• Surname, Christian Name:
• Allen, John
• Served Unit(s):
• Royal Irish Guards (6 years), 45th Regt. (1 year), 93rd Bat., 109th Bat. 124th Bat.
• Regt No.
• #724001 Rank: B.S.M. (Battalion Sergeant Major)
• Date of birth:
• April 1st, 1883
• Place of birth:
• Country Down Ireland
• Married, widower or single
• Married
• Trade or calling:
• Fireman
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Wife, Clara Helen Allen
• Address of next-of-kin:
• 234, Queens Rd, Battersea London S.W. England
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• Apparent age:
• Height:
• 6ft, 1in.
• Signed up:
• 24th February 1915

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Anderson Ross, Hillard. Major
• Served Unit(s):
• 109th Btn., 14 Coy Canadian Forestry Corps
  24th Coy C.F.C.
• Date of birth:
• 12.18.1884
• Place of birth:
• Monmouth Township, Haliburton County Ontario.
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Box767 Lindsay Ontario
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• 45th Regt.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• 10 years 45th Regt.
• Apparent age:
• 31 years.
• Height:
• 5 ft 10 in.
• Signed up:
• 20th July 1916.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Batt, Harry
• Served Unit(s):
• 109th Btn., 124th Btn., 12th Reserve Btn.
• Date of birth:
• March 1st, 1884
• Place of birth:
• London, England
• Trade or calling:
• Shoemaker.
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Mrs. Catherine Ellen Batt., (wife).
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Elgin Street, Lindsay.
• Apparent age:
• 32 years.
• Height:
• 5 ft. 7¾ in
• Signed up:
• March 27th, 1916

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Bell, John Kopf.
• Served Unit(s):
• 97th. Squadron, 408th. Squadron, RCAF.
• Regt. No. #
• (J-88407), J-16345.
• Present address:
• Date of birth:
• 11. July 1912
• Place of birth:
• New Glasgow, N.B.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Chemist
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Dr. John Bell.
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 29 years
• Height:
• Signed up:
• Sept. 1940.
• John Kopf Bell was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. DFC.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Boldt, Stanley
• Served Unit(s):
• 109th + 21st Battalion, CEF.
• Regt. No:
• #724086
• Present address:
• Minden, Ont.
• Date of birth:
• June 17th 1894
• Place of birth:
• Lutterworth Tp. Haliburton.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Farmer
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Adolphus Boldt, Father..
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Minden, Ont.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 21 years, 3 month.
• Height:
• 5 feet, 11 inches.
• Signed up:
• March 3rd 1916 Minden, Ont.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Boldt, William
• Served Unit(s):
• 109th + 20th Battalion, CEF.
• Regt. No:
• #726085
• Present address:
• Minden, Ont.
• Date of birth:
• Jan. 19th 1892
• Place of birth:
• Kinmount, Ont.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Farmer
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Adolphus Boldt, Father.
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Minden, Ont.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 22 years, 11 month.
• Height:
• 6 feet, 1 inch.
• Signed up:
• Dec. 20th 1915, Minden, Ont.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Burchell, Herbert George, Rear Admiral RCN.
• Regt. No. #
• O-10390>
• Present address:
• Perth, Ont.
• Date of birth:
• 18. September 1912
• Place of birth:
• Kemptville, Ont.
• Married, widower or single:
• Trade or calling:
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• Apparent age:
• Height:
• Signed up:

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• Surname, Christian Name:
• Dawkins, Harry
• Served Unit(s):
• 59th Btn., “B” Coy., 38th Btn., 7th Reserve Btn., Awarded Military Medal for Bravery in the Field, Belgian Croix de Guerre. Sergeant.
• Date of birth:
• 12.10.1891
• Place of birth:
• Lakefield, Ontario.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Fireman R.R.
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Dawkins, George (father)
• Address of next-of-kin:
• 95 George Street, Belleville, 97 Russell Str. Lindsay.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 23 years, 7 months
• Height:
• 5 ft 7½ in.
• Signed up:
• 26th May 1915

Harry Bruce Dawkins

Harry Dawkins served in World War 1 following training in Bermuda with the 38th Battalion before heading for the trenches in France. He originally enlisted with the 59th Battalion but was subsequently transferred to the 38th.

While in France he was wounded when a piece of shrapnel apparently bounced off a pair of German made scissors and then lodged in his abdomen. Until his death, if he really liked you he would show you his scar. Whether it was this wound or another, he had a severe wound but returned to the trenches after recuperating.

