• Born John Settle but went by James Wilson. Mother was Mary Settle of Yorkshire, England - no record of father. No mention of a middle initial "W" is found in his WW1 Service records and likely stands for his alias surname "Wilson".
• Enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force under the name James Wilson (S/N 213880), at Windsor, Ont. while living at Detroit, Mich., USA, in 1916. was attached to the 99th Battalion, CEF. Embarked to England and was transferred to the 35th Battalion, CEF, then to the 64th Battalion. In August 1917 Embarked to La Havre, France where he was transferred to the 1st Battalion Canadian Labour Battalion, CEF. In Dec. 1917 was diagnosed as suffering from Tuberculosis and was discharged back to Canada, via England, for treatment at the Hamilton Mountain Sanitorium.
• His brother, Fred Wilson of Rhode Island, USA was listed as next-of-kin while his mother, Mary Settle of Yorkshire, England was recorded as the recipient of his war medals (Victory Medal and British War Medal).
• Died at the Mountain Sanitorium, Hamilton Ontario of Pulmonary Influenza.
• Enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force under the name James Wilson (S/N 213880), at Windsor, Ont. while living at Detroit, Mich., USA, in 1916. was attached to the 99th Battalion, CEF. Embarked to England and was transferred to the 35th Battalion, CEF, then to the 64th Battalion. In August 1917 Embarked to La Havre, France where he was transferred to the 1st Battalion Canadian Labour Battalion, CEF. In Dec. 1917 was diagnosed as suffering from Tuberculosis and was discharged back to Canada, via England, for treatment at the Hamilton Mountain Sanitorium.
• His brother, Fred Wilson of Rhode Island, USA was listed as next-of-kin while his mother, Mary Settle of Yorkshire, England was recorded as the recipient of his war medals (Victory Medal and British War Medal).
• Died at the Mountain Sanitorium, Hamilton Ontario of Pulmonary Influenza.
• Born John Settle but went by James Wilson. Mother was Mary Settle of Yorkshire, England - no record of father. No mention of a middle initial "W" is found in his WW1 Service records and likely stands for his alias surname "Wilson".
• Enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force under the name James Wilson (S/N 213880), at Windsor, Ont. while living at Detroit, Mich., USA, in 1916. was attached to the 99th Battalion, CEF. Embarked to England and was transferred to the 35th Battalion, CEF, then to the 64th Battalion. In August 1917 Embarked to La Havre, France where he was transferred to the 1st Battalion Canadian Labour Battalion, CEF. In Dec. 1917 was diagnosed as suffering from Tuberculosis and was discharged back to Canada, via England, for treatment at the Hamilton Mountain Sanitorium.
• His brother, Fred Wilson of Rhode Island, USA was listed as next-of-kin while his mother, Mary Settle of Yorkshire, England was recorded as the recipient of his war medals (Victory Medal and British War Medal).
• Died at the Mountain Sanitorium, Hamilton Ontario of Pulmonary Influenza.
• Enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force under the name James Wilson (S/N 213880), at Windsor, Ont. while living at Detroit, Mich., USA, in 1916. was attached to the 99th Battalion, CEF. Embarked to England and was transferred to the 35th Battalion, CEF, then to the 64th Battalion. In August 1917 Embarked to La Havre, France where he was transferred to the 1st Battalion Canadian Labour Battalion, CEF. In Dec. 1917 was diagnosed as suffering from Tuberculosis and was discharged back to Canada, via England, for treatment at the Hamilton Mountain Sanitorium.
• His brother, Fred Wilson of Rhode Island, USA was listed as next-of-kin while his mother, Mary Settle of Yorkshire, England was recorded as the recipient of his war medals (Victory Medal and British War Medal).
• Died at the Mountain Sanitorium, Hamilton Ontario of Pulmonary Influenza.
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213880 Private
John W. Settle
1st Canadian Labour Battn
22 October 1917
Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England.
Served as 213880 Private J. Wilson.
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