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Private Arthur Stanley Oates, Private, 54th Battalion
Dear Friends of the 54th Your website is a great resource so first of all – thanks for all you have done and are doing on that. While reading your narrative I came across a detail that you might like to … Continue reading
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Sgt. Thomas Carney Reg. 442350
ARMY FILE LACCEF-0088450 (bac-lac.gc.ca)
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Private Ernest Podmore KIA at Beaucourt En Santerre, near Amiens, France, 8/8/1918
“He Proved Himself A Man” Private Ernest Podmore was killed in action at Beaucourt En Santerre, near Amiens, France, on August 8th 1918, serving with the Canadian Expeditionary Force – 54th Infantry Battalion. He is buried in Beaucourt British Cemetery. … Continue reading
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Private Frederick Charles Day
“Remember me is all.” By Eric Schweitzer On October the 14th 1916 Private (Pte.) Frederick Charles Day of Crawford Bay B.C. was killed in action while serving with the 54th Battalion (Kootenay), Canadian Expeditionary Force during the Battle of the … Continue reading
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Private Henry Woodnutt
by Robert Condie My Grandfather was born in the Marylebone area of London in 1877, one of eleven children – his father a fireman died in a fire in 1888. Only the youngest children stayed with the mother some going … Continue reading
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November 11, 1939
Remembrance Day, Victory Square Vancouver Canada is now in their second war in 21 years. Note the wreath devoted to the 54th Battalion. some of the buildings in this picture still exist. See below the postcard after the modern picture … Continue reading
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DOWNLOADS
The Battalion Sailing Lists – who went on the major move to England in late 1915 – File is a PDF Battle Losses are presented in a PDF file you can down load, use “edit find on this page for names” … Continue reading
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Will Tamboline
William Tamboline originally joined the 62nd Battalion and was transferred to the 54th once in England. So he never lived in the Kootenay area nor served with the local boys from home. Being the son of a farmer he was … Continue reading
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Joseph Roundhill
Joseph Roundhill was living in Vancouver when he enlisted on March 1st, 1916. His was a butcher. His next of kin, sister Lilly lived in Whalley, Lancashire England. Lived at 1190 Granville Street in Vancouver Trade was “Butcher” Next of … Continue reading
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