Lest We Forget - Leonard Lounsbury - Killed in Action 100 Years Ago Today 11.16.1917
Lest We Forget - Leonard Lounsbury - Killed in Action 100 Years Ago Today 11.10.1917
Lest We Forget - Arthur Wellington Jonah - Killed in Action 100 Years Ago Today 11.06.1917
Lest We Forget - Clifford Robinson Oulton - Killed in Action 100 Years Ago Today 11.01.1917
Lest We Forget - Gordon S Mcdonald - Killed in Action 100 Years Ago Today 10.31.1917
A Boy Soldier – One of Albert County’s Fallen - Clifford Robinson Oulton Age 15
On February 1, 1916, Clifford Robinson Oulton from Bridgedale, New Brunswick (now Riverview) joined up with the 145th Battalion out of Moncton. He signed up for the duration of the war, which for him was all too short. The remarkable thing about Clifford Robinson Oulton was that he was only 14 years old when he enlisted.
Lest We Forget - William Pearl Cole - Killed in Action 100 Years Ago Today 10.30.1917
Lest We Forget - George Bishop Peck - Killed in Action 100 Years Ago Today 10.30.1917
George Bishop Peck, 283085 was from Hillsborough, Albert County, New Brunswick and was born February 26, 1896. He was the Son of John L. and Minnie F. Peck, of Hillsborough, Albert County, New Brunswick.. He enlisted with the 219 Battalion on March 3, 1916. He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field on September 9, 1917.
Laying a Wreath in Honour of Albert County's Fallen at the Menin Gate, Ieper(Ypres), Belgium - A Fascinating Story
It's always amazing how things work out, sometimes a quiet word in passing leads to great things, and this is how this story came about.
On Monday, October 30, 2017, Hillsborough Village Councilor Kevin Berry will be attending the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate, in Ieper (Ypres), Belgium to lay a Remembrance Cross for the fallen men from Albert County who died during the Battle of Passchendaele and have no known grave.
Lest We Forget - Percy Leonard Mitton - Killed in Action 100 Years Ago 09.04.1917
Lest We Forget - James Lewis Warnock - Killed in Action 100 Years Ago 09.01.1917
James Lewis Warnock, 817395 was from Hillsborough, Albert County, New Brunswick and was born November 1, 1895. He was the Son of Alfred and Lavenia Warnock, of Surrey, Albert Co., New Brunswick. He enlisted with the 26th Battalion, November 30, 1915. He was listed as Killed in Action at while fighting with the 26th Battalion on September 1, 1917. He is buried at the LONGUENESSE (ST OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY ; Pas de Calais, France.
You can find his attestation records by clicking here.
He is Commemorated on Page 345 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
A virtual memorial can be found here.
His gravesite information can be found here.
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