Born on 2 June 1896 in Fallbrook, Ontario - son of David Publow, Perth, Ontario - brother of Private Robert Oliver Publow, 38th Battalion, CEF - at the time of his conscription in 1918: present address in Perth, Ontario; single; Methodist; trade as painter; no current or previous military service; height of 5 feet 10.5 inches; chest of 37 inches fully expanded; fair complexion; blue eyes; brown hair.
Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, CEF, in Kingston, Ontario, on 23 January 1918 (number 3056307) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 9 or 10 August 1918 - killed in action on 2 September 1918 - buried in Dury Mill British Cemetery (grave I.D.33), France.
(sources: Library and Archives Canada (www.collectionscanada.gc.ca), online attestation papers; Canadian War Museum, 19740281-001, Manu 58F 2 3, 207th Canadian Infantry Battalion and 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Nominal Roll; The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Regimental Museum, A400-0007, Master Personnel List for the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force; Commonwealth War Graves Commission, "Debt of Honour" register, www.cwgc.org)
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