Daniel Judd was born on 20 December 1876 in Stebbing, England. He moved to Canada, where he got married and started a family. Daniel was killed in action on 21 August 1917, during the Battle of Hill 70 at Lens, France. He was 40.
Alexander James Masson was born on 23 March 1887 in Edinburgh. He was killed on 23 March 1918 “by a German shell… right at the beginning of the big drive”. It was his 31st birthday.
Benjamin Minter Seaborne was born on 18 October 1886 in Oxford, Ontario. He was reported dead in September 1916, but sent a letter to a friend confirming he was still alive. Sadly, the letter was received before the official notice and Ben was in fact already dead – killed in action on 11 November 1916, aged 30.
James Bean Redpath was born on 10 May 1891 in Old Monkland, Scotland. He enlisted on 29 February 1916 and served as a Private with the 72nd Battalion. James was killed in action in Belgium on 9 September 1916, aged 25.
William Henry Oatway (sometimes known as Harry) was born on 10 October 1889 in Bristol. He enlisted on 1 November 1915 and served as a Private with the 72nd Battalion. William was killed in action at Vimy Ridge on 9 April 1917, aged 28.
Duncan James McDonell was born on 29 December 1887 in North Bay, Ontario. He enlisted in September 1914 and sent loving postcards back to his family. Duncan was killed in action in 1915, aged 28.
George Reid was born on 28 April 1885 in Greenock, Scotland. He moved to Canada and was a highly-regarded cricket player. He enlisted in 1915 and became an officer in command of expert bomb-throwers. George was killed in action in 1917, aged 31.
John Bruce (known as Jock) was born on 11 July 1885 in Renton, Scotland. He moved to Canada and became a well-known soccer player for the Westminster-Coquitlam team, the Black and Gold. He enlisted in 1916, after knocking four years off his age. Jock was killed in action in 1917, aged 32.
Herbert Bradley was born in 1902 in Dover. He lied about his age and enlisted in 1916, when he was just 14 years old. He was gassed at Vimy Ridge and sent back to Canada, where he caught Spanish Flu and died in 1918 – aged 16.
The Port Coquitlam cenotaph is located in Veterans Park at 2580 Shaughnessy Street and there are 41 men listed on it. They deserve more than just a line on a stone, so I'm researching them all.
One of the things I love about living in the greater Vancouver area is all the filming that takes place here. And Port Coquitlam is no exception! This page shows some of the filming locations in our lovely city.
