Charles Francis Lahey

Rank:

Driver

Regimental number:

322922

Unit at enlistment:

12th Brigade C.F.A., 54th Battery

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Brant

Birth city:

Brantford, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

124 Alfred Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

124 Alfred Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Student

Religious denominations:

Roman Catholic

Marital status:

Single

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Wounded

BX April 10, 1917

Reported Wounded

Two days after he reached the trenches Driver Charles Francis Lahey was wounded, according to word received today by his father, Mr. W. Lahey. He was wounded on March 30. Driver Lahey went overseas with a local battery.

BX April 11, 1917

Battery in France

That one of the last batteries to leave Brantford is now in the thick of the fighting in France is apparent from the casualty lists of yesterday and today. Yesterday the wounding of Driver Charles Francis Lahey was reported two days after he had gone into the trenches, and today Gunner Alfred Robbins is also reported wounded. He is a member of Harmony Lodge, I.O.O.F., and formerly worked at the Brantford Laundry. His mother is Mrs. J. Robbins, residing at 23 Mt. Pleasant Street.