Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Collenette Le Messurier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Pierres Le Messurier ⁷⁸ ^,279 Mother:

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Cyril Vincent Le Messurier ²⁰ ^,146 ^,2713 Mother: Daisy Gloria Peckford ⁷⁹⁴ ^,2713

Spouses and Children

1. Living Marriage Notes

Marriage dissolved after 2 1/2 years. No children.
2. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: William Percyvil Victor Le Messurier ¹⁷⁶ ^,213 Mother: Violet May Le Messurier ¹⁷⁶ ^,1540 ^,5698

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Pte. Cyril Le Messurier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1888 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷³⁰ ^,1051 ^,2767 Christening: 13 Jan 1889 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁷³⁰ ^,1051 ^,2767 Death: 21 Nov 1916 - France ( at age 27) ¹⁷⁶ Burial: Cir 21 Nov 1916 - Contay, Picardie, France ¹⁷⁶ Cause of Death: Shot by sniper
Events
• Residence: Duckworth St., 1888-1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Minister/Priest: Henry Dunfield, 13 Jan 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Baptism: 27 Jan 1889, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Occupation: Warehouseman, Bef 2 Sep 1915, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• Residence: Bef 2 Sep 1915, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Some of the family apparently then moved to 2722, 6th Avenue West, Kitsilano, Vancouver, British Columbia*.

*There were other addresses to follow: Suite 104, Alma Court, 2224 Alberta Street, Vancouver; and 3510, Prince Edward Street (in the vicinity of Herbert and his wife, Alice), Vancouver.
• Military: Regt. # 129424, 72ND Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders), Canadian Army, 2 Sep 1915, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• Residence: 3510 Prince Edward Street, 2 Sep 1915, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
• Departure: Empress of Britain with 72nd Battalion, 23 Apr 1916, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
• Arrival: Aboard Empress of Britain, 7 May 1916, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

Parents

Father: John Henry Le Messurier ²¹³ ^,2559 Mother: Margaret Jane Campbell ²¹³ Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

Note from Cynthia Margaret Kirby Deede emails 2006: In early 2002 Hugh Peck writes:

"I was looking for Cyril's name in the Newfoundland Regiment and couldn't find it. I went to the Canadian Book of Remembrance and found him listed as a member of the 72nd Battalion (Seaforth Highlanders) which in fact was a Canadian Regiment based in Vancouver. They arrived in the U K on the 04 May 1916, then on the 12th of August they embarked for France. 40 Officers and 1,055 men. They arrived on Aug 18 1916. Eight months later, 655 were lost to casualties. Then came Vimy April 9th-11th 1917 and only 64 all ranks were not casualties. It must of been horrid. I am moved that there is another tie that binds me to British Columbia."

On Oct.10, 2002 After many hours of searching Hugh has confirmed the information concerning the war service of our great uncle Cyril LeMessurier. Hugh writes:

The Veterans Affairs Canada Virtual War Memorial indicates that Cyril Lemessurier Private who died on November 21, 1916 Service Number 129424 Age 27 Force Army Regiment Canadian Expeditionary Force Unit 72nd Battatlion Son of John Henry and Margaret Jane LeMessurier of St. John's Newfoundland. He was born on December 10, 1888. He enlisted in Vancouver, British Columbia on September 2, 1915

Burial Information Contay British Cemetery France Grave Reference VII.A.2 Location: Contay is a village in the Department of the Somme on the main road. Amiens to Arras. The Contay British Cemetary lies on the left (north east) side of the road to Franvilliers. There are no access problems. There is a CWGC road sign next to the church and squareof the village and next to the D23, Franvilliers - Corbie sign. Thedistance from the CWGC sign to the Cemetery is approximately 650 metres.

http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca

091211 from www.vancouverheritage.com website in regard to WWI postal employees:

LEMESSURIER,HERBERT S. Bombadier, 68 O/S Field Battery Number:338980 Volunteered June 5,1916 (Vancouver) Letter Carrier,Vancouver 3538 Prince Edward Street,Vancouver Born March 23,1890 St. John's NF Married Alice Juliet Bjornason, January 3,1914,Vancouver Died October 2,1973 -New Westminster (Alice died December 16,1967 -Vancouver) Survived by daughter Mrs. Kathleen Peters of Coquitlam and 5 grandchildren Brother/Cousin?- Cyril Lemessurier,72nd Battalion,Seaforth Highlanders,volunteered September 2,1915,was killed in action on November 21,1916. At the time of his enlistment he was living at 3510 Prince Edward Street along with William Pierce Victor Lemessurier,an accountant,who volunteered with the 158th Battalion,BC Regiment,on October 10,1916. Son,Gordon Henry Lemessurier,Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve,died on Active Service on March 13,1944 while serving on H.M.C.S. Givenchy.

