Private James Albert "Jim" Tales

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109533938
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-100675

James — Isabelle Lillian Taverner. Isabelle was born 1923, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Nov 2006, Walkerton, Brant Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mildmay United Cemetery, Mildmay, Carrick Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Business: Tales' Shoe Repair
• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196264404
• Honoured: received the Military Medal for "conspicuous gallantry" at the battle of Passchendaele on November 10, 1917
• Interesting: military, business
• Military: WW1 - 18th Battalion & 111th Battalion
• Name: Bill Tales
• Residence: , England
• Residence: Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-47704
• Military: 1914, WW1; WW1, Private, 111th Battalion
• Occupation: 1915, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; farmer

Notes:

WILLIAM "BILL" TALES, M. M. 1893-1980

Married: Dorothy Barber

William Tales was born in Leeds, England on April 5, 1893 and came to Canada in 1913. He settled first in New Hamburg with his family and came to Galt in 1919. Mr. Tales served with both the 18th Battalion and the 111th Battalion during the First World War. He was a veteran of the Canadian victory at Vimy Ridge and received the Military Medal for "conspicuous gallantry" at the battle of Passchendaele on November 10, 1917. Following the war, he established Tales' Shoe Repair which he operated for forty-six years. Known to many as "Mr. Legion", Mr. Tales was a charter member and past president of the Royal Canadian Legion, Galt Branch 121. He was also the Royal Canadian Legion zone commander and was a life member of the sergeant's mess, Highland Fusiliers of Canada. Mr. Tales died on January 10, 1980 and is buried in Mount View Cemetery.

Sources:
1. Gerald Wright, "Battle flags in church date to 1868", Kitchener-Waterloo Record Saturday August 14, 1971.
2. Obituary Cambridge Daily Reporter Friday January 11, 1980.


Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [used with kind permission of Jim Quantrell]

William married Florence "Florrie" Bee 21 Jun 1919, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada. Florence (daughter of Albert Bee and Emma Coleman) was born 1892, Of, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario; died 1972; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196264411
• Name: Florence "Florrie" Tales
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-47708
• Residence: 1919, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199012005
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-47597
• Occupation: 1919; knitter

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Mr. James Tales has returned from Quebec, where he had gone to see if the body of his father, who was lost in the Empress of Ireland disaster, was among those that have been recovered from the lost ship, but was unsuccessful in finding it among the 150 bodies he viewed at Quebec. The late Mr. Tales was bound on a visit to his former home in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, England, accompanied by Mr. Blackham, of Peterboro, a friend of the family, who intended to be married at his former home and had booked passage for himself and bride to return to Canada in about six weeks, as Mr. Tales had also done. Mr. Blackham is also one of the lost. The official number of the lost passengers and crew is now placed at 1024, with 452 saved. Mr. Joseph Mallard, an employee of the Silversmiths Co., also intended to take passage on the ill-fated vessel but failed to secure it. He intends to leave for the old country in a few weeks.

New Hamburg Independent 5 Jun 1914

James — Phoebe Wright. Phoebe was born 1870, Helpston, , Northampton, England; died 17 Dec 1943, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/199012016
• Name: Phoebe Tales
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-47696

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• Occupation: knitter
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-47743

Albert — Emma Coleman. Emma was born Abt 1862, Of, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Emma Bee
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-47746

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228428122
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199371
• Immigration: 1910, , Ontario, Canada
• Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hostler, Hotel
• Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England

Notes:

New Hamburg Man Victim of Ill-fated Steamer

Matthew Tales, who had been living in New Hamburg for the past three years, was a passenger of the Empress of Ireland, when she sank in the St. Lawrenoe last Friday with such an appaling loss of life and is numbered among the drowned.

Mr, Tales left here a few weeks ago to visit his daughter in Haysville and his son William near Chatham, and booked with Toronto friends for a six weeks' trip to the Old Country, where six of his children reside.

Mr. Tales intended to come back to New Hamburg upon his return from England. While here be was employed as stableman at the Imperial Hotel and was very obliging and well known to the people of the neighborhood. He had been in this country for about ten years previous to coming to New Hamburg, when he resided in New Dundee.

He was 74 years of age and still hale and hearty, and was a devout member of the R. C. Church. His unfortunate end is regretted by his many friends here.

Another victim of the tragedy was Samuel Simpson, a young Englishman, who formerly was a farm hand for Mr. Ed. Sanderson near this town. He took passage with friends from Guelph.

One man from Stratford, Mr. A Treherne, and five Galt people are also among the lost.

New Hamburg Independent 5 Jun 1914

Matthew — Mary. Mary was born CA 1843; died Bef 1911, , England. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Tales
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-199372