Joined the 97th Battalion, CEF, in Digby, Nova Scotia, on 20 July 1916 (number 1033150) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 6 or 7 December 1917 - 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
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Private Lawrence H. Ferris
Born on 22 May 1898 in Saint John, New Brunswick - son of Margaret B. Ferris, Saint John, New Brunswick - at the time of his enlistment in 1916: present address same as mother, trade as printer, single, no current or previous military service, Baptist, height of 5 feet 9.75 inches, chest of 34 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown hair.
Joined the 97th Battalion, CEF, in Digby, Nova Scotia, on 20 July 1916 (number 1033150) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 6 or 7 December 1917 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
Joined the 97th Battalion, CEF, in Digby, Nova Scotia, on 20 July 1916 (number 1033150) - taken on the strength of the 38th Battalion, CEF, on 6 or 7 December 1917 - struck off the strength of the 38th Battalion on 16 June 1919.
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