Above and below - recently arrived from Yorkton City Archives: c.January 1915
L to R,
Rear: Capt. Bradbrooke / Lieut. Livingstone (Killed in France, Somme 1916) / Lieut. Lloyd
Front: Major Washington / Major Maxfield / Lieut. Robinson (Killed in England)
On the 19th May, 1918, Captain George Robinson MC, 42nd Training Squadron, Wye, RAF,
formerly RFC, attached from the Canadian Mounted Rifles, was killed when his F.E.2b night bomber, C9792, from 149 Squadron, crashed. The observer, 2Lt C.H.P. Hughes, was injured. Robinson was buried at Wye Churchyard in Kent, grave reference 121. George was awarded the Military Cross for courage and leadership at the Somme, October 16th 1916. (Main source: the blog: 'Les Zeppelins à Cognelée près de Namur en Belgique - 1914-1918')
By October 1916 Livingstone had been promoted to Major. On 9th October Bradbrooke and Livingstone returned to the front line with the rest of the battalion in a sector north of Courcelette the Canadians called Kenora Trench. In the ensuing days the men of the battalion came under heavy German fire -- artillery, high-explosives, shrapnel and machine-gun -- as the enemy fought to regain positions lost earlier in October to the Canadians. The result of the Germans' brutal October 12th barrage on 1CMR at Kenora Trench was a casualty toll of 48 soldiers killed, wounded or missing. Six of these casualties were mortal, including Charles Livingstone. He died in his fellow officer's arms; Bradbrooke recorded Livingstone's final words: "Well, I'm done. I've done the best I can for 'B' Company. Write to Father". He is buried in Pozières British Cemetery.
Washington, Maxfield, Bradbrooke and Lloyd all survived the war. Before his military days were over George Bradbrooke was promoted again, to Lieutenant-Colonel. He died at Saskatoon in late 1969, in his 98th year. (Source: Alan Livingstone MacLeod)
Major Ferguson Coleman Washington (b.Winnipeg 18th Jan 1880) became the Commanding Officer of the 10th CMR when they were raised on the 15th March 1915 in Regina and Portage La Prairie.
C.G. Lloyd served with the 18th Mounted Rifles prior to WW1, (in March 1912 he was a Sergeant-Major in "D" Squadron), and was wounded at Hooge. http://marksrussianmilitaryhistory.info/CanadaPhoto/Lloyd1912.html