Rank | Private |
Service # | 3132375 |
Unit # | Western Ontario Regiment, Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Forces |
24th Reg. | Yes |
Resident | Wallaceburg |
Private Wilfred Edwin Rose trained with the Wallaceburg High School Cadets.
Private Wilfred Edwin Rose was called for military service March 14th, 1918, but received exemption until August 1918 due to Matriculation and Entrance to Faculty Examinations. He then trained with the W.O.R. at London, enlisted with the Canadian Siberian Expeditionary Forces, leaving for Victoria, B.C. November 16th,1918, arriving November 22nd. He sailed on Troopship Protesilans for Siberia December 26th, 1918.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Sources | IODE, No Return Ticket - Wallaceburg War Casualties - Alan Mann 2002 |
Height | 5'7" |
Eye Colour | Grey |
Age | 20 |
Complexion | Fair |
Hair | Light Brown |
Race | White |
Birthplace | Oshawa, Ontario |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Last Place of Employment | Student |
Marital Status | Single |
When Enlisted | March 14th, 1918 |
Where Enlisted | London, Ontario |
Next of Kin | Father- Wilfred S. Rose, Wallaceburg. Mother- Mrs. May C.Rose. Sister- Isabel H.Rose |
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