Montreal Roll Of Honour

MONTREAL ROLL OF HONOUR

This page is to honour all the Anglo-Montrealers who served.
If your Montreal ancestor / relative served in any war before, during or after
living in Montreal, send the details to me and I will add him/her to the list.

Death dates are only included for those who died while serving.
Click on the highlighted surname for a brief biography on each person.
To learn more about the war - click on the highlighted title.

The French and Indian Wars (1758-1765?)	The North-West Rebellions (Riel Rebellion) (1885)
The American Revolution (1776)	The South African War (BOER WAR) (1899-1902)
The Napoleonic Wars (1798-1815)	World War I (1914-1918)
Peninsular War (1808-1814)	World War II (1939-1945)
The War of 1812 (1812-1815)	The Korean War (1950-1953)
The Texas Revolution (1835-1836)	The Vietnam War
The Rebellion of 1836/37	The Gulf War
The Fenian Raids (1866-1870)

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS
1758-1765?

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE

LINKS OUTSIDE THIS SITE:
French-Indian Wars - Battle at Montreal http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/frin/battles/montreal.htm
Muster Rolls of the French-Indian Wars http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/frin/muster/musterindex.htm
A Brief History of the French and Indian War http://web.syr.edu/~laroux/history/history.html

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
1776

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE

THE NAPLOLEONIC WARS
1798-1815
PENINSULAR WAR
1808-1814

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
KOESTER	Colour Sergeant George Christian	1784 Guntersblun, Germany	survived	60th Reg. Of Foot King’s Royal Rifles 5th Battalion	Alan O. Brown

THE WAR OF 1812
1812-1814

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
BROWN	Captain James	Jan. 20, 1776 Glasgow, Scotland	survived		Alan O. Brown
JONES	C.H.	Montreal	survived		John Jones biography
JONES	Colonel John	1761 Montreal	survived
McGILLIVRAY	Lieutenant-Colonel William	1764 Scotland	survived	Corps of Voyageurs	Wayne A. Jones
SHAW	Major Angus	Scotland	survived	Voyagers	Viola Seward

LINKS OUTSIDE THIS SITE:
The War of 1812 http://www.norlink.net/~jkeigher/1812.html

THE TEXAS REVOLUTION
1835-1836

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
BROWN	Private William Silvan	February 12, 1812 Montreal	March 27, 1836 La Bahia, Texas	Army of the Republic of Texas	Alan O. Brown

THE REBELLION OF 1837/38
1837-1838

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
BROWN	James	Jan. 20, 1776 Glasgow, Scotland	survived		Alan O. Brown
BROWN	John Ogilvy	1810 Montreal	survived		Alan O. Brown
DYDE	Lieutenant John	1795 Altona, Denmark	survived	Montreal Light Infantry
JONES	Captain C.H.	Montreal	survived		John Jones biography
JONES	Captain Edward	Montreal	survived		John Jones biography
JONES	Lieutenant Robert	Montreal	survived		John Jones biography
JONES	Captain T.W.	Montreal	survived	Queen's Light Dragoons	John Jones biography
JONES	Lieutenant	Montreal	survived		John Jones biography
SNOWDON	James Sr.	January 26, 1791 Kennet, Scotland	survived	Royal Montreal Cavalry	Marjorie Mikasen
SNOWDON	Joseph	June 8, 1816 Kennet, Scotland	survived	Royal Montreal Cavalry	Marjorie Mikasen

http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmil/1837/1837view.htm

THE FENIAN RAIDS
1866-1870

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
BOND	Ensign Edward Langley	October 2, 1850 Montreal	survived	Cadets No.2 Company Cadets No.6 Company Prince of Wales Rifles	Jocelyn Bond Arthur Bond
BROWN	Private George Ogilvy	April 20, 1846 Montreal	survived	Montreal Royal Light Infantry AND Montreal Garrison	Alan O. Brown
DALRYMPLE	Gunner James	October 12, 1847 l'Assomption, Quebec	survived	Montreal Garrison Artillery	Lesley (Dalrymple) O'Neil
DYDE	Colonel John	1795 Altona, Denmark	survived	Second Brigade of the Prince of Wales Rifles ?

THE RIEL REBELLION
1885

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
ABBOTT	Lieutenant Henry	October 15, 1857 Montreal	survived	Victoria Rifles	Elizabeth Abbott
BOND	Major Edward Langley	October 2, 1850 Montreal	survived	Prince of Wales Rifles	Jocelyn Bond Arthur Bond
PARKER	John Edward		survived	Montreal Garrison Artillery	Susan Boon

Two Montreal Regiments were sent to the scene of the uprising - the Garrison Artillery and the 65th;
the first an English corps and the second a French-Canadian corps.

