Fall 1916

Sergt. Claude Shaw
Mentioned: October 5, 1916; October 19, 1916
Status: Visited his home in Shawville before returning to training with the Artillery at Petawawa Camp.

Sergt. Arthur Shaw
Mentioned: October 5, 1916; October 19, 1916
Status: Visited his home in Shawville before returning to training with the Artillery at Petawawa Camp.

Frank Armstrong
Mentioned: October 5, 1916; November 23, 1916
Status: Attached to the Sixth and latterly Ninth Ambulance Corps, B. E. F.. He sustained a severe gunshot wound to the neck from an exploded shell while helping remove a disabled officer from the field and was recovering in a London hospital.

Lieut. Asa M. Horner
Mentioned: October 5, 1916; October 12, 1916; November 16, 1916
Status: Enlisted with the 74th Battalion. He successfully led an attack in France but was mortally wounded by a piece of shell on September 15th and subsequently died. A memorial service was held in his honor at the local Methodist church.

Lt. A. G. Rosamond
Mentioned: October 5, 1916
Status: Attached to the Princess Pats; reported to have been instantly killed in action.
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Major Clayton H. Parr
Mentioned: October 12, 1916
Status: Enlisted as a Lieutenant with the 24th Victoria Rifles, earned his promotion to Major, and died from wounds.

Pte. R. J. Lynch
Mentioned: October 12, 1916
Status: His name appeared on the casualty lists.

Pte. E. G. Amy
Mentioned: October 12, 1916; November 30, 1916
Status: Served with the 44th Battalion in Belgium, where he sustained a minor hit to the leg. He was later reported missing in the casualty lists but was safely found among the wounded recovering in an English hospital.

Private James Ernest Smart
Mentioned: October 12, 1916
Status: Left with the 50th Battalion of Calgary, transferred to the 2nd C. M. R., and received an honorable discharge before returning home.

Private Jason G. Smart
Mentioned: October 12, 1916
Status: Formerly of the 63rd Battalion and transferred to the 10th Battalion; reported as actively engaged on the Somme.

Private Duncan Robinson
Mentioned: October 19, 1916
Status: Wounded at the front.

Melvin Shouldice
Mentioned: October 19, 1916
Status: Wounded in the shoulder. This was his second injury, having previously sustained slight injuries and a dose of gas.

Lt. Stalker
Mentioned: October 19, 1916
Status: Commanded a platoon that was awarded a shield by the Duke of Connaught for being the best marching platoon in the battalion.

Pte. E. Lett
Mentioned: October 19, 1916
Status: Attached to the 130th Battalion at Camp Borden; visited his parents and was given a farewell party before leaving for overseas.

Pte. Ostrom
Mentioned: October 19, 1916
Status: Attached to the 130th Battalion at Camp Borden; visited his parents before leaving for overseas.

Pte. Frank Cluke
Mentioned: October 19, 1916
Status: Attached to the 230th Battalion; died in the Water Street hospital from an overdose of cocaine.

Willie Brownlee
Mentioned: November 9, 1916
Status: En route for overseas with a battalion from Edmonton.

Lance-Corp. (Sergeant) Barry McNally
Mentioned: November 9, 1916
Status: Serving with the Canadian forces in France; recently promoted to the rank of Sergeant.

Pte. Cyril L. Dale
Mentioned: November 9, 1916
Status: Wounded in the hand during an engagement on the Somme front.

Pte. Heman Lester
Mentioned: November 9, 1916
Status: Wounded in the foot on the Somme front. He had been wounded previously and nearly lost sight in one eye.

Pte. John J. Howard
Mentioned: November 9, 1916
Status: Wounded in the right arm on the Somme front

Private Duncan B. Draper
Mentioned: November 9, 1916; November 16, 1916
Status: Enlisted with the 77th Battalion and was later attached to “B” Company, 87th Battalion. He was killed in action in France between October 21st and 23rd.

Sapper Arthur Carter
Mentioned: November 9, 1916
Status: On active service; wrote a letter acknowledging receipt of a gift of tobacco.

