| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 401787 |
| Unit # | 33rd |
| 24th Reg. | Yes |
| Resident | Dresden |
A single Liveryman may have been living in Dresden, ON. Member of 24th Kent Regt. Attestation:20/09/1915 at Chatham, ON. to 7th BN.
Private Edgar C. Francis transferred from the 70th. to the 33rd. Battalion going overseas with this unit March 17th, 1916. he proceeded to France and was wounded about July 1917, remaining in Hospital until the middle of December 1917, transferring to the Canadian Army Service Corps, Bramshott. he served through the Somme, Vimy and the cature of Fresnooy, he sailed for Canada, December 1918.
Discharged Janurary 15th 1919 due to demobilisation.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | IODE, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3263 - 28, Name found on Dresden, ON. cenotaph and in “The Story of Dresden 1825 – 1967 – Roll of Honour W.W.I.” |
| Height | 5' 11" |
| Eye Colour | Grey |
| Age | 34 |
| Complexion | Fair |
| Hair | Brown |
| Race | White |
| Birthplace | 05/02/1882 at Sutton, Surrey, England. |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Last Place of Employment | Felton's Livery, Dresden, Ontario |
| Average Earnings | $10.00 per week |
| Marital Status | Single |
| When Enlisted | September 1915 |
| Where Enlisted | Dresden, Ontario |
| Next of Kin | Alfred Francis of Thornton Heath, Croyden, Surrey, England |
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