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William FRICKER (1897-1978)
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 Trade listed as Student. DOB 17-4-97, born Southampton, England. 5 foot 6 1/2 inches. Brown eyes, brown hair. Church of England. NOK Isabell Fricker, mother. Enlisted Mt Forest 9-12-15 (18 years 8 months), list service in Militia (30th). On 153rd Battalion Nominal Rolls as published Guelph Mercury 10-6-16 and 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17. Arrived Liverpool 7-5-17. Assigned 25th Reserve for Training and Administration. Transferred to Cadet District Depot, Hamstead RAF, 3-8-18. Book "Memories of Mount Forest" by A.W. Wright states Flight Lieutenant Fricker, RAF, 153rd Battalion. Returned for discharge Cadet Fricker, WORD, returned to Canada aboard SS Scotian 4-4-19 St John, New Brunswick. Demobilized Toronto 7-4-19. Ancestry.ca notes marriage to Phyllis Eleanor Brock in 1936, his death in 1978, Chatham, Ontario. Headstone photo Maple Leaf Cemetery, Veteran's Section, courtesy B. Gilbert.
File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3313 - 34, courtesy Library & Archives Canada.
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