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Military service
Service number:
226535
Age:
21
Rank:
Private
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Division:
18th Bn.
Birth:
February 15, 1895
Enlistment:
Kingston, Ontario
Death:
January 3, 1917
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
I. L. 24.
Additional information
Son of William H and Margaret Calvert of Gananouque, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Private Hugh Calvert
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Gananoque Remembers
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P> -
Memorial Page
Hugh Calvert is honoured on page 61 and 62 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005. -
Memorial Page 2
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Gananoque War Memorial - Gananoque, Ontario.
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Group Photo
Pte. William Joseph (Joe) Calvert is on the left in the photograph. He was born in Gananoque, son of William H. and Margaret (nee Gilpin), and served in the medical corps (RCAMC). He was wounded in 1916 and was awarded the Military Medal for Bravery. -
Attestation Paper
Attestation paper for William Joseph Calvert, brother of Hugh Calvert. Pg 1 -
Attestation Paper
Attestation paper for William Joseph Calvert, brother of Hugh Calvert. Pg 2 -
Attestation Paper
Attestation paper for Pte. John Calvert, brother of Hugh. Page 1 -
Attestation Paper
Attestation paper for Pte. John Calvert, brother of Hugh. Page 2. -
Attestation Paper
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Attestation Paper
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Roll of Honour
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Gananoque.<P> Photo courtesy of Chris Andrew.
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Calvert
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Calvert
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Calvert
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Calvert
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Calvert
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Calvert
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Calvert
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Calvert
Digital gallery of
Private Hugh Calvert
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 212 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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