Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 18 October 1915 (number 775282) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 7 May 1917 - transferred to the Canadian Labour Pool on 25 October 1917 - transferred to the Young Men's Christian Association on 28 November 1917 - transferred to the 1st Canadian Infantry Works Battalion on 2 May 1918.
An attempt at an ongoing mass biography of the officers and men of the 38th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during the First World War
Monday, 26 January 2009
Private John Herbert Faulkner
Born on 26 June 1897 in Alliston, Ontario - son of Martha Faulkner, Alliston, Ontario - at the time of his enlistment in 1915: present address in Alliston, Ontario, trade as farmer, single, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 6 feet 0.5 inches, chest of 35.5 inches fully expanded, fresh complexion, blue eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 18 October 1915 (number 775282) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 7 May 1917 - transferred to the Canadian Labour Pool on 25 October 1917 - transferred to the Young Men's Christian Association on 28 November 1917 - transferred to the 1st Canadian Infantry Works Battalion on 2 May 1918.
Joined the 126th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 18 October 1915 (number 775282) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 7 May 1917 - transferred to the Canadian Labour Pool on 25 October 1917 - transferred to the Young Men's Christian Association on 28 November 1917 - transferred to the 1st Canadian Infantry Works Battalion on 2 May 1918.
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