Military service
Age:
35
Rank:
Major
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)
Division:
15th Bn.
Birth:
June 13, 1881
Parry Sound, Ontario
Enlistment:
June 26, 1915
Niagara, Ontario
Death:
October 14, 1916
Burial/memorial information
Digital gallery of Major Alfred James Ansley
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Photo of Alfred Ansley
Brother, Son & Uncle. Alf age 33. -
Group photo
L to R FR: Ian Cameron KIA, Ewen Haldane KIA MR: E. W. Haldenby, C. E Bent CO, W. Mavor, Alfred Ansley KIA BR: Futcher, Shaw, ? In memory of the members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada who went to war and did not come home. Submitted on behalf of the 48th Highlanders Museum, 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON M5J 1W9 Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of Alfred Ansley
In memory of the members of the 48th Highlanders of Canada who went to war and did not come home. Submitted on behalf of the 48th Highlanders Museum, 73 Simcoe St. Toronto, ON M5J 1W9 Submitted for the project Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of ALFRED JAMES ANSLEY
Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Toronto Star. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me -
Newspaper Obituary
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Newspaper clipping
From the Toronto Telegram October 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Photo of ALFRED JAMES ANSLEY
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Photo of Alfred James Ansley
In memory of the men who served in the 37th Battalion CEF. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
National Memorial Album
Photo from the National Memorial Album of Canadian Heroes c.1919. In memory of the members of the 15th, 92nd and 134th Battalions (48th Highlanders) who went to war and did not return. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me. -
Badge
15th Bn cap badge. Photo by BGen G. Young 15th Battalion Memorial Project Team.. DILEAS GU BRATH -
Shoulder patch
Shoulder Flashes worn by 15th Bn CEF submitted by Capt (retired) V Goldman 15th Bn Memorial Project -
Badge
Cap badge 37th Bn. Major Ansley enlisted with this unit but was sent to the 15th Bn as a reinforcement. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. -
Memorial
15th Bn (48th Highlanders of Canada) Memorial located in the village of Courcelette, France. The memorial commemorates the unit’s actions on 26 September 1916 when they attacked Regina Trench during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge. The memorial honours all members of the unit who took part in the Somme offensive of 1916. Submitted by the 15th Bn Memorial Project Team. -
Vimy Memorial
Canada's Vimy Memorial, located approximately 8 kilometres to the north-east of Arras, France. May the sacrifice of so many never be forgotten. (J. Stephens) -
Inscription
His name as it is inscribed on the Vimy Memorial. Over 11,000 fallen Canadians having no known place of burial in France, are honoured on this Memorial. May they never be forgotten. (J. Stephens)
Digital gallery of
Major Alfred James Ansley
Digital gallery of
Major Alfred James Ansley
Digital gallery of
Major Alfred James Ansley
Digital gallery of
Major Alfred James Ansley
Digital gallery of
Major Alfred James Ansley
Digital gallery of
Major Alfred James Ansley
Digital gallery of
Major Alfred James Ansley
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 47 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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