Born on 7 July 1898 in RR1 Pakenham, Ontario - son of William Buchanan, RR1 Pakenham, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address in RR1 Pakenham, Ontario, trade as student, single, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 7 inches, chest of 36 inches fully expanded, ruddy complexion, greyish blue eyes, dark brown hair.
Joined the 240th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Renfrew, Ontario, on 6 October 1916 (number 1042180) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France on 11 or 12 July 1917 - wounded on 2 or 3 September 1918 - invalided to England on 2 October 1918.
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