Born on 25 October 1893 in Pembroke, Ontario - aon of Mrs. E. Benkhe, Pembroke, Ontario - recruitment form notes present address in Pembroke, Ontario, single, Roman Catholic, trade as munition worker, no current or previous military service, height of 6 feet 1 inches, chest of 37 inches, medium complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
Conscripted into the 2nd Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, on 18 January 1918 (number3320476) - taken on the 38th Battalion in France on 17 or 18 August 1918 - transferred to the 43rd Canadian Infantry Battalion on 25 August 1918.
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