While serving in France about a year after being severely wounded, he was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Military Medal. Apparently, Harry and his fellow soldiers were in a machine gun position and Harry held the position which allowed the Allies to advance, gaining several yards. Others had retreated until an officer realized that the position was being held so he advanced. For this action, Harry won military honours.

I believe he was born in Lakefield, Ontario but had moved to Lindsay prior to joining the army. Following the war, he returned to Lindsay where he eventually met and married Nellie Inez Moore in 1921. Harry was an Engineer for the Canadian National Railway until his death in 1950. Harry and Nellie had four children, Dorothy, Gordon, Marjorie and Grenville (Doc).

Gordon Harry Dawkins

Gordon served in World War 2. He enlisted on July 28th, 1943 two weeks after his 18th birthday. At that time, you had to be 19 years old before being sent overseas. As a result, Gordon spent his first year of service with the Demonstration Platoon under Sgt. George "Punch" Imlach. While with the Dem Platoon, he spent time in Kingston, Cornwall, Camp Borden, Long Branch and again in Camp Borden. At some point, he also had a short stint in the United States somewhere near Coney Island.

Finally, in December 1944, Gordon was sent overseas landing in England. He served in Scotland, England, Belgium, Holland, Germany and France. It was late in the war and most servicemen had been there for quite some time and had been through so much. Gordon was sent as a replacement to the Algonquin Regiment.

Many of the stories Gordon told in later years were about the people he met. Fellow soldiers he served with, farmers who traded eggs for chocolate and children who swarmed him in villages for candy. He spoke fondly of the Dutch farmer who let him and his buddies sleep in his hayloft. The first time he had been warm and dry at night for a very long time. He spoke of writing home asking Merleen and his family to send him cigarettes. They didn't. They knew he didn't smoke. But he desperately wanted the cigarettes to trade for fresh food and other luxuries. He also spoke of POWs he met while guarding a hospital. Later he related that they were just like him following orders and wanted to go home too.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Dawkins, Gordon Harry.
• Served Unit(s):
• Algonquin Regt.
• Regt. No. #
• C-121870
• Present address:
• Date of birth:
14 July 1925
• Place of birth:
Lindsay, Ontario
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 20 years, 4 month.
• Height:
• 6ft. ½ ins.
• Signed up:
• July, 1943.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Evoy, Norman
• Served Unit(s):
• WWI - CEF, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, 11th Reserve Bat., 18th Reserve Bat
  WWII - Algonquin Regt. CASF.
• Date of birth:
• Feb. 12th 1888
• Place of birth:
• Ottawa. Ont
• Trade or calling:
• Electrician
• Name of next-of-kin:
• G. Evoy, (Mother)
• Address of next-of-kin:
• New Liskeard, Ont
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• Yes
• Apparent age:
• 27 years
• Height:
• 5 feet, 7 inches
• Signed up:
• Aug. 12th 1915, Rockcliffe, Ont

Lt. Norman Evoy, Ypres, Belgium.

Sometime during 1915 to 1918, Lt. Evoy had taken cover from a massive artillery barrage in the ruins of St. Martin’s Cathedral in Ypres. After the barrage was over, Lt. Evoy arose from his position only to discover that another soldier had taken cover there as well. When both men looked at each other, Lt. Evoy found himself looking into the eyes of his younger brother, George.
This piece of stained glass was sent back by Lt. Evoy.

Norman Evoy rejoined the Armed Services during WW II and served as an instructor at Camp Borden and at war's end, he retired as Maj. of the Algonquin Regiment.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Fee, John James Havelock Lt.-Col.
• Served Unit(s):
• 45th Regt., 109th Btn., 14th Coy Canadian Forestry Corps, H Q. No 1 District,
• Date of birth:
• July 23rd, 1883
• Place of birth:
• Emily Twp. Victoria Co.
• Trade or calling:
• Salesman.
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Nina Gertrude Fee (wife).
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• 45th Victoria Regt.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• 45th Regt., 14 years
• Apparent age:
• 33 years
• Height:
• 5ft., 8 in.
• Signed up:
• April 20th., 1916

