Edmund Godfrey Sterry [1891-1970]

[Longhope, Gloucestershire, UK line]

Enlisted 23 Jan 1918 at Edmonton Alberta
Personal Detail: Present address Hattonford, Alberta. Born 28th Oct 1891at Gorsley Newent Gloucestershire England. Single. Farm Labourer. Father/Next of Kin-Samuel Sterry of Brook Farm Gorsley Newent Gloucestershire England
Description: 26 yrs 1 mth. Height 5ft 7in, chest 32-34 in, 144 lb; fresh complexion, brown eyes, red hair
Religion: Church of England
Marks: scar right shin shot wound childhood; 4 vaccination marks left arm

Service

Service No: 3206417
Rank: Private
Regiments: Alberta Regiment 1st Depot Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
10 May 1918- Embarked at Halifax [Nova Scotia] on "Teiresias"
24 May 1918- Disembarked London. Proceeded to Bramshott Camp in Wiltshire.
3 Oct 1918- Proceeded to overseas service
19 Oct 1918- Joined 31st Battalion in France
15 Feb 1919- Granted 14 days leave; extended to 1 Apr 1919. Proceeded to England while on leave.
1 Jun 1919 Discharged from service because of demobilization. Proposed residence after discharge Hattonford Alberta
[Death Notification Dept Veteran Affairs dated 11 Sep 1970 Edmund Godfrey Sterry Service No 3206417 died 19 Aug 1970 at Veterans Home]

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Robert Ernest Sterry [1879-1946]

[Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK line]

Enlisted 24 Feb 1915 at Calgary
Personal Detail: Aged 36 yrs; born North Shields, Durham, England; next of kin Elizabeth Sterry of 434 15 Ave S., Calgary, later of 210 Argyle Terrace South Shields England; occupation machinist; married; previously served as volunteer in 3rd Durham Artillery for 3 yrs
Description: height 5 ft 7 ins, chest 32½/35, light complexion; brown eyes; light hair
Religion: Wesleyan
Marks: Scar right wrist and right leg

Service

Service No: 1017
Rank: Sergeant
Regiments: 50th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
16 Aug 1915 - discharged for munitions work at Sarcee Camp Calgary Alberta Canada for purpose of proceeding to England with munition workers.
27 Oct 1915 - unit sailed to England

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Lawrence Sterry [1889-1929]

[Hafslo, Norway line]

Enlisted 12 Mar 1918 at Winnipeg Canada
Personal Detail: born 11 Jul 1889 at East Grand Forks, Minnesota; aged 28 yrs 8 mths; present address Bemidji, Minnesota, USA; next-of-kin/mother Mrs Christina Johnson of PO Bemidji, Minnesota; father is dead; single; occupation farmer;
Description: height 5 ft 6½ ins; chest 32/34½ ins; ruddy complexion; brown eyes; darkbrown hair; weight 150 lbs; atrophy of both testicles from orchitis parotitis [complication of mumps]
Religion: Presbyterian
Marks: nil

Service

Service No: 2381335
Rank: Private
Regiments: 43rd Manitoba Regiment 1st Depot Battalion; 18th Reserve 1st Depot Battalion
17 Apr 1918 Embarked from Halifax Nova Scotia on SS 'Melita' and disembarked Liverpool on 28 Apr 1918; posted to Seaford Camp, East Sussex
5 Sep 1918 Landed in France with 43rd Battalion.
3 Oct 1918 Wounded in field; gun shot shrapnel wound to right thigh and right foot - compound fracture of ankle
9 Oct 1918 Sent to England; posted to Manitoba Regimental Depot at Seaford, East Sussex
10 Oct 1918 Admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester, England with then transferred to Woodcote Park [Military Convalescent] Hospital Epsom [Surrey, England]
30 Mar 1919 On ship to Canada
13 Apr 1919 Discharged at Winnipeg Canada

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Percy Harold Sterry [1882-1941]

[Longhope, Gloucestershire, UK line]

Enlisted 6 Dec 1916 at Kingston Ontario
Personal Detail: Born 9 Dec 1882 at East Dulwich, London England; aged 34; present address 262 Johnston St Kingston Ontario; married; next-of-kin/wife Beatrice Emily Sterry of 262 Johnston St Kingston Ontario; occupation Insurance Agent; father Walter Sterry and mother Mary Ann Sterry of 60 Upland Rd East Dulwich London
Description: 5 ft 4½ ins; chest 34/36½; complexion medium; hazel eyes; dark brown hair
Religion: Baptist
Marks: right forearm tattoo mark pot of flowers; left forearm butterfly; 3 vaccination marks left arm
Health Issues: Had rheumatic fever in 1897; arthritis right knee with partial loss of function inflamed by exposure to dampness and could not do route marches
Children: Stanley Harold 6 years, Constance Beatrice 4 years, Freda Viola Phoebe 2 years, Myrtle Mary 4 months

Service

Service No: 1090040
Rank: Private
Regiments: 253rd battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force; 164th battalion 5th Canadian Reserve
7 May 1917 Arrived in England on S/S "Olympic"
7 Jun 1917 Transferred to 164th battalion at Witley
15 Oct 1917 Posted to 2nd Central Ontario Regiment [C. O. R. D.] at Witley
18 Oct 1917 Posted to Canadian Army Pay Corps [C. A. P. C.] London
29 Jan 1917 Promoted to acting Corporal
13 May 1919 Embarked Liverpool for Halifax
Discharged 27 May 1919 demobilization at Kingston Ontario

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William Dennis Sterry [1887-1969]

[Longhope, Gloucestershire, UK line]

Enlisted 11 Jan 1915 at Edmonton [Alberta, Canada]
Personal Detail: Born 5th Aug 1888 at Gloucestershire, England; 27 yrs 5 mths; next-of-kin S. Sterry of Garsley[sic-Gorsley] Newent Gloucestershire England; occupation farmer; not married
Description: weight 165 lbs, chest 35½/39½, height 5 feet 9¼ inches, fresh complexion, dark blue eyes, brown hair
Religion: Church of England

Service

Service No: A36 350
Rank: Private
Regiments: 51st Battalion
21 Mar 1915 Discharged medically unfit

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William John Sterry [1898-1979]

[Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK line]

Enlisted 18 Jan 1916 at Toronto [Ontario, Canada]
Personal Detail: Born 23rd Nov 1897 at Harrow, London; aged 18 years 2 months; present address 111 Lappin Ave, Toronto; next-of-kin/mother Elizabeth Sterry of 111 Lappin Ave, Toronto; Father H. Sterry; occupation Plumber; not married
Description: 130 lbs, 5 ft 5½ ins, chest 30/34 ins, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair
Religion: Presbyterian
Marks: mole left side of face, mole centre of chest;p vaccination scars left arm

Service

Service No: 502610
Rank: Private, Sapper
Regiments: 10th Battalion Canadian Engineers, No 2 District Depot Battalion
25 Mar 1916- Arrived in Liverpool, England on SS "Matagama"
12 Aug 1916- Embarked for Le Havre, France
May 1917- Trench fever - good recovery
26 Aug 1918- Wounded in action at Amiens, France; abrasions right leg and arm
30 Aug 1918- Admitted Kitchener Military Hospital Brighton [Sussex, England]; discharged 9 Oct 1918- long scar nearly healed
10 Oct 1918 Transferred to Princess Patricia’s Canadian Red Cross Hospital at Bexhill [Sussex]
4 Nov 1918 Fit for duty, no disability
8 Feb 1919 Arrived Halifax on ship "Carmanis"
5 Mar 1919 Discharged due to demobilisation

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