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Pvt. Henry GLOVER 1st Central Ontario Regt., 4th Btn Canadian Infantry
        1884-6th February 1918

        Born  in  Brixton,  South  London  in  1882,  Henry  Glover  grew  up  in  Foots  Cray,  the  eldest  child  of
        Samuel and Elizabeth Glover.    Their two youngest children were both born in Foots Cray.    By 1901
        the family had moved to Plumstead, S.E. London, in order to obtain work    in the huge Government
        armaments factory the Woolwich Arsenal. Samuel was a skilled steel cutting machinist and Henry was
        a metal examiner and two other sons worked as fuse hand machinists.    The youngest son, even though
        he was only 14-years-old, was employed making bullets.

        In 1901, Henry married 21-year-old Sara Beatrice Lay, who had been lodging with the family at their
        home in Swingate Lane, Plumstead. In 1907, the young couple made the brave decision to emigrate, and
        in June sailed with their young son, Frederick, to Quebec in Canada on the S.S. "Pomeranian". They
        settled in Toronto and Henry soon found work on the railways where he was a night foreman with
        Toronto Street Railway at Dundas Car Barns.
        Previous to working at Woolwich Arsenal, Henry had been in the regular Army with the Royal West
        Kent Regiment, reaching the rank of sergeant.    He was 5ft 9in tall, with hazel eyes and brown coloured
        hair.    On  15th  March  1915,  he  enlisted  at  the  Toronto  Recruiting  Depot  and  was  assigned  to  the
        Sportsmen's Battalion which left for France in October 1915.

        On 4th May 1916 Henry was slightly wounded by a gunshot in the head and was admitted to No. 4
        Stationary Hospital, Arques.    In time he made a full recovery and was able to rejoin his regiment in
        France. Unfortunately, he was killed on 6th February 1918.

        In Memoriam: Henry Glover is buried in Aix-Noulette Communal Cemetery extension, France.    As
        a resident of Canada and a railway employee, Henry Glover has been remembered on the Toronto
        Railway  employees  Union  Memorial,  old  City  Hall,  Queen  Street,  Toronto,  Canada.    The  Plaque
        reads:

        "In loving memory of the members of the Toronto Railway Employees Union, who gave
        their lives in the Great War so that the Empire might endure."


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        Pvt. Arthur Charles HARDY, 1  Battalion, Border Regiment
        1879- 21st August 1915

        Arthur Hardy was born and grew up in Foots Cray, the second son of Stephen and Elizabeth. Their
        home was in Nash’s Cottages and he attended the local school under popular head teacher, Mr. Winter.
        Arthur  never  married  and  in  1911  in  order  to  find  employment,  he  moved  to  Wales  and  worked
        underground as a miner.    He served for a time with the South Wales Territorials, but when he made
        the bold decision to enlist in the Border Regiment, he was living and working in Bonchurch on the
        beautiful Isle of Wight.

        On Whit Sunday 1915, Arthur’s regiment was posted to the Dardanelles. The Allies landed on the
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        Peninsula on 25th/26th April 1915 and on the 21  August a final British offensive of the campaign
        landed  to  consolidate  Anzac  and  Suvia  Bay.    Unfortunately  Arthur  Hardy  was  one  of  the  many
        casualties.  He  died  on  21st  August,  just  days  from  the  ending  of  any  further  serious  action.    The
        peninsula was successfully evacuated between December 1915 and early January 1916.

        In Memoriam: Arthur Hardy is remembered in the Helles Memorial, Turkey which serves the dual
        function of Commonwealth Battle memorial for the whole Gallipoli campaign.
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