ANDERSON, WILLIAM FOSTER Driver, 68th O/S Field Battery Number: 338856 Volunteered May 1, 1916 (Vancouver) Postal Clerk, Vancouver 755 East 29th Ave Vancouver Born May 23, 1878 Halifax, Yorkshire, England Married to Hannah Anderson Died April 9, 1948—Vancouver Survived by son Earnest (born 1902 Vancouver) and daughter Mildred.
ASKHAM, CHARLES WILLIAM Private, 231st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders Number: 1015882 Volunteered October 25, 1916 (Vancouver) Letter Carrier, Vancouver 1003 Granville Street, Vancouver Born September 21, 1882 Lankersley, Lancashire, England Married to Emma Askham Died September 13, 1952—New Westminster (Emma died March 9, 1972—Vancouver) Survived by brothers and sisters in the United States and England C.W. Askham and wife Emma emigrated to Canada in 1906.
BARKER, PERCIVAL MONTAGUE Private, 68th O/S Field Battery Number: 339207 Volunteered August 11, 1916 (Vancouver) Letter Carrier, Vancouver 754 East Broadway, Vancouver Born February 3, 1887 London, England Married to Lillian Emma Barker The 1911 Census shows daughter Joneta E.L.B. Barker (born 1908).
BEFORD, ROBERT New Westminster Post Office records show Letter Carrier Robert Bedford on Active Service, returning to the Post Office on July 27, 1919. No Military Records located. No records located in the BC Vital Events Index.
BENNETT, GEORGE ERNEST Gunner, 68th O/S Field Artillery Number: 339301 Volunteered September 13, 1916 (Vancouver) Mail Collector, Vancouver 3416 West 5th Avenue, Vancouver Born March 24, 1887 Montreal, Quebec Married to Bessie Bennett Died January 8, 1980—Victoria.
BENNETT, THOMAS WILLARD Sergeant, 4th Field Ambulance Number: 1212 Volunteered November 15, 1914 (Esquimalt) Railway Mail Clerk No address available. Next of Kin, Mother, 2034 Mance Street, Montreal Born March 20, 1892 Montreal, Quebec Married Edith Mary Lillico, August 6, 1920, Vancouver.
BLAKE, GEORGE WILLIAM Private, 68th O/S Field Battery Number: 331604 Volunteered February 22, 1916 (Vancouver) Letter Carrier, Vancouver 415 East 21st Avenue, Vancouver Born September 14, 1882 Bromley, Middlesex, England Married to Harriet Emily Haydock, June 15, 1916 Harriet lived at 1343 Hornby Street during her husband’s absence. Died December 30, 1921 – Vancouver Possible connection Records show Harriet Emily Blake marrying Alfred Longhurst June 2, 1923 She died on October 17, 1957 and was survived by her husband.
BLAIR, THOMAS CECIL Driver, 1st Depot Battalion, BC Regiment Number: 2022129 Conscripted October 19,1917 (Vancouver) Postal Clerk, Vancouver 1333 Richards Street, Vancouver Born February 4, 1893 Vancouver BC Married Lily Thompson, September 26, 1921, Trail BC Died February 10, 1955 – Vancouver (Lilly died October 28, 1948 – Vancouver) Survived by son Thomas W. Blair of Vancouver.
BOURNE, VICTOR ALBERT Sapper, 68 O/S Field Battery Number: 476778 Volunteered September 15, 1915 (Vancouver) Letter Carrier, Vancouver #2 1540 Yew Street, Vancouver Born November 30, 1885 Maidstone, Kent England Married Bessie Long, August 14, 1910, Vancouver Died December 27, 1943 – Vancouver (Bessie died December 26, 1947 – Vancouver) Survived by son Victor Prior to emigrating to Canada V.A. Bourne worked as a papermaker.
BOWDEN, ARTHUR LAWSON Gunner, 68th O/S Field Artillery Number: 339570 Volunteered February 16, 1917 (Vancouver) Postal Clerk, New Westminster 313 Keary Street, New Westminster Born December 3, 1893 Arbroath, Forfar, Scotland Married Hazel Irene Swaffer, May 19, 1920, Vancouver Died March 9, 1972 – New Westminster (Hazel died April 23, 1976 – New Westminster).
