Regimental number: 226064 CMR. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1347 – 14 Item: PDF:- B1347-SO14. Date of Birth: 25/03/1896 at Orford Twsp., Kent Co., ON. Present address: Bothwell, Kent Co. ON. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lawrence Butler of Bothwell, Kent Co.  ON. A single farmer living at Bothwell. Vaccination-Yes. No previous Military training.   Attestation: 22/10/1915 at Bothwell to CMR Depot.

Apparent Age: – 18 yrs. 6 mths., Height: 5’ 6 ¾”, Girth: 36”, Complexion: Fair, Eyes: Brown, Hair: Light Brown. Considered “Fit” 22/10/15 at Bothwell, Kent Co., ON. No previous Military training. 10/01/18. Date 22/10/15. 16/11/16  To FRANCE 18/11/16 – date of Service. Last address: Bothwell – CMR – 1 Dec. 1915. Embarked – Canada 24/07/16 aboard the S/ S. Olympic – Disembarked in England 31/07/16 – TOS – LSH – Regt. O/s to L.S. H (RC) at Shorcliffe. 16/11/16. 18/04/16 I.O.S. – LSH – 20/04/16 left for unit . 24/04/16. 

1/09/16 with Pneumonia – disc. 5/09/16. CMR:- 1/Dec. 1915 to July 4/07/16 – 1916 Moor Barr. Hosp. – Tonsillitis disc, transferred to L.S.H. 16/11/16 – Fld. 18/11/16. S.O.S TO LSH – Rhyl.  Tnsilitus – Discharge 5/09/16.  

Joined unit – 27/10/17 – Granted 10 days leave, 10/11/17 – Rejoined unit – 30/11/18 LSH. 14 Days –. “Marriage Certificate”  produced.”

Arv. England on the S.S. OLYMPIC – TOS 2/08/16 – Embarked for Franc:- 16/11/16 to 23/11/16 LSH – Field

 Rejoined unit. – 30/11/18 LSH – 14 days – 30/11/18 LSH – 14 day leave – Rejoined 28/12/18 – 17/04/19. Trans to Canada. 24/04/19 – TOS 14/05/19 – TOS – From LSH. – 16/06/19 ‘P’           

Embarked Southampton 2/07/19 to 11/07/19 – Discharge from HMS – No.2 – 13/06/19 ‘P’ Wing 16/06/19

2 SH. Abberville – Mumps 1/05/19 Ont.  27/01/19 – Fluid – No Service to FRANCE – 27/01/19, Fluid – No Casualty. 18/02/19 – Up with unit in the Field in Good health – instructed to communicate with N of K.  12/04/19 to 30/05/19 – Discharge with Mumps will proceed 11/06/19 to Reserve – Rhyl: Disc. 28/05/19 “Free of Venereal infectious  28/05/19 – Examined and placed in Category A. and now available to be discharged . (overseas). 

Shorncliffe – Mrs S. Butler at 34^th Duke St. Brantford, ON. relation MOTHER – Mrs. Rosa Butler – 47 Military Ave., Chatham, Kent – Wife 17/10/17. Step-father – Bert Lawrence – Mother May Lawrence – Bothwell 16/06/16. Reported Scabies in May of  May 1919 – no documents. 30/04/19 – Mumps – Opington Hospital. – contracted in the hospital 

11/07/1919 – Demob: 11/07/1919 – Bothwell from Toronto 11/07/1919.

The Bothwell Times of 3 May, 1917 reported that Pte. Lawrence Butler was the fifth “Bothwell boy to be wounded at the front”. His wife and child resided in Bothwell at the time.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

IODE(P), Library Archives of Canada, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1347 – 14, LAC Search

Height	5' 6 3/4"
Eye Colour	Brown
Age	18 yrs. 6 mths.
Complexion	Fair
Hair	Light Brown
Race	White
Birthplace	25/03/1896 at Orford Twsp., Kent Co., ON.
Religion	Methodist
Average Earnings	$50.00 per month
Marital Status	Single
When Enlisted	October 15th, 1915
Where Enlisted	Bothwell, Ontario
Next of Kin	Mother- Mrs. Albert Lawrence, Bothwell, Ontario.

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