Private Leo B. Sterling transferred to the 111th. Battalion, Pioneer Section, about July 1916, going overseas in September 1916. He was stationed at West Sandling, Shorncliffe and other camps until the spring of 1917 when he transferred to the C.A.S.C., Mechanical Transport Section, at Iver heath, Uxbridge, Middlesex. he was admitted to Hospital at Taplow Bucks and underwent an operation in November 1917, which left hum medically unfit for active service in France. He returned to Iver Heath with the C.A.S.C.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

Mount Zion Presbyterian Church - Ridgetown, Park Street Methodist Church, Books of Remembrance for the Great War 1914 - 18. At St. Andrews UC, Chatham - January 2010, Blenheim News Tribune (28-06-1916), Blenheim News Tribune (20-09-1916)

Height	5' 7''
Eye Colour	Blue
Age	33
Complexion	Fair
Hair	Black
Race	White
Birthplace	Sarnia, Ontario
Religion	Methodist
Last Place of Employment	Glover's Dairy, Chatham, Ontario
Average Earnings	$11.00 per week
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Info	Near Delhi, Ontario, May 2nd, 1906
When Enlisted	April 10th, 1916
Where Enlisted	Chatham, Ontario
Allowance from Patriotic Fund	$28.00 per month
Next of Kin	Wife- Mrs. Ethel Mary Sterling, Chatham, Children- Mildred Pearl Sterling, Lucy Edna Sterling, Francis Raphiel Sterling, Lillian Naoma Sterling

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