Wednesday 31 October 2007

Private William James Clark

Born on 28 February 1886 in Guelph, Ontario - brother of Florence Clark, Guelph, Ontario - enlistment records provide the following: present address in Ford City, Ontario, trade as clerk, single, no current or previous military service, Roman Catholic, height of 6 feet 0.75 inches, chest of 38.5 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.

Joined the 99th Battalion, CEF, in Amherstburg, Ontario, on 25 January 1916 (number 213718) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 29 or 30 March 1918 - wounded on 30 September 1918 - invalided to England on 5 October 1918.

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