Born on 10 May 1898 in St. Albert, Ontario - son of John Casselman, Boundary Falls, British Columbia - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Morewood, Ontario, trade as farmer, single, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 3.25 inches, chest of 36.5 inches fully expanded, dark complexion, dark eyes, dark hair.
Joined the 154th Battalion, CEF, in Winchester, Ontario, on 4 February 1916 (number 633401) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 May 1917 - wounded on 2 November 1917 - invalided to England on 6 December 1917.
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