BROUGHTON, FRANK Private, 242nd Battalion, Forestry Corps Number: 1048597 Volunteered September 13, 1915 (Vancouver) Letter Carrier, New Westminster 131 Beck Street, New Westminster Born March 16, 1883 Bolton, Lancashire, England Married to Jessie Broughton Died April 17, 1955 – New Westminster (Jessie died August 22, 1945) Survived by son Sidney and daughter Alice and brothers Alfred, Harold and John of New Westminster Prior to emigrating to Canada F. Broughton worked as a Steam Engine Draughtsman.
BURTON, GEORGE HEWITT Private, BC Cyclists Platoon Number:2223323 Volunteered December 1, 1916 (Vancouver) Railway Mail Clerk 1491 West 6th Avenue, Vancouver Born October 9, 1889 Kitchener, Ontario Married Olive Margaret McIntyre, May 18, 1920, Vancouver Died July 1, 1956 – Vancouver (Olive died April 7, 1959 – Vancouver) Survived by John A. Burton of Portland OR, daughter Margaret, 3 grandchildren and sister Mrs. G.A. King of Vancouver.
BUTCHER, ALFRED Private, 102nd Battalion, BC Regiment Number: 703636 Volunteered April 6, 1916 (Comox) Postal Clerk, Vancouver 65th Avenue, Point Grey Born February 20, 1888 London, England Married (wife’s name not shown on Attestation Certificate) Died September 20, 1978 – Central Saanich.
CAIRNS, HARRY Private, 231st Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders Number: 1015345 Volunteered March 17, 1917 (Vancouver) Postal Clerk, Vancouver 817 East 8th Avenue, Vancouver Born June 29, 1888 Bruce Mines, Ontario Married Bessie Mae Bigney, June 27, 1925 Died October 22, 1966 – Vancouver (Bessie died April 27, 1954 – Vancouver) Survived by sisters Mrs. Kate Johnson and Mrs. Madge Rines of White Rock.
CALVERT, THOMAS JOHN Private, 224th Battalion, Forestry Corps Number: 299245 Volunteered April 14, 1916 (Vancouver) Letter Carrier, Vancouver 856 Union Street, Vancouver Born November 4, 1883 County Down, Ireland Married Isabella Cully, December 25, 1920 Died June 20, 1971 – Vancouver (Isabella died June 7, 1937 – Vancouver).
CARLYON, ALBERT (ALGERNON) Private, 11th Mounted Rifles (BC Dragoons) Number: 116415 Volunteered May 31, 1915 (Vancouver) Postal Clerk, Vancouver 539 East 65th Avenue, Vancouver Born August 18, 1885 Brantford, Middlesex, England Married Marion Walker, August 21, 1911 Died June 27, 1959 – Vancouver Survived by sons Jasper (England) and Raymond (Victoria) and 1 grandson (England).
CARR, FRANK EDWARD Private, 7th Battalion, BC Regiment Number: 16472 Volunteered September 18, 1914 (Vancouver) Postal Clerk, Vancouver 1219 East 15th Avenue, Vancouver Born December 19, 1886 Ryde, Ontario Died April 26, 1915 at the Second Battle of Ypres No known grave. Name listed on the Menin Gate F.E. Carr’s younger brother, James Percy Carr, enlisted with the 47th Battalion (New Westminster) on March 15, 1915. He completed the war as a Sergeant (#28570).
CATER, GEORGE Private, 62nd Battalion, BC Regiment No enlistment date located Letter Carrier, Vancouver 2761 McGill Street, Vancouver The 1911 Census for Vancouver shows George Cater, born 1888. Died August 28, 1923 – Vancouver (Point Grey) Survived by wife Jess, 3 sons “at home”, and parents. Younger brother, Andrew Cater(#435826), served in the No.1 Field Ambulance.
CHANTRELL, WILLIAM SMITHSTON Sergeant, Medical Corps, #4 General Hospital Number: 521027 Volunteered March 17, 1915 (Esquimalt) Letter Carrier, Vancouver 1569 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver Born October 19, 1883 Elgin BC (now part of Surrey) Married to Anna Died April 23, 1958 – Vancouver Survived by Daughters Mrs. Doris Mitchell and Mrs. Ida Hamilton.
CHURCHILL, GEORGE Gunner, 68th O/S Field Battery Number: 2023637 Conscripted May 17, 1918 (Vancouver) Superintendent of Letter Carriers, Vancouver 842 Hornby Street, Vancouver Born July 2, 1884 Nanaimo, BC Married Kathleen Jeanette Rae, January 22, 1923, Vancouver Died March 20, 1945 – Vancouver (Kathleen died May 31, 1971 – Coquitlam) Survived by brother John and sisters Mrs. Thomas Dickson and Mrs. John (Elizabeth) Langham. Several nieces and nephews.
