BX October 7, 1916
Private George Caswell, wounded, formerly lived at 102 Marlborough Street and went overseas with a draft from the 2nd Dragoons in August, 1915. He is a single man and an American by birth.
BX October 10, 1916
Officially Reported
In yesterday’s casualty lists five Brantford names appeared, but all their casualties had been announced before in the Expositor, the news having come to relatives. The names in the list are Pte. Edward Kane, Pte. Lee Butler, Pte. George Caswell, Pte. Richard Gilbert and Sergeant Albert Speechly killed in action.
BX October 10, 1916
Private George Caswell who was reported wounded recently, suffered, it is now learned, a gunshot wound in the head. He is a married man, not single as mentioned in the Expositor, having joined the ranks of the Benedicts since his enlistment.
BX November 29, 1916
Need More Men On Firing Line – Pte. George Caswell Reported Again, After Doing Without Rest Needed
George Caswell, 102 Marlboro Street, received word from Ottawa this morning that his son, Pte. George Caswell, of the infantry forces, had received a gunshot wound in the back, and was now in the No. 2 Stationary Hospital at Outreaux, France.
Private Caswell left with the 84th Battalion, and was transferred to another unit for service in France. He was wounded in September last, with shrapnel in the head, the steel not being removed. He went back while still not entirely well, writing home that it was necessary that wounded men be sent back before they were entirely fit, owing to the need for men. “If Canada doesn't hurry up and send us some men soon, to give us a rest, there will be none left,” he wrote.
He is a married man, his wife and little babe living with his father.
BX December 2, 1916
County Casualties
Three Brant County men are reported wounded in this morning’s casualty list. They are Walter Pearson and Harry Johnson of Paris, and George Caswell of Brantford.
BX December 13, 1917
Is To Return
Private George Caswell, 102 Marlborough Street, who was wounded some months ago, is being sent back to Canada, according to word received by George MacDonald, secretary of the Soldiers’ Aid Commission. He also received word that the effects of the son of Mrs. S.A. Royle, who was killed in action, would be forwarded to her. Mrs. Royle left England without notifying the authorities of her change of address, so the effects were necessarily held up.
BX December 22, 1917
Returned Men
A number of returned soldiers were due to arrive home at 5.45 this morning, but only Sergeant Harry Houlding and George Caswell of this city arrived. Pte. G. Caswell left here with the Second Dragoons, Aug. 7, 1915, and has been twice wounded, first on Oct. 7, 1916 and later Nov. 29, 1916. He formerly resided with his parents at 102 Marlborough Street. Among the other soldiers due to arrive are Fred Avery and George Bissett of this city, also Thomas Billings, Paris. Bissett was Quartermaster Sergeant of the 36th Battalion and left here with Col. Ashton in March, 1915.
