Joined the 252nd Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 26 April 1917 (number 1087337) - taken on the strength of the 4th Labour Battalion, CEF, on 4 October 1917 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 or 25 July 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
Thursday, 26 February, 2009
Private John Ernest Flower
Born on 22 October 1898 in Bedlinog, South Wales - brother of Florence Flower, Lindsay, Ontario - at the time of his enlistment in 1917: present address in Lindsay, Ontario, trade as farmer, single, no current or previous military service, Methodist, height of 5 feet 5 inches, chest of 35 inches fully expanded, dark complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 252nd Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 26 April 1917 (number 1087337) - taken on the strength of the 4th Labour Battalion, CEF, on 4 October 1917 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 or 25 July 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Joined the 252nd Battalion, CEF, in Lindsay, Ontario, on 26 April 1917 (number 1087337) - taken on the strength of the 4th Labour Battalion, CEF, on 4 October 1917 - transferred to the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 24 or 25 July 1918 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
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