The following is a list of the Headingley sons and daughters who fought in these various wars.The Historical Society decided to list only persons who were born and/or brought up in Headingley,in order to keep the list short.Of course,many people eventually came to Headingley who had also fought in the wars.Our apologies if there are any omissions.

Boer War 1899-1902

• SCUTCHINGS,Richard
• TAYLOR,Rupert

World War I 1914-1918

• ACHESON,Dudley A.H.,Lieutenant,BC Regiment,54th
• Bn.,died November 5,1916,Vimy Ridge Memorial, France.
• BARTLEY,Nehemiah,27th Battalion,Canadian Machine Gun Corps.
• BREMNER,Alban
• BREMNER,George A.J.,Private,43rd Battalion CH of C,wounded Vimy Ridge,France,died April 18,1917,age 33.
• Barlin Communal Cemetery,France.Grave I.A.41
• BROWN,Harry
• BROWN,John Alex
• BROWN,Tom
• BUCHANAN,James John,Private,78th Bn,Manitoba Regiment,died April 15,1917 of wounds at Vimy Ridge,France.Boulogne Eastern Cemetery,France.
  Grave IV.D.23.
• CLOUSTON,George
• FRANCIS,H.
• FOWLER,William Robert,Private,47th Bn,Western Ontario Regiment,died March 20,1918.Brookwood Military Cemetery,Surrey,UK.Grave IX.A.8.
• GOODWIN,William
• LAIDLAW,Kelly
• LAMONT,John Salmon,Royal Canadian Artillery
• SANSREGRET,Alexander,Private,46th Bn. Saskatchewan Regiment,died September 3,1918,age 23.Ligny-St.Flochel British Cemetery,Pas de Calais France.Grave III.E.13.
• SCUTCHINGS,Richard
• TAIT,Cyril Wilfred,Private,27th Bn.Manitoba Regiment,died June 19,1916 of wounds.Etaples Military Cemetery,France.Grave II.B.49A.
• TAIT,Frank Lionel,Private,7th Bn.,British Columbia Regiment,died May 22,1915. Vimy Memorial,France.
• TAYLOR,William
• WHITAKER,Frank,Sergeant,First BC Regiment,7th Battalion,1st contingent,died August 10,1915.Berks Cemetery Extension,Belgium.Grave III.C.37.
• WILLIAMS,Fred,Gassed

