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Edmonton Bulletin

21 Feb 1918

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EDMONTON BARBER AWARDED MEDAL FOR HIS BRAVERY

Private Conrad Magneison, of 51st Battalion, is Given Military Medal

Included in the long list of Canadian N.C.O.'s and men who have been awarded the military medal for conspicuous bravery in action is the name of Private Conrad Magneison (No. 437460) of the 51st battalion. Prior to enlistment Private Magneison was employed as a barber in the Castle Hotel Barber shop. There are undoubtedly other Edmonton men included in the list published below and information regarding them should be phoned to the Bulletin by their friends.
London, Feb. 19-- The following Canadian N.C.O.'s and men are gazetted as having been awarded the Military Medal:
172085 Sergt. J. Adams, Mounted Rifles; 501104 Sapper Allan, Infantry; 63055 Private Allard, Infantry; 442323 Private Armbrister, Infantry; 504680 Sapper Bain, Infantry; 410947 Corp. Ball, Infantry; Sergt. M. W. Bates, Sergt. H. V. Bealer, Infantry; 177800 Private Beech, Infantry; 301657 Gunner R. G. Berridge, Artillery; Corp. A. Blair, Infantry; Sergt. T. E. Bourget, Mounted Rifles; 105361 Private G. E. Brewer, Princess Patricias; Sergt.  A. E. Bristow, Army Service Corps; Corp. G. Bristow, Artillery; A4032 Private Broddy, Infantry; 504189 Private Brown, Infantry; 703209 Private Calder, Infantry; 138172 Private Cameron, Infantry; Bombardier A. Carey, Artillery; Corp. W. Carpenter, Lance Corp. A. J. Castle, Mounted Rifles; 443951 Private Christison, Infantry; 177209 Private Coates, Infantry; Sergt. C. Collingwood, Infantry; Corp. A. Conquer, Engineers; 733482 Private Conrad, Infantry; 427837 Private Crosley, Infantry; 443960 Private Crowell, Infantry; Sergt. R. E. Crutcher, Infantry; Corp. L. Cunningham, Artillery; Acting Sergt. C. Cusack, Infantry; Sergt. J. G. Curragh, Corp. J. Curry, Sapper A. M. Dandeno, Infantry; 443864 Private Davies, Infantry; 443503 Private J. Delauter, Infantry; Lance Corp. J. Dick, Infantry; Corp. R. Dickinson, Engineers; Sapper J. Doucette, Infantry; 602425 Private Douglas, Infantry; Sergt. N. D. Dow, Princess Patricias; Sergt. M. J. Downey, Engineers; 435524 Private Edwards, Mounted Rifles; Lance Corp. V. Eyre, Corp. E. J. Fahy, Infantry; 443165 Private Fairbarn, Infantry; 201156 Private Farley, Infantry; 201115 Private Featherstone, Sergt. R. Fishwick, Lance Corp. G. Fitton, Infantry; Sergt. H. B. Free, Engineers; Sergt. B. W. Fulton, Infantry; 201374 Private Gardner, Infantry; 126975 Private Garneau, Infantry; Lance Corp. G. W. Graham, Mounted Rifles; Sergt. W. S. Grant, Corp. T. Greer, Sergt. F. W. Ham, Infantry; 144348 Private Hamilton, Infantry; 410299 Private Hammond, Infantry; Lance Corp. A. K. Hibbert, Engineers; Lance Corp. A. R. Hidckins, Lance Corp. W. Hunter, Lance Corp. G. V. Ince, Sergt. P. J. Jackson, Lance Corp. T. Jones, Sergt. G. C. Kearsley, Infantry; 424984 Private Kidd, Mounted Rifles; 201419 Private Laird, Infantry; Gunner S. W. Lake, Artillery; Sergt. T. F. Lamb, Infantry; 441289 Private Latus, Infantry; Sapper J. T. Levy, Infantry; Private S. Loptson, Princess Patricias; 213028 Private Lord, Infantry; 67497 Private Lynch, Infantry; 160985 Private MacFarlane, Infantry; Sergt. MacGillivray, Engineers; Corp. W. MacKinnon, Infantry; 437460 Private Magneison, Infantry; Sapper A. Manning, Infantry; 1630384, Private Matthews, Infantry; 107428 Private Maxwell, Mounted Rifles; Driver C. E.  McCauley, ?; Corp. K. McDonald, Engineers; 178208 Private McEachern, Infantry; Lance Corp. K. G. McEwen, Mounted Rifles; 410832 Private McGarity, Infantry; 152585 Private McGregor, Mounted Rifles; Corp. T. McGuire, Engineers; 161273 Private McKenzie, Infantry; 151118 Private McLean, Mounted Rifles; 136094 Private McMahon, Mounted Rifles; 442593 Private Melrose, Infantry; Sergt. W. A. Meyerick, Corp. T. Middleton, Infantry; Corp. H. Millar, Engineers; Sergt. G. Mills, Infantry; Lance Corp. J. Morton, Engineers; Sergt. O. F. Moses, Infantry; Sergt. T. Muckersie, Mounted Rifles; 51339 Private Mullin, Princess Patricias; Corp. J. H. Penketh, Lance Corp. T. Pickethly, Corp. A. W. Plowe, Infantry; 105181 Private Ramsay, Infantry; Sergt. J. Ratte, Infantry; 103966 Private Raymong, Infantry; 541335 Private Real, Infantry; 178153 Private Reynolds, Infantry; Sergt. W. C. Ribbands, Mounted Rifles; 126047 Private Roberts, Infantry; Sergt. F. C. Rowdon, Infantry; 145714 Private Roy, Infantry; 443911 Private Rushton, Infantry; 439403 Private Sackoch, Infantry; Corp. W. G. Savage, Sergt. P. R. Saetell, Sapper Schindler, Corp. A. Sheehan, Infantry; Gunner Slack, Artillery; Corp. P. Slade, Engineers; 164515 Private Slattery, Infantry; Gunner D. M. Slipp, Artillery; 189932 Private Smith, Infantry; Sergt. G. Smith, Corp. G. Smith, Infantry; Sergt. C. M. Smyth, Engineers; Corp. A. Synder, Sergt. B. P. Squires, Lance Corp. T. Stephens, Infantry; 410407 Private Stevenson, Infantry; Lance Corp. J. Stephenson, Infantry; 126663 Private Stephenson, Mounted Rifles; Corp. J. S. Sutherland, Artillery; 42500 Private Tait, Mounted Rifles; Lance Sergt. J.  E. Taylor, Infantry; Sergt. A. Taylorson, Infantry; Lance Sergt. N. Telford, Infantry; Sergt. A. Thomas, Sergt. A. Thompson, Infantry; 177997 Private Thompson, Infantry; Corp. W. F. Tomlinson, Infantry; Lance Corp. H. G. Upahur, Mounted Rifles; Sergt. J. Vincent, Machine Guns; 163164, Private Weatherall, Infantry; Corp. Wharton, Infantry; 177741  Private W. H. Wienke, Infantry; Lance Corp. L. Wilde, Engineers; Corp. Wootton, Mounted Rifles.
It is also announced that the Military Medal was awarded the following N.C.O.'s who were killed or died:
814 Corp. W. H. Acheson, Infantry; 79154 Sergt H. Colson, Infantry; Sergt J. Twist, Infantry.


Extracted by J. Kynman 2009-10-01