| Rank | Capt. |
| Unit # | 13th Bn. CMR, 42nd Corps., New York, New York |
| 24th Reg. | Yes |
| Resident | Chatham |
Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4665 – 21, ITEM:- 486993, PDF:- B4665-SO21. 13th O.M.R. – Lieit. Born at Chatham, ON. Present address – Camrose, Albt:- Next of Kin: Margaret Beatrice, Hutchison Camrose, Alberta. (sister). Occupation- Insurance with Commercial Traveller. Vaccination- Yes, 24th Kent Regt. 6yrs. – Active Militia – Yes to Overseas “Fit” 26/01/1916 at Medicine Hat – Sask. Date of Birth 25/04/1885 at Chatham, ON. Attestation: 21/01/1916 at Medicine Hat, Alberta to 13th C.M.R. Margaret B. Hutchison (Sister) – High School at Camrose – Albt. – while his brother was working for the Sun Life Company 19/06/16.
Date of Service: 8/06/1916 – 19/02/17 – 13/08/1919. c/o: General Motors Acc. – 120 West – 42nd Corp. – New York -NY. 1915 to May 1916
Embarked from Canada 28/06/16 – Debarked – England 4/07/16 – TOS – 20/07/16 – O/S – Shorncliffe – Reverted Rank – 22/12/17 – Left for unit – France – 17/02/18 – to Captain – Awarded the Military Cross of Gallantry and Devotion 22/06/18 – 30/07/19
Hospitalized – 11 Can. Gen. – Shorncliffe – 19/10/18 – Dysentery -Disc, 19/11/18 – Adm. 2 BRCH – At Rouen – 13/08/18. Cont. head – Officers – TROUVILLE – 10/08/18 – REPORTED Wounded – 17/08/18 – Home for officers – 11 Can. Gen. Hosp. – Moore arracks – Shorncliffe – Discharged 19/11/18 .
Contracted Dysentery (Act. Captain). Wounded 10/08/18 – Contusion – Head “W” severe – along with the Dysentery – to Discharge 19/11/18 – Weight: 190#, – Diarrhea – October 1918 to 5/11/18. “He had a scar under chin from a GSW – 10//08/18 – while on recovery from Disentery. – October 1918 – Unstable. Dyperty. 19/10/18 – 2/09/1919 – TOS – CEF – 13/08/19 – 6/09/19 – SOS in Canada at Ottawa – Gen Demob.: – 6/09/18 – to “Temporary Capatai.
Returned to Canada – Sailed to Canada 27/08/1919 – Proceeding of an Officer – DEMOB.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Awards | MC |
| Sources | Library Archives of Canada, Chatham Daily Planet (08-10-1918), Chatham Daily Planet (28-07-1919), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4665 – 21, LAC, R. Hague |
| Weight | 190 lbs. lbs |
| Birthplace | 25/04/1885 at Chatham, ON. |
| Next of Kin | Margret Beatrice Hutchison (sister of Camrose, Alberta |
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