Born on 10 June 1897 in Montreal, Quebec - son of Arthur Barrette, Ottawa, Ontario - at the time of his enlistment in 1915: trade as labourer; single; no current or previous military service; Roman Catholic; height of 5 feet 2 inches; chest of 35.5 inches fully expanded; medium complexion; blue eyes; light brown hair.
Joined the 77th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 6 August 1915 (number 144331) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Bermuda on 6 December 1915 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion in Bermuda on 25 May 1916 - repatriated to Canada on 5 June 1916 - discharged from the CEF on 22 June 1916.
(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Anonymous, An Historical Sketch of the Seventy-Seventh Battalion Canadian Expeditionary Force (Ottawa: War Publications Limited, 1926), p.177)
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