George Ansbro was born in Hollymount, Ireland on March 3, 1895, the son of William Ansbro and Margaret W. (nee Loughlin) Ansbro, of Ireland. Prior to enlisting, George was a member of the Sarnia Fire Department for eight months. George enlisted on October 30, 1915 in Sarnia, with the 70th Battalion. A bachelor at the time, he listed his occupation as a fireman. He would become a member of Army, 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Battalion, Quebec Regiment, as a Private. Two years to the day after he enlisted, on October 30, 1917, George Ansbro would lose his life while fighting during the Battle of Passchendaele, Belgium. George Ansbro would officially be listed as, Killed in action, Passchendaele. Twenty-two year old George Ansbro has no known grave. He is memorialized on the Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Belgium, Panel 30, 32.
SOURCES: A, B, C, D, E, F, L, N, 2C, 2D, 2G