This page in the Book of Remembrance lists soldier and award. Additional information added is under "Comments". Hyperlinked names direct to photographs and/or biographies elsewhere.
Note Other soldiers not mentioned elsewhere in the book continue to be included as discovered.

• Military Medal (MM): awarded to personnel below commissioned rank (therefore acting and temporary Majors were eligible) or Warrant Officers "for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire". Silver bars were given for subsequent awards.
• Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM): awarded to Warrant Officers, non-commissioned officers, and non-commissioned members serving in any of the sovereign's military forces, "for distinguished conduct in the field". It was the second highest award for gallantry in action (after the Victoria Cross) for all army ranks below commissioned officers and was available to Navy and Air Force personnel also for distinguished conduct in the field.
• Military Cross: awarded to Commissioned Officers of the rank of Captain or below "for distinguished and commendable service in battle".

Name	Award	Comments
Adamson, Frederick Byron (805432) Posted by "maddock1238" on Ancestry.ca	Military Medal	(17 Jun 1891:Port Hope - 25 Jan 1970:Port Hope) Son of Charles Robert & Minnie (Haskill). Husband of Eleanor Maud Walker. Served in France as a gunner. Wounded twice. Evening Guide: 14 February 1918
Bell, David Brown (59053)	Military Medal & Bar (1918) Mentioned in despatches	(14 Aug 1887:Galashiels, Scotland - 27 Aug 1918:France) Son of George & Mary Ann (Brown). Husband of Annie Boyd Nelson. Evening Guide: 27 Nov 1916 Evening Guide: 24 Apr 1918
Chambers, Thomas Leroy (91616) Credit: Jan Robertson Not included in the Book of Remembrance	Military Medal (1917)	(03 Jun 1897:Hope Township - 08 May 1917:France) Son of James Edward & Eva Charlotte (Cann).
Clement, James (300037)	Military Medal (1918)	(17 Dec 1884:Ayrshire, Scotland - 16 Mar 1964:Oshawa) Husband of Margaret Smith. Only war-related injury reported in his service file was a sprained arm from falling off a horse in Rouen in 1917! Evening Guide: 14 Sep 1918
Edmunds, Elmer (1063013)	Military Medal (1919)	(06 Nov 1895:Peterborough - 1986:Martintown, Ontario) Son of Archibald & Ida (Stephenson). Husband of Margaret Hazel McIntyre.
Edwards, Gilbert, Lieutenant	Military Cross (1917)	(01 Oct 1880:Zion, Hope Township - 11 Sep 1917:France) Son of William & Agnes (McKinstry). Evening Guide: 14 Mar 1918
Fox, Harold Victor (195079) Credit: 21stbattalion.ca	Military Medal (1918)	(24 Apr 1897:Bailieboro - 22 Mar 1985:Peterborough) Son of Matthew & Annie June (Nixon). Husband of Gladys McBride. The Military Medal was awarded for his "acts of bravery during the heavy fighting on August 8, 1918 at Marcelcave". A group photo with Jack Tutton, Harold Fox, Stan Staples, & Clarence Clarke can be seen here.
Gifford, Francis Darrell, Major (412587)	Military Cross (1918) Mentioned three times in despatches	(03 Nov 1889:Port Hope - 1960:Colborne) Son of Francis Sweetland & Mary Wallace (Smart). Husband of Laura Gerald. Advanced from Lieutenant to Major. Evening Guide: 30 Jun 1917
Giles, John Stanley Walker (196952)	Military Medal (1919)	(21 Oct 1880:Tottenham, England – 12 Jun 1965:Sunnybook Hospital, Toronto) Served in France. Married widow Annie May Frederick (nee Weese) 26 Apr 1919:Port Hope.
Golding, Joseph Davis (59382) Credit: 21stbattalion.ca	Military Medal	(20 Sep 1893:Manchester, England – 09 Mar 1956:Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto) Served in France. Awarded the Military Medal "For exceptional bravery and daring in action. When ordered to cover the consolidating parties in the captured position he took his gun to an advanced point and although buried five times by enemy shell fire, he each time repaired until the work was completed". Married Norma Hamly 10 Nov 1920.
Holden, John (50429)	Military Medal	(22 Sep 1876:Preston, England - 08 Aug 1918:Marcelcave, France) Son of George & Rachel (Hindle). Husband of Elizabeth Ann Fletcher. Previous military service in the Ambulance Brigade in the South African War. Evening Guide: 18 Sep 1917
Huycke, Frank German	Won Lieutenant's Commission in the Royal Navy.	(26 Dec 1879:Peterborough – 18 Jul 1958:Toronto) Son of Irwin & Maria (Birdsall). Spent three years in the Army, one as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. Wounded twice in naval engagements. After 11 Nov 1918, engaged in mine sweeping. Married Helen Finn 01 Oct 1925:Toronto. [Information from George Sweanor. No service file found.]
Mack, Thomas (145295) Not included in the Book of Remembrance	Military Medal (1918)	(31 Dec 1876:Port Hope - 28 Mar 1957:Toronto) Son of Edward & Esther (Fitchett).
Martyn, Archibald Henry Freer (305554)	Military Medal (1918)	(29 Dec 1896:Cardiff, South Wales, England - 21 Feb 1927) Son of Henry & Louisa (Prier). Married Ethyl Mary Paxton 22 Sep 1926:Toronto.
