Born on 27 March 1895 in Goulbourne, Ontario - brother of Myrtle Brouse, Richmond, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Merrickville, Ontario, trade as cheesemaker, single, no current military service, previously served one year with the 42nd Regiment, Methodist, height of 5 feet 7.25 inches, chest of 36.75 inches fully expanded, dark complexion, brown eyes, black hair.
Joined the 156th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Merrickville, Ontario, on 13 January 1916 (number 639373) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in France on 18 or 19 January 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 25 September 1918.
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