Islanders involved in
World War 1
1914-1918

NEW! Sanford Compeau-Garden Island
William Garrah-Garden Island
Above are pages from Gananoque Remembers by Geraldine Chase and Bill Beswetherick.

World War 1 photo of Samuel Reid, son of David Reid and Mary Finnigan.
He was born August 13.1895 on Amherst Island. Samuel was a young lad of 22 years when he was drafted for Military Service in 1917.He was Called Up on May7,1918.
Samuel was the last Reid descendant to live in the old "Reid" home on Concession 11, Lot 57.
Samuel died in 1985 and is buried in Glenwood Cemetery.
Submitted by Maureen Deacon

Links

Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)
Database from the Library & Archives Canada.

Books of Remembrance Online

CANADIAN VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL
"Registry of information about the graves and memorials of more than 116,000 Canadians and Newfoundlanders who served valiantly and gave their lives for their country."

Attestation Papers

Soldiers of the First World War (1914-1918)
(Many Attestation Papers are now available free online at the above listed site for the Library & Archives Database)

SOME Islanders listed on the above site:
(Please browse the database and if you find your islanders copy and paste the following information into an email and send to me to add to this list! Thanks!)

Abbott, Harold Francis; #343948; RG 150, Volume 07 - 4; Kingston, Ontario
Abbott, Harold Rolland; #835541; RG 150, Volume 07 - 5; Sharlot Lake, Ont.
Alarie, Ambrose; #4021692; RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 67 - 8; Barriefield, Ont.
Garrah, Benidict Joseph, Howe Island, Reg# 3058690
BESEAU, Stanley Joseph, b. 27 Nov 1897, Howe Island, Ont.Reg# #2003672
BLACKLOCK, Alan Leroy, b. 1 Mar 1892, Glenburnie, Ont. Reg##3060117
DENNEE , ERNEST ARTHUR 1884 636792 RG 150, Box 2442 - 23 DENNEE , JOHN 03/05/1894 3082340 RG 150, Box 2444 - 15 MAHONEY, Patrick Vinent, b. 5Apr1890, Kingston, Ont. Reg# 536016 MATIER, David Henry, b. 25 Jul 1896, Wolfe Island, Ont. Reg #3060680
MATIER, James Ernest, b. 3 May 1897, Wolfe Island. Ont. Reg#835820 d. 1918, Book of Remembrance, p. 469.
MATIER, William J., b. 2 Feb 1894, Kingston, Ont. (?), Reg# 30716
NELSON, Herbert Joseph b. 3 Jun 1891, Gananoque, Ont. Reg##342950
NOBES, Joseph Henry, b. 2 Feb 1898, Howe Island, Ont. Reg#639367
NALON, Michael John, b. 1 Jul 1882, Gananoque, Ont. Reg#639212
NEILSON, Harold, b. 4-26-1898, Stella, Amherst Is., Ont. Reg# 536016
SMITH, John, b. 28 oct 1896, Kingston, Reg# 782280

WALKER, Edwin Jobe b. 6 Feb 1897, Wolfe Island, Ont. Reg #835327.

Attestation paper on Samuel Reid
son of David Reid and Mary Finnigan, of Amherst Island. Samuel was drafted under the Military Service Act of 1917. He was a young lad of 22 years and 2 months at the time. The date of his Medical Examination, at Kingston, Ontario, was October 30th,1917, Regimental No: 3059466. Submitted by Maureen Deacon.

Draft paper on Stanley Arthur Kiell son of Dexter and Anna Ida (Sudds) Kiell. from Stuart Keill

Attestation paper on Lincoln Garfield Kiell
Son of Julian Bruce and Mary Ann Kiell. 1894-1963.

Attestation paper on William Claude Kenneth Keill Page 1
Attestation paper on William Claude Kenneth Keill Page 2
Attestation paper on William Claude Kenneth Keill Page 3
Attestation paper on William Claude Kenneth Keill Page 4
William Claude Kenneth Keill Assignments
Son of Julian Bruce and Mary Ann Kiell. 1896-1962.
Note:He was seriously wounded 9 April 1917 on the first day of the Battle of Vimy Ridge in France. It took him two days to get to the hospital at Boulogne. He was discharged from the Army due to his injuries 14 May 1918.
Submitted by Stuart Keill

Ernest Edgar Northmore Reid part Pg 1 , Ernest Edgar Northmore Reid part Pg 2
Note: He enlisted with the 195th Regiment out of the city of Regina during WW1. You have a picture on the site of him in uniform.
Submitted by Maureen Deacon

Attestation Paper of Chancey EVES
Attestation Paper of Sterling Melville EVES
Attestation Paper of Norman EVES
Submitted by Peter Rogers

World War I USA Draft Registrations

Name Birth Date Birth Place City/County State Ethnicity
Rattray, Harry E. 6 Jan 1889 Wolfe Island Ontario Kent DE W
Rattray, Roy 17 Nov 1891 Wolfe Island Ontario Kent DE W
Abbott, Earl L. 20 Dec 1896 Wolfe Island Ontario Wayne# 2 NY W
Abbott, Edgar S. 1 Sep 1894 Wolfe Island Ontario Wayne# 2 NY W
Abbott, Millard Raymond 4 Dec 1895 Wolfe Island Ontario Wayne# 2 NY W

Newspaper Accounts

From the Toronto Star “Pages of the Past”
War Casualties:

Ontario Casualties:
Saturday, November 17, 1917
Gassed: #835470 – C. KENNA, Wolfe Island, Ont.

Saturday, August 3, 1918
Wounded: #835327 – E. J. WALKER, Wolfe Island.

Memorials

Memorial listing Edward A. Milligan
Edwards mother, Agnes, was born on Amherst Island.
Submitted by Maureen Deacon

OTHER

Private J. Smith was wounded on 28 August 1918, during the Battle of Arras. From: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~brett/cmgc/cmgc_db_s.html#Smith%20J

Jens Genealogy Page: The Islands: Military: WW1