Ogden, Gorum Harold	Croix-de-Guerre Military Medal (1918)	(06 Aug 1893:Port Hope – 11 Jun 1962:Detroit, USA) Son of Daniel Edgar & Mary Ruby Alfaretta (Powers). Husband of Alvena Edna Werth (married 1919; divorced 1948). Father of Jack Harold Ogden. Married Isabel Carlton 1948:Detroit. Joined US Army for both World Wars.
Punchke, Frank (805568) Not included in the Book of Remembrance	Russian Cross of St. George (1918)	Evening Guide: 21 Mar 1918
Ralston, George Harrah, Colonel Posted by "banninge" on Ancestry.ca	Distinguished Service Order (DSO) & Bar (1917) Mentioned several times in despatches (1917) Croix-de-Guerre 1919)	(22 May 1866:Rio de Janiero, Brazil – 23 Jun 1938) Son of William Poultney & Margaret Elwood (Harrah). Husband of Marie Louise Genevieve Pasmore. Mentioned in despatches several times "for gallant and distinguished conduct in the field. Advanced from Major to Brigadier General. Evening Guide: 09 Nov 1918
Roache, Hilton Laurence (412633)	Military Medal (1919)	(14 Jun 1891:Cobourg – 26 Jan 1961) Son of Patrick & Mary Anne (Delanty). Husband of Gladys Irene Johns.
Snider, Egerton Cairns, Lieutenant	Recommended for Military Cross & Belgian Cross Once mentioned in despatches	(28 Feb 1896:Mt. Forest – 05 Dec 1968:North York) Son of Eber Egerton & Jane Dryden (Cairns). Husband of Madge Vivian Gipson. Won Captaincy on field. Adjutant R.C.R.
Spratlin, Frederick John (138974) Not included in the Book of Remembrance Credit: Virtual War Memorial	Military Medal (1917) & Bar (1918)	(15 Jun 1881:Port Hope - 08 Aug 1918:France) Son of Frederick Conley & Mary Margaret (Bayley). Married Mary Ethel Bolton 18 Apr 1906:Toronto.
Stegman, Thomas Hammond, Captain Not included in the Book of Remembrance	Military Cross (1918)	(21 May 1883:Toronto - 27 Apr 1937:Toronto) Son of Thomas Charles & Elizabeth Matilda (Hammond). Husband of Jean Allen (married 1921:Toronto).
Taylor, Arthur Sydney (805173)	Military Medal (1917) & two Bars !918 & 1919). The 2nd Bar was presented by the Prince of Wales 25 Oct 1919:Kingston.	(16 Dec 1895:Great Yarmouth, England - 20 Oct 1965) Son of Robert & Anna (Barker). Emigrated 1902. Husband of Mary Emily Dann. Evening Guide: 22 Dec 1917
Trumper, William Earl (412642) Credit: "kindredquest" (Ancestry.ca)	Military Medal (1917 & Bar (1919)	(23 Jan 1894:Napanee – 21 Oct 1943:Port Hope) Son of George Franklin & Esther Augusta (Babcock). Served in France. Gunshot wound to shoulder and forehead 1916; gas poisoning 1918. Awarded the Military Medal at Passchendaele 08 Nov 1917. Evening Guide: 19 Jun 1918
Waghorn, Francis Thomas George (45534) Not included in the Book of Remembrance Credit: Grandson Paul Waghorn	Military Medal & Bar Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) Military Cross	(04 Apr 1893:Kent, England - 12 Mar 1975:Hampshire, England) Son of George Penfold & Kate (Mills). Husband of Constance Muriel King. The following information was provided by the family: MM: "For brilliant participation in the rescue of a disabled armoured car & successful withdrawal of a field gun from the front line barrier on the Massines Road in the operation on the night of 14th/15th December 1915." Bar: "During the attack on Vimy Ridge on 09-11 April 1917, was senior NCO with the Machine Gun Battery of eight guns, which was following up and supporting the Infantry with overhead fire. He set a fine example of coolness & bravery under heavy shell fire, and materially contributed to the working & handling of his Battery, in spite of cold & fatigue, working incessantly without rest until the Battery was withdrawn on the night of 11 April 1917." DCM: "For conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty while in charge of four machine guns when his Officer was wounded. He frequently dug out his guns & cleaned & repaired them as they became buried. He also dressed in the open & evacuated six men. Though wounded, he remained in action until the Battery was relieved fifteen hours later." MC: "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He was in charge of part of a Motor Machine Gun Battery & took a leading part in the capture of an important enemy strong point, which constituted a serious gap betwwen our Allies and ouselves. He set a very fine example of coolness & courage to his men, whom he handled in a manner that was much admired by an Allied Commander."
Wood, Harold James, Captain Not included in the Book of Remembrance	Military Cross (1917)	(05 Apr 1892:Port Hope - 03 Feb 1951:Montreal) Son of Frank and Sarah Jane (McGeary).
Whitehead, George (8805247) Not included in the Book of Remembrance	Military Medal (1917)	(25 Feb 1892:South Shields, England - 08 Jun 1917:Vimy Ridge, France) Barnardo Home child, son of late Thomas & Ellen.

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