World War II 1939-1945

• ANDERS,Thurston,Navy
• ANDERS,Winston,Royal Canadian Engineers
• BALL,Howard
• BARTLEY,Jean,CWAC
• BARTLEY,Jim,Navy
• BARTLEY,Clair,CWAC
• BARTLEY,Hugh,RCAF
• BELL,Jack,RCAF
• BRITTON,Frank,Army
• BRITTON,Herb,Army
• BRITTON,John,Army
• BRITTON,William,Navy
• BLOOMER,Edward,Navy
• BROWN,Arnold,Army
• BROWN,Magnus,Army,
• Sapper,Royal Canadian Engineers,died June 1944, age 47.Brookwood Cemetery,Surrey,England. Grave 49.F.3.
• BROWN,Duncan Stewart, RCAF,killed in action December 18,1944,age 20,
• DeLaville Every,Belgium.
• Brussels Town Cemetery.Grave X.27.28.
• BARRON,Walter,Army
• CARON,Denis,RCAF
• CARON,Gilles,Navy
• CARON,Marcel,RCAF
• CATHERS,Mervin,Navy
• COPP,James,Army,Irish Fusiliers
• CREMEENS,John Wilbur, Queen ’s Own Rifles RCIC, died September 9,1944,age 17, Calais Canadian War Cemetery, Leubringhen,France.Grave 6.B.5.
• DUFFY,Frank,Army,Fort Garry Horse
• DUFFY,Harold,RCAF
• DUFFY,Tom,Army
• EVANS,Dave,Army,Hong Kong
• FRANCIS,Fred,Navy
• FRANCIS,Lionel,Army
• FRANKENFIELD,Tom,Navy
• FISCHOOK,Harry
• GARLAND,Art,RCAF
• GOODWIN,Janet,CWAC,Leading Airwoman RCAF
• GILLESPIE,Anthony,Army
• GILLESPIE,Douglas,Navy 6 years
• HUGHES,Jos,RCAF
• HATFIELD,Charles,RCAF
• HORNER,Ron,RCAF
• HUTCHINSON,Glen,Army
• JANAKAS,Tom,Army
• JANAKAS,Stradie,Army
• KEITH,Lester,Navy
• KENNY,Norman,Navy,ordinary seaman,died May 8,1941,age 34, commemorated at Elmwood Cemetery,Winnipeg,MB
• KENNY,Roland,RCAF
• KERR,Hazel,CWAC
• KERR,Norman,Navy
• KILWORTH,Don,Army
• KILWORTH,Walter,
• KITERINGHAM,Clive,Army Hong Kong
• LAFLECHE,Jude,Lord Strathcona Horse,tank driver
• LAFLECHE,Raoul,Navy
• LAMARRE,Arthur,RCAF,cook
• LAMARRE,Oliva,RCAF, Africa/England
• LYONS,Allan,RCAF
• MACKAY,Reg,Army,Vernon,BC
• MCINTOSH,Tom,Army
• MCINTOSH,Gordon,Army
• MCINTOSH,James Donald,Army, Royal Winnipeg Rifles,killed in action,June 8,1944.Beny-Sur-Mer Canadian War Cemetery,France.Grave XIV.F.13.
• MCKEE,Bill,RCAF
• MAYHEW,Harvey,RCAF
• MEINKE,Paul
• MOFFITT,Harvey,Army
• MURPHY,Robert,Army
• MURPHY,Lawrence,Navy
• MURPHY,Lloyd,RCAF
• NYREROD,Herb,RCAF
• PATERSON,Alex,RCAF
• PATERSON,Ed,RCAF
• PAULICK,William,Army
• PUDDIFANT,Kay,CWAC
• ROBINSON,Jack,RCAF
• SANDERS,William,RCAF
• SCOTT,George,Army
• SCOTT,Les,Army
• SCOTT,William,Army
• SCOTT,Hugh,Army
• SCUTCHINGS,George, Army
• SEEKINGS,Truman,RCAF
• SHIRTLIFF,Donald,Army
• SONNICHSEN,Helmut, Army
• STACEY,Jim,Army
• SWANKY,Henry,Army
• SWANKY,John,Army
• TAYLOR,Dave,RCAF
• TAYLOR,Donald Allan, RCAF,44 (RAF)Sqdn, killed in action June 22, 1944.Jonkerbos War Cemetery,Netherlands.Coll.Grave 11.J.1-8.
• TAYLOR,Frank,Army
• TAYLOR,Gordon,Army
• TAYLOR,Gordon,Army
• TAYLOR,Ken,Army
• TAYLOR,Ken,Army
• TAYLOR,Leslie,Army
• TAYLOR,Orville,Army
• TOMLINSON,Mike,Army,RCAF
• TURNER,Edward,Army
• TURNER,Ernest,RCAF
• ZIMMERMAN,Alice,CWAC
• ZIMMERMAN,James,Army
• ZIMMERMAN,Stewart,Navy
• John Britton,December 26,1941

Legion

Following World War II,Headingley Legion Branch #212 was organized and Jim McKinnon was its first president.The B.E.S.L.Ladies Auxiliary was also active in the community.In 1950,elected to office was Elsie Francis as President,first Vice-president Florence Westmore, second Vice-president Emily Duffy,Secretary Hilda Nyrerod, and Treasurer Mary Catton.Executive:Mrs.T.Seekings,Mrs. M.Seekings,and  Mrs.Fliesener.Entertainment:Elsie Francis &Florence Westmore;Hospital Committee:Hilda Nyrerod; Sick Visitor and Warden:Mrs.Chas Case;and Auditor:Mrs. H.J.Duffy.This Branch continued into the 1950s. The Independent Order of Foresters,Branch #2023,was also active here in the 1950s.