Earl Clifton Luscombe

Rank:

Sergeant

Regimental number:

772027

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Cemetery:

Grand Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Norfolk

Birth city:

Simcoe, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

262 Grand River Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

262 Grand River Avenue, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Machinist

Employer:

Hall's Machine Shop

Religious denominations:

Methodist

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

BX August 21, 1918

Mrs. Luscombe, 262 West Mill Street, received word from Ottawa this morning that her husband Private Earl Clifton Luscombe had been admitted to hospital suffering from gunshot wounds in the legs. Pte. Luscombe was another of the 125th and had been 22 months in France. Before leaving Brantford he was employed in Hall’s machine shop.

BX November 1, 1927

Former Resident

Earl C. Luscombe, Detroit, and formerly of Brantford, passed away in that city on Sunday morning, after a prolonged illness. Mrs. J.W. Sweatman and Miss L. Wilson of this city, are attending the funeral today.