A Memorial Book for John Edsall Payne

On September 30th, 1918, John Edsall Payne was killed aboard the USS Ticonderoga after it came under attack by a German U-boat. A month later, his father Charles created this book in his memory.

John Payne on the Shore

This is a photo of John (Hance) Edsall Payne likely taken along the shore of the St. Lawrence River, near Prescott, Ontario in the 1910's

John (Hance) Edsall Payne as a Young Boy

This is a picture of John Payne, the first son of Charles and Gertrude Payne. It is undated but given John's age, it was likely taken ca 1907.

Photo of John Payne in His Navy Uniform.

This photo was taken of John (Hance) Edsall Payne in Prescott, Ontario in the winter of 1917-18. The son of Charles and Gertrude Payne, he enlisted in the Navy on September 15, 1917. He died aboard the USS Ticonderoga during its bombing in WWI on September 30th, 1918.

Undated Photo of John and Edsall Miller Payne

The boy on the left in this photo is John Payne, first sone of Gertrude and Charles. Though it is unlabeled, the child on the right is most likely Edsall Miller Payne. Edsall Miller was born in 1905 and would have been six years younger than John. He died as a child in 1909.