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• Keith, William

  father of at least 3 sons including Joseph Garland Keith;
• Cicero

  writer;
• Keith, Joseph Garland (Corpl.)

  d. Oct 29,1918 (died of "flue"); married; father of 1 posthumous son; 3rd son of William Keith; brother to 2 brothers; enlisted 1916; drafted into Frontier Guard and served at DeCew Falls; June 1918 discharged; photograph;
• Houghton, Mrs.

  wife of Joseph Houghton; mother of Pte. Tom Hadley Houghton;
• Houghton, Joseph

  father of sons including Pte. Tom Hadley Houghton;
• Lowell
• Houghton, Tom Hadley (Pte.)

  d. Oct 1,1918 (killed in action); married and settled in Cleveland, USA; eldest son of Joseph Houghton; Niagara High School Honour Roll; enlisted May 31,1915 at Niagara; 36th Battalion; on duty in various hospitals in Alexandria, Gibraltar, Lemnos Island, Sulva Bay, Malta and Salonika; later transferred to 4th Battalion for active service in France;
• Best, Robert

  grandfather of 3 grandsons including Robert Follett Best; one grandson killed in action during WW I, one lost an eye and usage of one arm;
• Best, Robert Follett

  b. ca 1900; d. Feb 18,1918 (base hospital, Toronto; St. Mark's Burying Ground); grandson of Robert Best, Niagara Falls; Niagara High School Honour Roll; tried to enlist three times, finally accepted as Bugler in 2nd Central Ontario Regiment; died of spinal meningitis;
• Shepherd, Mrs.

  wife of Magistrate Edwin Shepherd; mother of Capt. C. Edwin Sheperd;
• Shepherd, Edwin (Magistrate)

  father of sons including Capt. C. Edwin Shepherd;
• Oxenham, John
• Service

  poet;
• May, Muriel

  daughter of Thomas May;
• May, Mrs. Thomas (nee Thompson)

  sister of Charles Thompson; mother of Muriel May; Niagara Falls;
• Galbreath, C.B.

  poet;
• Armstrong, Muriel

  nurse in France during WW I;
• Wickware, Mrs.
• Longhurst, James

  father of Herbert Longhurst and others;
• Whittier

  poet;
• Whitside, W.H.

  father of Leroy Whitside; of Delhi; manager who opened Niagara Canning factory;
• Byron
• Bell, C. (Capt.)
• Wooton, Edward
• Allen, R.J.

  cousin of George Brownlee; Niagara;
• Elliott, Mrs. John (nee Brownlee)

  sister of George Brownlee;
• King Henry V
• Winterbottom, William

  grandfather of Arthur Mills; Niagara;
• Wilcox, E.W.

  poet;
• Sproule (Major)
• Ryan, William

  father of Gordon Blake Ryan; Niagara;
• Longfellow

  poet;
• Straight (Capt.)

  received medal for his actions during Zulu rebellion in South Africa;
• Currie, Mrs.

  mother of William Perry Currie;
• Brady, Herbert

  one of the first men from Niagara to enlist for WW I; served in France;
• Maess, Roy Arthur

  older brother of Albert J. Maess; one of the first men from Niagara to enlist for WW I; enlisted Aug 14,1914 in St. Catharines; went to Valcartier and overseas with the first Canadians; Feb 10,1915 landed in France; volunteered for Trench Mortar Corps; wounded at Courcelette; returned with 3rd Brigade; given Military Medal after battle of Cambrai; discharged May 27,1919;
• Porter, Tom

  one of the first men from Niagara to enlist for WW I; served in France;
• Devinny, Douglas

  one of the first men from Niagara to enlist for WW I; served in France;
• Asquith, Herbert

  poet;
• Fisher (Mr.)

  father of Fred Fisher; manager of the Sovereign Bank in Niagara;
• Gordon, Percy

  attended Niagara Public School; Niagara High School Honour Roll;
• Logan, George

  attended Niagara Public School;
• Kemsley, Ernest

  attended Niagara Public School;
• Coleman, Ernest

  attended Niagara Public School; 1915 worked in local bank;
• Grimstead, Ernest

  attended Niagara Public School;
• Walsh, Herbert

  attended Niagara Public School;
• Reid, Clifford George (Sergt.)

  second son of George Reid; Honour Roll of Niagara Public and Niagara High schools; Dental College, Toronto; Feb 8,1917 enlisted with Canadian Army Dental Corps in Toronto; served with this corps in England until end of war; discharged Sep 7,1919;
• Gardiner, Ronald

  attended Niagara Public School;
• Campbell, Earl

  attended Niagara Public School;
• Quinn, Lincoln

  born in Niagara; Honour Roll of Niagara Public and Niagara High schools; 1915 worked in local bank; enlisted Sept 30,1915 in 15th Battalion at Niagara; first served with the band; wounded Oct 22,1917; demobilized May 10,1919;
• Hainer, Charles

  attended Niagara Public School; one of the first men from Niagara to enlist for WW I;
• McIntyre (Miss)

