Regimental number: 226158 Reference:  RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8641 – 6, Item: 213188, PDF:- B8641-S006. Date of Birth 31/07/1895 at Chatham Twsp., Kent Co. ON.  Son of William Sands of Wallaceburg, ON. A single clerk / Grocery Boy living in Wallaceburg Kent ON. Vaccinated, Weight-138 #.  Attestation: 19/10/1915 at London, ON to Canadian Montreal Rifles 19/10/15.

Eyes: Blue, Hair: Light. Medical Exam: 19/10/15 at Wallaveburg, ON. Officer commanding 7/01/16 – CRM. Moore Barracks – Shorncliffe. 12/04/16. To MOORE BARRACKS Hospital 12/04/16 – Shorncliffe. Samuel contracted German Measles, at the age of 19yrs. 6mos. Discharged 28/04/16, from Northands War Hospital – Duston   Ile T. Transfer: 26/06/16 to Estaples.

Embarked Canada aboard HMS Olympic 2/04/16 – Arv. England 12/04/16. RCD. 15/02/17 Adm. Mil. Hospital.

Unit: RCD – in FRANCE. 12/06/16 – GSW St. Humers – Back – North Ward – Duston MCH – Epson 1   

18/01/17 Shorncliffe Will: 1/02/17 – 23/03/17. Attached to the Can. Light Horse (CLH). GSW. Lt. Shouler – Frac. Humerus 9/10/18. Transfer to Ca., Hastings 10/03/17.  

 Can. Comceal Monks Horton 6/04/17, 12/10/18 a GSW fracture Humerous.  Northamptonshire – War N’ Lamptontown 12/10/18.  17/10/18 – Adm. Northamptonshire – War H. Duston, Northamtonshire. Injured Rt. Knee GSW 12/10/18 to 12/10/18. GSW Scues.    

14/01/19 GSW – Back  Fracture Humerus L. Graville, Cdn. Sp. Busted. Mil. Can. – Woodcote 25/01/19, GSW Lt. Shoulder – Wound healed – Heart and Lungs negative.  Disability has done 12/03/1919   MCH – Epson 13/01/19 – 24/01/19 Service 36/12 in field 10/12. Disc. 23/05/19 “I hereby certify that this man has been found at this inspection this day free from Vermin, Venereal and infectious Disease – GSW Scues 9/10/18 Glimpminston, Innerleithn, Pesfleshire – Scotland.

Embarked 11/05/19 at Glasgow, Scotland aboard S.S. Saturnia – Confirmed 23/05/19 at London, On.

Reported severely wounded and recuperating in Southampton, England in November of 1918.

It was reported with the Dept. of Veterans Affairs “Death Notification 26/05/71 DVA: 93 LO. Dist. DOD 27/03/71 at home.

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

Wallaceburg News (02-11-1916), No Return Ticket - Wallaceburg War Casualties - Alan Mann 2002, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8641 – 6, NRT, WN (2/11/16)

Weight	138 lbs. lbs
Eye Colour	Blue
Hair	Light
Birthplace	31/07/1895 at Chatham Twsp., Kent Co. ON.

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