Military service
Burial/memorial information
Son of John J. Sifton, of Wallacetown, Ontario. In civilian life, Lance Sergeant Sifton had been a farmer.
<P>An extract from The London Gazette, dated 8th June, 1917, records the following:<P>
For most conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty. During the attack in enemy trenches Sjt. Sifton's company was held up by machine gun fire which inflicted many casualties. Having located the gun he charged it single-handed, killing all the crew. A small enemy party advanced down the trench, but he succeeded keeping these off till our men had gained the position. In carrying out this gallant act he was killed, but his conspicuous valour undoubtedly saved many lives and contributed largely to the success of the operation.<P> 1914-15 Star<BR>British War Medal<BR> Victory Medal.
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War Diary
Extract from 18th Battalion War Diary for April 1917 -
Attestation Paper (front)
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Attestation Paper (back)
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Grave Marker
Two comrades of the late L/Sergt. E.W. Sifton, V.C., 18th Battalion, visit his grave. February, 1918. Library and Archives Canada/PA-002415. This view shows two temporary crosses, with Sifton's grave being cared for by soldiers. Ellis W. Sifton, was acting as a Lance-Sergeant in the 18th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 9 April, 1917, on the first day of Vimy Ridge operations. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for single-handedly overwhelming a German Machine-Gun position that was holding up his company. He was killed moments later. -
Award Citation
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Service Records (front)
Casualty Form - Active Service -
Service Records (back)
Casualty Form - Active Service -
Newspaper Clipping
Clipping from the Dutton Advance for Thursday, 17 May 1917, page 1. -
Newspaper Clipping
From the Dutton Advance for May 20, 1915. -
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The Victoria Cross was presented to Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton's father by the Governor General of Canada at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. -
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Lichfield Crater Thelus
Ellis Wellwood Sifton V.C. final resting place at Lichfield Crater Cemetery France -
Inscription
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Original Grave Marker
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Circumstances of death registers
Lance Corporal Ellis Wellwood Sifton -
Cenotaph
Barrie Military Park, Canadian Victoria Cross Recipients, Cenotaph -
Newspaper clipping
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Memorial wall
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Memorial
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Information
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Inscription
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Newspaper clipping
From the London Free Press January 1919. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram June 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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From the Toronto Telegram August 1917. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
Honour roll
Memorial plaque in front of the United Kingdom High Commission in Ottawa to commemorate Canadians who have been awarded the Victoria Cross.
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton
Digital gallery of
Lance Sergeant Ellis Wellwood Sifton
In the Books of Remembrance
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Page 325 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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LICHFIELD CRATER THELUS Pas de Calais, France
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