A Week of Remembrance, Day 2

Every day from Nov. 1 to Remembrance Day, The Banner is remembering the 49 men named on the Chatsworth Cenotaph, in the order they died. Each entry gives only what the records show: rank, unit, date of death, his tie to our township and where he is buried or commemorated. Where records disagree, we say so. Where a hometown isn't documented, we list it as Unknown.

Day 2 remembers 5 men who died between September 15, 1916 and February 20, 1917.

Lance Corporal Thomas Samuel Brooks

No verified photograph of Lance Corporal Thomas Samuel Brooks has been found. The silhouette stands in for him.

• Service number: 57590
• Unit: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 20th Bn.
• Date of death: September 15, 1916
• Hometown: Chatsworth
• Local tie: CVWM contributor note: "next of Kin R. Brooks of Chatsworth Ont."; Legion 464: "Son of Robert Brooks of Chatsworth"; Named on the Chatsworth Cenotaph (VAC National Inventory inscription).
• Burial or memorial: Pozieres British Cemetery (III. Q. 30.)
• Note: His name is on the Chatsworth Cenotaph, but The Banner rates his documented tie to the township as likely rather than confirmed.
• Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/588549); Chatsworth Legion Branch 464 honour roll; Chatsworth Cenotaph inscription (VAC National Inventory).

Private George Henry Grindley

No verified photograph of Private George Henry Grindley has been found. The silhouette stands in for him.

• Service number: 1642
• Unit: Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 5 Field Amb
• Date of death: September 17, 1916
• Hometown: Unknown
• Local tie: No documented tie to Chatsworth, Holland or Sullivan found beyond his name on the Chatsworth Cenotaph. CVWM: "Son of Catherine Hodges of Norbery, England."; Legion born "London, England", enlisted Toronto; on Owen Sound Collegiate tablet. No township tie; Named on the Chatsworth Cenotaph (VAC National Inventory inscription).
• Burial or memorial: Vimy Memorial
• Note: His name is on the Chatsworth Cenotaph, but The Banner rates his documented tie to the township as unconfirmed.
• Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/1568683); Chatsworth Legion Branch 464 honour roll; Chatsworth Cenotaph inscription (VAC National Inventory).

Private Hugh MacDonald

No verified photograph of Private Hugh MacDonald has been found. The silhouette stands in for him.

• Service number: 464334
• Unit: Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment) 44th Bn.
• Date of death: January 7, 1917 (killed in action, trenches north of souchez)
• Hometown: Chatsworth
• Local tie: CVWM next of kin: "Son of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald MacDonald, of Chatsworth, Ontario."; Named on the Chatsworth Cenotaph (VAC National Inventory inscription).
• Burial or memorial: Villers Station Cemetery (VI. A. 10.)
• Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/59975); Chatsworth Legion Branch 464 honour roll; Chatsworth Cenotaph inscription (VAC National Inventory).

Sergeant Clarence Sutherland

Sergeant Clarence Sutherland. Photo: Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada; contributor Operation Picture Me.

• Service number: 57493
• Unit: Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 20th Bn.
• Date of death: January 26, 1917
• Hometown: Walter's Falls
• Local tie: CVWM next of kin: "Son of John and Charlotte R. Sutherland, of Walter's Falls, Holland Township, Grey County, Ontario."; Named on the Chatsworth Cenotaph (VAC National Inventory inscription).
• Burial or memorial: Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension (C.5)
• Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/492756); Chatsworth Legion Branch 464 honour roll; Chatsworth Cenotaph inscription (VAC National Inventory).

Private Victor Morrison

No verified photograph of Private Victor Morrison has been found. The silhouette stands in for him.

• Service number: 809101
• Unit: Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 50th Bn.
• Date of death: February 20, 1917
• Hometown: Strathavon, Holland Township
• Local tie: Legion 464: "Son of Gilbert & Matilda J. Morrison in Strathavon, Holland Township" (source spelling); Named on the Chatsworth Cenotaph (VAC National Inventory inscription).
• Burial or memorial: Barlin Communal Cemetery (I. F. 53.)
• Note: His name is on the Chatsworth Cenotaph, but The Banner rates his documented tie to the township as likely rather than confirmed.
• Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/470323); Chatsworth Legion Branch 464 honour roll; Chatsworth Cenotaph inscription (VAC National Inventory).

About this series

Records used: the Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Veterans Affairs Canada), the Chatsworth Legion Branch 464 honour roll, and the Veterans Affairs Canada National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials entry for the Chatsworth Cenotaph, with Owen Sound Sun and other newspaper reports where noted. Photographs are from the Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada, where they are posted on the soldier's own record. If you have a verified photograph or family record of any of these men, write to news@chatsworthbanner.ca.