Born on 9 November 1889 in Toronto, Ontario - next of kin listed as C.A. Bignell, Montreal, Quebec - attestation form notes trade as engineering student, single, currently a member of the McGill Canadian Officers' Training Corps, no previous military service, height of 5 feet 9.8 inches, chest of 37.8 inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair, Presbyterian.
Joined the 38th Battalion in Montreal, Quebec, on 24 February 1915 (number 410913) - transferred to Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry on 16 July 1915 - transferred to the Imperial Army on 26 October 1916 in order to be commissioned as an officer.
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