Riflemen of the Queen’s Own who fought at the Battle of Ridgeway or were on active service during the Fenian Raid of 1866

Canada General Service Medal (1866, 1870)
Canada General Service Medal (1866, 1870)

In the following list, Riflemen who were awarded the Canada General Service Medal (GSM) for the Fenian Raids 1866 have a number and a link to the Library and Archives Canada database relating to the application documents submitted by the individual regiments. Those who didn’t apply for the medal, including those who died before the government decided to award them 33 years later in 1899, did not receive the medal.

Those Riflemen who have biographical pages of their own are highlighted in RED.

The last two columns list the Company they belonged to, (including Upper Canada College Cadets who were assigned guard duties in Toronto), if they were killed in action, died of wounds, died of illness attributable to service, (sometimes over a year later), were wounded in action and other relevant information. Many soldiers received the GSM who were on duty but not at the Battle of Ridgeway, those who we have confirmed as being at the battle are annotated with a *.

 SurnameGiven Name(s)RankCoyNotes
13859ADAMGraeme MercerCaptain6 
13866ADAMSAndrewPrivate  
13924AKERSJohnPrivate  
 ALDERSONChristopherPrivate7Killed in action
14139ANDREWSJoseph W.Private  
14161ANLEYThomasPrivate  
14261ARMSTRONGWilliamPrivateUCC 
14265ARMSTRONGWilliam JohnPrivate  
14280ARNOLDIFulfordPrivateUCC 
14297ARTHURSWilliamBugler  
 ARTHURSWilliamLieutenant4 
14356ATKINSONWilliam HenryPrivate7 
14425BACONWilliam NicholasStaff Sergt6 
14441BAILEYJamesPrivate  
14443BAILEYJohnSergt  
14447BAILEYRichard RausleyBandsman  
14449BAILEYSamuel E.Private  
14468BAINRobertColor Sergt10 
14533BALDWINRobert RussellSergt  
14618BARKERPeter McGillPrivate9 
14727BARTLETTWilliamPrivate  
14756BASTEDODavid HenryPrivate  
14757BASTEDOJohnPrivate  
14793BAXTERJames B.Private  
14851BEATTIEJames W.Private  
 BEAVANJames HLieutenant3 
14930BEDLEYJamesPrivate  
14987BELLAnthonyPrivate  
 BELLCharles FPrivate5Wounded
15074BENNETTJamesEnsign2 
15199BICKERSTAFFRobert C.Corpl3 
15298BLACKAndrewPrivate 10 
15316BLACKThomasPrivate10 
15362BLAIRWilliamPrivate  
15427BLYTHWilliam GeorgeSergt  
15489BONSTEADJames R.Captain  
15548BOSWELLFrancis E.Private  
15555BOTSFORDCharles SmithPrivate  
 BOUSTEADJames BillinghamCaptain3Wounded
15641BOWESJohn GeorgePrivate4 
15668BOYCEGeorgeColor Sergt  
15681BOYDJamesPrivate  
15805BRANTONHenryPrivate  
15844BRENTJoseph HenryPrivate  
15971BROWNAlexanderQM Sergt  
15999BROWNGeorgePrivate  
 BROWNJohnCaptain1 
16110BROWNEWilliam AlbertHospital Sergt  
16112BROWNINGJosephPrivate  
27364BRYCEGeorgeColor Sergt9 
