Canadian War Veterans Memorial Project
Commemorating those that served
Commemorating those that served
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Dated: August 21, 1914
Farewell to Volunteers
Hundreds of citizens gathered at the depot here on Monday noon, to bid farewell to the soldiers who left at that time to join the other members of the 97th regiment at Sudbury, where they will go into training, with the expectation of being forwarded on to Val Cartier, prior to sailing for the seat of the European war. Some thirty members of the New Liskeard Company left in charge of Captain Morgan, and as the train came into the depot the boys were given a rousing cheer. Other members of the Company left on Tuesday, with Captain Robinson, to join those who left on Monday.
Amongst those who left on Monday were the following: Captain Morgan and Privates Hanes, Kinsett, Butts, Flowers, Johnston, Bass, Ludgate, Tellier, Vahey, Hanley, O'Donohue, Horton, Williams, Douglas, Grey, Banks, Wilson, Terry, McEwen, O'Brien, Griffin, McQueen, Fair, Grant, Howard, Brown, Wallace, Lawrence, Collins, Burton, McArthur.
A purse of about $130 was raised in a few minutes by a committee composed of Messrs. T. Magladery, C.B. Taylor, Jas. Redpath and A.E. Stephenson, who constituted themselves a committee for that purpose, and to which almost every person approached contributed. This amount was given to Captain Robinson and will be used in the interests of any of the volunteers who may require a little loose coin.
On Tuesday, Capt. Robinson left for Sudbury, accompanied by Privates A. Pilkington, S. Barritt, and W. Dalton. They were also accompanied by a contingent from Englehart composed of Privates C. Kennedy, N. Williams, G.W. Smith, J. Frick, J. Carroll, Joseph Brooks, D. Quinn, J. Walker, F. Walker, Fred Green, J. Ludgate, and H.S. Horsman.
Mr. A.M. Daniel, of Cobalt, has been selected as Capt. of the Temiskaming volunteers. He is quite a young man, and a veteran of the last South African war, whither he went when but 16 years of age, he having given in his age at eighteen years in order to go and fight. He is just the man for the position. But let us hope that none of our brave boys will have to leave Canada; that the war will soon end, and without the help of Canadians.
It is believed that Pte. Vahey was one of those who attempted to enlist underage and was rejected, and he subsequently enlisted at a later date when he reached the age of 18.
It is believed that Pte. Douglass enlisted prior to the date indicated by his online attestation papers. A subsequent newspaper article refers to an accident he had while with the troops at Salisbury Plain in late 1914. Although the article incorrectly indicated that he was killed by this accident, it is believed that he was actually injured and returned home, and that he enlisted at a later date.
There is some confusion surrounding Pte. Ludgate as he is listed as leaving on both Monday and Tuesday. There is only one Ludgate known to have enlisted in the area.
Transcribed by: Dion Loach