Born on 6 February 1888 in Cleveland, Ohio - husband of Mrs. Minnie Bigras, Ottawa, Ontario - attestation form notes trade as driver, married, no current military service, previously served three years with 2nd Field Battery, height of 5 feet 8.5 inches, chest of 33 inches, swarthy complexion, blue eyes, black hair, Roman Catholic.
Joined the 38th Battalion in Ottawa, Ontario, on 24 February 1915 (number 410025) - served with the battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - struck off the strength of the battalion in England on 13 August 1916 - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops, in France as a Sapper on 13 January 1917 - died on 29 July 1917 of wounds received that day - buried in Coxyde Military Cemetery, Belgium (I.L.37).
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