Darlene married Tommy Love. Tommy's grandfather, John Thomas Love, was a member of the New Brunswick Regiment and the 26th Regiment, known as the Fighting 26th, in Saint John, NB. John Thomas Love died at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 from bullet wounds. He was a sergeant but asked to be made a private again to be closer to the men. He lost most of his friends in battle and then, his own life.

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				#4 - Frin#1823 Love, Thomas SR & Mrs Eleanor - / mr: HBr:1799 WBr:1787
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		#2 - Frin#4 Love, William Crawford & Minnie - / mr: HBr:1836 WBr:1836
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#1 - Frin#3 Love, John Thomas & Linda - / mr: HBr:1875 WBr:1877
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		#3 - Frin#1327 McNeil, Mr & Jeanette - / mr: HBr: WBr:1854
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Below, John Thomas Love, Saint John, NB, age 17, NB REGIMENT. Also, NB REGIMENT, 1893.						#15 Unknown Unknown

JOHN THOMAS LOVE







THE FAMILY Front-Harry and Fred, twins
Middle-John Thomas, Jim, Linda holding Art.
Back-Pearl, Bessie, George, William,Grace.
Predeceased, Stephen Thomas.



26th New Brunswick Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, Old Exhibition Building, Barrack Green, Saint John, New Brunswick:1914-1918.


Sargent John Thomas Love, with mustache.

Linda was left to bring up the family alone after John Thomas was killed at the Somme, 1916.






IN MEMORY OF PRIVATE T J LOVE
69504, 26TH BN., CANADIAN INFANTRY, NEW BRUNSWICK REGT.
WHO DIED ON 01 OCTOBER 1916

REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR
ST, SEVER CEMETERY, ROUEN, FRANCE.

COMMEMORATED IN PERPETUITY BY THE COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION.

NOTE, SHOULD BE J T LOVE.

JOHN THOMAS LOVE WAS SARGENT, BUT ASKED TO BE MADE PRIVATE SO HE COULD FIGHT WITH HIS FRIENDS, MOST OF WHOM WERE KILLED.



The Army, as senior service, received the most recruits and its major provincial element, the 26th Battalion, was formed with contributions from around New Brunswick. As part of the 2ndCanadian Division, the 'Fighting 26TH" earned its battle honours and scars in all the major conflicts involving the Canadian Corps from the Somme to Vimy to Canal du Nord.












The Loves were a New Brunswick family based in Saint John who periodically went to Boston to work. John Thomas was born in Boston, in 1875. When his mother, Minnie died in Saint John, the family was put under the care
of the father, William Crawford Love and his sister, Elizabeth Love- the children's Aunt Bessie.


Date March 24 1879
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper The Daily Telegraph


d. (St. John) city, 22nd inst., Minnie Daniel LOVE w/o William C. LOVE, 43rd year. (P.E.I. and Boston papers please copy) Funeral Monday from her residence Erin St.

( maiden name should be Dazell)

Soon, William Crawford died, and Aunt Bessie was on her own with the family in Saint John.

Date May 22 1884
County Saint John
Place Saint John
Newspaper Saint John Globe



d. Boston, Mass., 21st inst., Wm C. LOVE eldest s/o late Thomas LOVE, 48th year.


The family came over from Ireland very early, soon after Loyalist's arrived, to Saint John. Before they were Irish, they were French Huguenots, who fled France to Ireland. Their name was De Loup, the Wolf, and became Love in Ireland.