16163BRYDONRobertCorpl10 
16164BRYDONStephen FraserPrivate10 
16212BULLJames E.Sergt  
16253BURGESSThomas Joseph W.Private  
16295BURNSAlexanderColor Sergt  
16307BURNSWilliamPrivate  
16351BUSTEEDJohn HenryPrivate  
16352BUSTEEDWilliam FrancisColor Sergt  
16365BUTLERJames P.Sergt  
16378BUTTRichard HenryPrivate  
16379BUTTSamuel JamesPrivate  
16569CAMPBELLJohnSergt6 
16613CAMPBELLWilliam CooperLieutenant6Wounded
16645CAPREALJames LonsdaleL/Corpl  
16681CARNEYRichardL/Corpl  
16784CASSELSW. G. P.Private  
16857CHAFEEAlexander B.PrivateUCC 
16990CHERRIMANJ. B.Lieutenant  
17046CHRISTIEWilliamPrivate10 
17173CLARKEThomas FieldhousePrivate  
17180CLARKEWilliam HenryPrivate  
17184CLARKSONThomasPrivate10 
17191CLAXTONThomasCorpl  
17196CLAYTONRichardPrivate4 
17200CLEARYThompson M.Sergt  
17359COLLETTJohnPrivate  
 CONNERJohnPrivate Died of illness
17445CONSTABLEJamesPrivate  
17452COOWilliam HorsemanL/Corpl  
17473COOKJoseph HenryCorpl  
17481COOKWilliam ArthurPrivate  
17525COOPERJohn CharlesBandsman  
17538COOPERWilliam HenryPrivate  
17540COPEEdward B.Sergt  
 COPPEdwardPrivate5Wounded
17603COSTELLOMichaelPrivate  
17741COXRobertPrivate  
17803CRAWFORDEdward PatrickPrivate9 
17843CRICKMORESnelling R.PrivateUCC 
17849CROCKERSydney Charles R.Private  
17857CROMBIEDavid BradshawPrivate  
17917CROZIERJamesPrivate  
18022CURRIGCharles DobynPrivate  
18039CURTISJoshua WashingtonPrivate3 
18058CUTTELLJohn BywaterPrivate  
18066DACKThomas B. N.Asst Surgeon  
18099DALLIMAREGeorge A.Private  
 DAVIDSJosephLieutenant1 
18214DAVIDSONWilliamPrivate  
 DAVISJohn HEnsign4 
18251DAVISRobertPrivate  
18270DAVISONSamuelPrivate  
18271DAVISONWilliam FletcherColor Sergt  
 DEFRIESMark BL/Corporal3Killed in action
 DELAMEREJoseph MartinPrivate  
18365DELAMEREThomas DawsonCorporal  
18379DELMAGEAnthony A.Private  
18414DENISONAlfred ErnestPrivate8 
18415DENISONClarence Alfred KPrivateUCC 
18456DEROCHEHammel MaddenPrivate9 
18547DEWHURSTThomasPrivate  
18573DICKSONAlexander GillespiePrivate  
18621DIXONFrederick EldonCaptain2 
18636DIXONThomasPrivate5 
18661DODDWilliamCorpl  
18704DONNELLYGodfreyPrivate  
18743DOUGLASJohnCaptain4 
18750DOUGLASWilliamPrivate  
18973DUNNHenry KnightPrivate  
18985DUNNRobertPrivate3 
19121EDWARDSJohnCaptain5 
19213ELLISAlfred HenryPrivate  
19230ELLISRichard YatesEnsign  
19234ELLISWilliam HodgsonL/Corpl  
19296ERSKINEDavid MorrisonPrivate2 
19297ERSKINEJohnL/Corpl  
19336EVANSLewis HamiltonCorpl  
19346EVANSWilliam BarnardL/Corpl  
19347EVANSWilliam H. J.Color Sergt  
19388FAHEYWilliamEnsign1Wounded
19414FAREWELLJohn EdwinPrivate  
19428FARMERRobert JohnPrivate  
19702FLETCHERJohnPrivate  
19706FLETCHERJosephSergt8 
19770FORBESPryce AlexanderPrivate  
19809FORMANGeorgePrivate  
