Regimental number: 3131421 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5913 – 9, Item: 174054, PDF; B5113 – S009. Date of Birth 15/11/1895 at Tilbury, ON. Son of Frederick and Emma (nee Lefebvre) Marchand of  Wallaceburg, ON. A single labourer. MSA 729811 AC  living in Wallaceburg. Attestation: 8/01/1918 at London, ON. to 1^st WOR.

Reported wounded in October of 1918 in “No Return Ticket” by A. Mann.

Departed Halifax aboard S.S. Grampian 5/02/18 disembarked 16/02/18 in England.

TOS (Taken On Strength) in France with the 47^th Battalion 2/06/18.

 Reported wounded 28 September,1918, with a GSW to the Left Buttock. Alphie would have gone through a Regimental Aid Post and a Casualty Clearing station before arriveing at a military General Hospital on 28/09/18. From the he was transferred to General Military Hospital at Camins, Fr. 3/20/18. Then across the Channel to Pr. Patricia Convalescent Hospital at Bexhill, England 8/10/18 where he was discharged 1/11/18.

After clearing the medical stops he was sent to the Kimmel Camp in Wales awaiting transport to Canada

Returned from overseas January 1919. CDP 20/01/19.

Alphie was discharged from the Army 2/10/1919 at No.1 District, London, ON. 2/10/1919.   

Aphie married Agnes (nee Reaume) of Jeanette’s Creek. They had seven children: Robert , Raymond, William, Elizabeth (Bonneau), Mary (Berry) Joanne (Ryan) and Patricia (Vaughn), 

The Dept. of Veteran Affairs reported that he had DOD 22/04/1966.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

Chatham Daily Planet (20-01-1919), No Return Ticket - Wallaceburg War Casualties - Alan Mann 2002, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5913 - 9, LAC-FMF

Birthplace

15/11/1895 at Tilbury, ON.

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