Born on 25 June 1894 in London, England - son of Mrs. Charlotte Butler, Ottawa, Ontario - enlistments records provide the following: present address same as mother, trade as labourer (1915) / clerk (1919), single, joined the Governor General's Foot Guards on 27 January 1915, no previous military service, Church of England, height of 5 feet 5.75 inches, chest of 36.5 inches (1915) / 38 inches (1919) fully expanded, fresh (1915) / fair (1919) complexion, blue eyes, fair hair.
Joined the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Ottawa, Ontario, on 2 March 1915 (number 410341) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Battalion on 25 August 1915 - wounded on 10 or 14 June 1916 - wounded on 11 July 1917 - wounded on 10 or 11 November 1917 - wounded on 9 or 10 August 1918 - joined the [???] in Ottawa, Ontario, on 19 May 1919.
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