LINKS OUTSIDE THIS SITE:
Reminiscences of the North-West Rebellions By Major Charles A. Boulton, 1866
Riel, Dumont, and the 1885 Rebellion By Brian M. Brown

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
BOER WAR
1899-1902

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
BARRETT	William Dufferin	1873 Montreal	survived	1st Brabants Horse AND 10th Cdn. Field Hosp.	Bruce Barrett

See also FORGOTTEN FACES, -South African War Veterans in Montreal
Official List of the Canadian Contingents in South Africa

and for LINKS OUTSIDE THIS SITE see:
Fatal Casualties in Canadaian Contingents of the Boer War
The Book of Rememberance, South Africa and the Nile Expedition (Canadians who lost their lives)
South African War Virtual Library - Canadian Forces

WORLD WAR I
1914-1918

SURNAME	First Name&Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
BARRETT	Corporal William Dufferin	1873 Montreal	survived	Canadian Army Service Corps	Bruce Barrett
BICKERDIKE	Lieutenant-Colonel Robert	September 30, 1869 Montreal	survived	58th Regiment of Westmount Rifles AND Royal Montreal Regmt	Malcolm Paterson
CROSS	Private George Lorenzo	JulY 19, 1874 Birmingham, England	survived	242nd Batallion, Cdn. Expeditionary Forces	Lesley O'Neil
DORMAN	James William (Bill)	July 20, 1896 Montreal	April 24,1928 Montreal?	73rd Regiment 4th Division of the Canadian Army Corps	Karl Sack
DORMAN	Private Robert Osborne	Jan.6, 1900 Montreal	survived	C.E.F. 60th Battalion	Karl Sack
DOUGLAS	Lance Corp./Gunner Alexander	Jan. 14, 1888 East Kilbride, Lanark Scotland	survived	79th Battery Canadian Field Artillery	Malcolm Paterson
DOUGLAS	Gunner James	July 15, 1885 East Kilbride, Lanark	survived	79th Battery Cdn. Field Artillery	Malcolm Paterson
DOUGLAS	Private William	Sept. 3, 1883 Cambuslang, Lanark	survived	Seaforth Highlanders	Malcolm Paterson
DRAYCOTT	Gunner Arthur Nelson	April 9, 1899 Montreal	survived	79th. Battery C F A C.E.F.	Ken Draycott
DRUMMOND	Captain Guy Melfort	Aug 15, 1887 Montreal	April 22, 1915 Ypres, France	13th Battalion 5th Royal Highlanders of Canada	Patty Brown
FRAY	Nurse Winifred ''Freddie''		survived		Alan Jackson
KILGOUR	John "Rowland"	Feb. 22, 1897 Beauharnois,Quebec	June 2, 1916 Ypres, France	First University Co. of McGill University	Patty Brown
LATTER	Private William Leonard	May 31, 1884 Montreal	survived	42nd Battalion	Patricia Brown
McGIBBON	Captain Gilbert D.	1885	April 1916 Buried in France	13th Battalion R.H.C.	Tombstone Mt. Royal cemetery
MAPPIN	Captain Kenneth George	1895 Canterbury, England	survived	RFC	Sheila Arthur
MAWHINNEY	Private John	c1898 Bolton, Lanc., Eng.	April 27, 1915 Ypres	2nd Brigade Cdn. Field Artillery	Linda Wampach
MAWHINNEY	Radcliffe	c1896 Bolton, Lanc., Eng.	Aug. 18, 1918 Amiens, France	2nd Brigade Cdn. Field Artillery	Linda Wampach
MEECH	Driver John Charles	Mar. 11, 1876 Oldham, Lanc., Eng.	survived	Cdn. Army Service Corps, CEF	Patricia Brown
MILLAR	Private Norman Ferguson	Sept. 22, 1895 St. Laurent, Montreal	Sept. 15,1916 near Courcellette France	Princess Pats Cdn Light Infantry, Cdn Expeditionary Forces	Lorna Schmidt
NELSON	William Ernest	Jan 29, 1881 Montreal	survived	D.A.D.M.S.. Military District No. 4 and also No. 2 Canadian General Hospital in France	Bill Bentley
OSWALD	Gunner Richard Allen	Sept 26,1877(or 1880) Manchester, England	survived	1st heavy Battery CFA, CEF	Ron Oswald
PARKER	Charles		survived		Susan Boon
PARKER	George		survived		Susan Boon
PATERSON	Gunner Colin	Aug. 3, 1898 Montreal	survived	79th Battery Cdn. Field Artillery	Malcolm Paterson
POYNTER	Private Harold Cecil	Aug. 20 1898 Bromley Kent, Eng.	Nov 18,1916 Battle of Ancre	38th Battalion	Heather Wall
POYNTER	Private Arthur George	Jan.13, 1894 Bromley Kent, Eng.	Nov. 18,1916 Battle of Ancre	38th Battalion	Heather Wall
SLONEMSKY	Private Jacie	Aug. 14, 1892 Montreal	Aug. 14, 1819 Vimy, France	Princess Pats Cdn. Light Infantry Eastern Ontario Div.	Erica Glube Kolatch
SNOWDON	Comrie Stephen	March 20, 1883 Montreal	Dec. 12, 1917 buried: Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St-Eloi, France		Marjorie Mikasen
SPRAGGS	Private Arthur	Oct. 3, 1898 Montreal	survived	C.E.F No. 10 Engineers & Railway Construction	Ada Clark John Spraggs
STEWART	William	Aug. 5, 1884 Prince Albert, NWT	Oct. 20, 1918 France		Patty Brown
STRATHY	Sapper Jeffrey McVicar	March 29,1892 Montreal	Sept 14,1916 near Cambrai France	Canadian Engineers 6th Infantry Brigade 70th Squad RCFC	University of Toronto Roll of Honour
THOM	William Castle	March 5, 1882 Montreal	survived		Judy Thom*
WANKLYN	Lieutenant Andrew Angus	c1891 Montreal	June 2, 1916 Sactuary Wood in Ypres near Flanders	1st Universities Company Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry	plaque
WARMINTON	Major John	c1863 Montreal	1915 Belgium	Canadian Grenadier Guards	Marjorie Mikasen
WIER	Captain Douglas	July 30, 1884 Montreal	Nov. 12, 1918 Edinburgh	Army Serv. Cor.PQ Cdn. Forestry Corps	University of Toronto Roll of Honour
WILSON	Gunner Thomas	Sept 26,1877(or 1880) Manchester, England	survived	1st heavy Battery CFA, CEF	Ron Oswald

