BX May 8, 1916

Two More Local Men Wounded

Two more Brantford casualties were reported on Sunday morning through private messages. Pte. George Batson, who left here with Lt.-Col. Colquhoun, in the First Contingent is reported, struck off the list seriously ill, in No. 1 Canadian General Hospital at Etaples, having been admitted there on May 4. Word was received here by his mother, who resides at 111 Murray Street.

Suffering from shell shock is the casualty happening to Pte. James Turner. He was admitted to No. 3 Canadian Ambulance Hospital April 13.

BX May 17, 1916

Two Brant County Casualties

Pte. James Turner of Brantford is mentioned in this morning’s casualty list as having been wounded. Pioneer Fred Angus Dickinson of Cainsville is also reported as having been wounded.

BX November 3, 1916

More Returned Heroes Coming

Five more returned soldiers have arrived back from England and are expected soon in Brantford. Two of these men are thought to be from the 125th Battalion, but the reasons for their return are unknown. Sergeant Stanbridge, 8 Dundas Street, and Private B.J. Meates, 30 Park Avenue, are now in Toronto. Privates J. Turner, A. Dodds, and William Farrington arrived at Quebec on the C.P.R. Liner Manitoba yesterday. A James Turner is given in The Expositor records as having enlisted with the 125th Battalion in December last year. He formerly lived at 11 Sterling Street, and is a married man. He had eight years experience with the Lancashire Fusiliers and a year and a half with the 38th “Duffs” prior to the outbreak of war. The only Dodd given in the Expositor records is A. Dodd in the 125th Battalion.