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Rank Private
Service # 880695
Unit # 186th Bn.
Resident Chatham

Regimental number: 880695 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 583 – 11, Item: 33877, PDF:- B0583 – SO11. Date of Birth 11/05/1890 at Chatham, ON. Son of Martha Bedford (mother) Oliver (father) of 157 Joseph St., Chatham, ON. An electrician by trade. Attestation: 14/04/1916 to 186th Bn.

Apparent Age: 26 yrs., Height: 5’ 6 ¼” , Girth: 33 3/4″, Weight: 145#,  Complexion: Fair. Eyes: Dark Brown, Hair: Brown. Medical Exam: “Fit”. 14/04/16 at 157, Joseph St., Chatham,, ON. – 186th O/S. – Chatham, 17/04/16. Reported: –MEDICALLY UNFIT 

16/03/17 – 19/03/17 – Last Pay: – Discharged at $35.90, 17/04/16. I.D. 30-B-309 OF 14/03/17 TO 15/03/17 AT Chatham. Had received a Concussion of the Brain 27/05/16.

Discharged 19/03/17

“Through causes due to Military Service. Authority (I. D. 30-B-309) of 14 March, 1917 – Valular of Heat before enlistment, probably congenital – Chatham, ON. (Probably congenital). Mitral systolic. No clear. Apex beat 2 ½ below nipple and inside nipple line.    

Honourable discharge March 1917.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources Chatham Daily Planet (23-02-1917, 3/02/17), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 583 - 11, CDP  (19/03/17)
Height 5'6 1/4"
Weight 145 lbs. lbs
Eye Colour Dark Brown
Age 26 yrs.
Complexion Fair
Hair Brown
Birthplace 11/05/1890 at Chatham, ON.

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