Search Results for : 1st Depot Battalion Western Ontario Regiment

Son of Nolan Bornais of R. R. # 5 Tilbury. A single farmer living at his fathers home. MSA 728007 AC. Attestation: 13/05/1918 at London, ON. to 1st WOR.

Son of John Boswell of Electric, Dover Twsp., Kent Co., ON. A single farmer living in Electric. MSA Defaulter. Attestation 20/05/1918 at London, ON to 1st WOR. LAC search. Attestation paper indicates the enlistment’s complexion as “Coloured”.

Born in Wallaceburg. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthias Boulton of 426 Nelson St., Wallaceburg. The brother of Evelyn. Joseph attended Our Lady of Help school in Wallaceburg High School, and Merici High School. He later went to the Assumption College in Windsor where he obtained his B.A. in 1943. Joseph married Helen Irene […]

Son of Camille Bourdeau of Tilbury. A single barber living in Tilbury. MSA 727957 AC. Attestation: 13/05/1918 at London, ON. to 1st WOR.

Regimental number(s): 189602 or 3130849. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 929 – 40, Item: 5578, PDF:- B0929-8040. Date of Birth: 24/02/1890 at Tilbury, ON. Son of Joseph and Edith Bourdeau of R. R. # 4 Merlin, ON. A single farmer living at his father’s farm. Attestation: 9/12/1915 at St. Thomas to 91st Bn., age 25 years, height 5’31/2”, Medical 9/11/1915. Eddie […]

Son of Fred and Camille Bourdeau of Tilbury. A single stock cutter living at 41 Madison Rd., Ford City, Essex Co., ON. MSA 419254 AR. Attestation: 4/01/1918 at London, ON. to 1st WOR., served in France with the 47th Bn., TADHS, RCL Br. 206 Tilbury, . Letter from the Front: To his parents Fred and […]

Born at Chatham, Kent Co., ON. RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 929-48, Item: 55789. A cement worker. He was Stuck Off Strength (SOS)  – DESERTER.

A single commercial traveler for Brown Fruit Co. of Edmonton, Alberta. Member of the 101st Fusillers for 3 years. MSA 212983 MC. Attestation: 11/04/1918 at Calgary, Alberta, to 1st Alta. Regt.

Enlisted shortly after the start of the war. The husband of Wilda (nee Drewery). Earl was born in Chatham. He attended McKeough school. He married Wilda Drewery of Raleigh Twsp.  and later resided in London, ON. She was associated with the G & C. Fruit Produce for several years. The MS 1944(date unknown) reported Sigmn. Boyer spent […]

Regimental number: 2433341. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 985 – 11, Item 59258, (military file available at LAC.-B0985-S011). No.1 Forestry Draft.  Date of Birth 01/08/1886 at Dresden, ON. Son of Mr. James Munroe and  Mary Boyle of Dresden. The brother of  Charles Munroe, Thomas Dewey, Harry Ray, Samford Earl and William James. A single Blacksmith living in Dresden. Attestation: 15/05/1917 at Windsor, […]

Regimental number: 3135054.Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 985 – 57 Date of Birth 02/09/1897 at Dresden, ON. Son of James Munroe and Mary (nee Roach) Boyle of Dresden. The brother of Charles Munroe, Thomas Dewey, Harry Ray, Russell Chauncy, Samford Earl. A single farmer/Blacksmith, living in Dresden. MSA 709387 AC. Attestation: 13/05/1918 at London, ON. to 1st WOR. LAC search.  

Son of Mrs. Victoria Bracket of R. R. # 5, Blenheim, ON., brother of Charles (4005151).  A single farmer living at his mother’s home. MSA 708060 AC. Attestation 14/05/1918 at London, ON. to 1st WOR.

Born 1/11/1920. The husband of Laura (nee Nicholls). The father of Vickie and Michelle, Rick and Kim. Enlisted 15/08/1940 with the Kent Regt. He went overseas with the Highland Light Infantry and went to France on D-Day. He was the only man from Chatham in his company.  He noted that “The civilians were very good to us all […]

BRADLEY , WILLIAM FERGUSON  CPT./ MAJOR.  Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1001 – 52 Date of Birth 30/04/1891. “The name of “Capt. W. F. Bradley, England” – mentioned in Saturday’s official casualty list among a number of officers killed in action is believed to refer to “Bill” Bradley, a popular Chatham man.”   Born in Middlesex, England, the […]

Son of Charles Bradt of Soudder, ON. A single sailor living at Soudder. MSA 744799 AC. Attestation: 16/05/1918 at London, ON. to 1st WOR.

Born in 1912 at Windsor, ON. the  son of Mr. and Mrs. John Baniffif, of Tilbury, ON.; Jim enlisted with the Essex Scottish in Windsor, ON. in September, 1939. In April of 1941 Jim had a two weeks furlough to visit his parents he returned to his Regiment. TT 4/04/41, returning to his regiment in […]