 FORSYTHColinPrivate10Wounded
19826FORSYTHJamesSergt7 
19864FOSTERCharles ColleyPrivate  
19869FOSTERJamesPrivate  
19887FOSTERWilliam ThomasSergt7Wounded
19894FOTHERINGHAMThomas F. (Rev.)Sergt  
20010FREEBORNRobert HenryPrivate6 
20160GAMBLEFrancis ClarkePrivate8 
20189GARDNERCharles EdwinPrivate  
 GARDNERJohnCaptain10 
20232GARRETTThomasPrivate  
20347GENTLEMANCharlesPrivate  
20401GIBSONAllanCorpl  
20403GIBSONDonaldEnsign10 
20405GIBSONGardeoniPrivate  
20409GIBSONJamesPrivate  
20438GIBSONWilliamCorpl  
20440GIBSONWilliamPrivate  
20457GILBERTAlexander GlenPrivate  
 GILLMORCharles ToddMajorStaffActing CO
20633GOODGeorgePrivate  
20661GOODWILLIEJohn MiltonPrivate9 
20693GORDONThomasPrivate2 
20713GORRIESamuelSergt10 
20806GRAHAMWilliamPrivate  
20857GRANTHAMCharles HenryPrivate  
20859GRASETTHenry JamesPrivate  
20902GRAYThomasPrivate7 
20935GREENRichard Waddilove E.Private8 
20963GREENSIDESIsaacPrivate3 
21024GRIFFITHEdward D.Private4 
21030GRIFFITHRobertPrivate  
21065GROVERThomas MaitlandPrivate  
21217HALLAMJamesPrivate  
21380HARDINGThomasPrivate  
21401HARMANDavidson M.Bugler  
21403HARMANGeorge FrederickSergt 8 
21407HARMANSamuel BruceEnsign 8 
21452HARRISGeorge F. R.PrivateUCC 
21466HARRISRuskPrivate8 
21477HARRISWilliam RobertCaptainStaffPaymaster
21512HARTEGeorge StanleyPrivate  
21548HASKETTJohn HenryPrivate  
21669HEASLIPThomasPrivate  
21677HEATHStuart Beirley W.Private  
21756HENDERSONWilliam RichardSergt  
21824HEWARDEdward H.T.Private  
21837HEWITTJamesPrivate  
21912HILLArundel Chas.Corporal  
21920HILLGeorge ArthurPrivate  
22018HODGINSThomasPrivate  
22068HOLLANDH. F.Private  
22105HOLMESRichardPrivate  
22113HOLMESTEDFrancisPrivate  
22151HOPERobertPrivate  
22188HORNIBROOKJohn T.Private  
22217HOUGHTONThomas AbelPrivate1 
22239HOWJames B.Corpl  
22240HOWJohn YateSergt  
22384HUNTERAlexanderPrivate  
22413HUNTERWilliam LewisPrivate  
22426HURRYJames HenryL/Corpl  
22430HURSTJames ShottonPrivate  
22441HUSTONWilliam JohnPrivate  
22475HYDEArthur BenjaminPrivate  
22590JACKWilliamPrivate  
22592JACKESCharles BagotPrivate9 
 JACKSONJamesCaptainStaffQuartermaster
22610JACKSONJohnPrivate  
22730JENNINGSWilliam TyndalePrivate  
22896JONESCharles JeromePrivate  
22955JOSEJoseph HarrisBugler  
22956JOSERichardCorpl  
22991JUNORRev. DavidPrivate  
23036KEIGHLEYHenry JordanL/Corpl  
23137KENNEDYWilliam CharlesPrivate  
23159KEREdgarPrivate1 
23160KERFrederick MorrisonPrivate1 
23269KINGJohnPrivate9 
23297KINGSFORDRupert EtheredgePrivate9Wounded
23461LACONWilliam ThomasL/Corpl  
23505LAINGJames B.Corpl  
 LAKEYFrancisCorpl2Died of wounds
23615LANGJohn WilliamPrivate  
23750LAUDERAndrew KnoxCorpl10 
23857LEAKEJosephBugler  
23922LEEAlexander G.Lieutenant5 
23925LEECharles R. (Rev.)   
