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Alfred Edward GILROY (1896-1967)
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 Trade listed as Student. DOB 1-6-96. 6 foot 1 inch. Grey eyes, fair hair. Methodist. NOK Carrie Louise Gilroy, mother. George R. Gilroy, father. Attested Toronto(337916)67th Battery CFA 20-5-16 (age 19 years 11 months), lists service in 30th Wellington Regiment as Lieutenant. Embarked to England 2nd Draft 67th Battery 25-7-17,aboard Empress of Britain. Taken on Strength 82nd Howitzer Battery, 10-10-16. Wounded, gas shell 14-8-17. Promoted Lieutenant 16-1-19. Returned to Canada aboard SS Scotian, 4-4-19, St John, New Brunswick. Demobilized 17-4-19. Died 31-7-68, buried Mount Forest Cemetery. Headstone photo courtesy Find a Grave.
File: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3558 - 37, courtesy Library & Archives Canada.
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