William Richardson Ames
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Re: "A 14 year old boy named John Baxter? is shown in the 1911 Census, immigrated from Scotland in 1905. It appears to say he is an adopted son. Like to know more re this??"
Private John Baxter of the 87th Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force. He was indeed Mr. Ames' adopted son, though he is listed simply as "friend" on John's military attestation papers and is not listed as next-of-kin (for which John listed his own name, though it is possible that he and his father shared a first name). However, John assigned all of his pay while overseas to his adoptive father. John was killed at Vimy Ridge on April 9th, 1917, and is buried on site in Canadian Cemetery No.2. He was 20 years old.
Much love, one of the young Canadian guides currently working at Vimy and researching the soldiers buried there.