CEF Soldier Detail

Major Norman Lewis Wells

Regimental Number:
NA
Survived War:
Yes
Force:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
4th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Company:
Place of Birth:
Eckington, Derbyshire, England
Country:
England
Next of Kin:
Mrs. G. H. Wells, Mother, 237 Oxford Road, Reading, England
Address at Enlistment:
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:
Buried at:
Plot:
Commemorated:
 
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.
MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES for Services as Paymaster while interned in Holland, 1918.

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
TypeDateDescription
Letter 9/1/1918 Conditions of a POW in Germany
Letter 10/1/1918 Prisoner of War in Switzerland