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William Rickie

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
270595
Unit at enlistment: 
215th Battalion
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Birth country: 
Scotland
Birth county: 
Morayshire
Birth city: 
Elgin
Address at enlistment: 
RR 2 Paris, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
1 North Street, Bishop Hill, Elgin, Scotland
Trade or calling: 
Farm hand
Religious denominations: 
Presbyterian
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
26

Letters and documents

BX November 4, 1916

To Base Hospital

Private William Rickie, of the 215th Battalion, who broke both his wrists while on farm furlough, will be sent to the Base hospital at Toronto this afternoon. Although not on the strength of the battalion, Rickie had been attested. He had been working for a farmer named LaPierre, near Paris, and after being attested was allowed leave to work for him a while longer. Then the accident ensued, he breaking both his wrists by falling out of an apple tree. He was brought to the local hospital yesterday.

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