  Niagara Public School teacher;
• Steed, R.J.C.

  poet;
• Thomas, Reginald

  born in Wiltshire, England; d. Nov 1917 (killed in action at age 20 yrs); photograph; served in France during WW I;
• Shepherd, C. Edwin "Ted" (Capt.)

  d. Oct 26,1917 (killed in action, France); eldest son of Magistrate Edwin Shepherd; Niagara Public and Niagara High School Honour Rolls; photograph; military officers' course in Toronto; 23rd Algonquins; 98th Algonquins; joined 159th and recruited almost every man in the company; served in France during WW I;
• Houghton, Robert C. (Pte.)

  born in Niagara; d. Aug. 15,1917 (killed in action); 3rd son of Joseph Houghton; photograph; Niagara High School Honour Roll; enlisted Jan. 1916 with 134th Highlanders at Camp Borden; transferred to 15th Battalion; 1916 went to France to serve during WW I;
• Thompson, Charles (Private)

  d. Jul 17,1916 (Railway Dugout Burying Grounds, Belgium); brother to nine siblings including Mrs. Thomas May; photograph; Apr 1915 enlisted in Belleville with 13th Battalion; served in France during WW I;
• Longhurst, Herbert

  d. May 14,1917 (military cemetery in France); youngest son of James Longhurst; photograph; 14th Battery; served in France during WW I;
• Whitside, Leroy (Lieut.)

  d. Nov 11,1916 (of wounds received in action); son of W.H. Whitside of Delhi; photograph; Jul 9,1916 enlisted in Sewell, Manitoba with 46th Battalion; served during WW I;
• Brownlee, George

  missing Sept 15,1916; youngest brother of Mrs. John Elliott; cousin of R.J. Allen; St. Catharines; photograph; served with Engineers in Belgium during WW I;
• Mills, Arthur (Pte.)

  d. Aug 1916 (of pneumonia at Camp Borden); photograph; grandson of William Winterbottom; 170th Battalion;
• Ryan, Gordon Blake

  d. Jan 31,1916; only son of William Ryan; Niagara Public School and High School Honour Rolls; photograph; Methodist; president of Epworth League; clerk with Imperial Bank; enlisted in the band of the 92nd Highlanders; moved with regiment to Toronto; contracted measles then pneumonia and died suddenly;
• Nesbit, Walter Langdon

  d. May 23,1915 (Niagara); father of 3 children; brother of 3 sisters; photograph; served with Canadian Contingent during war in South Africa; served in the South African Constabulary for 3 yrs; for 10 yrs worked in mines in Johannesburg, then returned to Niagara in ill health; acting Quartermaster Sergt. In Welland Canal Force; in South Africa received Queen's Medal with 4 bars and King's Medal with 4 bars; served during Zulu rebellion in 1906 and received medal;
• Currie,William Perry

  d. May 4,1915 (at Aldershot from wounds received at St. Julien); military cemetery at Aldershot; son of Bartlett Currie; brother to at least two brothers; photograph; served as Gunner during WW I;
• Fisher, Fred V.C. (Corpl.)

  b. ca 1895 (St. Catharines); d. Apr 23,1915 (killed in action); brother of Lieut. William Henry Fisher; photograph; 1914 member of championship track team of McGill University; Lance-Corporal with 13th Battalion; served during WW I; first Canadian recipient of Victoria Cross for his action near St. Julien on Apr 23,1915;
• Roosevelt, Theodore
• Carnochan, Janet
• Evans, Avie (Miss)
• Ireland, Mrs.

  wife of Inspector Ireland;
• Ireland (Inspector)

  married;
• Creed, Catherine

  author; Niagara-on-the-Lake;
• Field, Murray

  father of Erland W., Harold M. and Wilfrid Murray Field; Virgil;
• Field, Erland W. (Lance-Corpl.)

  son of Murray Field; brother of Wilfrid Murray Field and harold M. Field; Niagara High School Honour Roll; Feb 22,1916 enlisted in St. Catharines; 49th Battery, C.F.A.; served in France, Belgium and Germany; returned summer 1919;
• Emslie (Major)

  father of Pte. Charles Y. Emslie;
• Clark, Mrs. William

  aunt of Charles Y. Emslie; Niagara;
• Emslie, Charles Y. (Pte.)

