Dec 25, 1883
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Born in Stirling, Ontario to Alfred Thomas and
Mary Eliza (nee Morrison) Danford
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Jul 31, 1906
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Married to Beatrice Gilroy in Chandas,
Peterborough County, Ontario.
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Feb 1, 1916
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Attested into the 155th Battalion in
Coe Hill, Ontario
Ø Number 636534
Ø Next of kin given as Beatrice Danford, wife, Coe Hill, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as 2 weeks at a training camp in
Barriefield
Ø Religion given as Methodist
For some reason he gave his birth year on
attesting as 1885
His brother, Arthur Danford, attested into the same battalion 2 weeks
earlier
The battalion trained in the Kingston, Ontario
area
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Oct 17, 1916
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Embarked the SS Northland in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Oct 28, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to Bramshott
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Dec 5, 1916
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Posted to the 21st Battalion along
with his brother Arthur Danford
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Dec 6, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 147 reinforcements from England and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Dec 8, 1916
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Left the CBD and joined the 21st
Battalion in billets in Bully Grenay
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Aug 15, 1917
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After surviving the attack on Vimy Ridge,
Private Charles Danford was killed during the attack on Hill 70, near Lens. His body was never recovered from the battlefield
and is subsequently honoured on the panels of the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy
Ridge, France
Following the war the British War Medal, Victory
Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and Memorial Cross were sent to his widow,
Mrs. Beatrice Danford, Coe Hill, Ontario
A second Memorial Cross was sent to his mother,
Mrs. A. Danford, at the same address.
His brother, Arthur Danford, survived the war and returned to Coe Hill
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