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Pte. John William Platt, 189526
R. R. #2, Rodney, ON.
Born 03/11/1899
Enl. St. Thomas, ON. Nov. 18, 1915.
Listed in Elgin County Book of Remembrance: The Great War 1914-1918: “Served in Canada 91st Battalion; England 3rd Reserve; France 18th Battalion. Killed at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917”.
S/O Wm. J.
H/O R.
Listed in Elgin County Register of the War Dead; Cem/Mem Code: MR 23, 18 BN.
Listed in Nominal Roll 91st Overseas Battalion: "C" Company
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Rodney Branch 525, Royal Canadian Legion

Pte. Nelson Patrick Doyle, 190009 MR 23, 2 BN.
R. R. #1, Wardsville ON.
Born 21/04/1898.
Enl. St. Thomas, ON. February 25, 1915.
Listed in Elgin County Book of Remembrance: The Great War 1914-1918: “Son of Patrick and Sarah Doyle. Served in Canada 91st Battalion; England 6th & 12th Reserve; France 2nd Battalion. Battles: Vimy Ridge, Amiens, Arras. Wounded at Fresnicourt. Killed at Arras September 3, 1918.”
Listed in Elgin County Register of the War Dead; Cem/Mem Code:
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Spr. Charles Emerson McCallum, 3136830
Born Rodney, ON. 17/07/1897
Enl. London, ON. May 27, 1918.
Listed in Elgin County Book of Remembrance: The Great War 1914-1918: “Son of Charles and Edith. Enl. May 1918. Served in Canada Canadian Engineers. England Canadian Engineers. Died October 22, 1918.”
Listed in Elgin County Register of the War Dead; Cem/Mem Code: UK 4522, 3rd Bn Res CE.
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Pte. Lloyd Archibald McPhee, 123780
Born Wallacetown, ON. 09/04/1894,
Enl. St. Thomas, September 18, 1915.
Listed in Elgin County Book of Remembrance: The Great War 1914-1918: “ Son of Daniel and Lillian. Served in Canada 70th & 91st Battalion; France 2nd. Killed April 20, 1918”.
Listed in Elgin County Register of the War Dead; Cem/Mem Code: Fr 184, 2 BN.
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Lieut. Albert N. Baker, RAF

Lieut. Albert N. Baker, RAF
Listed in Elgin County Book of Remembrance: The Great War 1914-1918: “Son of Adam and Annie Paschan Baker. Enlisted Dec. 1916. Served in Canada Royal Air Force; England Royal Air Force; France Royal Air Force. Missing in Action Apr. 25, 1918 and Presumed Dead”.
Listed in Elgin County Register of the War Dead; Cem/Mem Code: MR 20, 73 Sq RAF.

Cpl. David Arnold Gill, 189620
Rodney, ON
Born 18/11/1891
Son of Wm. and A. Gill
Listed in Elgin County Book of Remembrance: The Great War 1914-1918: "Enl. Dec. 9, 1915. Served in Canada 91st Battalion; England 12th Reserve; France 2nd Battalion. Battles: Somme, Vimy Ridge, Hill 70, Passchendaele, Amiens. Killed at Amiens Aug. 8, 1918".
Listed in Elgin County Register of the War Dead; Cem/Mem Code: FR 425 2 BN.
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Rodney Branch 525, Royal Canadian Legion

Spr. Robert Frank Kay, 503856
Born Aldborough Township 28/08/1875
Listed in Elgin County Book of Remembrance: The Great War 1914-1918: “Son of George Alexander and Fanny Heath Kay. Enl. North Vancouver, February 17, 1916. Served in Canada Canadian Engineers; England No. 11 Field Company Canadian Engineers; France Non Field Company Canadian Engineers. Battles: Ypres, St. Eloi, Mount Sorrel, Somme, Vimy Ridge. Wounded November 1916. Killed at Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917”.
Listed in Elgin County Register of the War Dead; Cem/Mem Code: FR 549, 11 Coy CE.
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Pte. Alfred William Sewell, 123329
Born 06/06/1890
Enl. London, ON. September 9, 1915, 70th Battalion
Killed in Action November 3, 1916
Listed in Elgin County Register of the War Dead; Cem/Mem Code: FR 68, 58 BN.
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Pte. Thomas James McColl, 161086
Born Rodney, ON. 11/05/1881
Son of Hugh and Susan McColl
Enl. Calgary, AB. October 16, 1915.
Died: France February 25, 1917
Listed in Elgin County Register of the War Dead; Cem/Mem Code: FR 40, 72 BN.
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From: St. Thomas Daily Times, March 2, 1917. “The flag floated at half mast yesterday in honour of Pte. Thomas J. McColl, son of Mr. & Mrs. Hugh McColl, of this place. The deceased had enlisted in the west some months ago and had been on active service in France but owing to serious illness was returned to an English army hospital in England. He was about 30 years of age. Left to mourn besides his parents are two sisters Mrs. Andrew Lang, Ridgetown and Mrs. John Speirn of Detroit, and two brothers, Archie of Seattle, Washington and Hugh of Cahill, ON. The deceased was unmarried and a carpenter by trade and enlisted with the 72nd Highlanders at Vancouver. The bereaved parents have the sympathy of the community”.

