Joined the 155th Battalion, CEF, in Wellington, Ontario, on 23 February 1916 (number 636691) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 18 or 19 January 1918 - wounded on 30 March or 2 April 1918 - invalided to England on 4 April 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
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Private Hugh Fern
Born on 24 May 1898 in Lancashire, England - friend of Fred Taylor, Consecon, Ontario - at the time of his enlistment in 1916: present address in Wellington, Ontario, trade as labourer, single, no current or previous military service, Methodist, height of 5 feet 4 inches, chest of 36 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair.
Joined the 155th Battalion, CEF, in Wellington, Ontario, on 23 February 1916 (number 636691) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 18 or 19 January 1918 - wounded on 30 March or 2 April 1918 - invalided to England on 4 April 1918.
Joined the 155th Battalion, CEF, in Wellington, Ontario, on 23 February 1916 (number 636691) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 18 or 19 January 1918 - wounded on 30 March or 2 April 1918 - invalided to England on 4 April 1918.
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