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Trade listed as Farmer. DOB ?-?-84, born Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 5 foot 8 1/2 inches. Blue eyes, fair hair. Presbyterian. NOK David Low, father. Janet Robertson, mother. Enlisted Fergus 6-12-15 (age 31 years). Enlistment noted Fergus News Record 9-12-15. On 153rd Battalion Nominal Roll 12-2-16, 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. Arrived Liverpool 7-5-17. Assigned 25th Reserve for Training and Administration. Taken on Strength 18th Battalion 14-12-17. GSW face and left shoulder 18-10-18. Returned aboard SS Olympic 8-7-19, Halifax, N.S. Demobilized London 11-7-19. Ontario Marriage Registry, married 21-7-26 at Toronto to Helen Clark Nisbet. Notation on file: deceased 13-9-59. Buried Belsyde Cemetery Fergus, Old Section Division A, Section 1-4. Headstone photo courtesy B. Gilbert. File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 5764 - 41, courtesy Library & Archives Canada. |