Born on 17 April 1886 in Duntocher, Scotland - brother of Mrs. Mary McAtee, Rochan, Quebec - enlistment records provide the following: trade as painter, single, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 5.25 inches, chest of 34 inches fully expanded, fresh complexion, brown eyes, dark hair.
Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Ottawa, Ontario, on 1 February 1915 (number 410332) - taken on the strength of the 2nd Battalion, CEF, on 25 August 1915.
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