Born on 2 March 1889 in Glengarry, Ontario - nephew of Mr. Thomas Cowdy, Hull, Quebec - enlistment records provide the following: trade as labourer, single, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 8 inches, chest of 36 inches fully expanded, ruddy complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 19 March 1915 (number 410250) - served with the battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the battalion on 13 August 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
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