Born on 10 December 1897 in England - next of kin listed as Miss Violet Shorthouse, Allandale PO, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: trade as farm labourer, single, sworn into the 43rd Regiment on 11 January 1915, no previous military service, Church of England, height of 5 feet 3 inches, chest of 35 inches fully expanded, ruddy complexion, blue eyes, light brown hair.
Joined the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Ottawa, Ontario, on 22 February 1915 (number 410086) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion in France on 25 August 1915 - wounded on 4 November 1915 - transferred to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Battalion on 3 September 1916 - wounded on 2 September 1918.
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