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​Greaves, Thomas Bernard; Born Nottingham, England 19 Jul 1895; farmer; attested in Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force #301771 25 Nov 1915; 38th Battery Overseas Battery; embarked St John, NB 26 Feb 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England 12 Mar 1916; proceeded overseas to France 13 Jul 1916; 10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery; granted leave 9 Aug 1917; rejoined unit 23 Aug 1917; shrapnel wound to knee 7 Nov 1917; rejoined unit 30 Nov 1917; having completed 2 years service with good conduct is awarded 1 good conduct badge 11 Jan 1918; proceeds to Machine Gun school 20 Feb 1918; rejoins unit 28 Feb 1918; appointed Acting Bombardier 1 Apr 1918; promoted Corporal 4 Apr 1918; proceeds to England with a view to obtaining a commission in the Royal Air Force 19 May 1918; taken on strength Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Depot 10 Jun 1918; taken on strength Composite Brigade2 Jun 1918; taken on strength 68 Battery, 16 Brigade 21 Aug 1918; proceeded overseas to North Russia Expeditionary Force 20 Sep 1918; disembarked Archangel 1 Oct 1918; awarded Military Medal for Bravery in the Field 23 Mar 1919; Corporal in "C" Sub Section Apr 1919; appointed Acting Sergeant with pay 14 Apr 1919; confirmed in rank of Sergeant 10 Jun 1919; embarked Archangel for the United Kingdom 18 Jun 1919; to Canada 5 Jul 1919; discharged 16 Jul 1919.
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​Green, Athol Reginald; Attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, assigned regimental #332861, taken on strength as a Driver in 15th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery in 1916, deceased 17 Dec 1973.
BWM, VM

​Green, E; Lieutenant in 15th (Vancouver) Coast Regiment RCA in 1942.
​Green, George Munro; Taken on strength with 85 Battery 15th Field Regiment RCA from the Supplementary Reserve of Officers as a Lieutenant on 5 Feb 1948, to be Captain on 1 Sep 1949, struck off strength on transfer to 32 Field Regiment (Self-Propelled) on 17 Apr 1950.
​Green, Philip William; ​Taken on strength as a Gunner with 85th Battery 15th (Vancouver) Coast Regiment RCA NPAM on 2 Aug 1940, assigned regimental number V10417, to be Acting Bombardier 15 Sep 1940, assigned new regimental number K417506.
Green, Robert Tyrone; Taken on strength 15th Field Regiment RCA on 9 May 1957.
​Green, Thomas Bruce; Taken on strength as a Gunner in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA on 11 Jan 1990, qualified QL2 General Military Training on 29 Apr 1990, released on 30 Jan 1995.
​​Green, William Horace; Taken on strength 31 Battery 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade RCA NPAM 30 Jul 1940, assigned Regimental number V9440, assigned new Regimental number K415549, taken on strength 201 Battery 11th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA; Gunner 1945
Greene, L W; Taken on strength 202 Battery 11th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA; allotted regimental #K417647, Acting Lance Bombardier 1945.
​Greenwood, FA; Attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force as a Gunner, taken on strength 62nd Battery 15th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery 15 May 1916, embarked Halifax 11 Sep 1916, disembarked Liverpool 22 Sep 1916,
​Greenwood, GRW; Taken on strength in 15 Field Regiment RCA on 11 May 1950, struck off strength on 12 Feb 1954.
Greenwood, James Edwin; ​Taken on strength as a Gunner with 58th Battery 15th (Vancouver) Coast Regiment RCA NPAM on 7 Aug 1940, assigned regimental number V9944, assigned new regimental number K416562, struck off strength on transfer Royal Canadian Air Force 27 Dec 1940.
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​Gregg, Charles; Born County Antrim, Ireland 10 May 1888; book keeper; attested Vancouver Volunteer Reserve, Boorman's Battery 27 Jan 1916; assigned regimental #476832; disembarked England from S.S. Missanabie and reinforced Reserve Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, Shorncliffe Camp 13 Mar 1916; proceeded to France and drafted to 2nd Canadian Division Ammunition Column 17 Aug 1916; died of accidental injuries 1 Jan 1917; interred Barlin Military Cemetery, France.  