24063LESLIEGeorge HenryPrivate  
24109LEWISGeorgePrivate3 
 LOCKIEThomas EmanCorpl10Died of illness
24294LONGSTAFFJohn NoltonPrivate  
24333LOUDONJamesPrivate  
24387LUGSDENCharlesPrivate Wounded
24388LUGSDENJosephPrivate4Wounded
24736MACDIARMIDWilliamPrivate  
24740MACDONALDAlbert AngusPrivate  
24777MACDONALDFrederickPrivate  
24877MACEGeorge Wm.Drummer10 
24878MACEHenry WilliamColor Sergt  
25015MACGREGORJohnPrivate  
25487MACMURCHYArchibald   
 MACPHERSONACaptain7 
25741MALCOLMRobertSergt  
25819MARAHenry Stephens   
25889MARSHALLKenric CountzeStaff Sergt3 
25894MARSHALLThomasPrivate  
25972MASONJamesL/Corpl  
25977MASONThomas   
 MATHESONHughSergt2Died of wounds
26006MATHESONJames D.Bugler  
26068MAYSamuel PapmoreAsst SurgeonStaff 
24512MCBRIDERobertPrivate10 
24534MCCALLUMFrederick HenryPrivate  
24582MCCASKILLFinlay H.Private  
 MCCLELLANDThomas JamesPrivate7 
24624MCCOMBSamuelL/Corpl  
24648MCCORMACKAndrewColor Sergt2 
24822MCDonaldPeter RandallCorpl  
 MCEACHRENMalcolmEnsign5Killed in action
24881MCEACHRENNeilStaff Sergt  
 MCHARDYForbesColor Sergt10Wounded
25066MCINTOSHAndrewColor Sergt5 
 MCKENZIEMalcolmPrivate9Killed in action
 MCKINLAYArchibald ReidPrivate4 
 MCLEANT AEnsign6 
25357MCLEANWilliam AllanCorpl8 
25426MCMAHONJohnSergt  
25492MCMURRICHJohn BrycePrivate  
25589MCPHERSONJamesPrivate5 
26131MENGIESCharlesCorpl  
26139MENZIESWilliamPrivate  
 MEWBURNJohn HarrimanPrivate9Killed in action
26193MEWBURNLloyd ThomasPrivate  
26287MILLGATERobertPrivate  
26325MILNEDavid W.Private  
26421MODERWELLMalcolm C.Private9 
26431MOFFATTLewis H.Private  
26557MOOREJohn KendallPrivate  
26629MORGANJames ChoppinPrivate9 
 MORRISONFarquharLieutenant2 
26714MORROWGeorge EdwinPrivate  
26726MORTIMERArthur E.Bandsman  
26779MOWATDonald GeddesPrivate  
26798MUIRAlexanderPrivate10Wounded
26810MULHOLLANRobert EdwardPrivate  
26855MURDOCHCharles HenryCorpl  
26922MUSSENEphraim HoracePrivate  
27056NESBITTSamuelPrivate  
27114NICHOLSONHarry AlbertPrivate  
27190NORTONThomasPrivate  
27195NOTTFrederickPrivate  
27199NOVERREFrank ArthurCorpl  
27200NOVERREJohn HarringtonPrivate5 
27201NOVERREPhilip EdwardPrivate  
27208NURSEYWalker R.Private  
27223OATESEdward FrederickSergt  
27295OLIPHANTAlexander M.Pipe Major10 
27349O’REILLYJohnLieutenant8 
27364ORRJohn M. E.Private3 
27390OTTERWilliam DillonCaptainStaffAdjutant
 OULSTERThomasPrivate1Wounded
27458PALENRobertPrivate5 
27541PARKERSamuel KingCorpl  
27545PARKERWilliam HenryBugler  
 PATERSONE JPrivate9Wounded
27604PATERSONPeterCaptain  
27611PATRICKAllan PoyntzPrivate  
27625PATTERSONGeorgePrivate9Wounded
27640PATTERSONRobert LawrenceCorpl  
27663PATTULLOGeorge RobsonPrivate  
27665PAULEdgar T.Private9Wounded
27726PEARSONEdwin PritchardPrivate  
27862PETERKINCharles RobertPrivate  
27863PETERKINJames FrederickPrivate  
27869PETERSRobertPrivate  
27991PIGGOTTJamesPrivate  
28007PIMJohnPrivate8 
28185POUSETTEAlfred PassmorePrivate8 
28261PRIESTMANJohnPrivate  
28331PYEHenryBand Sergt  
28375RABYMarie GaspardL/Corpl  
28381RADENHURSTGeorge APrivate  
28388RAEGeorge MartinPrivate  
28411RAMSAYRobert HamiltonLieutenant10 
28415RAMSAYWilliam JohnPrivate  
28504REESFrederick M.Private  
28574RENNIEGeorgePrivate  
