Private Charles Lewis Wilcox left for overseas with the 70th Battalion April 21st, 1916, and proceeded to France June 7th,m 1916, to the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles. At Courcelette, September 15th, 1916, he received shrapnel wounds in the right foot, right arm and left elbow; was admitted to hospital at Leige, England, where he underwent six operations and had his right leg amputated. He was transferred to Ramsgate Canadian Special Hospital and left for Canada March 22nd, 1917, arriving at Halifax March 31st, 1917. He received treatment in Davisville Military Hospital.

Private Charles Lewis Wilcox received his discharge September 30th, 1917, as medically unfit for further military service.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources

Chatham Daily Planet (09-04-1917), Chatham Daily Planet (30-11-1917)

Height	5'10"
Eye Colour	Gray
Age	25
Complexion	Dark
Hair	Brown
Race	White
Birthplace	Tupperville, Ontario
Religion	Methodist
Last Place of Employment	International Harvestor Company, Chatham.
Marital Status	Single
When Enlisted	October 26th, 1915
Where Enlisted	Chatham, Ontario
Next of Kin	Mother- Mrs. Mary Wilcox, 76 Delware Chatham, Ontario.

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