​Gregg, Elwyn Emerson; 68th Battery Gunner Aug 1916, England Dec 1916, France 8rd Divisional Ammunition Column March 1917, Canada and discharged April 1919.
​Gregg, Harold Martin; Lieutenant in 102nd Coast Regiment RCA in 1954, taken on strength on transfer 15th Field Regiment RCA on 25 Oct 1954, struck off strength on transfer to Supplementary Reserve (RCA) on 31 Oct 1957.
​Gregg, Tim Bryce; Taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA on 25 Oct 1973, remustered as a Musician on 20 Oct 1975, released 1 Jun 1978.
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​​Gregory, Jonathan Peter; Taken on strength as a Gunner in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA on 4 Mar 1982, qualified General Military Training on 11 Aug 1982, qualified TQ1 Artilleryman on 14 Oct 1982, qualified TQ2 Artillery Basic Communications on 13 Jan 1983, promoted Bombardier on 4 Mar 1983, released 31 Mar 1984.
​Gregory, Lloyd Willoughby; ​Taken on strength 31 Battery 15th (Vancouver) Coast Brigade RCA NPAM 6 Aug 1940, assigned regimental number VV9441, assigned new regimental number K415550.
Greig, Douglas Stuart; Lieutenant in 102nd Coast Regiment RCA in 1954, taken on strength on transfer 15th Field Regiment RCA on 25 Oct 1954, struck off strength on transfer to Supplementary Reserve (RCA) on 17 Jan 1956.
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​Greig, Graeme Aaron Daniel; Taken on strength as a Gunner in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA on 13 Jun 2002, Basic Military Qualification on 26 Jul 2002, qualification Level 3 Artilleryman on 30 Aug 2002, qualified QL4 Artillery Communications on 16 Mar 2003.
​Greig, Hugo; Taken on strength as a Gunner with 58th Battery 15th (Vancouver) Coast Regiment RCA NPAM on 7 Aug 1940, assigned regimental number V9945, assigned new regimental number K416563.
​Grewal, JS;  Taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA; Bombardier in 2014.
Grey, R; Taken on strength 202 Battery 11th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA; assigned regimental #K417752, Gunner 1945, granted leave of absence 19 Feb 1945.
​Grewal, Kulbir Singh; Taken on strength as a Gunner in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA on 6 May 1993, released on 30 Nov 1993.
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​​Grieve, Andrew William; Taken on strength as an Officer Cadet in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA 5 Jun 2003, Second Lieutenant from 2003 to 2005, Lieutenant from 2005 to 2009, Captain from 2009 to 2013, Major from 2014 to 2019.
​Griffin, Ernest Henry; Taken on strength as a Gunner with 58th Battery 15th (Vancouver) Coast Regiment RCA NPAM on 31 Jul 1940, assigned regimental number V9947, assigned new regimental number K416564.
Griffin, W J; Taken on strength 201 Battery 11th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA; allotted regimental #K415676, Gunner 1945.
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Griffith, John; Born Dover, England 1 Dec 1880; married Martha 18 Apr 1906; Vancouver freight clerk; 2 years in the Royal Canadian Mounted Rifles; attested 68th Overseas Depot Field Battery as a Gunner 22 Feb 1916; assigned regimental #331639; promoted Bombardier 23 Mar 1916; promoted Corporal 5 Apr 1916; embarked Halifax on S.S. Olympic, 28 Apr 1916; disembarked Liverpool & attached 2nd Battery, Reserve Brigade Canadian Field Artillery, Shorncliffe Camp 7 May 1916; promoted Acting Bombardier 16 Aug 1916; to be Acting Corporal with pay while employed at Canadian School of Gunnery 12 Jan 1917; drafted to 1st Canadian Division Ammunition Column and proceeded to France 26 Jun 1917; reverts to permanent grade of Gunner 13 Jun 1917; posted to 2nd Brigade 27 Jun 1917; granted 14 days leave 19 Mar 1918; awarded Military Medal 22 Aug 1918; proceeded to England 19 Mar 1919; embarked Liverpool for Canada on S.S. Baltic, 29 Apr 1919, discharged 14 May 1919; deceased 10 Mar 1958.  
MM, BWM, VM

​Griffith, John Arthur M; Taken on Strength in 15th Coast Regiment RCA on 5 December 1946, struck off strength on 31 Mar 1948.
Griffith, Sydney; Taken on strength as a Musician in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA, Master Corporal, released on 20 Apr 1995.
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 ​Griffiths, James Clark; Taken on strength Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Sep 1939; transferred to 2nd Canadian Reconnaissance Squadron 1940; transferred to Princess Louis Dragoon Guards 1941; commissioned Royal Military College Sandhurst 1943; promoted Lieutenant 1944; discharged Oct 1945, taken on strength 102nd Coast Regiment, RCA 1950; promoted Captain 1950; Battery Commander 210th Battery, 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA 1958; taken on strength 15th Field Regiment, RCA; promoted Major 1960; 85th Battery, 15th Field Regiment, RCA 4 Oct 1961; appointed Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel 16 Sep 1974; appointed Honorary Colonel from 1 Dec 1982; started Griffs Building Supplies in 1964; deceased 4 Jul 1989.
39/45, IS, FG, DM, CVSM1, WM, CD