  son of Major Emslie; lived in Niagara for ca. 2yrs with aunt Mrs. William Clark; Niagara High School Honour Roll; Jan 20,1915 enlisted in 3rd C.M.R. at Edmonton, Alta; Oct 27,1916 awarded military medal; Mar 12,1919 discharged as medically unfit;
• Elliott, William John (Gunner)

  eldest son of John Elliott; Niagara High School Honour Roll; Feb 26,1916 left Niagara High School to enlist in 49th Battery at St. Catharines; Sep 1916 England; Mar 17,1917 to France; Apr 17,1917 wounded at Vimy Ridge; discharged Dec 23,1919;
• Kent, V.J. (Major)

  56th Battalion;
• Ball, Jacob

  U.E.L.; Niagara;
• MacArthur, Dan

  1915: 56th Battery;
• Rowland, Harry

  1915: 56th Battery;
• Eckersley, John

  father of Wilfred Laurier;
• Eckersley, Wilfred Laurier "Laurie"(Bombardier)

  born in Halifax, N.S.; son of John Eckersley; came to Niagara when very young; Niagara High School Honour Roll; descendant of Jacob Ball; 1915 worked in local bank; 1915 enlisted; trained Camp Borden; Jul 15,1915 enlisted with 56th Battery; Sep 1916 England; transferred to 55th Battery; Aug 1917 France; Feb 1919 left France as a flu casualty; discharged Apr 8,1919;
• Doran, John

  father of sons including Robert;
• Smith, Robert

  father of Mrs. Doran; Royal Canadians;
• Doran, Mrs. (nee Smith)

  wife of John Doran; mother of sons including Robert Doran; daughter of Robert Smith;
• Doran, Robert (Pte.)

  eldest son of John Doran; cousin of Major Fred Smith; enlisted Jun 1,1915 in Red Deer, Alta in C Squadron of the 12th Mounted Rifles; trransferred to 20th Battery, C.F.A.; Jan 10,1916 France; served at Neuve Eglise (Belgium), St. Eloi, Mt. Kemmel Yprs 3rd Battle, Hill 63, Somme; Aug 4, 1916 wounded at Mt. Kemmel; sent to hospital then England; Jan 5,1918 back to Canada; discharged Feb 8,1918;
• Dickson, Mrs. (nee Morrison)

  wife of Capt. R.G. Dickson; mother of Capt. Robert hamilton Dickson; daughter of Angus Morrison;
• Morrison, Angus (M.P.)

  father of Mrs. R.G. Dickson; grandfather of Robert Hamilton Dickson;
• Dickson, Walter (Senator)

  father of Capt. R.G. Dickson;
• Dickson, R.G. (Capt.)

  father of sons including Robert Hamilton Dickson; son of Senator Walter Dickson of Niagara;
• Currie, Mrs.

  wife of Bartlett Currie; mother of at least 4 sons including Hainer and Perry;
• Currie, Bartlett

  father of at least 4 sons including Hainer and Perry;
• Dickson, Robert Hamilton (Capt.) "Bert"

  eldest son of Capt. R.G. Dickson; grandson of Senator Walter Dickson and Angus Morrison; Niagara High School Honour Roll; enlisted Nov 30,1916 with Canadian Engineers at St. Johns, P.Q.; served in France; returned to Canada and was demobilized Jun 16,1919;
• Currie, Hainer

  fourth son of Bartlett Currie; brother of Perry; enlisted Nov 9,1915 in 98th Battalion at Niagara Falls; signaller; transferred to 19th Battalion; served in France, Belgium, Germany; part of every engagement that 2nd Division was in; returned to Canada and was discharged Jun 1918;
• Cumpson, Sam

  father of Herbert and Clarence;
• Cumpson, Herbert (Driver)

  son of Sam Cumpson; brother of Clarence; enlisted Jul 28,1915 in 40th Battery, C.F.A.at Hamilton; Oct 9,1916 wounded; demobilized Mar 30,1919;
• Cumpson, Clarence (Gunner)

  son of Sam Cumpson; brother of Herbert; enlisted Aug 15,1915 in the 8th Brigade, C.F.A. at Hamilton; demobilized Mar 30,1919;
• Crighton, Frank A. (Lieut.)

  son of Methodist minister; Niagara High School Honour Roll; enlisted Jul 3,1915 with Canadian Army Medical Corps; Feb 26,1916 left for England; Jun 6,1916 sent to France; Feb 14,1917 promoted top Corpl.; Feb 2,1918 returned to England for commission; Aug 11,1918 gazetted Lieutenant with 1st Canadian Infantry Battalion; Oct 12,1918 returned to France; part of 1st army of occupation in Germany; returned to Canada and demobilized Apr 23,1919;
• Freel, Mrs.