British Home Children who served in both
​the First and the Second World Wars


Frederick Robert Fordon Blow
 Frederick Robert Fordon (Fordham) Blow. #273565
Birthdate Aug. 8, 1893     (incorrect)
Enlisted May 18th, 1916
216th Infantry Battn. Res. Arty, 2nd CDAC France
Awarded the Belgian Croix De Guerre Auth. R.O. 4382 29/1/19

Reg. B27323
Frederick Robert Fordham Blow
Birthdate Aug. 8, 1897    (correct)
Enlisted at Barrie, Ontario
Date January 9th, 1942​

Harry Parker
Harry Parker enlisted in both Great Wars. WWI enlisted at age 19 with the 34th Bn and ended up with the 5th CRT. WWII enlisted in Windsor at age 45, transferred to Chatham as a staff member at the # 12 Training Camp and within 4 months was in hospital dying of cancer. Was struck off strength within weeks, and died 1.5 months later, therefore, does not qualify for the Books of Remembrance
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Alfred Mist
Served in the First World War and the Second

Thomas Morley
CSM (Company Sergeant Major) in WWII training men in Kitchener & Ipperwash Ontario. Also served in WW1
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Albert Breedon

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Albert Breedon came to Canada with Dr Barnardos in 1908. He came back to Britain to enlist for WW1. He also was in WW2.
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Albert in the First World War