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AT~STATION PAPER.-

CANADIAN OVER· SEAS EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

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No. (,j~+7l fFolio.

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QUESTIONS TO BE PUT BEFORE ATTESTATION.

1. What~ yow '"~e"'~.""············'················ii~··m .la.What are your Christian me!;L''-''~'''''''''I;-'''''''-''-''' : 1/'1 .~~.;:h:h~/~:::~;::~::::·;~~·~~·:·~~····t V.~i ..c:wha.t Conntry were you born? ...........................•........................... Ji~&~.c.:-<.:.,~."

3. What is the name of your next-of kin 1 ···~rrr····· ..····..············4. What is the addr688 of your :ue:xt-of-kiJl? · Z;£l;;\..·~

4a.. What is the relationship of your nex~-of- 'n 'C. ~ .- ..t:.«;:q~.;,~ '5. What is the date of yonr birth 1 / .--;-; /.. '$..q. 'X. .

6. What is your Trade. or Calling?. a .7. Are you :married 1..: _ ':?!:!! .

S. Are you willing to be vaooina.ted or re-

vaccinated and inoouJated'1.. .

9. Do you now belong to the Active Militia'? .

10. Have you ever served in any Military Force? ..ll.ao~ state :pl.J..lttculQ.l'S or totooeJ:' Sc.rvico.

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Do you understand the nature and terms ofyour engagement? .

Are you wilJing to be attested to serve in the}CAKADIAN OVER-SEAS EXPEDITIONAUY FORCE?

I,.~~ ...~.~...~~~~..~.~d~~~m~~de:~r:::~:~:~:~areanswersmade by me to the a.bove questions and that they are true, and tllat I:un willing to fulfil the engagementsby IDe now roade, and I hereby engage and agree to serve in the Oanadian Over-Seas ExpeditionaryForce, and to be attaobed to any arm of the service therein, for the tarro of one year, or during the war ))0\\'existing between. Great Britain and Germany should that war last longer than one year, and for six montns!tfter the terminatioIL of tlmt war provided His Majesty should so long require my services, or \l1ltiJ legallydisoharged.

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I,....~~~;~~~i;.~~..~~..~:o::k::~:~:~;~ll befaithfulandbear t.rue Allegiance to His Majesty King Goorge the Fifth, His Heirs and Successors,and that I will asin dnty bound honestly and faithfully defend His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, in PersoIL, OrownandDignity, against aU enemies, and will observe and obey all orders of Hill Majesty, His Heira a,nd Successors,

and of an the Genera]s and Officers set o\'er~me. So hel~ m~e G~:Od' nn

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Date ~t:d. 191 L 7 , (Signature of Witness)CERTIFICATE OF MAGISTRATE.

The Recruit a.oove-named was cautioned by me that if he made any f1>1BeaILswer to a.ny of the abovequestions h~,;would be liable to be punished M provided in the Army Act.

The above questions were then read to the Recruit; in y presenee.I have takep. care that h unde • qu'est-io and that h!.&JJJ1SWerto eac.h question has been

duly entered as repr ~. aid Recruit hag ]gne~"the de f~ion and pen the oath

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before me, at '''77- ; 1J~ ~.. : dayof /'.,: 191"'/-r) A '"" /7' •.>,-., ,/If/ = .<-1:.,,_ ·c· ',. , A . .riI.iWJa.ture of Justice)

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A.pparent Age .f..'/;) yeaxs months.

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'" ~ Methodist ~.;_ : .::I'~ ·..t"·:·,·.~1 Baptist or CongregationalisL n ••••

;=: 'sP!i 0 ROlDan Oath()lic .

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"0 Jewish .

Other denominations "'" .((Dm,omin<>tlon to b • .;tated.)

Distinctive =ks, a.nd marks indicating congenHalpeouliarities or previous diBeaPe.(ShOuld tho Medlcn] Meer b$ of 01)inion t.hRt the rccruit baR s:crycd

'before,. he wi1l. unless the man a.c.knowled~ to ~ny }WCV!.QUN~erv(oo. atta.ch .(\. aUp to th~t effect... tor the information of theApDrol'ing OJlloor).

•CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL EXAMINATION.

I have examined the above· named Recruit and find that he does Jlot present any of the calli!e8of rejection specified in the Regulations for Army MedicaJ. 8e1"Vi~ea.

He can see at the required distance with either eye j his heart and lungs are healthy; he has the

free use of b~SjOin~ :nd ~~ ~ declares that he is not subject to fits of ~~ de.scription.

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.Inserthor~ ••jjt"o".:·\~~~7·.. ~ _ ..NOTJi:.-$h()uld tha Medical ~:er oo~the RCctU~t\1t11lt.~;l :fill in the foregoing Certittcate only if} the caa.e Of thoso who h.wo~on a.ttc.sted, aDd will briefly Bt.ato below the ca.\1.9~of UtJfttIl6Sg:- .

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CERTIFICATE OF OFFICER COMMANDING UNIT .

..............~~ ..J~ ,: having been :finally approved andinspected by me this day, an9- his Name, Age, Date of A.ttestation, and every prescdbedpaTticular having

been recorded, I oortify tnat r'am satisfied wit)11\6 correctn\!fJs of. this Attestation.

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STEVENS, GEORGE LOUIS

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Private

. Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regt)

31st sn.

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09/08/1918

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Son of George and Mary Stevens, of Londesborough, Huron Co., Ontario.

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ROSIERES COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

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Rosieres is a village about 32 kilo metres east of Amiens and7.5 kilometres south of the main road from Amiens to StQuentin. From Peronne take the N17 towards Roye. Travel forapproximately 7 kilometres to Villers Carlonne then turn righttowards Amiens on the N29. Travel for 13 kilometres then turnleft on the 0329 towards Rosieres, then take the 028 towardsCaix. Follow the signs for the communal cemetery which issituated on the northern side of the village.

Rosieres was the scene of heavy fighting between the FrenchSixth Army and the German First Army at the end of August,1914. It came within the British lines in February, 1917. Withthe advance to the Hindenburg Line in the spring of 1917,Rosieres became part of the back area; but in the Germanoffensive of March, 1918, it was reached by the enemy on the26th. It was defended on the 27th, in the Battle of Rosieres, bythe 8th Division and the 16th Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery; butthese troops had to be withdrawn in the night. On the 9thAugust, after a stubborn defence, the village was retaken bythe 2nd Canadian Division and Tanks. The Extension was

made by the units which retook Rosieres. It consisted until theArmistice of four rows (Plot I, A-E) containing 97 graves. It wasenlarged subsequently by the concentration of graves from thesmall cemeteries and battlefields surrounding Rosieres. Thereare now over 400, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated inthis site. Of these, over one-third are unidentified and thenames of three soldiers from the United Kingdom, two fromAustralia and one from Canada, known or believed to be buriedamong the unknown graves, are recorded on specialheadstones. In addition, special headstones are erectedbearing the names of five soldiers buried in CamouflageCemetery, Rouvroy, and one buried in Rosieres GermanCemetery, whose graves were not found on concentration. TheCemetery covers an area of 1,699 square metres and isenclosed on the East by the Communal Cemetery wall, on theWest by a wall, on the North by a concrete curb. The moreimportant cemeteries concentrated into Rosieres CommunalCemetery Extension were:- Camouflage Cemetery, Rouvroy­en-Santerre, near the South-West side of the road fromRouvroy to Warvillers. It was made by the 32nd Division inMarch, 1917, and contained 16 graves of soldiers from theUnited Kingdom, 13 of whom belonged to the 2nd K.O.Y.U.Poplar Trench Cemetery, Meharicourt, which contained 19graves.

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