The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1918-03-15

realize that the tank corps also re-
qulrss iasn hack Of the lines in the
|ioliowine' trades: Acetylene welders,
Dlacksmiths. boilersmiths, copper
smiths, daughtsmen, electricians,
i1tters and turner's, painters, (camou-
nagel tank drivers, and wheelers.
For men who want to use coia steel
on the Hun baby killers" the Can
adam infantry will guarantee ample
~~~A sullty.
Lieut.. J. w. Donaldson joined the
Ninety-ninth Manitoba rangers IN
October, 1914, and was commissioned
with the same regiment in December
1914, as lieutenant and attached to
the Forty-ffth battalion, Canadian ex-
peditionary force, February l, 1919.
Officer in charge of musketry, physl-
cal drill and bayonet fighting instruc-
ton. Promoted to captain in March,
1916. Reverted to rank of lieutenant
at his w request in order to proceed
at once to France to the Fifty-second
Canadians; served with that battalion
in the Ypres salient and received null
tiple gunshot wounds on October 10,
1916, near Courcelette on the Somme;
discharged from C. E. F. July ~,
1917, as unfit for further service in
war and Joined the mission September
%, 1917.
Sergeant c. j. Dillingham; Joined
the mission in June, 1917, enlisted in
the first Canadian contingent August
4, 1914, at the age of II but gave his
age as 10 in order to enlist. Proceed
ed to England with the first battalion,
c. E. F. and spent the winter on the
muddy plains of Salisbury. During
the early part of 1915 he proceeded
to France with the first Canadians
where he took part in the fighting up
till and including the second battle of
Ypres and was wounded by an H. E.
shell. 1t will be remembered that dur
ing the second battle of Ypres the
Germans let loose their gas for the
first time and owing to the French
colonials becoming demoralized and
beating a hasty retreat it was neces-
sary for the Canadian troops to spread
out and cover that line that the
French had evacuated. Sergeant Gil
lingham has had two uncles killed in
France, n of them just three days
after he had won the military medal
for bravery on the field.
Sergeant R. N. T. Fisher, C. E..
joined the Canadian engineers in the
early part of 1915. He arrived in
Flanders on September 10, 1915, and
took part in the fighting there, in.
Guiding the battle of St. Eloi and the
third battle of Ypres June 2, 1915
He took part in the second battle Of
the Somme during September ant
October, 1916. He moved to Lens ane
from there to Vimy Ridge. After thu
! battle of Vimy he again moved bacl
to Lens. Sergeant Fisher was in the
trenches continually from September
1915, until July, 1917, a little over q
' months. He had the remarkable goot
fortune of participating in all tn
fighting that the Canadians took par
o in during that time without receiving
t a wound. He was granted three
months leave to Canada on compass
sionate grounds and shell shock ant
S when his leave expired was held fol
i light duty in Canada and attached t,
the mission here in January, 1918.
Sergeant-M Major j. R. Falconer, 81,
years service First Aberdeen. Volun
teer, artillery, Scotland. Enlisted TO-
Canadian expeditionary forces Jan
uary 8, 1915, with the Fifth Roya
Black Witch Highlanders, Montreal
Transferred February %, 1915 t.
Forty-second R. B. w. H. served il
Flanders and France with the regi
ment for a period of ~ months
Wounded by a machine gun bulle
September Is, 1916 (tank day. on tn
Somme. After leaving hospital il
England was attached to Manitob'
depot battalion as company sergean
major. Attached to the British-C Can
adam recruiting mission, January 1e
1913.
Application blanks for enlistment il
the British Canadian branches o
service may be secured from L. F
Jones, at the chamber of commerce
and agriculture rooms.