| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 823818 |
| Unit # | 142nd Overseas Battalion C.E.F.(Canadian Expeditionary Forces) |
| Resident | Thamesville, Ontario, Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada, North Dorchester, Ontario, Canada |
This man was 142nd CEF but was from Thamesville and was a blacksmith.
Robert and Erminta ((Minta) May had 15 children (Robert James 1895-1895; Ruby Leila 1896-1921; Rachel 1897-1898; Elvie (Elva) Winnifred 1899-1899; Mabel Vivian 1900-1982; Clarke Reginald 1903-1914; Baby 1903-1903; Blake Louis 1904-1994; Dorothy Helen 1906-1997; Audrey Catherine 1908-1977; Martha Maude 1910-1995; James Edward; Laughland Garlbraith 1913-1930; Baby 1921-1921; Private – information from Ancestry. At the time the article was written there two boys and 5 girls.
He was reported home at Thamesville in the Daily December 5, 1916.
He was declared Deserter as of 12 December 1916.
Only 26 pages.
He was back in January 1917 under the first Amnesty given by the new governor general.
He was declared Medically Unfit.
Siblings – Rachel Whitcroft-Staley; George Thomas; William Edgar; Arthur Reginald; Herbert Austin; Ernest Elmer; Edit Ellen Whitcroft-Bolton; Oswald Merton; Claude Melvin.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Died | 8 May, 1927 |
| Buried at | Woodland Cemetery, Middlesex County, London, Ontario |
| Sources | Rev Allan Miller (history/military buff) (09/08/2026) |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Eye Colour | Grey |
| Age | 44 |
| Complexion | Dark |
| Birthplace | North Dorchester, Ontario, Canada |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Average Earnings | $32.50 per month |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Marriage Info | 25 Dec, 1893 |
| When Enlisted | 30 April, 1916 |
| Where Enlisted | London, Ontario, Canada |
| Next of Kin | Erminta May (Mitts) Whitcroft |
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