Map point: The approximate location of his family's residence in Lot 33, Con A Sherborne in 1901.
Date of birth: 7 Jul 1898 - On his attestation form, he recorded his birth as 7 Jul 1896.
Birthplace: Dorset, Ontario
Occupation and residence on enlistment: Scaler, Blind River, Ontario
Enlistment date and place: 17 Apr 1916, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Regimental service #:1003068
Battalion:
227th Overseas Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
8th Reserve Battalion
102nd Battalion
Notes on war service:
Arrived in Liverpool, England in Apr 1917
Arrived in France August 1917
Killed in action: Yes - 6 Apr 1918
Overseas burial location:
Notes on life after the war:
Link to digitized service file at Library & Archives Canada
Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands Family Tree website
Information source: LIbrary & Archives Canada, Personnel Records of the First World War
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