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Finlay, John Elsworth
• Served Unit(s):
• 109th Btn., 103rd Btn., 2nd. Cdn Labour Btn., 12th. Cdn Railway Troops
• Regt. No. #
• Present address:
• Tory Hill, Ont.
• Date of birth:
• March 25, 1883.
• Place of birth:
• Coboconk, Ont.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Engineer.
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Mrs. Harriett Finlay.
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Tory Hill, Ont.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• 45th. Victoria Regt.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• 5 years, 45th. Victoria Regt.
• Apparent age:
• 33 years.
• Height:
• 5ft., 6¾ ins.
• Signed up:
• 18. Sept. 1916.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Griggs, John William
• Served Unit(s):
• 252nd Btn., 21st. Btn.
• Regt. No. #
• 1087046.
• Present address:
• Little Britain, Ont.
• Date of birth:
• 27. November 1898.
• Place of birth:
• London, England.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Painter.
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Mrs. Sarah Griggs, Mother..
• Address of next-of-kin:
• 12 Basuts Rd., Parsons Green, Fulham, London Eng.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 29 years.
• Height:
• 5ft. 1ins.
• Signed up:
• Nov. 27th 1916.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Hanthorn, Robert Closson
• Served Unit(s):
• 109th Overseas Battalion, C.E.F., 21st Bat., 4th Cdn. Labour Bat.
• Regt. No.
• #726131
• Present address:
• Gelert
• Date of birth:
• June 20th, 1898
• Place of birth:
• Warkworth, Ontario
• Married, widower or single:
• Single
• Trade or calling:
• Farmer
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Robt. Jas. Hanthorn
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Gelert, Ont
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No
• Apparent age:
• 17 years, 7 months
• Height:
• 5feet 4in
• Signed up:
• January 29th, 1916

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Hudson, John
• Served Unit(s):
• 117th Btn., 2nd Canadian Labour Btn., 12th Canadian Railway Troops. Good Conduct Badge.
• Date of birth:
• August 1st, 1892
• Place of birth:
• Richmond, Quebec.
• Trade or calling:
• Labourer
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Mr. John Hudson.
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Qoaticook, Quebec.
• Apparent age:
• 22 yrs. 5 mths
• Height:
• 5 ft, 6½ in
• Signed up:
• Sherbrooke, Dec. 21st 1915

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Jenkins, Robert Charles Harold.
• Served Unit(s):
• 109th Btn.
• Regt. No. #
• 724747
• Present address:
• 13 Albert St. Lindsay.
• Date of birth:
• May 12th, 1895
• Place of birth:
• Oakwood, Ont.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Barber.
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Charles Jenkins.
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Little Britain, Ont.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 2o year 9 month.
• Height:
• 5 feet 4¼ inches
• Signed up:
• February 9th, 1916.

Jones, Jack Herman
Born January 13, 1925 in Tory Hill. Served with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve, RCNVR.

Regular seaman stationed in Annapolis, Nova Scotia for training. Served on a minesweeper out of Halifax. The war ended just as he got his ship out orders.

He was in Navies football team and also the Navies boxing champion.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• MacArthur, Kenneth Allan,
• Served Unit(s):
• RCAF, Bomber Command # 6 Group.
• Regt. No. #
• Present address:
• Lindsay.
• Date of birth:
• 18. December 1921
• Place of birth:
• Near Newmarket, Ont.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• Apparent age:
• Height:
• Signed up:
• 1942

• Surname, Christian Name:
• MacDonald, James
• Served Unit(s):
• 55th, 14th Royal Montreal Regt., 1st Cdn. Machine Gun Btn.
• Regt. No:
• #444060.
• Present address:
• Date of birth:
• Feb. 12.,1894.
• Place of birth:
• Glasgow, Scotland.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Labor
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Isabella MacDonald.
• Address of next-of-kin:
• 70 Condor Ave., Toronto.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 21 years 2 month.
• Height:
• 5ft. 4½ins.
• Signed up:
• April 1st 1915

• Surname, Christian Name:
• McMillan, William Duncan
• Served Unit(s):
• 59th Btn., “D” Coy., 38th Btn. CEF. Wounded (G.S.W.) leg 19.11.1916, KIA Mar. 27th 1918. Granted Good Conduct Badge.
• Date of birth:
• 6.11.1894
• Place of birth:
• Sonja, Ontario
• Trade or calling:
• Farmer
• Name of next-of-kin:
• McMillan, George (Brother)
• Address of next-of-kin:
• R.R.# 1, Sunderland, Ontario
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• Apparent age:
• 20 years 4 month
• Height:
• 5 ft. 6½ in
• Signed up:
• 4.3.1915

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Ormand, Barry
• Served Unit(s):
• 109th + 20th Battalion, CEF.
• Regt. No:
• #724669
• Present address:
• Minden, Ont.
• Date of birth:
• June 30th 1895
• Place of birth:
• Minden. Ont.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Farmer
• Name of next-of-kin:
• William Barry.
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Minden, Ont.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 20 years
• Height:
• 5 feet, 9 inches.
• Signed up:
• Dec. 6th 1915, Lindsay, Ont.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Reid, Harold William.
• Served Unit(s):
• RCAF, 626 Squadron.
• Regt. No. #
• J41869
• Present address:
• Myrtle Street, Aylmer West, Ontario.
• Date of birth:
• February 3, 1919.
• Place of birth:
• Elgin Country, Dorchester Township, Ontario.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Mr. Jack Evarad Reid.
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Box 499, Myrtle Street, Aylmer West, Ontario.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 23 years.
• Height:
• 5ft 11ins.
• Signed up:
• June 1942.
• KIA. Shot down Germany, 5. April 1945. Raid on Refinery at Lützkendorf.

