| Rank | Cpl. |
| Service # | 2591273 |
| Unit # | 1st, WOR |
| Resident | Thamesville |
Regimental number: 2591273 Rank: CPL Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7293 – 3, Item: 559882, PDF:- B7293-SO03. Date of Birth 10/08/1891, Place of Birth: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England. Single. Next of Kin: Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Newman, mother, 16 Church St. Caversham. No previous military training. A single undertaker living in Thamesville, ON. MSA 438664 AR. Attestation: 30/10/1917 at London, ON. to 1st WOR. CDP 9/10/17. Medical at London, ON. 25/10/17 – A11.
Apparent age: 26 yrs. 2 mths., Girth:35 ½ “, Complexion: Dark, Eyes: Brown, Hair: Dark, Rt. Eye: 20/20 Lt. Eye: 30/20, Hearing: Normal , Height 5’ 9 1/2”.
Dates of Service: 1917 October – December 1917 / January 12/01/18 – April 1918. Transfer 12/01/18 Transfer to CEF. Embarked for Canada 22/12/18 for service in Siberia 12/01/19. Appointed A/Cpl. confirmed 10/03/1919. Returned to Canada ‘S.S. Monteagh – ceased to command Montagh 27/05/1919
EMBARKED FOR O/S:- Embarked aboard the ‘S.S. TEESTA’ for service in Siberia to Gourmastia Barracks, with the CASA. Embarked Siberia via S.S. Monteagle 5/06/1919.
SOS Demobilization 27/06/1919.
Last Pay $225.60 deposited to Merchant Bank. His proposed residence c/o Edward Henry, Thamesville., ON., 27/06/19
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Chatham Daily Planet (09-10-1917), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7293 - 3, CDP (9/10/17) |
| Height | 5'9 1/2" |
| Eye Colour | Brown |
| Age | 26 yrs. 2 mths. |
| Complexion | Dark |
| Hair | Dark |
| Birthplace | 10/08/1891 Caversham, Oxfordshire, England |
| Next of Kin | Son of Mrs. Mary Ann Newman, mother, 16 Church St. Caversham. |
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