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 Grimsby Independent, 9 Oct 1918, p. 4     Mr. David Jacobs of Grassies received word a few days ago, that his son Roy had been killed in France. He enlisted in the ...Battalion in 1916, and was drafted to France the same year....

 Grimsby Independent, 9 Oct 1918, p. 4     Mrs. John H. Nelson of Grimsby received the sad news on Tuesday, Oct. 8th that her son, Robert H. was killed in action on Sept. 28th. Robert was born in 1900 and enlisted in the C.M. Rifles in Nov 1915. He went overseas in April 1916, went to France in …

 Grimsby Independent, 4 Dec 1918, p. 4     Mr. and Mrs. W. Allan (sp?) received a cablegram last week, stating that their son, Pte. Fred Allen had died from wounds received during the last week of the fighting. Pte. Allen donned the colours in February of this year, going overseas in June. He was at Witley camp until …

 Grimsby Independent, 25 Sep 1918, p. 1     Froom, from Regina, died on September 23, and Nightingale,from Toronto, died on September 24.

 Grimsby Independent, 13 Nov 1918, p. 5     ....Winona has been robbed of another promising and well-known young man in the person of Pte. William Stallard Millard. Official notification has been received by his parents and wife, that he gave up his life in defense of his country in the vicinity of Cambral with the Canadian forces on …

 Grimsby Independent, 9 Oct 1918, p. 1     Mrs. Roy Hewitt has received touching letters of sympathy from others commanding the battalion to which her husband was attached. The following, from her brother, explains how Roy met the death. Somewhere in France, Aug 31, 1918. My dear sister, It is with regret that I sit here to write …

 Grimsby Independent, 29 Jan 1919, p. 1     Although the cessation of hostilities took place something over two months ago, the grim reaper still takes his share of our brave boys overseas through illness or as a result of their wounds previous to the signing of the armistice. In our issue of January 22, we reported the illness …

 Grimsby Independent, 23 May 1917, p. 1,2     Former resident of Beamsville ... 92 years old, ... son Mr. H. T. Miller, Jr. is principal of Bishop Ridley School in St. Catharines ... buried Mt. Osborne Cemetery, Beamsville ...

 Grimsby Independent, 19 Sep 1917, p. 1     The victim of a sniper's bullet, which struck him at the post of duty as he was operating his machine gun, Corp. Charles Ridley Cairns, one of the four soldier sons of William C. and Mrs. Cairns, of Stoney Creek, is now lying in a hero's grave in France. The …

 Grimsby Independent, 7 Nov 1917, p. 5     Pte. Earle A. Packham - The last roll call of the brave has been answered by another gallant young member of the 129th Battalion, who went overseas in August, 1916. Word was received Saturday, November 3, that Pte. Earle A. Packham had been killed in action on October 21. ... …

 Grimsby Independent, 19 Dec 1917, p. 1     Complete transcription of letter to Mrs. Cowan is included in article.

 Grimsby Independent, 19 Dec 1917, p. 1     Pte. W. R. Banwell was one of the first in Grimsby to volunteer for service in the 8th Battn. He was transferred to the 58th Batt. in France and was listed as "missing" with other Grimsby boys on October 8th and later as "presumed to have died". His death is …

 Grimsby Independent, 29 Nov 1945, p. 1,8     Friends and business associates...will be shocked to learn that John Hunter Gibson, prominent coal merchant and well known resident of Grimsby, passed away at an early hour this morning, Thursday, November 29th. "John H." had not been in the best of health for some time...Deceased was the son of ...

 Grimsby Independent, 8 Jul 1936, p. 1     The Grimsby Independent is publishing a list of the cottagers at Grimsby Beach in the next two or three weeks (long list of names of owners and renters)

 Grimsby Independent, 14 Dec 1944, p. 3     The Rev. George Grout, who succeeded Mr. Bethune, was born in 1804 in Quebec City where his father was a member of the Bishop's Household. He was the first child to be baptized in Quebec Cathedral. A young man of 23, he was appointed to the church at Grimsby by …

 Grimsby Independent, 21 Dec 1944, p. 3     Shortly after Mr. Grout's death, the Reverend F.J. Lundy, a graduate of the University of Oxford, England, with the degree of D.C.L. came and preached to the parishioners of St. Andrew's...And according to all reports there were many disputed passages in the 18 years of Dr. Lundy's incumbency, in ...

 Grimsby Independent, 28 Dec 1944, p. 1     The sad news was conveyed to Mrs. Grace Maeder on Wednesday afternoon last, by an official notification from Ottawa, of the death in action overseas of her son, Flying Officer Paul Maeder, one of the most popular of the younger lads of the town previous to his enlistment. Twenty years …

 Grimsby Independent, 28 Dec 1944, p. 2     description of Dr. Read's term as clergyman at St. Andrew's Anglican Church, including improvements and changes, He died September 8th, 1892, and he and his wife are buried at St. Andrew's Churchyard. His wife, Eliza Ann, was born at Bath, Ontario July 1st, 1818, died at Grimsby March 16th, 1891.