Individuals

Military Canadian Expeditionary Force, WWI The Canadian Government has scanned, and published on the web, the attestation papers of most of those who signed up for the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War One. Both front and back of the papers are shown. The following COMLEYs are listed:
Name	D.O.B.	Place of birth	Next of kin	Relationship
Edgar Henry Comley	14/5/1895	Swindon, England	Mrs Ada Comley	Mother	FRONT
Arthur Edwin Comley	29/6/1897	Swindon, Wiltshire	Edwin Comley	Father	FRONT
Francis Edward Comley	14/5/1884	Collingwood, Ont	Elizabeth Comley	Mother	FRONT	BACK
Frank Comley	10/9/1881	Broadtown, Wilts	Wm Comley	Brother	FRONT	BACK
Frank Comley	29/11/1897	Clifanety, Wilts	Mrs Comley (Helen)	Mother	FRONT	BACK
Frederick George Comley	16/1/1876	Chippenham, Wilts	Mrs Elizabeth Comley	Not given	FRONT	BACK
George Comley	26/2/1890	Ogmore Valley, Glam	George Comley	Father	FRONT	BACK
Percy Richard Comley	30/8/1896	Chippenham, Wilts	Fred Comley	Father	FRONT	BACK
William John Comley	22/9/1892	Stockton, Yorks	William John Comley	Father	FRONT	BACK
Arthur Comley, aka Arthur Matthews	No details given

Wiltshire Militia: Comleys who served in the Wiltshire Militia:
Name	Born	Enlisted	Age
Comley, Isaac	Chippenham	22 May 1894	25 years
Comley, James	Mordon, Swindon	30 Oct 1895	17 years 9 months
Comley, John	Cleve, Wootton Bassett	28 Dec 1893	18 years 1 months
Comley, John	Bradford, Wilts	19 Jan 1899	18 years
Comley, Richard	Wootton Bassett	19 July 1893	17 years 10 months
Comley, Robert	Wootton Bassett	26 Jan 1898	18 years 3 months
Comley, William	Wootton Bassett	11 Nov 1887	18 years
Comely, John	Swindon	26 Jan 1907	30 years 4 months
Combley, Isaac	Chippenham	9 Apr 1888	17 years 6 months
The above was taken from The Wardrobe, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment Museum (now 'The Rilfes') website

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