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Rank Private
Service # 3132240
Unit # 1st, WOR
Resident Dover Centre

Regimental number: 3132240 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4079 – 13, Item: 442445, PDF: B:- 4079-SO13. Present address: – R. R. No.1 of Dover Centre, ON.    Date of Birth 02/07/1894 at Layenstone, London, England.  Son of Mary Harrington (mother) of London, England. A farmer living at R.R. #1 Dover Centre, Kent Co. ON. MSA 709279 AC. No previous Military training- at Chatham, ON 19/10/17 (A2)  Attestation: 4/03/1918 at London, ON to 1st WOR.

Apparent Age: 23 yrs. 8 mths., Height: 5’ 9”, Girth: 37″, Complexion: Medium, Eyes: Grey, Hair: Light Brown, Vision: 20/20, Hearing: – Hearing: R& L- Normal. 1st Depot at London, ON 4/04/18 – FYLE: – IDD – 10-H – 475 / HQ ID 30-H-1424. Miss Gertie Harrington, 3 Slatts Cottage – Wanstead, Essex, London, – Dover Centre – R. R. #1, granted furlough W. Subs. – Allow to 25/02/19 – (Ord. # 49) 1/03/19 – Discharge: from HMS. On demobilization – 7/10/18 – GSW  – Head / Shoulder – 9/10/18 – A3392/2 – 26 Gen. Hosp. – Etaples 30/09/18  

GSW – Head & Shoulder – Mil. Hosp. Herne Bay – 7/10/18 – 30/10/18 – Epson 26/10/18 to 30/10/18 – 8/11/18 Disc. 1/11/18 – Date of Service – 19/08/18 – A339/2 – 26 – Gen. Hospital – Eataples – 30/09/18 – GSW Head & Shoulders – Mil. Hosp. Herne Bay – 7/10/18 – 30/10/18 – Epson  – 26/10/18 to 30/10/18 – 8/11/18 Disc. 1/11/18. Date of Service 19/08/18 – 13/10/18 – ADM. 26 Gen. Hosp. – Both 1918 GSW – Head & Shoulders – 9/10/18 – Disc. 1/11/18.

London, ON. 4th day March 19128 – France (with Canadian Machine Gun Co.) – 23 yrs. – GSW. – Right Shoulder 1/03/18919 at L0ndon, ON. I.D.30-H-1424 /  I.D.D. 10-H-475. ARV> – England from Canada BS – Hott- 4/04/18 at 10/09/18 CMG- pool – Field 9/10/18 – Wounded 15/10/18 – CMG – Wounded – Seaford – 7/01/19 – 3months 

17/02/19 – SOS 29/01/19 – ARV.- France – TOS. 13/01/19 – CMG. Embarked to Canada 29/01/19 – Sailed from Liverpool – 29/01/19 TOS. DEM. At London, ON. – “Long scars – well healed – no disability, scars mot adherent scalp wounded – No disability “ feels fine”. MCH – Epson 26/10/18 to 7/11/1918 – Rt. Shoulder (flesh) 

LAST PAY:- $81.30 – Assigned $15.00 / mth. – Father: John Harrington – 44 Ward Hackney, Homerton – London, Eng. – Mother ‘Mary ‘ – 4/03/18. 3132240 – Weight: 169 ½ lbs. (8 ½” scar right side back 2” – Scar right parietal bone. Both wounds 29/09/18. “ Wounded right side of head and right side of back by shrapnel – 29/09/18 – Flesh wounds. Healed well = No. disability. No disability due to service. 

London, ON 26/02/19 – GSW – (Right Shoulder) 1/03/1919 – London, ON. GSW Right Shoulder – On DEMOB.  

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources Chatham Daily Planet (20-10-1917), Chatham Daily Planet (07-02-1919), Chatham Daily Planet (10-02-1919), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4079 - 13
Height 5'9"
Eye Colour Grey
Age 23 yrs. 8 mths.
Complexion Medium
Hair Light Brown
Birthplace 02/07/1894 at Layenstone, London, England.

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