Born on 31 December 1895 in Toronto, Ontario - son of Margaret Cahill, Toronto, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address same as mother, trade as labourer, single, no current or previous military service, Roman Catholic, height of 5 feet 7 inches, chest of 34 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, brown eyes, dark brown hair.
Joined the 166th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Toronto, Ontario, on 24 January 1916 (number 669060) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 27 November or 1 December 1916 - wounded on 26 June 1917 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 3 July 1917 - invalided sick to England on 12 April 1918.
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