Notes: Bernard served in the army from 1914 until 1920, in
the Lord Strathcona's Horse, reaching the rank of Lieutenant. He was
wounded in in the 3rd Battle of the Somme. Bernard emigrated to British
Columbia, Canada, and became a land surveyor on the rather rugged
northern coast.
Sources:
pencil sketch by
Thomas Fripp
scan courtesy of Jim Lewall
Married:Katharine
Margaret (Dempster) Crombie
on 19 September 1914, in St Andrews Church, Kamloops, British Columbia,
Canada. Katharine was born 27 March 1893, in Vancouver, British
Columbia, and baptised in St. Thomas Church, Chilliwack, BC, the
daughter of William
Arnold Dempster and Mary
Chipman Rounsefell. This was Katharine's second
marriage - she married Claude
Crombie on 10 May 1911, and had a son, Patrick Crombie. Katherine died on 13 May 1969 at Clovelly Private Hospital, Saanich, BC.
Occupation: Broker
Notes: James
served in the Canadian Army in WWI, and was a lieutenant in the 31st BC Horse. He was taken off the line with
severe trench fever. He tried to join the Royal Flying Corp as a pilot but
was rejected so became a balloon observer with RFC.
Sources:
Marriage:
BC Marriage Registration 1914-09-142058; exact place from Rootsweb; Katharine birth from BC Birth Registration 1893-09-907733; Katharine parents from Linley
& Jim Hooper's family history pages; Katharine death from Rootsweb;
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