Halton Rifles Mobilization 1916 and First Detachment
An historical account chronicles the Halton Regiment's 1916 mobilization from Aug 4 1914 through early 1915, detailing the Georgetown assembly, equipment shortages, and the right half of A Company at the Second Battle of Ypres. It honors officers, volunteers, and the Spartans of Acton detachment led by Captain Bastedo as they prepared for war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Ypres
Birchall
1914
United States
Canada
Thorold
League of Nations
Bosnia
Ferdinand
Dives
Finance
Gussion
Georgetown
Valcartier—Ross
Reid
Mars
Thermopylae
Guelph
Greece
4Th Battalion
CEP
Haltons
Alfred Bastedo
Bastedo
Cooper
Cline
J. M. McKinlay
Conover
G. O . Brown
Acton
B. Lees
Donald Patterson
Milton
Bute
Barish
Andy Rogers
Sergi
Outhwaite
Porky Hoskins
Norman
Willson
Alf
Toon
Wilderspin
Spartans
Bank official admits theft and gets reform school term
J W Rattenbury, four years Burlington Bank of Commerce manager, pleaded guilty to theft of 28422 and fraud of 25 notes before Magistrate Barr in Burlington. He was sentenced to two years at the Ontario Reformatory in Guelph.
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J. W Rattenbury
Burlington
Bank of Commerce
Barr
Ontario Reformatory
Guelph
Milton Harticultuare Society
Canon Naftel
T. McJannett
Byer
Byer; 3Rd Vice-President, Mrs. C. W. Martin
J. Mockridge
P. D. Dewar
Stanley Wilson
N. A. Sinclair
Robson
J. H. Ames
Trafalgar Township
Marguerite
J. R. Gibson
Itm
St. Stephen's Church
Hornby
County of Wellington
Udney Richardson
Elora
James Beattie
Peter Campbell
Nassagaweyn
Robell
David Ervin
Voils and Shadows Poem Fragment Reflects Guidance
A brief fragment contemplates tolls and shadows on a path, balancing doubt with faith. The speaker trusts the Guide who led before remains beside the traveler, promising steady support as they press forward. The verse preserves a tone of quiet resolve amid uncertainty.
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Gut Fn
Rural Ontario Hydro Cuts Rates For Rural Power
Ontario Hydro announces a rate of 2.50 per month in rural districts effective January 1, lowering the prior 4.10 per month. The change benefits power users in rural communities across Ontario. The note appears alongside health guidance and consumer tips in the issue.
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Ontario Hydro Electric
Cae Taondssjorr
Ies Ae
Firis
Teething Myths and Local Governance in Early Canada
A Canadian Medical Association note warns teething is not the cause of all infant ailments and urges early treatment for illnesses like diarrhea. The piece also reports Fenelon Falls lacking a school board, Toronto daylight saving dates, potato yields for 1929, and Tecumseh area Shriners event lodging plans with local store closures ending a chain of order houses.
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Canadian Medical Association
Colege
Toronto
Fenelon Falls
Toronto Board of Centre
Canada
Toronto TS
Oakville
Robert Simpson Co
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Georgetown Herald
J. M. Moo
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Canadian National Electric Railways
Central Ontario Bus Lines Ltd
Arrow Coaches
Bea
Norrington
Leroy Dale
Ontario
Hing Bidg
Mill St
John A. Thompson
Notary Public Mines
Mill Street
J. J. Paul
B. T. Paul Physicians and Surgeons
Esquising Township
Rhone
Main Street
South
Presbyterian Church
Miss Matthew's
Main St
Queen St. South
F. B. Watson
Dd.s
Mdb
O'Neill's
Miss Lamb
BREK
Frank Petch Ctioneer
Peel
Philip.g. Early
Gunn's
Claridge
Herald
Erwins Goldham’s
Erwin & Goldham
Bailey Bros
Tme
Eveready
Dauntless
T.J- Speight
Co. G. E. Radiola and Kolster
Harry
Darling
Forster
A. B. Wielson
McGibben
Gadigetown
Ptray
Halton Rifles
Col. Jas, Ballantine, Dso
Iareion
Henry Pirth
Chorous
Department of Health
Porbes Godfrey
Bay
Parliament Buildings
National
Better Business Bureau
Sarrie
Canadian Medical Assoc
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