28656RICHARDSJohn ButlerL/Corpl  
28661RICHARDSONCharlesPrivate3 
28680RICHARDSONWilliamPrivateUCC 
28737RINGHAMRobert DennisPrivate  
28811ROBERTSONJames EdwardPrivate  
 ROBINSJnoCorpl Died of illness
 ROBINSPaulCorpl6Wounded
28873ROBINSONJohn BeverlyPrivate  
28879ROBINSONStechan NapierPrivate  
28884ROBINSONThomas A.Private  
28966ROGERSDavidPrivate  
29090ROSSMalcolm SamuelPrivate  
29271RUTHERFORDJames BoydPrivate6Wounded
29279RUTHLEDGEHenry GeorgePrivate  
29341RYERSONCharles EgertonPrivate8 
29447SANDERSONGeorgeBandsman  
29499SAVAGEWilliamPrivate  
29555SCOLEYEdward KentPrivate  
29595SCOTTRobertPrivate 3 
29788SHAWAlexander CroftPrivate8 
29791SHAWDavidPrivate  
29793SHAWDuncan WmPrivate8 
29798SHAWGeorge APrivate5 
 SHERWOODL PCaptain8 
29902SHIELLAndrewPrivate  
29945SIBBALDCharlesCorpl  
30009SIMPSONJohnPrivate  
30040SINCLAIRDonaldPrivate  
30143SMITHAlexanderPrivate  
30163SMITHCharles TPrivate  
30300SMITHRobert A.Private  
30317SMITHThomas L.Private  
 SMITHWilliam DPrivate2Killed in action
 SMITH Ensign7 
30372SMYTHSamuelCorpl  
30375SMYTHEEdward HandleyCorpl  
30406SOFTLYJohnPrivate  
30412SOMERSFrankPrivate  
30452SPARLINGChristopherPrivate  
30482SPENCEJohnPrivate  
30531SPROULEJohn HenryPrivate  
30717STEWARTArthur PagePrivate  
 STINSONJohn G RLieutenant7 
30811STINSONJohn Theophilus R.Ensign  
30937STUBBSJacobCorplStaff 
30949STURTWalter P.Corpl  
31009SUTHERLANDRobert WilliamSergt  *
31024SWANHenryPrivate  
31042SWIFTCharlesBandsman  
31122TARLETONWilliam IrvingPrivate2 
31151TAYLORGeorge IrwinPrivate8 
 TAYLORRobertSergt-Major  
 TEMPESTWilliam FairbanksPrivate9Killed in action
31236TENNYArthur JamesCorpl  
31336THOMPSONEdward WmPrivate  
31346THOMPSONHenryPrivate  
31358THOMPSONJamesPrivate  
31366THOMPSONJohnPrivate2 
31378THOMPSONJosephCorpl  
31394THOMPSONSamuel GeorgeBugler  
31404THOMPSONWilliamPrivate2Wounded
31435THORBURNJamesMajorStaffSurgeon
31490TIJOUWalterPrivate  
31630TREMBLEJamesPrivate  
31746TURNERGeorge RichardPrivate  
30137VAN DER SMISSENWiliam HenryPrivate9Wounded
31914VERNERJohnSergt  
31953VILLIERSWilliamPrivate  
31996WAINRIGHTThomasPrivate  
32054WALKERThaddeusPrivate  
32065WALKERWilliam ThomasPrivate3 
32084WALLACEWilliamSergt  
32132WALTONCharles AlbertPrivate  
32212WARRENFrankPrivateUCC 
32229WARRINGTONArthurCorpl  
32242WATKINSJohn HartonPrivate  
32243WATKINSRobert P.Corpl  
32253WATSONHenrySergtUCC 
32268WATSONRichardL/Corpl  
32283WATTWilliam Jr.Private9 
32363WELCHArthur HenryPrivate  
32452WHARINWilliamEnsign3 
32456WHEELERAlexander EverardPrivate6 
 WHITEJohnPrivate10Wounded
32537WHITEHEADWilliamPrivate  
32551WHITESIDEThomas R.Private2 
 WHITNEYGeorge YA/Captain9 
32589WICKENSGeorgePrivate  
32599WIDDIFIELDJoseph HenryPrivate  
32651WILKINSONCharlesPrivate  
32681WILLIAMSAdolphusPrivate  
32754WILLINGRobert BurnsPrivate  
32766WILLOUGHBYHugh Beloe A.Private  
32909WILMANHorace HenryPrivate  
32915WINDSORHiramPrivate  
32934WINTERCharlesPrivate3Wounded
33010WOODRiley BentonPrivate  
33043WOODSEdwardCorpl  
33098WRAYThomasPrivate  
33102WRIGHTAdam HenryPrivate  
33152WRIGHTWilliam GeorgeCorpl  
33183WYLLIEGeorge BBugler4 
33204YEATSWilliam BallPrivate  

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