Major Norman Lewis Wells
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Regimental Number: |
NA | Survived War: |
Yes |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Eckington, Derbyshire, England | Country: |
England |
Next of Kin: |
Mrs. G. H. Wells, Mother, 237 Oxford Road, Reading, England | Address at Enlistment: |
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Date of Birth: |
April 16, 1888 | Trade or Calling: |
Banker |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Regina, Saskatchewan | Date of Enlistment: |
August 9, 1915 |
Age at enlistment: |
27 | Height: |
5 Feet 7 Inches |
Chest: |
34 Inches | Expansion: |
4 Inches |
Religion: |
Church of England | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Survived | Battle Died/Wounded: |
Wounded/Captured at Mount Sorrel |
Date of Death: |
Age at Death: |
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Buried at: |
Plot: |
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Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
Yes | Interned: |
Friedberg / Clausthal |
Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 10223 - 31 |
| Research Notes |
Source: The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1914 - 1919 (1926, Captain S.G.Bennett)http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/u?/cmh,39960 http://www.4cmr.com/index.htm War Diaries http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/index.html Nominal Rolls |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Major | Canadian Infantry | 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
| Captain | Canadian Infantry | 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
| Lieutenant | Canadian Infantry | 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles | |
| Lieutenant | Canadian Infantry | 48th Battalion | |
| Lieutenant | Canadian Infantry | 68th Battalion | Reinforcing Draft |
| Lieutenant | Canadian Infantry | 95th Saskatchewan Rifles |
From "Letters from the Front" Canadian Bank of Commerce Born 16th April, 1888, at Eckington, Derbyshire, England. Father, George Henry Wells, Colliery Proprietor (deceased). Educated at Chesterfield School. Entered the service of the Bank, 7th January, 1913. Enlisted, 22nd July, 1915, from Regina branch, in 68th Canadian Battalion, with the rank of Lieutenant. Transferred to 48th Canadian Battalion (England), 25th September, 1915; 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles (France), 2nd April, 1916. Promoted Captain, 24th September, 1917. Taken prisoner of war at Third Battle of Ypres, 2nd June, 1916. Served as Paymaster to Senior British Internment Officer, in Holland, 28th May, y 1918, to 11th November, 1918; Staff Paymaster to British Repatriation Commission, 11th November, 1918, to 12th April, 1919. Wounded in the side, 2nd June, 1916. Returned to duty with the Bank, 13th September, 1919. Retired from the service of the Bank, 20th December, 1920. 156, 269, 270. |
| Awards and Decorations |
| Mentioned in Despatches & 'A' List |
| Type | Date | Description |
| Letter | 9/1/1918 | Conditions of a POW in Germany |
| Letter | 10/1/1918 | Prisoner of War in Switzerland |