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.
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.
