He was an employee of Swift and Company in Edmonton, Canada. In January 1916 he enlisted in the 202nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Forces in Edmonton.
He was deployed overseas in November, 1916, but was returned to Canada about July 1, 1917. He was designated unfit for service due to illness. He died while still in Canadian service on December 7, 1917 at Ponoka Hospital, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Indiana.
He died at age 32 years, 10 months, 13 days; his time in service was one year, eleven months.
Source: "Indiana World War Records: Gold Star Honor Roll, A Record of Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War, 1914-1918," Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921., p. 432.
He was an employee of Swift and Company in Edmonton, Canada. In January 1916 he enlisted in the 202nd Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Forces in Edmonton.
He was deployed overseas in November, 1916, but was returned to Canada about July 1, 1917. He was designated unfit for service due to illness. He died while still in Canadian service on December 7, 1917 at Ponoka Hospital, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth, Indiana.
He died at age 32 years, 10 months, 13 days; his time in service was one year, eleven months.
Source: "Indiana World War Records: Gold Star Honor Roll, A Record of Indiana Men and Women who died in the service of the United States and the Allied Nations in the World War, 1914-1918," Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921., p. 432.
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