Pte. J. Landry
Mentioned: November 9, 1916
Status: Wounded by a bullet through the instep on October 31st and recovering in a hospital in England.

Pte. William J. Eades
Mentioned: November 16, 1916
Status: Recorded as “missing” on the casualty lists; presumed to have been captured as a prisoner of war.

Pte. Stanley Sturgeon
Mentioned: November 16, 1916
Status: Recorded as “missing” on the casualty lists; presumed to have been captured as a prisoner of war.

Major Jas. C. MacCallum
Mentioned: November 16, 1916 Status: Attached to the 130th Foresters Battalion; visited friends with expectations of starting overseas shortly.

Robert (Bobby) Sheehan
Mentioned: November 16, 1916
Status: Appeared on the casualty lists. Despite being undersized and struggling to be accepted for service, he made it to the front but was unfortunately killed.

James Sheehan
Mentioned: November 16, 1916
Status: Enlisted the previous fall and appeared on the casualty lists as killed.

George Nicholson
Mentioned: November 16, 1916 Status: Appeared on the casualty lists.

Walter F. McKibben
Mentioned: November 16, 1916
Status: Reported among the killed on the casualty lists.

Coles
Mentioned: November 16, 1916
Status: Mentioned on the casualty lists as wounded.

Wilmer Armstrong
Mentioned: November 16, 1916; November 23, 1916
Status: Member of the Ninth Field Ambulance Corps. He was killed by a shell fragment on September 30th while leaning over to bandage a wounded sergeant on a stretcher.

Major Gordon Southam
Mentioned: November 23, 1916
Status: A widely known versatile athlete serving with the 40th Battery in France, where he gave his life for his country.

Pte. Lorne Lester
Mentioned: November 23, 1916; December 28, 1916
Status: Of the 207th Battalion; spent weekend leave and holidays visiting family in Shawville.

Geo. Whelen
Mentioned: November 30, 1916
Status: Of the 207th Battalion; visited home in Clarendon before deploying overseas.

Hugh E. Brownlee
Mentioned: November 30, 1916; December 7, 1916
Status: Went overseas with the 90th Winnipeg Rifles (8th Battalion). He was killed by a sniper’s bullet to the head on November 5th and buried at Villers Aux Bois.

Pte. A. Robinson
Mentioned: November 30, 1916
Status: Appeared on the casualty lists as an “unofficially prisoner of war.”

Capt. H. Bromley
Mentioned: November 30, 1916 Status: Reported on the casualty lists as seriously ill.

Sergt. Jas. Lathiem
Mentioned: December 7, 1916
Status: At the front; he served as the commanding officer to Hugh E. Brownlee and wrote a letter to his family relaying the details of his death.

Col. Tancrede Pagneulo
Mentioned: December 14, 1916 Status:
Commander of the 206th Battalion; summoned before a Court Martial on the charge of giving his men a strong hint to desert.

Name: Jack (J. W.) Elliott
Mentioned: December 14, 1916; December 21, 1916
Status: Went overseas with the 77th Battalion. Recovering from shell shock as a patient at the Lake Hospital at Ashton-Under-Tyne, England.

Pte. Harry Taylor
Mentioned: December 14, 1916
Status: Attached to the 119th Battalion. He wrote home confirming a safe arrival in England and reported that he was stationed at Bramshott camp.

Mr. Cullen
Mentioned: December 14, 1916
Status: Was released from duty to assist in harvesting in the West, and upon returning to Kingston left for overseas immediately.

Mr. Percy Twa
Mentioned: December 21, 1916
Status: Successfully passed his medical examination for the Navy and was scheduled to report for duty on December 27th.

Capt. F. C. Smythe
Mentioned: December 28, 1916 Status: Listed among the soldiers taking holiday leave to visit home.

Pte. Archie McCuaig
Mentioned: December 28, 1916
Status: Attached to the 227th Battalion in Hamilton; listed among the soldiers taking holiday leave to visit home.