Private John Cushnie
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Regimental Number: |
928829 | Survived War: |
No |
Force: |
Army | Regiment: |
Canadian Infantry |
Battalion: |
1st Battalion | Company: |
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Place of Birth: |
Drumore, Ontario | Country: |
Canada |
Next of Kin: |
Mr George Cushnie, Mount Forest, Ontario | Address at Enlistment: |
Mount Forest, Ontario |
Date of Birth: |
April 17, 1898 | Trade or Calling: |
student |
Marital Status: |
Single | Prior Military Experience: |
Yes |
Place of Enlistment: |
Date of Enlistment: |
March 17, 1916 | |
Age at enlistment: |
17 | Height: |
5 Feet 10 Inches |
Chest: |
36 Inches | Expansion: |
2 1/2 Inches |
Religion: |
Presbyterian | Enlisted or Conscripted: |
Enlisted |
Saw service in: |
Europe | ||
Cause of Death: |
Died after the war of related injuries/illness | Battle Died/Wounded: |
Canal du Nord |
Date of Death: |
June 1, 1923 | Age at Death: |
25 |
Buried at: |
Mount Forest, Ontario | Plot: |
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Commemorated: |
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Prisoner of war: |
No | Interned: |
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Gender: |
Male | Ethnic Origin: |
Caucasian |
| LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 2245-36 |
| Rank | Regiment | Unit | Company |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | 1st Battalion | |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | 25th Reserve Battalion | |
| Private | Canadian Infantry | 153rd Battalion |
| On enlistment was in the 153rd Battalion with others from Western Ontario. Trained 1st near St Thomas, Ontario, in March 1916. Was drafted Bramshott, England to France from the 4th Reserve Battalion, serving with the 1st Battalion. He was among several signallers drafted from the 4th Reserve Battalion to serve with the 1st Canadian Battalion, leaving England on March 12, 1918, landing at Etaples, France. |