Army
William Henry Morley
Rank: Private
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Father: Mr William Henry Morley
Brother: Charles Thorpe
Brother’s Address: Thorpe Place Farm, Fairlight
Other Info: Born in Hastings. Wounded, now in hospital in France.
You can view William’s CEF enlistment papers for free here.
Published: August 1917
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Army
Arthur Erison
Rank: Private
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Wife: Mrs Ellen Erison (nee Wellman)
Address: 137 St Mary’s (or St Georges) Road, Hastings
Other Info: At the Front. Married at St Mary-in-the-Castle Church, Hastings. Born in Hespler, Ontario.
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Published: August 1917 & September 1917
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Army
Charles Frederick MacGregor
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs John William MacGregor
Father’s Address: 15 Kenilworth Road, St Leonards
Other Info: Born in Hastings.
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Published: August 1917
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Army
Frederick Scarborough
Rank: Lance Corporal
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Sent by: A friend
Other Info: Billeted at St Leonards during the winter.
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Published: August 1917
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Army
T Morley
Rank: Private
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Sent by: Mrs Ruth Message
Mrs Message’s Address: 19 Grove Road, Ore
Published: August 1917
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Army
Ivan Austin
Rank: Private
Service: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents: Mr & Mrs E T B Austin
Address: Saskatchewan
Other Info: Born in Hastings, formerly of Battle.
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Published: July 1917
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Army
Peter Allison
Rank: Private
Service: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Sent by: Mrs Carpenter
Mrs Carpenter’s Address: 22 Linton Terrace, St Helen’s, Hastings
Other Info: Born in Chicago, Illinois. Died of wounds on 8th May 1917. According to CWGC, Peter is remembered at Etaples Military Cemetery, grave reference XIX.Q.2. Additional name information from the Lives of the First World War website.
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Published: July 1917
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Army
Russell Clair Quick
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment: 2nd Command Depot, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Father: Mr W H Quick
Parents-in-Law: Mr & Mrs Loates
Wife: Florence Amy Quick (nee Loates)
In-law’s Address: Icklesham House, Waterworks Road, Hastings
Other Info: The wedding took place at St Andrew’s Church, Hastings in July 1917.
Russell’s CEF enlistment papers can be viewed for free here.
Published: July 1917
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Army
William Hewitt
Rank: Private
Regiment: Forestry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
Parents-in-Law: Mr & Mrs Joseph Gale
Brothers-in-Law: Frederick John Henry Sargent, Joseph Herbert Gale, A Gale, Frank Gale & G Jones
Nephew: Fred Sargent
In-Law’s Address: 94 Manor Road, Hastings
Published: July 1917
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Army
Frank Robert Gorlich
Rank: Gunner
Regiment: Canadian Expeditionary Force
Mother: Mrs Frida Gorlich
Sister: Elsa Gorlich
Mother’s Address: 41 Rue des Martyrs, Paris, France
Other Info: “Mrs Gorlich and her daughter left Vancouver, B.C, some six years ago to enable Miss Gorlich to study singing in France, and she has been so successful that last year (1916) she too the first prize at the Paris Conservatoire. When the War broke out both she and her mother took up war work, and Miss Gorlich has since sung at over 300 concerts for soldiers. Once, in January of the present year, she sang to 45,000 Canadians at Etaples. Gunner F R Gorlich came over with the second lot of Canadians and is now convalescent in Hastings. He met his sister at Etaples in April quite accidentally after a parting of about five years”.
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Published: July 1917
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