CEF Soldier Detail

Second Lieutenant John Arthur Carswell

Regimental Number:
McG16
Survived War:
 Yes
Force:
 Air Force
Regiment:
 Royal Air Force
Battalion:
Company:
Place of Birth:
Oshawa
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
John A. Carswell (father), Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
Address at Enlistment:
Date of Birth:
October 28, 1889
Trade or Calling:
Student
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Place of Enlistment:
Date of Enlistment:
May 4, 1915
Age at enlistment:
25
Height:
Chest:
Expansion:
Religion:
 Unknown
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Survived
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Buried at:
Plot:
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Not Specified
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1537-42
Research Notes

Letters transcribed and compiled by M. I. Pirie, researching the Red Deer (Alberta) Cenotaph. 

Known as "Art". 

Had two brothers that also served:
McG.226  Carswell, Charles Frederick, PPCLI.
183865     Carswell, Henry Cecil, 102nd Battalion C.E.F.
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force
Lieutenant Canadian Infantry 191st Battalion
Corporal Canadian Infantry Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Corporal Canadian Infantry McGill University Draft 2nd University Company

Original overseas unit 2nd University Company. Joined the P.P.C.L.I. in the field September 1, 1915. Wounded May 12, 1916. Struck off strength June 18, 1916. Invalided owing to sickness or wounds. Second Lieutenant with Royal Air Force.

Medal card of Carswell, John Arthur.

See attached letters relating to the Carswells.   A letter describing when J. A. Carswell was wounded was published in the Red Deer News on 07 June 1916, pg. 8.  It was sent home by his brother Charles Frederick Carswell (who was known as "Charlie").
TypeDateDescription
Letter 7/12/1915 Letter from St. Martin's Camp, Shorncliffe, Kent, England.
Letter 8/20/1915 Pte. James Edgar Carswell, 50th Battalion C.E.F. - Letter from the Front.
Letter 1/26/1916 Letter from the Front - Christmas 1916
Letter 4/1/1916 News from the front with the P.P.C.L.I.
Letter 4/14/1916 News from the Front - 5th Battalion CEF
Letter 5/5/1916 Details of the death of Pte. Edgar S. Meeres, P.P.C.L.I.
Letter 5/6/1916 News from the front with the P.P.C.L.I. / Ypres Salient / Maple Copse / Burial of Pte. E. S. Meeres.
Letter 6/7/1916 News from the front with the P.P.C.L.I. - Corp. John Arthur Carswell wounded.
Letter 7/19/1916 News from the front with the P.P.C.L.I. / Recovering in Hospital.
Newspaper Extract 3/29/1916 University of Alberta Students in the P.P.C.L.I. send home carved walnut Souvenir from White Chateau