CA ON00311 PF130-P19 · Item · 14 Oct. 1935
Part of John Leslie Prentice fonds

Item is a group photograph depicting federal Liberal candidates of Toronto and York constituencies standing outside an unknown building. Thirteen men are depicted, including: Vincent Massey (front row, second from left), James Chalmers McRuer (back row, centre of photo, with mustache), and John Leslie Prentice (front row, far left).

Postcard
Item · ca. 1911
Part of Hall family fonds

Postcard depicting a one-legged man at the door of a woman's house. The text reads:
"KIND LADY, I HAD THE MISFORTIN TER LOOSE ME LEG-"
"WELL IT'S NO USE LOOKIN' FOR IT HERE, I AIN'T GOT IT!"

Published by Bamforth & Co., publishers of Holmfirth, England and New York, US. It was mailed on February 15th 1911 from Deseronto, Ontario, from 'Chas' to Mrs J. M. Hall of Deseronto.

Christmas card
Item · ca. 1920s
Part of Hall family fonds

Printed Christmas card depicting a snow-covered bridge over a small river, with houses, trees and a church in the background. The picture is entitled 'Winter' and signed 'Revilo'. The card was published by Old Colony Greeting Cards in Toronto, possibly in the 1920s.

Christmas card
Item · ca. 1920s
Part of Hall family fonds

"With Hearty Greetings and best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"

Christmas card with photograph of Evelyn Hall sitting on the porch of 426 Thomas Street, Deseronto, Ontario.

Photograph
Item · 1917-1918
Part of Hall family fonds

“AC2 Paul Townsley, Camp Mohawk, Deseronto, Ontario. Hometown: Toronto, Ontario. Silver Birch Avenue”

Photograph of an air cadet in his flying uniform at the Royal Flying Corps camp near Deseronto.

Letter from Dell Grafton
Item · October 3, 1905
Part of Hall family fonds

First page of a letter from Adeline 'Dell' Grafton to Evelyn 'Tottie' Hall, written on October 3, 1905. The letter head has a drawing of the ship captioned "Cunard R.M.S. Caronia".

Programme
Item · 1914
Part of Hall family fonds

Programme for "Deseronto High School Commencement Exercises - Lecture- 'Germany's Reasons for War' - Prof. G. M. Wrong, Toronto University. - Naylor's Theatre, Friday Evening, Dec. 4, 1914" [text on reverse]

"PROGRAMME

Boys' Chorus - 'Heroes and Gentlement'
Lecture - Prof. G. M. Wrong, of Toronto University. Subject: 'Germany's Reasons for War'

Instrumental - 'Faust'.....R. Favarger
Miss Mary Maloney

Drill - 'The British Empire'

'God Save the King'

Chairman for the Evening - Col. E. Walter Rathbun

HIGH SCHOOL STAFF
Miss A. Windsor, B.A.
Miss M. E. Nesbitt, B.A.
Miss F. Philp

HIGH SCHOOL BOARD
Mr. W. Woodcock (chairman)
Mr. A. E. Rixen (vice chairman)
Mr. G. W. Wright
Dr. E. D. Vandervoort
Mr. R. Miller
Mr. J. L. Gaulin
Mr. A. S. Valleau
Mr. E. J. Edwards (secretary)

DEPARTMENTAL EXAMINATIONS
Lower School Normal and Model Entrance:
Julia Cronin
Guy Stratton
Verner Swan
Horace Thompson
Mary Freeman

Entrance to Normal:
Gendine Clement
Stella Contu
Nellie Kennedy
Roy Wagar
Percy Van Vlack

Junior Matriculation:
Glendine Clement
Stella Contu (without French)
George Gardiner
Clare Malley (without French and Physics)
Roy Wagar
Percy Van Vlack"

Postcard
Item · ca. 1910
Part of Hall family fonds

Postcard drawn by F. Bluh, 1910. "This is the kind of time we had at...Deseronto". The word 'Deseronto' has been stamped onto the printed card in ink.

CA ON00397 2003.410 · Item · 1912
Part of Hall family fonds

Group photograph of Flossie Hall and her students at School Section No. 10, Mariposa, Victoria County, Ontario.

The photograph was taken on March 28, 1912. It shows six boys and ten girls, standing in front of the blackboard of the school. Above their heads is a portrait of Queen Victoria and a clock, showing that the time was 2.50pm.