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​Griffiths, Vernon J; Taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA as a Musician; Private 1988 to 1989, Bombardier 1992.
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​Grimes, Walter; Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery for 10 years, attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, assigned regimental #332932, taken on strength as a Gunner in 15th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery in 1916, deceased 23 October 1957.
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​Grimsdale, Henry Douglass; Attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force 27 Mar 1916, regimental #347629, Gunner 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, arrived England 22 Sep 1916, taken on strength to 68th Battery 16th Brigade North Russia Expeditionary Force 21 Aug 1918, proceeded overseas 20 Sep 1918, disembarked Archangel 1 Oct 1918, embarked for the United Kingdom 11 Jun 1919, to Canada 5 Jul 1919, discharged 15 Jul 1919.
Grimsdick R B; Taken on strength 201 Battery 11th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA; allotted regimental #K415824, Gunner 1945.
​Grimway, JH; Gunner in the 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment RCA Band in 1958.
​Grinstead, WA; On 1947-1967 list of reunion invitees.
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​Grisdale, Arthur; Attested 7th Battery  Canadian Field Artillery Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force 10 Sep 1915, taken on strength 31st Battery 8th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery 16 Nov 1915, regimental number 302653, embarked from St John 5 Feb 1916, disembarked Plymouth 14 Feb 1916, to Woolwich for a Fitters and Wheelers Course on 12 Jun 1916, returned to unit 24 Jun 1916, landed in France 14 Jul 1916, killed in action 4 Nov 1916, buried Albert Communal Cemetery Extension Somme France.
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Grisenthwaite; Joseph; Born 6 Sept 1872, Liverpool, England; Vancouver cook; attested 68th Overseas Depot Field Battery as a Gunner 6 Mar 1916; assigned regimental #331640; promoted Bombardier 21 Aug 1916; admitted hospital for inguinal hernia 26 Jan 1917; discharged hospital 10 Mar 1917; discharged 31 Mar 1917, deceased 12 Sep 1936; interred Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, BC.

