I found a Post Card in my Mother-in-Law's old Photograph Album, identifying two recruits from WW 1.

1. # 2670, Pte. Orlendo Brown of Trinity East, who is listed as "killed in action" Feb 25, 1917.

2. # 2812, Pte Israel Bannister, also from the Trinity area, and noted that he was "Prisoner in Germany", but no date (s) given.

Basic training at Pleasantville did not provide recruits with a barracks for board and lodgings. Citizens around the City of St. John's received a small monthly allowance, to provide such for recruits from outside the City, while they received their basic training, before being shipped overseas.

Mrs. Sarah Reid, my wife's grandmother, was a widow with four school age girls at the time, living at #1 Monroe St. [The house is still standing there]. Mrs. Reid found this to be helpful in putting food on the table, and had several recruits during their basic training, prior to shipping overseas.

Orlando Brown and Israel Bannister
It is not presently known which soldier is Brown
or Bannister

Postcard