CEF Soldier Detail

Sapper Alexander Taylor Findlay

Regimental Number:
541564
Survived War:
 Yes
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Engineers
Battalion:
 3rd Divisional Signals Company
Company:
Place of Birth:
Dromore, Ontario
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
John M. Findlay, Father, Dromore, Ontario
Address at Enlistment:
Dromore, Ontario
Date of Birth:
December 12, 1893
Trade or Calling:
Civil Servant
Marital Status:
 Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Place of Enlistment:
 Ottawa, Ontario
Date of Enlistment:
January 31, 1916
Age at enlistment:
23
Height:
 5 Feet 8 1/2 Inches
Chest:
 38 Inches
Expansion:
 5 Inches
Religion:
 Presbyterian
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Unknown    
Cause of Death:
Survived
Battle Died/Wounded:
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
Buried at:
 Unknown
Plot:
Commemorated:
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Caucasian
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 3084 - 27
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Sapper Canadian Engineers 3rd Divisional Signals Company
TypeDateDescription
Letter 7/4/1917 Canada Day festivities, new officers
Letter 8/28/1917 Signal School
Letter 11/3/1917 Signaling school, being the camp mess orderly and thoughts on conscription
Letter 6/19/1918 Quiet days at the front