Born on 7 December 1889 in Ipswick, England - son of Emma Cason, Ipswich, England - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Ottawa, Ontario, trade as clerk, single, no current military service, previously served with the Royal Army Medical Corps for three years, Church of England, height of 5 feet 3.5 inches, chest of 35 inches fully expanded, medium dark complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair.
Joined the 77th Battalion, CEF, on 9 November 1915 (number 145352) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, in England on 6 July 1916 - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
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