Roll of Honor, American Can Ltd., Employees,
Vancouver, BC.
For some time, I have been collecting postcards showing War Memorials from around British Columbia, Canada. This one is a bit unusual. Although many churches, organizations, municipalities and employers did honour their military people on Rolls, this is the only one I've seen on a postcard.
American Can Company was in operation in Vancouver on the waterfront from the 1910s, manufacturing tin cans.
Likely this is a WW I only Honour Roll. The company's 1920s building was repurposed in the 1980s and the Roll is not in the City Archives. I would very much like to know what happened to this Roll.
Three employees are listed here as Killed.
W. Cunningham
W. Cook
G. Irving
If you are related to them, or to any of the others on the Roll,
I would like to hear from you.
| BOTHAM, H.G. | 72nd Seaforth High. |
| CARROLL, J. | 31st BC Horse |
| GIBSON, J. | Artillery |
| MARSEY, F. | 131st Battalion |
| MCCULLUM, D. | 131st Battalion |
| MOORE, F. | Engineers |
| GIBSON, R. | 47th Battalion |
| WALTERS, E. | 121st Battalion |
| KINCAID, T. | C.M.R. |
| MANUEL, R. | 121st Battalion |
| LAWSON, E. | A.M.G. |
| MANN, C. | 31st BC Horse |
| THOMPSON, W. | 121st Battalion |
| TERRY, W. | 158th Battalion |
| THOMPSON, J. | 62nd Battalion |
| HAWKINS, J. | 121th Battalion |
| FLYNN, P. | 158th Battalion |
| BROWNING, A. | 158th Battalion |
| FORSYTH, W. | 47th Battalion |
| ALLWOOD, C. | Artillery |
| CEDARHOLM, C. | 121st Battalion |
| CRISPIN, V. | 131st Battalion |
| TEAD, G. | 121st Battalion |
| COOK, D. | 121st Battalion |
| COLLINS, J. | 121st Battalion |
| MATTHEWS, G. | 14th Battalion |
| MITCHELL, J. | 72nd Seaforth High. |
| WAGSTAFFE, A. | Engineers |
| TAYLOR, E. | 158th Battalion |
| MACDONALD, B. | 121th Battalion |
| LEE, G.H. | 158th Battalion |
| LESSIMORE, A. | 72nd Seaforth High. |
| HITCHINGS, W. | 72nd Seaforth High. |
| ARMSTRONG, R. | 121st Battalion |
| CUNNINGHAM, W. | 72nd Seaforth High. Killed. |
| DA PIEMONEY MEDESH | Russian Army |
| CRAIGAE, G. | 121st Battalion |
| HOLMES, F.J. | R.N.R. |
| FERGUSON, S. | 158th Battalion |
| TUBB, J. | A.S.C. |
| COOK, W. | Irish Fusiliers. Killed. |
| SIMONS, W. | 6 th D.G.O. |
| MITCHELL, D. | R.N.R. |
| BAYLAY, R. | Ry C.C. |
| WESTMAN, H. | 143rd Battalion |
| STRIDE, L. | 143rd Battalion |
| WALKER, J. | 143rd Battalion |
| VARLEY, J. | 158th Battalion |
| SIBSON, F. | 158th Battalion |
| GOWELL, W. | 158th Battalion |
| IRVING, G. | 104th Battalion, Killed. |
2 comments:
Wow! I've never seen an honor roll on a postcard either. How big is the postcard?
So interesting to see this printed on a postcard. I've never run across that.
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