A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph and two red slashes.
Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One
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A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph and two red slashes.
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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Kitchener Public Library
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Baird, Alexander Galt
Cadet.
Enlisted October 2, 1915 at London with 71st Infantry Battalion. He transferred to 10th Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery for service in France and then for commission in Royal Air Force.
Presbyterian.
Born at Galt, October 10, 1897 and educated at the Public School and Collegiate Institute of Galt. Unmarried.
He was discharged February 6, 1919 and lives in Hespeler with his mother, Mrs. Alex Baird, Drawer M, Hespeler.
He served overseas from April 11, 1916 to January 10, 1919. He was wounded at the Somme on November 18, 1916 and at Hill 70 on August 16, 1917.
Jean M. Baird, Drawer M, Hespeler, Ontario.
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Whiting, Thornley
Private.
Enlisted November 15, 1916 with Bugle Band of 110th Battalion and transferred to 8th Reserve.
Protestant.
Born March 13, 1894 in Michial and educated there.
He has been discharged and is now living on Guelph Street, Preston, Ontario.
His mother lives in Michial.
He was in uniform for three years. Spent one year and six months overseas.
Never wounded.
Louise Brooks, Wellington Street, Preston, Ontario.
