Joined the 166th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 13 March 1916 (number 669967) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 November or 1 December 1916 - 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 22 January 2009
Private William Farmer
Born on 21 January 1881 in Fifeshire, Scotland - husband of Agnes Farmer, Toronto, Ontario - at the time of his enlistment in 1916: present address same as wife, trade as file grinder, married, no current or previous military service, Presbyterian, height of 5 feet 9.5 inches, chest of 38 inches fully expanded, fresh complexion, blue eyes, fair hair.
Joined the 166th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 13 March 1916 (number 669967) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 November or 1 December 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Joined the 166th Battalion, CEF, in Toronto, Ontario, on 13 March 1916 (number 669967) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 27 November or 1 December 1916 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
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