See also:
Church of the Ascension Honour Roll Plaques Montreal newspaper article
Royal Victoria Hospital - Military Nursing Service 1914-1918
Church of St. James the Apostle- Roll of Honour 1914
Montreal Harbour Commission Roll of Honour 1915
Writings about WWI by Montrealers

LINKS OUTSIDE THIS SITE WITH NAMES OF CANADIANS WHO SERVED:
War Memorial of Montreal West
Soldiers of the First World War — Canadian Expeditionary Force
World War I Canadian Infantry & Cavalry Index
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Book of Rememberance WWI
Canadian Merchant Navy War Dead Registry
CANADIAN VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL
NAC - Military and Civilian Personnel Records

WORLD WAR II
1939-1945

SURNAME	First Name and Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
ASCAH	Flight Lieutenant Frederick G.		survived	RCAF	Louis Ascah
ASCAH	Gerald		survived		Louis Ascah
BILKEY	James Dalton	March 29, 1916 Ottawa	Dec. 14, 1940 Dunnville	R.C.A.F	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
BYERS	Flight Lieutenant Alan Gordon	Dec. 12, 1915 Montreal	MIA May 1944	R.C.A.F	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
CANEY	Private Thomas William	May 6, 1923 Montreal	survived	Royal Montreal Rgmt AND Seaforth Highlanders	Susan Caney
CARSWELL	Lieutenant Donald	c. 1922 Montreal	survived	Canadian Army Tank Corps	Bob Carswell
CARSWELL	Squadron Leader James Kirkwood	c. 1914 Montreal	survived	RCAF Intelligence	Bob Carswell
CARSWELL	Flight Lieutenant John McKinley	Feb. 14, 1919 Montreal	survived	N.A.P.M. & RCAF & R.A.F. & Cdn. Army Signal Corps	Bob Carswell
CARSWELL (nee Leonard)	Section-Officer A. Patricia	Feb 2, 1920 Croydon, Eng	survived	W.A.A.F. - R.A.F (women's auxillary air force)	Bob Carswell
DALRYMPLE	Squadron Leader Kenneth Cowen Morell	August 12,1909 Montreal	survived	RCAF	Lesley (Dalrymple) O'Neil
DALY	Pilot Officer James Lorne "Kenneth"	Oct. 26, 1918 Toronto, Ont.	Feb. 26, 1943 Bay of Fundy	RCAF	Beverly Buck
DORMAN	Lance Bombardier Francis "Merton"	October 2, 1924 Montreal	survived	Royal Canadian Horse Artillery	Karl Sack
DORMAN	Lawrence William	October 20, Montreal	survived		Karl Sack
DORMAN	Robert (Bob)		survived	Merchant Marines	Karl Sack
GALLAGHER	John (Jr.)	August, 1922 Montreal	survived	RCAF 407th squadron	Maureen Gallagher
HINGSTON	Sergeant Pilot Fayette Brown	May 6, 1918 Montreal	Dec. 4, 1943 Leipzig, Germany	R.C.A.F	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
HOPE	Pilot Officer John Charles William	March 15, 1924 Montreal	Jan. 14, 1944 Scotland	R.C.A.F	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
HYDE	Flight Lieutenant George Gordon	Feb.11, 1914 Montreal	May 1941	R.C.A.F No.2 Fighter Squad	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
JOHNSTON	Lieutenant Malcolm Grant	Aug.16,1919 Montreal	Sept.29,1944 St. Leonard, Belgium	Black Watch (R.H.R) of Canada	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
