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Smith Falls District Collegiate Institute - "Lest We Forget"
The "Lest We Forget" project was created by Blake Seward, a history teacher at Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute in Smiths Falls, Ontario. Concerned that the contributions of those who died serving in the First World War have been largely forgotten, Mr. Seward realized that researching individual veterans would be an exciting way to make history come alive in the classroom. Students would be given the opportunity to document the life stories of the men and women who served in the First World War.
Students are tasked with researching and writing about individuals who served in the First World War whose names are listed on the local cenotaphs. Essentially, students become experts on the service persons they investigate and contribute to the wartime histories of their communities.
| World War One Survivors |
| Baker, Sherman Richard |
Doughton, Edward John |
Lucas, Lorne Sanford |
| Botham, Carmen |
Gallagher, Fred E. |
Mantle, Levi |
| Boyd, William J. |
Hagan, Henry A. |
McCallum, Frederick Harold |
| Charles, William |
Harper, John |
Mustard, Clifford |
| Connell, John A. |
Harrington, Albert |
South, William Ernest |
| Craig, Harold Allan |
Hyslop, George |
Strachan, George |
| Daughen, William |
Ince, George Victor |
Wood, Donald |
| World War One Casualties |
| Baker, William Riley |
Fumerton, Frank |
Morrissey, Frank Everette |
| Bellamy, Edward |
Gallagher, Edward |
Murdock, Charles Lorne |
| Bigham, George |
Gallagher, James Earle |
O' Meara, Albert |
| Bulleid, George Eccles |
Garton, W.C. Burton |
O'Brien, Bernard |
| Bush, Norman Earle |
Gervin, Walter |
Palmer, Clarence |
| Chalmers, Harry Alexander |
Gibbons, John Joseph |
Perkins, John B. |
| Clifford, Frank |
Gilroy, Sidney Wellington |
Phillips, Earle Merrit |
| Clinton, John |
Grant, Baxter |
Polk, Herbert C. |
| Condie, John |
Gray, Walter |
Powell, Thomas |
| Cooke, William |
Henderson, Robert |
Prior, Frank Henry |
| Copplo, Dominic |
Holland, Sydney |
Quackenbush, Hubert |
| Couch, Stanley |
Hurlbert, Rexford |
Rice, Russell Ira |
| Craig, William Benson |
Johnston, Frank Leonard |
Riley, Addison |
| Cranston, Harry |
Joynt, William |
Robinson, George |
| Cross, Everett |
Kidd, William J |
Rowlands, Robert P. |
| Davidson, Harwood |
Leeland, Leonard |
Shearer, James Douglas |
| Dillabough, Homer Reuben |
Lees, Peter |
Sheppard, Arthur John |
| Dobson, E.W. Swiftsure |
Leonard, John G. |
Speight, William |
| Dodds, Alexander |
Lett, Herbert P. |
Splane, Howard |
| Donovan, Dennis |
Lucas, David Henry |
Stilwell, Charles R. |
| Doughton, David Henry |
Lucas, Lorne |
Wark, Lawrence A. (Glen) |
| Driscoll, William Ambrose |
McGregor, Ellis |
Webb, Herbert |
| Edmunds, Charles |
Mainse, Clarence |
Weedmark, Gordon |
| Ferguson, Clarence |
Mansfield, Stephen Arthur |
Williston, Isabelle |
| Field, Alfred |
Martin, Stanley |
Winnihan, Elmer |
| Field, George |
McGill, Joseph James |
Wood, Sherwood |
| Forbes, Adolph |
McShane, James |
Yates, Clement Oswald |
| Foster, John F. P. |
Megert, Elton |
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The 23 students, along with their history teacher Blake Seward, visited France and Belgium for eight days in October 2004. Their tour was the final chapter for the "Lest We Forget" project during which they visited the Canadian National Archives to research the lives and deaths of Smiths Falls area First and Second World War soldiers.
From October 15-23, the students visited 11 war cemeteries that are meticulously maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The students placed more than a 1050 Canadian flags next to Canadian soldiers' headstones.
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