Our Friends to the North - World War One

The National War Memorial in Ottawa was dedicated May 21st 1939 in honor of all the Canadians that fought in the Great War. Over the years it has been updated to include all the wars the Canadians have participated in. Last week Corporal Nathan Cirillo was shot and killed by a terrorist on sacred ground. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.

In researching World War One and remembering those who paid the ultimate sacrifice, I knew that we had several servicemen who served for the Canadian Expeditionary Forces from greater Lowell. Because the United States tried to stay out of the war for as long as we could, many men went north to Canada to get in on the action.

In greater Lowell there total of 174 war time deaths for those fighting for the allies. Some were accidents, illness or killed in action.  Looking closer at who they were fighting for we have a total of 21 servicemen who died fighting under the Canadian flag.

Please remember the ultimate sacrifice they made.

Aubrey	Bearisto	5th Canadian Battalion	September 28, 1918
Harry	Burke	Canadian Black Watch	October 1, 1918
Mederic	Champagne	Canadian Expeditionary Force	August 18, 1918
Gavin	Caldwell	Royal Air Force mechanic	October 13, 1918
Narcisse	Desrosiers	Canadian Expeditionary Force	August 27, 1918
Phillip	Doyon	22d Canadians	August 27, 1918
Eldon	Elston	Canadian Black Watch	October 16, 1918
Thomas	Fennelly	Canadian Expeditionary Force	November 7, 1918
Anthony	Gray	Canadian Expeditionary Force	September 20, 1918
Thomas	Hamblett	Canadian Infantry	August 27, 1918
Bertrand	Lamarre	Canadian Expeditionary Force	August 19, 1917
Lee	MacKenzie	4th DT Mortar Battery	September 28, 1918
Stewart	Maclean	42nd Canadian Kilties	August 12, 1918
James	McClennan	42d Bn. Canadian Infantry	April 7, 1916
Edmond	McNamara	American Legion of Canadian Army	April 12, 1918
Harry	Miller	Canadian Expeditionary Force	December 6, 1918
Joseph	Paquin	Canadian Expeditionary Force	October 26, 1917
John	Regan	Canadian Expeditionary Force	October 11, 1918
Edward	Rowe	224th Canada.	August 28, 1918
William	Swift	Canadian Expeditionary Force	October 1, 1918
Ray	Turner	Canadian Expeditionary Force	January 5, 1918