Ernest Aaron (1897)

Born 23 Jun 1897 in Tuscarora Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Ernest Aaron served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I
Service started: 24 Feb 1916
Unit(s): 18th Battalion
Service ended: 24 May 1918

Birth

23 June 1897, Tuscarora Township, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Parents: Jerry Aaron and Lucy Isaacs. Ernest Aaron was a Native American of the Cayuga people. ^[3]
He stood about 5' 9". ^[4] He and his brother, William, enlisted and fought in World War I as part of Canada's Overseas Expeditionary Force. Ernest had previously served 3 years with Company D, 39th Regiment, Norfolk Rifles. ^{[5] [1]} His enlistment papers were signed 24 February 1916. ^{[1] [4]} His usual occupation was that of a laborer. ^{[1] [4]} His father's name is given on his military records as 'Jerry Aaron.' ^{[1] [2]} Ernest served with the 114th Battalion.

114th Battalion CEF

During service in England, Ernest suffered a broken ankle and spent 2 weeks in hospital. He was subsequently sent to France with the 18th Bttn, and near Etaples, was wounded in the face and the back. Armistice declared 11 Nov 1918. Ernest left Liverpool 14 May 1919 and was officially discharged in London Ont 10 days later. Ernest travelled several times between 1922 and 1935, across the border to the U.S. and on 21 Jan 1935 he gave his last address with landlady Helen at 270 Prospect Ave Buffalo NY. ^[6]

Death

It is not known when Ernest Aaron died. There is an Ernest Aaron listed on the Canadian Voter Lists of 1935, 1958, 1962, 1963, and 1965 in Ohsweken, part of the Brand-Haldimand Electorial District. In 1965 he is listed as a 'pensioner.' ^[7] This could very likely be Ernest. Electoral lists for later years were not found. Interestingly, there was also a 'Mrs. Ernest Aaron', one year named as 'Nellie,' listed on the 1962, 1963, and 1965 lists, so perhaps Ernest married in his later years. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Personnel Records of the First World War: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/personnel-records/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=7.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Canadian Expeditionary Force. CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918. Accession 1992-93/166. Record Group 150. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ancestry.com. (Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, 1914-1918 [database on-line]. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016). Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Volume 01 - 7.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1901. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2004. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6428 to T-6556. Ancestry.com. (1901 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Year: 1901; Census Place: Tuscarora, Brant (south/sud), Ontario; Page: 12; Family No: 121.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Canadian Great War Project.
5. ↑ Department of Militia and Defence, Accounts and Pay Branch, Nominal Rolls and Paylists for the Volunteer Militia, 1885-1914. R180-100-9-E, formerly RG9-II-F-6, 138 rolls. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Ancestry.com. (Canada, Nominal Rolls and Paylists for the Volunteer Militia, 1857-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010). This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
6. ↑ The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787 - 2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: M1480; Roll Number: 005
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935–1980. R1003-6-3-E (RG113-B). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ancestry.com. (Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Electoral District: Brand-Haldimand.