Born on 20 August 1883 in Township of Brighton, Ontario - next of kin listed as (?) Adelia Billings, Trenton, Ontario - attestation paper notes trade as horseman, married, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 4.75 inches, chest of 36.5 inches, fair complexion, brown eyes, dark hair, Methodist.
Joined the 155th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Trenton, Ontario, on 8 May 1916 (number 637127) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 24 May 1917 - wounded on 30 October 1917 - died of those wounds on 16 November 1917 - buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, France (P.III.R.6B).
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