From Commonwealth War Graves website:

Le Messurier, Cyril

Cemetery: Contay British Cemetery Contay

Country: France

Area: Somme

Rank: Private

Official Number: 129424

Unit: 72nd Battalion Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Force: Army

Nationality: Canadian

Details: 21st November 1916 Age 27 Son of John Henry and Margaret Jane Le Messurier of st John's Newfoundland VII A2

151016:

This week Hugh Peck posted the official account of the death of Cyril Le Messurier on the Kirby Family website. A copy of this official document is found in the Media Gallery. Sadly, after assisting another wounded soldier to reach a casualty clearing station, he himself fell victim to German shrapnel and was unable to be saved when he too was brought to the casualty clearing station.

Cyril Vincent Le Messurier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1916 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁶⁷⁷ Christening: Death: 1995 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 79) ¹⁴⁶ Burial: 1995 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Aug 1915, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Alt. Birth: 1916, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Census: 30 Williams St., 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Insurance industry 43 years, Cir 1935-1980, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Branch Manager, Imperial Life at time of retirement.
• Residence: Years not given, Bef 1995, Largo, Pinellas, Florida, United States of America.

Parents

Father: Archibald Le Messurier ⁵ ^,146 Mother: Isabella Herald ³⁴⁵ ^,2368

Spouses and Children

1. *Daisy Gloria Peckford ⁷⁹⁴ ^,2713 Marriage: 2 Sep 1940 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁵
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: 1940, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Marriage Notes

From Enid O'Brien, July 5, 2016:
have the following on her brother, Cyril LeMessurier - Daily News Sept 24, 1940 - LeMessurier/Peckford. On Mon. pm Sept 2, 1940 at Gower St United Church by Rev JF Bell, Daisy Gloria, dgt of Mrs TW Peckford to Cyril Vincent, son of Mrs Isabelle and the late Arch LeMessurier.

Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living

Notes
General:

260606: Dates of birth of Cyril and Alma on the 1921 Census as reported by Enid O'Brien must be erroneous as they are separated by only 2 months.

030715:

Cyril's son C.R. (Craig) Le Messurier prepared a family history and tree sometime in the 1980s which is on file at The Rooms as MG 929.120 among the family history series. I had seen it before this year and even photographed several pages previously but wound up doing the same thing again this year because the information had not been recorded in my family tree the last time I did so. I intend to make sure that this is rectified now.

Here is part of what Craig had to say about his family:

Cyril Vincent was in the life insurance business for 43 years and was Branch Manager with Imperial Life when he retired. Cyril married Daisy (née Peckford) in 1940. There were four children from this marriage namely Robert (DOB 1941), Malcolm (DOB 1943), Gloria (DOB 1944) and Craig (DOB 1958).

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Sydney Peter Le Messurier ²¹³ Mother: Ruby Hotton ²¹³

Spouses and Children

1. Living

Dollie Ann Le Messurier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1910 - Barachois, Le Rocher-Percé, Québec, Canada ¹⁴³¹ Christening: Death: 23 Dec 2002 - Orillia, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada ( at age 92) ¹⁴³¹ Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Archibald Francis Le Messurier ²¹³ ^,1431 Mother: Anne Brown ²¹³ ^,1431

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living

Doris Le Messurier

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 23 Feb 1901 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁰⁹² Christening: Death: 9 Jul 1987 - Montreal, Québec, Canada ( at age 86) ⁶⁰⁹² Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1901, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Immigration: From Newfoundland, 1911, Canada.
• Census: Household of Herbert Long Le Messurier; 429 Renard, St. Jean Baptiste Ward, 1921, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
• Occupation: Office Clerk, 1921, Canada.

Parents

Father: Herbert Long Le Messurier ²¹³ Mother: Ada May Fogwell ²¹³ ^,1218

Douglas Le Messurier

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1911 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁶⁰⁹² Christening: Death: 13 Mar 1962 - Montreal, Québec, Canada ( at age 50) ²³ Burial: After 13 Mar 1962 - Montreal, Québec, Canada Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt. Birth: Cir 1911, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Immigration: From Newfoundland, 1911, Canada.
• Census: Household of Herbert Long Le Messurier; 429 Renard, St. Jean Baptiste Ward, 1921, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
• Occupation: Labourer, 1940, Montreal, Québec, Canada.
• Residence: Voters List; 5630 rue Esplanade, 1940, Montreal, Québec, Canada.

Parents

Father: Herbert Long Le Messurier ²¹³ Mother: Ada May Fogwell ²¹³ ^,1218 Marriage Did Not Marry

Notes
General:

050715:

According to Craig Le Messurier, Stan and Douglas were a twin.

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Philip Le Messurier ¹⁴³¹ Mother: Hudgins ¹⁴³¹

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