The graves of the following Canadians that are listed on the Brookwood Memorial (1914-18 UK) have been found

Name: CHASE, GEORGE WILLIAM
Initials: G W
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
Date of Death: 24/10/1920
Service No: 34722
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL

Grimsby Scartho Road Cemetery 51-F-26

Name: BELL, DAVID
Initials: D
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment)
Unit Text: 10th Bn.
Date of Death: 11/09/1919
Service No: 20243
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL

Edinburgh Comely Bank J 265

Name: SHEPHERD, PERCY LEONARD
Initials: P L
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Sergeant
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Unit Text: 18th Bn.
Date of Death: 03/04/1920
Service No: 53506
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL

Torquay Cemetery grave no 5901 Section K Consecrated

Name: HANNIS, ALFRED WILLIAM
Initials: A W
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Canadian Engineers
Unit Text: 2nd Tram Coy.
Date of Death: 12/07/1921
Service No: 463633
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL

Candie Cemetery, St Peter Port, Guernsey

I have attached the body of the e mail from Guernsey

I have been trying to find the information you require relating to Alfred William Hannis. I found the details of the death and burial of a William Alfred Hannis the death occurring on the 12 July 1921 and the burial on the 15 July. The problem is that our details do not match up very well with those you have.



On the Civil Death Register it states that he was the son of John Hannis (mother’s name not given). He lived and died at the Lower Rohais in St.Peter Port, Guernsey and his place of birth was Worcestershire in England. His occupation was given as a gardener. However, there is one clue in that one of the causes of death was bronchiectasis as a result of gassing. His burial was in Candie Cemetery in St.Peter Port but there is no headstone.



The death notice in the Guernsey Press of 13 July 1921 read as follows:

HANNIS On July 12 at St.Andrew’s Place, Lower Rohais, William Alfred Hannis, dearly loved husband of L.A.Hannis, aged 53 years and 8 months. Deeply

regretted. Funeral to leave the house at 3 p.m. on Friday 15 July for Candie Cemetery. Military honours. Friends please accept this the only intimation.

Men only.

Name: DESMOND, JOHN
Initials: J
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)
Unit Text: 38th Bn.
Date of Death: 17/09/1919
Service No: 190007
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL

St Pancras Cemetery Public grave 316GG

Known to have died at the Pancras Infirmary South

Name: ROBERTSON, GEORGE
Initials: G
Nationality: Canadian
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Royal Canadian Dragoons
Date of Death: 26/11/1920
Service No: 325
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL


Eaton St Andrew Norfolk

As a Canadian I would like to thank you Chris for doing this. I know that practically all Canadian GWF members would similarilly thank you but they probably think that you get all that cushy stuff already. Cheers!
John
Toronto

Thanks for the comments John

by the way is Dorchester Ontario anywhere nearby as one of the Brookwood lads is known to be buried there but I need offical confirmation; my e mails to the local authority have fell on deaf ears

Chris

Chris I will try to find out but please be patient(I know you are!).
John

John

like I say they have waited 90 years

Chris

Dorchester Ontario is about 3 miles east of London Ontario. What's his name, as I might be able to find a death certificate on Ancestry.ca?

Michael

you wont find a Canadian dc as he died in UK in an aircraft crash

He is

Name: COUTTS, WALTER GORDON
Initials: W G
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Regiment/Service: Royal Flying Corps
Unit Text: No. 28 Training Sqdn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 02/12/1917
Additional information: Son of Charles and Sarah Coutts, of 65, Gothic Avenue, Toronto, Canada.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Memorial: BROOKWOOD (UNITED KINGDOM 1914-1918) MEMORIAL

All The Best

Chris

Here's a description of how he was killed:
http://www.couplandbell.com/marg/crashes1917.htm

I can't see how he would have been repatriated to Canada. Moreover, I can't see any connection with Dorchester, as he was attending the University of Toronto, and his medal (BWM only) was sent to his father at 65 Gothic Avenue, Toronto.

COUTTS, W. G. Dorchester Union Middlesex Dorchester North MX-DO-205

Michael

got this reference from Ontario Grave Finder

Chris

I think it was a mistranscription: http://www.thamescentre.on.ca/cemetery/intermentregister.pdf is a register for Dorchester Union, and it gives W.C. Coutts, with a d.o.d. of 1907.

Thanks Michael; back to the drawing board

Chris

Walter's father was Charles Coutts, shown as born in Ontario, Scotch background. That suggests to me that he wasn't buried in a family plot, at least not in England.

If we can rule that out, it is likely that he was buried close to Castle Bromwich. I wonder if there is a squadron log that might give details of his funeral?

Michael

have already checked with Castle Bormwich & no trace; was considering the possibility of repatriation to Canada as this was allowed

Chris