| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 880581 |
| Unit # | 186th Bn. |
| 24th Reg. | Yes |
| Resident | Thamesville |
Regimental number: 880581 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4408 – 16, Item: 462679, PDF;- B4408-S016.Present address: Thamesville – R.R. #7. Date of Birth 25/07/1894 at Edgvare Road, England. N of K: Mrs. Alice Maynard (sister) Wiltshire Ave. West, Toronto, ON. (sister) A single farmer living at R. R. # 7, Thamesville, ON. Member. Vaccination. 24th Kent Regt., F-Coy. Attestation: 25/03/1916 at Chatham, ON to 186th Bn. Not Married
Height: 6’, Girth: 39 ½”, Complexion: Clear, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Light Brown. “Fit” – 23/03/1916 at Dresden – 25/03/1916 to 186th Bn. BEING MEDICALLY UNFIT. Age 22 yrs. at Kapuskasing Hosp., 26/0716 to 8/09/16 – Mill London – for Rheumatism – 21/12/16 (MEDICALLY UNFIT) – WEIGHT OF 170 # – for England – Country of Birth. 23 March 1916 – at Chatham, ON, – Medically Unfit – 18/01/17 –
August 18/1916 to Discharge – 18/01/17 – 17/08/17 – 205th Bn. – 25/08/16 from 17/08/17 – Base at Toronto – 27/09/16 = for Rheumatism – Dis. to Duty 8/11/16. South Africa: Date and port – disembarkation, WW1- CAN & UK only. Date of disembarked in the UK – Date: (SOS in the UK for Canada – for Periods of desertion in the UK – WW11 – date of Embarkation, and the Ko – Date of embarkation
LAST PAY:- $153.60 – 23/03/16 – Medically Unfit – D.C.35 – 22/12/16 – &* ‘C’ – Block – England – Rd. – London, O
Dept. of Veterans Affairs:- Service : 880581 – CPC – J. M . Dermot Coutts – Barrister – at Thamesville – Nov. 29 1967 – Date of Birth : 4/11/1967 at Public Gen. Hospital – Chatham, ON.
Medical History: 186th Bn. – Enlistment : 23/03/16 at Chatham, ON – a Farmer – 4 Aug. 1916 – with the Home Guard 24th Regt. for 1 month – had Chronic Rheumatic – May 1916.
Chronic Rheumatism – “Totally incapacitated for outdoor work – Climate – Yes. 12/01/1917. Recommended – admission to Military hospital at London, ON. – Base Hospital in Tor0nto from july – 1916 at London, ON. Mil. Hosp. from December 1st until present. Proceeding on Discharge: 18/01/17 at London, ON. 22yrs. 5mos – Vaccination Marks – Right arm (4) – Medically Unfit – 18/01/17.
George married Hester of Thamesville, and spent most of his life in Chatham. They had two sons – John he died at 14years and Murray Lyle who died at Grand Rapids about 1963 in a auto – Accident. (from William N. Hodges of Florida).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Library Archives of Canada, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4408 - 16, LAC Search |
| Birthplace | 25/07/1894 at Edgware, England. |
| Next of Kin | Mrs Alice Maynard (sister) Wiltshire Ave. West, Toronto, ON. |
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