AWARD OF: THE MILITARY MEDAL

TO: B. 78960 PRIVATE EVAN THOMAS RUCK CANADIAN INFANTRY CORPS

During the night of 21/22 February 1944, an important reconnaissance patrol consisting of an Officer and Private Ruck penetrated behind the enemy lines north-east of Crecchio.

After remaining concealed during the night the patrol made an extensive reconnaissance of enemy positions during the daylight. While doing this, the officer stepped on a mine, which exploded, fatally wounding him, the blast throwing Private Ruck ten yards away.

Although stunned and suffering from shock, Private Ruck carried the officer for two hundred yards back through the mine field and dressed his wounds. He then ran three-quarters of a mile uphill to the nearest company, collected a stretcher party and led them back to pick up the officer.

Before being evacuated to hospital, he passed on all information gained. All this action took place within one hundred and fifty yards of known enemy positions and under spasmodic mortar fire.

Private Ruck demonstrated outstanding courage and gallantry throughout in a manner worthy of the highest traditions of the service.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Scott, Alexander McKay
• Served Unit(s):
• 45th Regiment, 109th and 21st Battalion
• Regt. No.#
• Officer, Lieutenant
• Date of birth:
• Sept. 23rd 1893
• Place of birth:
• Cornwall, Ontario
• Married, widower or single:
• Single
• Trade or calling:
• Student
• Name of next-of-kin:
• A. J. Scott
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Postmaster Gelert, Ontario
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• 45th Regiment
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• Apparent age:
• 22 years
• Height:
• 5 feet, 8 inches
• Signed up:
• May 23rd, 1916, Lindsay
• KIA 11-10-18

Major E.G. Scott enlisted on 1 September 1939 (having previously worked as a letter carrier for the Canada Post Office) in the Royal Canadian Artillery as a Lieutenant and trained at Petawawa, Tracadie (NB) and Sussex (NB).

He proceeded overseas on 11 November 1941 and saw enemy action in Great Britain, France, the Low Countries, and Germany. While overseas he trained at Camp Bordon, Aldershot, Sennybridge, Wales, and Inversary, Scotland.

He was transferred from the 45th Field Bty., 7. Medium Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, 14. Cdn. Fd. Regt, 3.Cdn A/T. (anti-tank) Regt. He was mentioned in dispatches. He arrived home 3 July 1945 and was discharged 11 August 1945.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Sellick, Harold Samuel
• Served Unit(s):
• 1st Anti-Tank Regiment, 92nd Battery.
• Regt. No:
• #F88841
• Present address:
• Date of birth:
• 1922
• Place of birth:
• Prince Edward Island.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• n/a
• Name of next-of-kin:
• n/a
• Address of next-of-kin:
• n/a
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No.
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• No.
• Apparent age:
• 27 years.
• Height:
• n/a
• Signed up:
• 1939

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Taylor, Edwin Adonijah.
• Served Unit(s):
• 2nd Dragoons, 75th Btn., 4th Engineer Btn., 176th Btn. Niagara Ranger CEF.
• Regt. No. #
• 850211.
• Date of birth:
• 25.08.1875.
• Place of birth:
• Lynedoch, Norfolk, Eng.
• Married, widower or single:
• Single.
• Trade or calling:
• Carpenter.
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Gladys Taylor (daughter).
• Address of next-of-kin:
• 12 Glasgow Street, Toronto.
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• No
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• 4 years 2nd Dragoons.
• Apparent age:
• 40 years.
• Height:
• 5 ft 8½ in.
• Signed up:
• February 8th. 1916.

• Surname, Christian Name:
• Wilford, John Richard.
• Served Unit(s):
• Royal Navy Air Service.
• Regt. No. #
• Present address:
• Date of birth:
• Place of birth:
• Married, widower or single:
• Trade or calling:
• Name of next-of-kin:
• Address of next-of-kin:
• Whether at present a member of the Active Militia:
• Particulars of previous military or naval service, if any:
• Apparent age:
• Height:
• Signed up:

Ernest Wilkinson

Surname, Christian Name: Wilkinson, Ernest
Place of birth: Lindsay Apparent age: 32 years