| Rank | Sgt. |
| Service # | 174337 |
| Unit # | 86th Machine Gun Bn., No. 4 Field Ambulance |
| Resident | Wallaceburg |
Regimental number: 174337 Rank: SGT. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6870 – 19, Item: No. 149633, PDF:- B6870-SO19. Place of Birth: Hamilton, ON. Can. Date of Birth 20/04/1894 at Hamilton, ON. Next of Kin: To 86th Machine Gun Batt. Son of Mrs. J. J. McGuire of Wallaceburg. A steam engineer living in Wallaceburg. Married. No inoculation – Vaccination – Yes. Active in local Militia – Yes. Attestation: 2/09/1915 at Hamilton, ON to 86th Machine Gun Bn.
Apparent Age: 21 yrs. 7 mths., Height: 5’ 7 ½” , Girth: 67 ¼” , Complexion: Dark, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Brown. (1 Vaccination Mark left arm – Scars on both fore-arm.) “Fit” 2/09/15 at Hamilton, ON 22/09/1915 at Hamilton, ON – 22/09/15. Date of Service: 22/09/16 – CMGB de:- to France. (moved to 141 Curry Ave, Windsor, ON.)
Sailed from Halifax – Per S.S. Adriatic (19/05/16) – Moore Barracks – Shorncliffe – 10/06/16 – N.M.D. 3/04/16
10/06/16 – N.M.D. 3/04/16. Contracted Tonsillitis – 5/02/16 NYD. – A156 #4 – Field Ambulance – Discharged 10/03/16.
86th Machine Gun O/S – Batt. 23/09/15 to May 1916 – 86th Bn. W.G.B – 2, to MOORE BARRACKS – 4CF Amb. 28/02/18 – Laryngitis – 86th Ball. – Disc: 10/06/16. Weight: 154 # – to 160 #, Embarked – Halifax: Ns. 19/05/16 – Disembarked – at Liverpool 29/05/16 – Transferred to Base – 22/09/16 – C.M.G.D. – TOS 12/10/16 – 4/11/16. Joined ‘Field‘. 1/11/16 – on 14 day leave – Returned – 15/03/18 – OC
From Hospital- 6/04/18 – 31/08/18. Appointed SOS 11/09/18 – 31/0818 – Appointed SOS – 11/09/18 – Empress of Britain. 26/09/18 – 31/11/18 – Return from service – 26/04/19.
Discharge: – 174337 – 86TH MG. – 2nd. – Sept. 1915 – France 5/05/1919 – Proceeding on Discharge : 5/05/1919 at Toronto – DEMOB: No. 2 Dist. Depot – Wallaceburg, ON. PO. Box 112 – 5/05/19. Proceeding to Canada – 12/04/1919 – 26/04/1919 at Toronto 1919 – 5 May 1919 – Discharge HMS. Part 11 – D.O.127 – SOS TO CANADA.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Wallaceburg News (02-11-1916), No Return Ticket - Wallaceburg War Casualties - Alan Mann 2002, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 6870 – 19 |
| Height | 5'7 1/2" |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Age | 21 yrs. 7 mths. |
| Complexion | Dark |
| Hair | Brown |
| Birthplace | 20/04/1894 at Hamilton, ON. |
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