Soldiers of the First World War

In keeping with Rememberance day this Monday past here’s a bit about our family history in World War One. The National Archives of Canada have kept great records (of course). This is the information about my grandfather’s joining the armed forces and fight in WW1 in 1916. He claimed to be 18 but was only 16. I guess he really wanted to go.

Here’s the front and back of his attestation form. Look at the date on the front. What a big fibber. He made it through, working as a medic in the trenches and on the killing fields of Europe. He later became a dentist, married my grandmother, Ruby, and had four children the youngest of which is Dad.