John Guy Cluxton AMBROSE [21760]
- Born: 11 Jun 1880, Port Hope Durham Ontario CAN
- Died: 25 Feb 1919, Active Service Belgium aged 38
- Buried: Buried: Halle (Hal) Communal Cemetery, Belgium, A. 72.
General Notes:
Master Guy Ambrose, the 16-year-old son of Mr T H Ambrose, whose home is in Buffalo N.Y., Is in town, visiting his father. The young man stands 6 feet in his stockings, and will no doubt grow 4 or 5 inches yet, and when he gets set out he will be a perfect giant. He is bright and very talented, and is assistant organist in one of the Episcopal churches in Buffalo. Ref: Port Hope (Toronto Canada) Weekly Guide February 19, 1897. (Liveing Archive image 3609))
Guy Ambrose aged 31 travelled on the Sicilian from London to Quebec arriving 19 September 1911. Ref: Ancestry
In November 1913 a Guy Ambrose aged 32 single, a musician, born Canada, who gave his next of kin an uncle J W Bawtree of Flixton House Lowestoft Suffolk, crossed from Canada into America. Transcription: Name:Guy Ambrose Arrival Date:Nov 1913 Port of Arrival:Port Huron, Michigan, USA Ship Name:Canadian Northern Railroad Residence Country:England Age:32 Birth Date:abt 1881 Birth Country:Canada Gender:Male Race/Nationality:English Record Type:Manifests Line Number:12 Ref: Ancestry.
Guy Ambrose aged 36 travelled on the Ausonia from London to Quebec arriving 21 November 1916. Ref: Ancestry.
Guy was attending McGill University, probably studying music? before the War
Attestation Paper, Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force Guy Ambrose of Port Hope Ontario Canada. Next of kin: Aunt - Mrs Cosens, 7 Observatory Gardens, Kensington, London W. Date of birth: June 11, 1880. Musician. Unmarried. Vaccinated Previous Service: 7 months with the 2nd King Edward's Horses, Red Cross 6 months. Declaration Dated 14 May 1917.
AMBROSE GUY 25 Feb 1919 Aged 39 Gunner Canadian Garrison Artillery 4th Siege Bty. 2nd Bde. Belgium Service No. 2341377 HALLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY A. 72. SON OF THE LATE THOMAS HENRY AMBROSE, OF PORT HOPE, ONTARIO.
Ambrose John Guy Cluxton of Stanway near Colchester Trooper Canadian Garrison Artillery died 25 February 1919 at 46th Canadian Hospital France on active service. Probate London 10 April 1919 to Percy Rideout Mus Doc and Henry Geoffrey Elwes solicitor. Effects £24,503 5s 9d National Probate Calendar.
Research Notes:
This may not be Guy 1911 Census Canada Name:John Ambrose Gender:Male Marital Status:Single Age:29 Birth Date:Oct 1881 Birth Place:Ontario Relation to Head of House:Lodger Race or Tribe:English Province:Saskatchewan District:Regina John is recorded as a labourer.
Commonworth War Graves Commission. PERSONAL INFORMATION Name: Ambrose, John Guy Date of birth: 1880-06-11 Place of birth: Ontario Next of kin: Mrs. Cosens (Aunt) 7 Observatory Gardens, Kensington, London, England Marital status: single Occupation (attested): Musician Address: Port Hope, Ontario Height: 72 inches Religion: Church of England Date of death: 1919-02-25 Cause of death: died in war, unknown cause Buried: Halle (Hal) Communal Cemetery, Belgium, A. 72. MILITARY INFORMATION Regimental number: 2341377 Final Rank: Gunner (Siege Battery) Rank detail Gunner, Army, Canadian Garrison Artillery (Siege Battery).
Enlistment method: volunteered Date enlisted: 1917-03-14 Location enlisted: Montreal, Quebec Previous military experience: yes Degree of service: Europe Survived war: no Commemoration location: Book of Remembrance (Ottawa), page 529 RESEARCH INFORMATION CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this. CWGC ID: 479462 LAC ID: 7229 Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2 Service file: B0131-S046 is available for download. Uploader's Notes: Son of Thomas Henry & Ada Henrietta (Cluxton), of Port Hope, Ontario. (Marriage registration, 1881 Port Hope census)Previous military service: two months, King Edward's Horse; 6 months, Red Cross. (Attestation papers) ARCHIVAL INFORMATION Record number: 833743 (29331) Date added: 2004-09-04 00:00:00 Last modified on: 2010-03-26 13:23:00
Other Records
1. Census: Canada, 1881, Port Hope Ontario Canada. John G Ambrose is recorded as a son aged 11 months born Ontario Canada.
2. Census: England, 31 Mar 1901, Hampstead MDX. Guy C is recorded as a son single aged 20 a musical student (sic) born in Canada.
3. Guy Ambrose: War Records, 1917-1919. Part 1.
4. Guy Ambrose: War Records, 1917-1919. Part 2.
5. Guy Ambrose: War Records, 1917-1919. Part 3.
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