Category: 228th Battalion (Northern Fusiliers), Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War I

Categories: Canadian Expeditionary Force, World War I

This category contains profiles of members of the 228th Battalion (Northern Fusiliers), Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Stunned by the casualty numbers, the army embarked on an intensive nation-wide campaign for recruits, the 228th Battalion, created in March 1916, was singled out for an additional, special assignment. This Canadian Army unit at North Bay, Ontario had a team in the National Hockey Association, ancestor of the NHL. It was the highest scoring team in the Association, despite playing against clubs like the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators, and was a contender for the Stanley Cup. The Battalion was ordered overseas February 8, 1917, thus ending the hockey tour.

See:

• Meek, John F. Over the Top! The Canadian Infantry in the First World War. Orangeville, Ont.: The Author, 1971.link to book
• MacLeod, Alan Livingstone. 2018. "From Rinks to Regiments: Hockey Hall-of-Famers and the Great War". Heritage House Publishing Co. 192 pages.
• 228th Battalion (Northern Fusiliers)
• Wikipedie 228th Battalion NHA

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Joseph Arbour 26 Jan 1895 Waubaushene, Ontario, Canada - 01 Nov 1943

Rocque Beaudro 29 Feb 1884 Red Lake Falls, Polk, Minnesota, United States - 10 Feb 1960

William Duncan 04 Jul 1891 Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada - 13 Apr 1975

Gordon Keates 21 Mar 1895 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 16 Jan 1972

Percivale LeSueur 18 Nov 1881 Quebec, Canada - 27 Jan 1962

Howard Lockhart 22 Apr 1896 West Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada - 02 Aug 1956

George McNamara 26 Aug 1886 Penetanguishene, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - 10 Mar 1952

Howard McNamara 22 Nov 1890 Randolph, Tiny, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada - 24 Sep 1940

Eddie Oatman 10 Jun 1889 Springford, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada - 05 Nov 1973

Elmer Oatman 04 Jun 1898 Norwich Township, Oxford, Ontario, Canada - 08 Nov 1976

Samuel Prodgers 18 Feb 1891 London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada - 25 Oct 1935

Edmund Spence 25 Jul 1897 Haileybury, Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada - 21 Nov 1984

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