Regimental number: 189319 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1899 – 36 Date of Birth 10/10/1893 at Woolwich, England. Item:- 111602, PDF:- B1899-S036. Born at Woolwich, England  N of K: Thomas Comer (brother) of 3 St. John’s Retreat, Balking, England. Present address: Blenheim, Kent Co.  A single farmer living at Blenheim, ON. Vaccination – Yes. willing to Serve.  Attestation: 10/11/1915 at Chatham, ON., 10/11/15 to 91^st Bn. transferring to 186^th.

Apparent Age: 22 yrs. 1 mth., Height: 5’ ½”, Girth: 34 “, Complexion: Medium, Eyes: Brown, Hair: Brown – “Small scars on each knee” – Patella from a football kick in 1909 “  “Fit” 9/11/1915 at Chatham, On. 11/11/1915 to 91^st Bn. 

Discharge Certificate: – Comer, William John – 186^th Bn., C.O.M.F. – Chatham, ON. to FRANCE (with Canadian Forestry Corps) – Age: 25 yrs. 5 ft. – Scar Left Patella – 25/03/1919. O.C. – Discharge Service No.1, D.D. London, ON. 25/03/1919 – Mil. Dist.: One ID. 30-C- 1481 – IDD 10-C-588 

Assigned for PAY:- Discharge to Canada:- $20.00 for March / April – Discharge 25/03/19 – Disc. 25/03/19 

ARV. England: 9/06/17 – S.S. Olympic – 20/06/17 – TOS S.DALE 10/06/17 TO 3/07/17 – SOS to Coy. 43 – France. 16/01/19 – SOS 43^rd Field – 20/02/19 – SOS to Canada. To 122^nd Bn. CFC. – 3/20.\/17 at St. Thomas 16/02/16 to 24/02/16 – Scabies – 8 days – for a complete recovery. 91^st O.S. Bn. CEF – and transferred to the 186^th OC. – Bn. CEF – 189319 – Comer, William John – Woolich, Kent, England – Single – neather Mother or Father appear – Next of Kin Thos. Comer 3 St. John’s Retreat Birking, Essex England (brother) – Not Insured 27/09/16 

Embarked from Halifax 28/05/15 – Disembarked at Liverpool 10/06/15 TOS on a draft from Canada – Landed in France 28/06/17 (LR 8535) – 12/0/17 – with 43^rd Bn. – Sentence 5 days and 2 days – Absent 11 days 6/15/17 – 11- 15  

10/04 /18 – Undersized 10/04/18 – 7/09/18 – 43 Coy CRC = 14 days leave to the UK – 28/09/18 – 21/09/18 – 15/01/19 to England – posted. Kimmel Park – Feb. 1918 TOS – Disc. – London, On. 20/02/19 No. 1D.D. – 4/03/19 – Posted to Cas. 20/03/19 – Discharge: 25/03/19 HMS ON Demob. P.D.P.

91^ST CEF – 10/11/15 TO 28/02/15 Trans to 186^th Bn. 28/02/16 to 25/02/16 – to 28/02/16 – to 19/03/17 – CEF FRANCE – 27/06/17 – OK.

To Disc:- 186^th Batt. DO83 / 24/03/19 AT London, ON. Age 25 yrs. intended place of residence – Blenheim, ON. – DEMOBIZATION “Unfit for Infantry – Fit for Forestry, – Transfer to “Forestry.” – No Transfer.   Reported returning from O/S duty CDP 3/03/19.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

Blenheim News Tribune (10-11-1915), Chatham Daily Planet (03-03-1919), Blenheim Freedom Library, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1899 - 36

Height	5'5 1/2"
Eye Colour	Brown
Age	22 yrs. 1 mth.
Complexion	Medium
Hair	Brown
Birthplace	10/10/1893 at Woolwich, England.
Next of Kin	Thomas Comer (brother) of 3 St. John’s Retreat, Balking, England.

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