{"id":21634,"date":"2024-02-23T15:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/?page_id=21634"},"modified":"2024-04-11T12:28:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T16:28:27","slug":"simcoe-county-remembers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/explore\/simcoe-county-archives\/simcoe-county-remembers\/","title":{"rendered":"Simcoe County Remembers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:200px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);text-transform:uppercase\"><strong>\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bWhat is&nbsp;<em>Simcoe County Remembers&nbsp;<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the end of the First World War, there were discussions about creating an appropriate memorial or roll of honour for the County of Simcoe.&nbsp; Complications arose, however, about which names would be included and how such an endeavour would be funded.&nbsp; In the end, the county&#8217;s townships, towns, and villages decided on their own forms of commemoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u200bSimcoe County Remembers<\/em>&nbsp;is a virtual supplement to the public memorials located in communities around Simcoe County.&nbsp; It is a database containing the names of 1,009&nbsp;men and women who had connections to Simcoe County and who died while in service or as a result of wounds or injuries sustained during the First World War.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized border-radius12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2001-50-Frederick-Banting-in-Uniform-B1-R1A-S3-Sh4-480.jpg\" alt=\"WWI photo of Sir Fredrick Banting in his military uniform.\" class=\"wp-image-27411\" style=\"width:407px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2001-50-Frederick-Banting-in-Uniform-B1-R1A-S3-Sh4-480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2001-50-Frederick-Banting-in-Uniform-B1-R1A-S3-Sh4-480-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sir Fredrick Banting in his WWI military uniform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\r\n\r\n\r\n<section  class=\"BlockAccordion \">\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n                                                    <button class=\"accordion\">How was it created? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"downarrow\" src=\"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/aoda-child-theme\/img\/newimgs\/bluearrowdown.png\"  alt=\"Image of arrow\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" \/><\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"panel\">\r\n                                <p>Creating an honour roll of the war dead of Simcoe County has been a challenge.\u00a0 Records detailing the criteria for inclusion on local public war memorials appear to have been lost to the mists of time.\u00a0 In some instances the names of those who survived the war were also included on the memorials, while on others only first initials and surnames were engraved into the stones.\u00a0 Additionally, some residents of the County were still named on muster rolls of British army militia regiments and were called home to serve in the British Expeditionary Force.\u00a0 As a result, their names may be found on local memorials but not official Canadian military records.\u00a0 Lastly, official military forms changed over the course of the war and they did not always collect information about the person&#8217;s current address.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Public memorials, published local histories, official military records, and on-line databases such as Library and Archives Canada&#8217;s<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Personnel Records of the First World War<\/em>, Veterans Affairs Canada&#8217;s<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Books of Remembrance<\/em>, and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission&#8217;s<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>War Dead &amp; Cemeteries<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>were searched to find the names of Simcoe County&#8217;s war dead.\u00a0 For more information on the process of developing the Simcoe County Remembers database, check out our blog post on the subject<span> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/simcoe_archives\/the-simcoe-county-remembers-database\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <button class=\"accordion\">Who is included? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"downarrow\" src=\"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/aoda-child-theme\/img\/newimgs\/bluearrowdown.png\"  alt=\"Image of arrow\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" \/><\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"panel\">\r\n                                <p>While the<span>\u00a0<\/span><em>Simcoe County Remembers<\/em><span>\u00a0<\/span>database is intended to be as inclusive as possible, at least one of the following criteria needs to be met:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Was the person born in Simcoe County?<\/li>\n<li>Did the person reside in Simcoe County at the time of enlistment?<\/li>\n<li>Did the person&#8217;s official next-of-kin reside in Simcoe County?<\/li>\n<li>Is the person&#8217;s name on one of the public war memorials located in Simcoe County?<\/li>\n<li>Did the person meet another criteria and die while in military service prior to, or soon after, the Armistice of causes directly connected to his or her war service?<\/li>\n<li>Did the person enlist with either the 157<sup>th<\/sup><span>\u00a0<\/span>or 177<sup>th<\/sup><span>\u00a0<\/span>Overseas Battalions, Canadian Expeditionary Force?\u00a0 (Which were raised by the 35<sup>th<\/sup><span>\u00a0<\/span>Regiment, Simcoe Foresters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also included are the names of those who met the above criteria but in connection with the former Townships of Mara and Rama, which became a part of Simcoe County in 1974.<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <button class=\"accordion\">Are there omissions or errors? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"downarrow\" src=\"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/aoda-child-theme\/img\/newimgs\/bluearrowdown.png\"  alt=\"Image of arrow\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" \/><\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"panel\">\r\n                                <p><span>Given the scope of the project, it is expected that there are names missing from the\u00a0<\/span><em>Simcoe County Remembers<\/em><span>\u00a0database.\u00a0 If you know of any names that should be added to it, or can supply missing information, please let us know.\u00a0 Likewise, despite our best efforts, there will be errors in the records and we want to know about them as well.\u00a0 For all corrections, comments, and additions please contact\u00a0<\/span><strong><a title=\"Email Simcoe County Archives\" href=\"mailto:%20archives@simcoe.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simcoe \u200bCounty Archives<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <button class=\"accordion\">Does the Simcoe County Archives have more information? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"downarrow\" src=\"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/aoda-child-theme\/img\/newimgs\/bluearrowdown.png\"  alt=\"Image of arrow\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" \/><\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"panel\">\r\n                                <p>Yes, the Archives holds a variety of resources that pertain to the First World War:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Records pertaining to members of the 157<sup>th<\/sup><span>\u00a0<\/span>Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force;<\/li>\n<li>Newspapers for the 1914-1919 time period (not complete for all areas) from Alliston, Barrie, Beeton, Coldwater, Collingwood, Creemore, Elmvale, Midland, Orillia, Stayner, and Tottenham;<\/li>\n<li>Scrapbooks containing newspaper and\/or magazine clippings as well as some photographs;<\/li>\n<li>Photographic portraits of men in uniform, family photographs, and images taken in military camps at home and abroad;<\/li>\n<li>Published histories of a variety of overseas battalions, as well as broad overviews of the conflict;<\/li>\n<li>Records of the Midland Patriotic and Relief Society and the Barrie Branch of the Canadian Patriotic Fund;<\/li>\n<li>Diaries of Simcoe County residents, as well as of Gerard Brakenridge Strathy, who served overseas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                    <button class=\"accordion\">Does the Archives want more records? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"downarrow\" src=\"https:\/\/simcoe.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/aoda-child-theme\/img\/newimgs\/bluearrowdown.png\"  alt=\"Image of arrow\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" \/><\/button>\r\n                            <div class=\"panel\">\r\n                                <p><span>Yes!\u00a0 If you have records, particularly primary source materials, pertaining to the men and women from Simcoe County who served in a military capacity during the First World War, whether at home or overseas, or to those who worked to keep the home fires burning, then the Archives&#8217; staff is interested in learning about them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Information about how to donate records to the Simcoe County Archives is available<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><a title=\"Simcoe County Donor Portal\" href=\"\/explore\/simcoe-county-archives\/donating-records-to-the-archives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong>, or please contact us at <a href=\"tel:705-726-9331\"><strong>705-726-9331<\/strong><\/a> or<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><a title=\"Email Simcoe County Archives\" href=\"mailto:archives@simcoe.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archives@simcoe.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/div>\r\n                    \r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"min-height:200px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--15)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe id=\"iframeWindow\" name=\"iframeWindow\"  style=\"height:800px; width:100%; frameborder:0;\" scrolling=\"auto\" title=\"Search Archives\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.simcoe.ca\/dbtw-wpd\/searchscreen.htm\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>RELATED INFORMATION<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-yellow-default-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bac-lac.gc.ca\/eng\/discover\/military-heritage\/first-world-war\/personnel-records\/Pages\/search.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Personnel Records of the First World War<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-yellow-default-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bac-lac.gc.ca\/eng\/discover\/military-heritage\/first-world-war\/personnel-records\/Pages\/personnel-records.aspx#e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Other First World War Resources<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-yellow-default-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bac-lac.gc.ca\/eng\/discover\/military-heritage\/first-world-war\/Pages\/units-canadian-expeditionary-force.aspx\">Guides to Sources Relating to Units of the CEF<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-yellow-default-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.veterans.gc.ca\/eng\/remembrance\/memorials\/books\/search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search the Books of Remembrance<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-yellow-default-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cwgc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commonwealth War Graves Commission<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-yellow-default-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.simcoe.ca\/StoryMaps\/WarMemorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GIS Interactive Map &#8211; War Memorials<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-yellow-default-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian War Museum<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div 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