Born on 25 June 1893 in Quebec, Quebec - next of kin listed as Rev. J.G. Bruneay, Cornwall, Ontario - attestation forms provide the following: trade as student, single, currently a member of the McGill [Canadian Officer's Training Corps] since 1914, no previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 3 inches, chest of 34 inches fully expanded, dark complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair.
Joined the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Montreal, Quebec, on 13 March 1915 (number 410962) - taken on the strength of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in France on 16 July 1915.
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