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Trade listed as Clerk. DOB 12-10-98, born Arthur Township. 5 foot 10 inches. Brown eyes, brown hair. Presbyterian. NOK Mary Pfaff, mother. Enlisted Mt Forest 21-4-16 (age 18 years). On 153rd Battalion Nominal Roll 5-5-16, no transfer noted. On 153rd Nominal Rolls as published Guelph Mercury 10-6-16 and 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd Battalion Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17. Notation dated 23-9-18: 12-10-98 birth date claimed, Statuary Declaration shows date of birth as 23-9-00. Taken on Strength 47th Battalion 28-3-18. Transferred to Western Ontario Regiment in England, 4-10-18 as Underage. Returned to Canada aboard SS Olympic, 14-12-18, Halifax, N.S. Demobilized London 16-1-19. 1921 Census for Mt Forest, Louis Harold Pfaff living with his mother, Mary on Main St. Mount Forest. Died 1985 buried Mount Forest Cemetery. Graveside photo courtesy B. Gilbert. File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 7781 - 40, courtesy Library & Archives Canada. |