| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 401837 |
| Unit # | 7th, 70th battalion |
| 24th Reg. | Yes |
| Resident | Morpeth |
Private Wells transferred from the 70th to the 33rd battalion, going overseas Mar. 11, 1916.
After training at St. Martin’s Plains he proceeded to France May 24, drafted to the 7th British Columbia Battalion.
He entered the trenches in Flanders June 8, 1916, going from there to the Somme, where he was killed in action Sept. 24.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Cenotaph | Dresden Cenotaph |
| Sources | Chatham Daily Planet (27-09-1919), IODE, Blenheim Freedom Library, Stepping Back In Time - Trillium Trail in Dresden - Marie & Jeffrey Carter |
| Supplemental Information | Father: William Wells, Dresden Mother: Mrs. Mary Ann Wells Sister: Eva May |
| Height | 5'9-1/2" |
| Eye Colour | grey |
| Age | 18 |
| Complexion | fair |
| Hair | dark brown |
| Race | white |
| Birthplace | Morpeth, ON |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Last Place of Employment | Student |
| Marital Status | single |
| When Enlisted | Sept. 23, 1915 |
| Where Enlisted | London, ON |
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