May 2, 1915
Free Press Files
The recruiting for the 54th Kootenay Battalion during the past week has been very satisfactory and Capt. Moffatt is well pleased with the class of men who are offering themselves. About sixty have already passed their medical examiner and a number have volunteered who have not yet come before him. A number of men have been turned down owing to their teeth; in fact our contingent would have almost reached the allotted 200 if it had not been for this defect. It would seem to us as though a fund should be raised to provide dental treatment for those who are willing to offer their services to their country. It seems rather hard to expect a man to put up from $25 to $100, probably all the money he has to secure this treatment. It has been suggested that the funds raised at the smoker this evening should be used for this purpose. And if such is the case, a liberal collection should be secured. If you cannot go yourself this will be a grand opportunity to provide a substitute who is eager to take your place.
Following are the names of those who have enlisted to date:
Capt. Moffatt
Lt. K. C. Corasan
James Stacey
Thomas Slater
Cooper Stevenson
John Kellock
Henry E. McKay
Harry F. Armstrong
James Allen
Jack B. Harris
Bernard J. L. Dufficy
Robert Laurey
Andrew Black
John P. Gregory
John L. Palmer
Robert Railton
Peter Kennedy
James Blakemore
John A. Price
Thomas Sheridan
Andrew J. Corrigan
Duncan J. Cody
Alexander Houle
George Kelly
Jack Randall
Chas H. Hunnable
Patrick J. Joyce
Wm. Forsythe
George P. Eddie
James Dobie
Wm. Anderson
Geo W. Cody
Geo Y. Linn
Walter Harrison
R. M. McLennan
Thomas Doray
W. E. Duthie
David Gash
J. L Quaife
Wm. Smith
J.W. Shorthouse
Wm. Wheeler
Joseph Biggs
Edward Moon
W. H. Carson
E. G. Westby
John White
J. A. Fisher
W. Smith
F. H. Collinge
Joseph Morin
C. M. Sinclair
R.H. Parnell
Geo S. Anderson
Edward Roberts
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