Born on 18 July 1887 in Dufferin County, Ontario - son of Frances William Barnett, Summerville, Ontario - attestation form notes present address in Teeterville, Ontario, trade as cheesemaker, single, currently a member of 39th Regiment, no previous military service, height of 5 feet 7.5 inches, chest of 40 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, Methodist.
Joined the 215th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 18 December 1915 (number 797523) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 27 March 1918 - wounded on 15 October 1918.
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