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Alexander’s memory is commemorated on Page 331 of the First World War Book of Remembrance in Ottawa. During the course of his service in France he had been “Mentioned in Dispatches”.
He joined the army as junior officer in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders shortly after the Second World War and, following a series of regimental and staff postings, was second-in-command of 1st Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.
He joined the army as junior officer in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders shortly after the Second World War and, following a series of regimental and staff postings, was second-in-command of 1st Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.
Major Alexander Boswell Stafford. June 24, 1917 ... Force: Army. Unit: Canadian Field Artillery. Division: 39th Bty. Honours and Awards: Mentioned in Despatches
Name: Stafford, Alexander Boswell. Date of birth: 1877-01 ... [Major Army Canadian Field Artillery 39th Battery Mentioned in Despatches & 'A' List ]
He joined the army as junior officer in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders shortly after the Second World War and, following a series of regimental and staff postings, was second-in-command of 1st Battalion the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.
Nov 7, 2019 · A lot of the trenches had specific names and I found this out through a personal letter of General [John Smith] Stewart and I was able to share that with the grandson of Major [Alexander Boswell] Stafford, who was actually killed at Vimy Ridge just after the battle, so those historical landmarks and connections have relevance a century later.”
