Joseph

Name

Joseph "Lionel" Tranter

Born

1887-03-22

Birth Place

Occupation

Farmer

Religion

Church of England

Died

1915-06-15

Death

Died while in service.

Monument







Service Record 1


Conflict

Battalion



Service Record 2


Highest Rank

Lieutenant

Conflict

Battalion

1st Battalion - 1st Contingent

Enlisted

Valcartier, QC

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1914-09-22

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Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

Visit the Online Collections of the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre through the link below, for more information and artefacts, including a letter, related to this soldier.


Online Collections Link




Sources & Links

- McLeod, Norman. “The History of the County of Bruce 1907-1968”, vol 2, Bruce County Historical Society, 1969. Print.
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave



News Clippings


Walkerton Telescope, June 24, 1915
Walkerton Telescope, June 24, 1915
Southampton Beacon, November 28, 1918
Southampton Beacon, November 28, 1918