Thursday 15 November 2007

Private James Clyde

Born on 16 January 1883 in St. Mary's, Ontario - son of James Clyde, Winnipeg, Manitoba - recruitment forms note the following: present address in Ottawa, Ontario, single, Methodist, stone cutter or mechanical dentist, no current or previous military service, height of 5 feet 4 inches, chest of 36.5 inches fully expanded, medium complexion, brown eyes, brown hair.

Conscripted into the 1st Depot Battalion, Eastern Ontario Regiment, in Kingston, Ontario, on 23 January 1918 (number 4021367) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion on 10 or 11 June 1918 - injured accidentally on 24 September 1918 - invalided to England on 1 October 1918.

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