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Rank Spr
Service # 2458328
Unit # No. 1 Railway Construction Bn. - 25th Regt. O/S Coy

Regimental number: 2458328. Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4486 – 13. Item: 458705, PDF:- B4486 – SO13.   Date of Birth: 15/02/1890 at Moulebec, Belgium. Present address: Chatham, ON. Son of Evesie Finckeur of Chatham, ON. N of K: – Chatham.  Single labourer living in Chatham. Vaccination- Yes.  Attestation: 3/07/1917 at Chatham, ON to No. 1 Railway Construction Bn. – 25th Regt. O/S Coy. Father (No) mother – Evirsiew, Hoottelaer:  Box 125 – Chatham, ON.

Apparent Age: 27 yrs. 4 mths, Height: 5’ 9” , Girth: 41“ , Complexion: Medium, Eyes: Blue, Hair: Brown, Vision – Right 30/20 – Left: 20/20 – Hearing: Normal both.

“Fit”, 3/07/17 at Chatham, ON. – F. Stanbury – Lt. Col. – O/c. 25th Serv. Bn. CDF – 4/07/17. (App. Age: 27yrs. 4/12. Weight: 176, Vaccinated 1916 – ‘Flat Feet’ – 25th Regt. 4/07/17 – #1 Rly. Const. Draft – CEF 8th  CRT. (1/08/17)         

Sailed from Halifax- per: S.S. Grampian – 10/08/17. Arv. England 23/08/17,  Several scars on his scalp. Disembarked – England. 3/08/17 – HMT. TOS – 24/08/17  CRT. 3/10/17 – 2/10/17 BN. – OVERSEAS  

To theatre: FRANCE- Date of Service 8/10/17. Arv. France and T.O.S. –   O.C Central Training Depot – 6/07/1917 (Vision 6/6) – Flat feet, before enlistment not aggravated during service – Arv. – France – TOS – FIELD 3/10/17.

31/08/18 – Granted 9 days leave – France – Ret. 14/09/18 / 21/12/18 Granted 9 days – Field 10/12/18 – Ret. 4/07/19 – Field. / 26/12/18 – C.C. Unit forfeit 10 days pay 19/12/18 for WOAS – Absent from Work from 13:00 to 16:30:17. 29/01/1919 – SOS for demob. and Posted to CRTD – Knotty Ash – 30/01/19 (20/10/1919)- Part 12 – 32.    

No Disability. Liver Camp in England 23/02/1919 –  26/02/19 TOS – KIMMEL PARK – Sailing on S.S. Cretic from Liverpool – 13/03/19 to Halifax 22/03/18 – 27/03/19 .

Discharge: 27/03/1919 – 13/03/1919 to CANADA.      

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources LAC Search
Height 5'9"
Age 27 yrs. 4 mths.

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