A white index card containing the name, rank and military history of a soldier of Waterloo County. Card also includes a photograph, a red cross and a red slash.
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, a red cross and a red slash.
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Birley, Cecil George
Private.
Enlisted August 28, 1915 with 84th Infantry Battalion and transferred to 75th Battalion.
Presbyterian.
Born at Alexander, Manitoba June 8, 1892. Educated at Grand View, Tranquility and Paris Plains North Public Schools. Moved to Waterloo County with his parents in 1912.
Unmarried.
His mother is Mrs. Kathleen Birley, R.R.3 Ayr, Ontario.
He left Canada with 84th Battalion June 12, 1916 and after two days' leave in England he was put in training for scout and sniper with 75th Battalion. He went to France about August 1, 1916.
Wounded in action at Somme August 31, 1916 with machine gun bullet through spine. Died September 17, 1916 in Frencham Hospital, Bramshott, England.
According to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Thomas Duncan Clara (service number 602883) was the son of Ann and the late Thomas Clara, of Consort, Alberta; late of Ladybank, Fife, Scotland. Private Clara died on March 29, 1917, at the age of 22, and had been serving with the 2nd Divison of the Canadian Machine Gun Corps. He was buried in the Abbeville Communal Extension Cemetery, approximately 80 kilometres south of Boulogne on the road to Paris.
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Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Clara, Thomas
Private.
Was attached to the 29th Regiment and enlisted with the 34th Battalion at Galt, August 10, 1915.
He was born in Scotland and his next of kin is Mrs. Ann Clara, 57 North Water St., Galt, Ontario.
He gave his life.
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Soldier Information Cards - World War One
Transcription
Deal, Albert Edward
Private.
He was attached to 108th Regiment and enlisted with 118th Battalion on October 11, 1915.
He was born in England.
He was killed in action in France.
His wife who used to reside at 102 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, has left the locality.
He was buried in the British Cemetery Abbeville, France.
At the time of his death he was attached to the 31st Battalion.
His widow now lives in Brighton, England.
Anglican.
