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Metadata
Accession # |
A2016.88 |
Title |
James Broadfoot Grieve military portrait, Eramosa Township, ca. 1917. |
Date |
Circa 1917 |
Description |
James Broadfoot Grieve (1889-1953) military portrait, Eramosa Township, ca. 1917. James Broadfoot Grieve was born on 04 October 1889 or 1890 to John and Mary Grieve (nee Miller) of Eramosa Township, where he grew up. In 1916 he enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Guelph. At time of enlistment, he described himself as Captain of the 30th Wellington Rifles. Grieve served overseas as Captain, and when the 153rd was disbanded, served as Major in the British Army. Grieve spent a year with the British Army in Germany, after the end of the War. In 1920, Grieve returned to Canada and lived in Guelph where he became a partner in the Doughty grocery business, then worked as an insurance agent. He married Gladys Beryl Felker (1892-1985) of Fergus in 1925 and they lived in Fergus, though Grieve maintained an insurance office in Guelph. By 1927 Grieve was serving as the Secretary of the new Fergus Arena. For several years Grieve worked as an agent for the Confederation Life Insurance Company, eventually becoming district manager. In the 1930s, Grieve and his wife moved to Kitchener, and later to Waterloo. James Broadfoot Grieve passed away in Waterloo on 21 January 1953. He is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Guelph. - ph 47380: Photograph, a bust-length portrait of James Broadfoot Grieve in military uniform, ca. 1916. He is facing right, but turned towards the camera, and wears the uniform of the 153rd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. Signed in pencil at lower right, "Kennedy / GUELPH"; inscribed in pencil on reverse of photo, "Mrs. John Grieve / Rockwood #3 Ont / 50/13 / Free"; photo has been mounted inside a beige folder imprinted on front, "Portrait by Kennedy, Guelph, Ont." |
Creator \ Maker |
Kennedy |
Item Name |
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Person \ Organization |
153rd Canadian Battalion 30th Wellington Rifles British Army Canadian Expeditionary Force Confederation Life Doughty Felker, Gladys Grieve, James Broadfoot Grieve, John Grieve, Mary Grocery |
Place |
Canada Eramosa Twp. Fergus Germany Guelph Kitchener Rockwood Waterloo |
Subject |
Military Portrait War World War I |
Photo, Map # |
ph 47380 |
Year Range from |
1916 |
Year Range to |
1918 |
Accession # |
A2016.88 |
Containers |
stacks |