Born on 5 March 1877 in Paris, Ontario - son of James and Nancy Cahill, Paris, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address same as his father, trade as teamster, single, currently a member of the 38th Dufferin Rifles, no previous military service, Roman Catholic, height of 4 feet 10.5 inches, chest of 34.5 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, grey eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 215th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Brantford, Ontario, on 19 April 1916 (number 270191) - taken on the strength of the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 27 or 28 March 1918 - died on 24 April 1918 of wounds received that day - buried in Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension (grave III.A.9), France.
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