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Lewis Wilson

Lewis Wilson
Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
739836
Unit at enlistment: 
114th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
No
Date of death: 
August 31st, 1918
Cemetery: 
Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension - Pas de Calais, France - V.G.45
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Norfolk
Birth city: 
Simcoe, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
12 Cannon Street, Hamilton, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
12 Cannon Street, Hamilton, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Boilermaker
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Married
Age at enlistment: 
36

Letters and documents

Cause and Place of Death: Died of Wounds. Sapper Wilson was asleep in a billet in the neighborhood of Wancourt when a bomb dropped from an enemy aircraft bursting within five yards of the billet, severely wounded this soldier by flying fragments. Stretcher bearers were in attendance within a few minutes, and his wounds were dressed, and he was evacuated, but succumbed to his wounds on the 31st August, 1918 at No. 42 Casualty Clearing Station.

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