Born on 20 February 1894 in Ottawa, Ontario - son of Napoleon Carrière, Ottawa, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: trade as plumber, single, no current military service, previously served with 2nd Field Battery, height of 5 feet 4.5 inches, chest of 35 inches fully expanded, swarthy complexion, brown eyes, black hair.
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 22 February 1915 (number 410468) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915 - wounded on 13 October 1915 - killed in action on 3 March 1917 - buried in Hersin Communal Cemetery Extension (grave I.G.21), France.
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