MARKHAM	Sub-Lieutenant Gerald Arthur	Nov.15,1918 Montreal	Feb.10,1942 off the coast of Ireland	R.C.N.V.R.	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
MILLAR	Flying Officer/Navigator Raymond Norman	Feb.14, 1911 St.Laurent, P.Q.	Sept. 24, 1943 Paris, France	RCAF 57th Squadron	Lorna Schmidt
O'BRIEN	Flying Officer Henry James Stuart	July 8,1916 Outremont, P.Q.	MIA December 1944 Duren,Germany	R.C.A.F	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
OSLER	Robert Free (Bob)	Dec.26,1910 Toronto, Ont.	July 25,1943 Sicily	48th Highlanders D Company	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
PEACOCK	Flight Lieutenant John William Frederick	March 9,1920 Montreal	Aug.7,1944 Normandy	R.C.A.F 409 Squadron	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
RAMSAY	Warrant Officer John M.	Aug 13, 1915 Montreal	survived	8th Reconnaisance 2nd Canadian Division	Pat Ramsay
REDPATH	Pilot Officer / Instructor John George	Feb.28,1923 Montreal	Aug.5,1944 Uplands, Quebec	R.C.A.F	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
RUSSEL	Flight Lieutenant Hugh	Oct.13,1921 Montreal	June 16,1944 Normandy	R.C.A.F	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
RUSSEL	Lieutenant Hugh Dunbar Sutherland	March 11,1916 Montreal	Dec.12,1942 in the Mediterranean	R.C.N.V.R	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
STRONG	William Garnet Matthew	Dec.24,1925 Montreal	Sept.6,1944 near Montebello,P.Q.	R.C.A.F	T. C. S. Old Boys At War
WIGLE	Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Ernest	July 11,1913 Hamilton, Ontario	April 13, 1945 west of Bremen	Armored Corps AND Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders	T. C. S. Old Boys At War

See also
Royal Victoria Hospital Nurses - Graduates on Active Service 1939-1945
Westmount Roll of Honour 1939-1945

LINKS OUTSIDE THIS SITE WITH NAMES OF CANADIANS WHO SERVED:
TMR Town Hall Plaque
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Canadian Merchant Navy War Dead Registry
CANADIAN VIRTUAL WAR MEMORIAL
The Book of Rememberance WWII

KOREAN WAR
1950-1953

SURNAME	First Name & Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE
CURTIS	Corporal Wayne R.	July 29, 1929 Sutton, Vermont	survived	SCARWOF Corps of Engineers U.S. Army	Wayne Curtis c/o Patty Brown
DORMAN	Lance Bombardier Francis Merton	Oct. 2, 1924 Montreal	survived	Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 2nd Regiment (and others units!)	Karl Sack

LINKS OUTSIDE THIS SITE:
The Book of Rememberance - Korea
Korean War maps

VIETNAM WAR

SURNAME	FIRST NAME & RANK	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE

LINKS OUTSIDE THIS SITE:
Canadian Vietnam Casualties
Canadians in the Vietnam War
Canadians listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall (type in...."Canada")
Canadian Vietnam Veterans Organizations

THE GULF WAR
1991

SURNAME	First Name and Rank	Born	Died	REGIMENT	REFERENCE

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