CLARK, JAMES WILLIAM Private, 68th O/S Field Battery Number: 339617 Volunteered March 29, 1917 (Vancouver) Postal Clerk, Vancouver Suite 201, Connaught Hotel Born August 1, 1881 Valparaiso, Chile.
CLARKE, GORDON HARRY Private, 1st Depot Battalion, BC Regiment Number: 2024062 Conscripted October 9, 1917 (Vancouver) Assistant Postal Inspector Suite 36, Caroline Court, Vancouver Born September 4, 1884 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England Married Rosa Francois, September 12, 1925 Died September 7, 1956 – Vancouver Survived sister Mr. H.M. Johnston and nephew Lyman C. Johnston of Toronto.
CLUCAS, JOHN COTTIER Private, 1st Depot Battalion, BC Regiment Number: 2022834 Conscripted October 16, 1916 (Vancouver) Postal Clerk, Vancouver 2031 Nanaimo Street, Vancouver Born December 8, 1881 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Married to Wynne Died April 11, 1975 – North Vancouver Survived by son Richard Clucas (Marjorie) of West Vancouver and 4 grandchildren Prior to emigrating to Canada J.C. Clucas worked as a Railway Clerk.
CONNOR, LEO Private, 29th Battalion, Irish Fusiliers, BC Regiment Volunteered January 15, 1915 (Vancouver( Postal Clerk, Vancouver 930 East 18th Avenue Born March 20, 1891 London, England Certificate of Attestation shows “Trade or Calling” as Engineer
CORBETT, ROBERT HENRY Private, 230th Forestry Battalion Number: 1012991 Volunteered December 12, 1916 (Vancouver) Letter Carrier, New Westminster 68 6th Street, New Westminster Born January 9, 1874 Orangeville ON Married to Maggie Corbett Died July 9, 1934 – Vancouver (Maggie died August 29, 1930 – New Westminster) Survived by sons Harry, New Westminster and Earl and Willfred, Seattle.
CORCORAN, JOHN ANDREW Private, 102nd Battalion, Northern BC Regiment Number: 703363 Volunteered January 19, 1916 (Vancouver) Clerk/Stenographer, Inspector’s Office, Vancouver 1046 Granville Street, Vancouver Born August 18, 1886 Charlottetown P.E.I. Died May 15, 1955 – Vancouver Survived by sister Annie of Vancouver, brother Harry and sister Mary of Charlottetown.
DAILEY, ALFRED JAMES Private, 47th Battalion, Westminster Regiment Number: 629551 Volunteered September 29, 1915 (Vernon)
Letter Carrier, New Westminster 909 East 5th Avenue, New Westminster Born October 17, 1888 Aughrim, Derry, Ireland Married Crissie Bell Marshal, April 10, 1914, New Westminster Died February 11, 1917 Buried in the Villers Station Cemetery, France
DARGIE, DAVID MALCOLM Private, 47th Battalion, Westminster Regiment Number: A29809 Volunteered March 12, 1915 Railway Mail Clerk, New Westminster New Westminster Born December 2, 1889 Bangor, North Wales Married Maisie Spooner, November 8, 1919, Vancouver.
DENHOLM, WALTER Private, 10th Battalion, Calgary Highlanders Number: 20308 Volunteered September 22, 1914 (Valcartier) Railway Mail Clerk, New Westminster New Westminster Born February 5, 1884 Edinburgh, Scotland.
DOYLE, ALFRED EDWARD Private, 7th Battalion, BC Regiment Number: 16996 Volunteered September 23, 1914 (Valcartier) Postal Clerk, Vancouver 8234 Shaughnessy, Vancouver Born November 25, 1886 Dublin, Ireland Died October 27, 1965 – North Vancouver Survived by daughters Mrs. Mark Jansen and Mrs. Robert Proctor and 9 grandchildren.
DUNLOP, ALEXANDER No military information located Letter Carrier, Vancouver East 14th Avenue and Boundary Road, Vancouver.
EMSLEY, ALBERT LAWRENCE SEABORN Private, 13th Field Ambulance Number: 532770 Volunteered June 1, 1916 (Victoria) Railway Mail Clerk, New Westminster Fitzgerald Street, Nanaimo Born September 8, 1882 Napanee, Ontario Married Gertrude Frier June 14, 1910, New Westminster Died April 28, 1958 – Vancouver.
