Joined the CEF in Winnipeg, Ontario, on 20 October 1915 (number 153689) - [then what] - joined the 109th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 12 March 1916 (number 724098) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 8 August 1918 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 27 September 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
An attempt at an ongoing mass biography of the officers and men of the 38th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force, during the First World War
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Private Orr Fanning
Born on 9 December 1892 (1916 enlistment) or 1893 (1915 enlistment) in Cambray, Victoria County, Ontario - son of Arden W. Fanning, Lindsay, Ontario - at the time of his enlistment in 1916: present address same as father, trade as salesman, single, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 6.5 inches, chest of 34 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair - at the time of his enlistment in 1915: currently a member of the 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada.
Joined the CEF in Winnipeg, Ontario, on 20 October 1915 (number 153689) - [then what] - joined the 109th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 12 March 1916 (number 724098) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 8 August 1918 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 27 September 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Joined the CEF in Winnipeg, Ontario, on 20 October 1915 (number 153689) - [then what] - joined the 109th Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 12 March 1916 (number 724098) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 4 or 6 December 1916 - wounded on 8 August 1918 - rejoined the 38th Battalion on 27 September 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
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