| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 880763 |
| Unit # | 186th |
| Resident | Duart |
Regimental number: 880763 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8681 – 47, Item: 215807, PDF:- B8681-SO47. Date of Birth 05/08/1892 at Florence, ON. Son of John James Scafe (father) of Duart, Kent, ON. Present address: Duart, N. A single Carpenter. Vaccinated. Attestation: 8/05/1916 at Chatham, ON. to 186th Bn. CDP 9/05/16.
Apparent Age: 23 yrs. 9 mths; Height 5’ 8”, Girth: 34” Complexion: Fresh, Eyes: Blue Grey, Hair: Light Brown. “A number of small brown moles scattered around the chest, two small scars over the right knee.” Medical : 8/05/16 at Chatham, ON. Sailed from Halifax, NS. aboard the S. S. Lapland 31 May, 1916 arrived in England, 7/04/17
28/03/17 in action: No.1 Cdn. Fld. Amb. 7/11/17 , received a GSW to his Left Thigh and his left Eye. Resulted loss of vision to Left Eye. GSW: left Thigh and left Eye (actually it was a shell injury. Joined with the 18th Bn. Cdn., Inf. Serving in France 27/09/17 and contracted a partial loss on vision in Left Eye. 15/11/17: Admitted to, No. 10 Fld. Ambulance. Injured Left Thigh and left eye was sent to Chelsea.
13/03/18 was admitted to No. 5 General Hos. Kirkdale and 15/04/18 invalided to Canada. Reported a Cataract in Left Eye:- LMCH at London, ON. 17/05/18
“Discharged from HMS – Medically unfit due to wounds , although firtt for employment in ‘Civil Life’. He was aboard the Hospital Ship”Araguaya”departed for Canada 15/04/18 arrived Canada 25/04/18.
SCAFE, CHARLES FRANKLIN Initials: C F Nationality: Canadian Rank: Private Regiment: Canadian Infantry Unit Text: 186th Bn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 09/01/1919 Service No: 880763 Additional information: Son of J. J. and Emma Scafe, of Duart, Ont. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: DUART CEMETERY.
Charles’ discharge Certificate : Served in France with the 18th Bn. “Category “E” – medically Unfit due to wounds although fit for employment. Age: 25 yrs
“The marginally named man gave a history of having had a left eye wounded 16/11/17 at Ypres. He has a traumatic cataract in his left eye. This has twice needled here and will require further operative procedure.
Proceeding to Discharge – Discharge 17/06/18 at London ON. His statement – was two months in France. Was gassed the night of 5/11/17 but carried on – wounded 6/21/17 GSW to left Eye and left Thigh – West Cliffe Hospital 26/11/17 – Traumatic Cataract. GSW Left Eye operated on Dec. last 1917 and 3/01/18
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Commonwealth War Grave Commission, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 8681 - 47, LAC |
| Supplemental Information | Age: 26 Date of Death: 09/01/1919 Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Cemetery: DUART CEMETERY |
| Height | 5'8" |
| Eye Colour | Blue Grey |
| Age | 23 yrs. 9 mths. |
| Complexion | Fresh |
| Hair | Light Brown |
| Birthplace | 05/08/1892 at Florence, ON. |
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