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![Pte. Théophile Arsenault](../../images/WWI/page34b.jpg)
PTE. THÉOPHILE ARSENAULT
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Pte. Théophile Arsenault, son of
Léon (Jean O.) Arsenault and Elizabeth LeBlanc, served in the First War in England and in
France. He was killed in action on May 5, 1917 at the age of 19. |
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Pte. Théophile
Arsenault, son of Sylvain Arsenault and Madeleine LeClair, served overseas in the 105th
Bn. during World War I. He received the British War Medal.
He enlisted with the Veterans Guard of Canada serving from 1939 to 1945.
He received the 1939-1945 Star and the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal. |
![Pte. Théophile Arsenault](../../images/WWI/page35a.jpg)
PTE. THÉOPHILE ARSENAULT |
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![Pte. Ulric J. Octave (Spud) Arsenault](../../images/WWI/page35b.jpg)
PTE. ULRIC J.OCTAVE (SPUD)
ARSENAULT |
Pte. Ulric J. Octave (Spud) Arsenault, son of Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Félix Arsenault,
enlisted in the First War at age 16, on November 30, 1915. He served in Canada and
overseas with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in the 105th and 26th
Bn.
He was twice wounded in action while serving in France (Amiens, August,
1916). In a letter to his mother, he made the remark that anyone who served in the
trenches in France during World War I can face anything. |
He was discharged
on January 10, 1919 in Charlottetown. Spud is remembered for making a gold discovery near
Yellowknife after the war.
He is buried in Summerside. |
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Spr. Wilbert Arsenault, son of Prospère and Cécile Arsenault, enlisted in the First War
in January, 1915.He served in France and in Belgium with the Canadian Army
and was discharged in January, 1919.
He re-enlisted in the Veterans Guard of Canada in 1940 and served in
Canada and in the U.S.A. until his discharge in December, 1944. |
![Spr. Wilbert Arsenault](../../images/WWI/page36a.jpg)
SPR. WILBERT ARSENAULT |
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![Pte. William Arsenault](../../images/WWI/page36b.jpg)
PTE. WILLIAM ARSENAULT |
Pte. William Arsenault, son of
Arcade and Adeline Arsenault, worked for the postal service in the American Army during
World War I. |
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Pte Glorice Aucoin (Wedge), son of Aimé Aucoin and Marie Poirier, enlisted in the
First World War in 1915.
He served with the 105th Bn. in Canada and in Europe and was
discharged in 1919. |
![Pte Glorice Aucoin (Wedge)](../../images/WWI/page37a.jpg)
PTE. GLORICE AUCOIN (WEDGE) |
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![Ada Gertrude Ayers](../../images/WWI/page37b.jpg)
ADA GERTRUDE AYERS |
Ada Gertrude Ayers, daughter of Patrick Ayers and Jane Rowe, served in the Navy Nurse
Corps of the American Expeditionary Force in England from 1918 to 1919. Later she was sent
by the American Red Cross to do relief work in Siberia, travelling from there to Paris and
Warsaw before being put in charge of a Red Cross hospital in Bailystok where she worked
until it was evacuated because of the approaching Bolsheviks. |
Returning to the
U.S.A. after her overseas service, Ada remained in Rhode Island until 1927 when she went
to Hawaii as superintendent of Hilo Memorial Hospital.
Ada died in 1940 and was buried with full military honors in Homelani
Cemetery, Hilo, Hawaii.
(Excerpt taken from: By the Old Mill Stream) |
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Pte. James Bernard Ayers, son of James P. Ayers and Elizabeth Praught, served in World War
I.
The family records show that during the war, James and a comrade-in-arms
were at the front together in France with very little food. Meeting an elderly woman
milking a cow, his comrade who did his schooling in Abram's Village and spoke French
fluently, spoke to her in French and she gave them shelter, food and milk. Jim used to
relate that this incident may have saved his life in war days. |
![Pte. James Bernard Ayers](../../images/WWI/page38a.jpg)
PTE. JAMES BERNARD AYERS |
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![Pte. Arthur James Baglole](../../images/WWI/page38b.jpg)
PTE. ARTHUR JAMES BAGLOLE |
Pte. Arthur James Baglole, son of James and Laura Baglole, served in Canada and in
England from 1917 to 1918. He was discharged on July 18, 1919.
He also served in World War II from 1941-1946 in Canada and in the
Carribean. He was discharged on July 15, 1946. |
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Pte. Oliver James
Baglole, enlisted in the 105th Bn. (C.E.F.) on December 23, 1916.
He served in Canada and in England and was discharged in
Halifax on January 18, 1918. |
![Pte. Oliver James Baglole](../../images/WWI/page39a.jpg)
PTE. OLIVER JAMES BAGLOLE |
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