Sunday 21 January 2007

Private Edward Atfield

Born on 18 September 1894 in Brantford, Ontario - husband of Etta Atfield, Brantford, Ontario - attestation form notes present address in Brantford, Ontario, trade as moulder, married, currently a member of the 38th D.R. of C., no previous military service, height of 5 feet 4 inches, chest of 34 inches, dark complexion, brown eyes, brown hair, Roman Catholic.

Joined the 215th Canadian Infantry Battalion on 22 January 1917 (number 270635) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion in France on 27 or 28 March 1918 - wounded on 12 or 13 August 1918 - invalided to England on 14 August 1918.

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