153rd (Wellington) Battalion C.E.F.

1915 - 1919

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Gerald Joseph OBRIEN (1900-1977)
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Trade listed as Laborer. DOB 9-9-98, born Stratford, Ontario. 5 foot 6 inches. Brown eyes, dark brown hair. Catholic. NOK William Joseph OBrien, father. Josephine OBrien, mother.Enlisted Fergus 3-2-16 (age 17 years 5 months). On 153rd Battalion Nominal Roll 2-4-16, no transfer noted. On 153rd Nominal Rolls as published Guelph Mercury 10-6-16 and 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17. Taken on Strength 18th Battalion 15-12-17. Returned to Canada for Discharge aboard SS Caronia, Halifax N.S. 22-5-19. Demobilized London 24-5-19. Ancestry Family Tree: born 9-9-1900. Married 6-10-25 at Toledo, Ohio to Caroline F. Erd. Ohio Death Records: died 14-12-77 at Toledo, Ohio. U.S. Find a Grave: Buried Calvary Cemetery, Toledo.
File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7401 - 59, courtesy Library & Archives Canada.
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