Groat, RA; Taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA, Private in 1969.
​Grondin, Chantale; Regular Force Unit Administrative Assistant, posted to National Defence Headquarters from 1996 to 1998.
Grout, ED; Taken on strength 201 Battery 11th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA; assigned regimental #415752, Bombardier 1945.
​Grover, Roger William; Taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA on 9 Jul 1979, qualified Artilleryman on 5 Apr 1980, promoted Bombardier on 9 Jul 1980, qualified Basic Artillery Technician on 11 Aug 1980, qualified Arty Communicator on 20 Aug 1980, qualified Driver Non-Trade on 18 Dec 1980, released 15 Nov 1982.
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Groves, Fred; Born 5 Oct 1880, Birmingham, England; Broker; attested Vancouver Volunteer Reserve, Boorman's Battery 9 Jul 1915; assigned regimental #301018; reinforcement to 2nd Battery, Reserve Brigade, Shorncliffe Camp 30 Jul 1915; transferred to 30th Battery, 8th Howitzer Brigade (later known as 22nd Battery, 6th Howitzer Brigade) 1 Oct 1915; proceeded to France 18 Jan 1916; wounded (GSW leg) and hospitalized 11 Aug 1916; transferred "fit" to Reserve Brigade 1 Nov 1916; transferred to 2nd Canadian Division Ammunition Column and proceeded to France  3 Aug 1918; transferred to Canadian Artillery Reinforcement Depot 4 Feb 1919; proceeded to Canada 28 Jun 1919; discharged 3 Sep 1919; married Marion Frances Brown 19 Jul 1920; deceased 21 Mar 1943; interred Mountain View Cemetery.  
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​​Gruban, Dagobert Wilhelm Alwin; Bombardier in 1964, Lance Sergeant in 1964, Sergeant from 1965 to 1967, Warrant Officer from 1968, released 20 Sep 1978.
Grumway, J H; Taken on strength 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA Band; regimental #K434058; Gunner 1958.
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​Gu, Tracy S; Taken on strength as a Musician in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA 28 Feb 2006, Bombardier from 2015 to 2019
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​Guan, Joseph H; Taken on strength as a Gunner in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA 23 Nov 2016, Private in 2017, Bombardier in 2019, awarded Canadian Forces Decoration 24 Sep 2019.
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​Guerin, G A R W; Taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA; 31 Battery 1969; Private 1969. 
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Guernsey, Fred William; Taken on strength 5th Medium Battery 15th Field Brigade CA from 1928 to 1933, Second Lieutenant  in 1930, Lieutenant 1933, Captain 1937, assumed temporary command 5th Battery RCA 1939, appointed Battery Commander 85th Battery Yorke Island 26 Aug 1939 to 17 Sep 1939, Major from 1939 to 1940, Major 31st Heavy Battery 15th (Vancouver) Brigade RCA 1941, awarded Efficiency Decoration 1944, promoted Lieutenant-Colonel, deceased 10 Feb 1978.
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​Guildford, David Adams; Taken on strength as a Private in Cyclist Platoon on 3 Dec 1914, discharged 21 Apr 1915 to commission in Active Militia, enlisted in Canadian Expeditionary Force on 14 Sep 1915 with previous service in Canadian Garrison Artillery, embarked Canada on 31 Mar 1916, to be Lieutenant 13 Dec 1916, 64th Battery, transferred to 15th Battery on 17 Jun 1916, transferred to 165th Siege Battery Canadian Garrison Artillery on 5 Dec 1916, taken on strength 5th Canadian Siege Battery on 13 Dec 1916, Mentioned in Despatches 31 Oct 1918, enlisted Active Service as Major on 26 Sep 1939 , promoted Lieutenant Colonel and appointed Commanding Officer of #6 Depot on 19 Aug 1940, detached for temporary duty to No. 1 Transit Camp as Admin Officer and Second in Command on 1 Jan 1943, assumes command of No.1 Transit Camp on 9 Oct 1943, posted to #6 District Depot on 31 Dec 1944, placed on Res. Active officers List on 2 Aug 1945, deceased 21 Dec 1947, buried at Camp Hill Cemetery Halifax NS.
MC, CVSM1, WM, 39/45, VD, MiD

Gullickson, E E; Taken on strength 43rd Medium Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA; regimental #K416161; 210 Battery 1958; Gunner 1958.
​Gunderson, Einar Maynard; Taken on strength as a Private in Seaforth Highlanders of Canada on 5 May 1981, released on 20 Oct 1981, re-enrol as a Gunner in 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA on 23 Nov 1982, released 3 Feb 1983.
​Gunn; Bombardier in 85 Battery 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA 1961.
​Gunn, Frank James; Taken on strength from 19 Medium Regiment RCA (Canadian Army Reserve Force) as Sergeant to 15th Field Regiment RCA on 1 Nov 1951, struck off strength on 1 Jan 1952.
Guthrie, Hugh Comyn; Born Guelph, ON 16 Aug 1897; student, former service 11th Howitzer Battery, 55th Battery; attached to C Battery, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery 9 Feb 1916; attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force 9 Feb 1916; 77th Depot Battery 30 Oct 1917; transferred to 68th Depot Battery 12 Jan 1918; overseas draft 8 Apr 1918; embarked Halifax RMT Scotian 17 Apr 1918; disembarked Liverpool 28 Apr 1918; attached Reserve Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 28 Apr 1918; returned to Canada 13 May 1918; discharged medically unfit 21 Jun 1919; married Margaret Murray Stuart 22 May 1926.
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​Guttridge, G; Sergeant listed on the Warrant Officers and Sergeant’s Mess gong.
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Guttridge, Raymond; British National Fire Service from 1944 to 1946, Royal Air Force from 1947 to 1949, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve from 1949 to 1957, 8th Technical Regiment, Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers from 1958, Warrant Officer Class II from 1966 to 1968, 158 Battery 1967, Chief Warrant Officer and Regimental Sergeant Major from 1968 to 1972, struck off strength 1972, deceased 20 Jun 2003.
WM, CCM, CD

Guttridge, SJ; Taken on strength 15th Field Artillery Regiment RCA, Private in 1969.
Gwennip, TH; Attested Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force as a Gunner, taken on strength 62nd Battery 15th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery 15 May 1916, embarked Halifax 11 Sep 1916, disembarked Liverpool 22 Sep 1916,
Gyles, E N; Taken on strength 203 Battery 11th (Reserve) Anti-Aircraft Regiment, RCA; allotted regimental #K413056, Gunner 1945.
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