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Twenty-six men from Pitt Meadows enlisted, all but one returned. Labourers, farmers, ranchers, tunnellers, a road foreman, a gentleman’s valet, a carpenter, a former municipal councillor, a soon to be municipal clerk and a future Reeve (Mayor),these men would spend anywhere from a few months to a lifetime in the community. All would sign their attestation papers and enlist in the Canadian Overseas Expedition.<\/div>\r\n
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The men who served during the First World War from our community are B.A. Allan, George Barker, Charles Fenton, G. Harling, Alex. McRae, Robert McRae, George Menzies, Wm. McDermott, C. McDermott, T. Richardson, Peter Sproute, David Tindall, R.F.C. Thomson (killed inaction),S. Waring, K. Gurney, F.M. Stewart, Geo. McMyn, Beryl Princep, Fred Taylor, Simon Stewart, Henry Sprout, John L. Lynch, H. Summerscales, Charles Cook, and H. Richardson.<\/div>\r\n
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Many of those who enlisted have left their name in the community: Charles Cook was our Reeve and his name graces a Park in Maple Ridge; the Fenton, Menzies, McMyn and Richardson families have their names on streets. All of the enlisted are remembered for their effort in print in the community history book and on the honour roll in the Pitt Meadows Community Church.<\/div>\r\n
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One name, Roland Francis Croasdaille Thomson, is also remembered on a brass maple leaf on the cenotaph at Spirit Square. He is the one who did not return, having lost his life at the Battle of the Somme on September 26th, 1916. Thomson, who immigrated to Canada from Ireland five years earlier, had arrived in Pitt Meadows sometime prior to the municipality’s incorporation in the spring of 1914. We know little about his time here other than the fact he was single, a rancher and was a member of the community’s first Municipal Council and that he was present at their first meeting in May 1914. He died a Private on September 26, 1916, most likely by mortar fire while engaged in battle at the Somme. His body was never recovered, and, thus, his name is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial in France and this is considered to be his final resting place.<\/div>","SEO_LINK":"the-great-war","VIDEO_LINK":"","SOUNDCLOUD_LINK":"","IMG1":"","IMG2":"","IMG3":"","IMG4":"","IMG5":"","IMG6":"","IMG7":"","IMG1_THUMB":"","IMG2_THUMB":"","IMG3_THUMB":"","IMG4_THUMB":"","IMG5_THUMB":"","IMG6_THUMB":"","IMG7_THUMB":""}X
The Great War
The Great War
Twenty-six men from Pitt Meadows enlisted, all but one returned. Labourers, farmers, ranchers, tunnellers, a road foreman, a gentleman’s valet, a carpenter, a former municipal councillor, a soon to be municipal clerk and a future Reeve (Mayor),these men would spend anywhere from a few months to a lifetime in the community. All would sign their attestation papers and enlist in the Canadian Overseas Expedition.
The men who served during the First World War from our community are B.A. Allan, George Barker, Charles Fenton, G. Harling, Alex. McRae, Robert McRae, George Menzies, Wm. McDermott, C. McDermott, T. Richardson, Peter Sproute, David Tindall, R.F.C. Thomson (killed inaction),S. Waring, K. Gurney, F.M. Stewart, Geo. McMyn, Beryl Princep, Fred Taylor, Simon Stewart, Henry Sprout, John L. Lynch, H. Summerscales, Charles Cook, and H. Richardson.
Many of those who enlisted have left their name in the community: Charles Cook was our Reeve and his name graces a Park in Maple Ridge; the Fenton, Menzies, McMyn and Richardson families have their names on streets. All of the enlisted are remembered for their effort in print in the community history book and on the honour roll in the Pitt Meadows Community Church.
One name, Roland Francis Croasdaille Thomson, is also remembered on a brass maple leaf on the cenotaph at Spirit Square. He is the one who did not return, having lost his life at the Battle of the Somme on September 26th, 1916. Thomson, who immigrated to Canada from Ireland five years earlier, had arrived in Pitt Meadows sometime prior to the municipality’s incorporation in the spring of 1914. We know little about his time here other than the fact he was single, a rancher and was a member of the community’s first Municipal Council and that he was present at their first meeting in May 1914. He died a Private on September 26, 1916, most likely by mortar fire while engaged in battle at the Somme. His body was never recovered, and, thus, his name is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial in France and this is considered to be his final resting place.
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