of Enterprise was working on his mother's farm when drafted.
Mustered Barriefield, May 7,1918. 1st Depot Battalion. #3058397
Burnett, William Arthur:
Born and lived Odessa. Occupation, miller. Drafted in 1918 to
1st Depot Battalion. Mustered Barriefield May 6, 1918. Taken on strength with 38th Battalion
and went overseas. #3058233
Bush, Walter Clarence:
Born Wilton, Ernestown township. Occupation before enlistment, carpenter
and farmer. At time of enlistment, was living in Tamworth. Served in France with 3rd Battalion. Took part in the taking of Vimy Ridge.
Killed by a shell, 29 April 1917. Buried Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France. When Bush
enlisted, he already had the rank of Lieutenant with the 47th Frontenac Regiment, so there is no
serial number.
Butcher, Robert Lyle:
Of Napanee. Born Madoc. Occupation before enlisting, "moulder". Joined
up in August 1915. Family said he served in 4th Battalion. #144683
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