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Private Daniel Wilberforce Herdsman

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1893-12-05
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Wife; Irene Hand Herdsman, Cobourg, Ontario
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Bookkeeper
Occupation (normalized): Bookkeeper, General
Address: 305 Huron Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Church of England

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 725104
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army). 1916-07-19 to 1916-10-04
  2. Private (Army). 1915-12-29 to 1916-07-19
Degree of service: Canada
Survived war: yes

RESEARCH INFORMATION

LAC ID: 468567
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B4289-S023
Uploader's Notes: Originally enlisted as Daniel Wilberforce Popp. See also Daniel Wilberforce Popp, 725104. He acknowledged his true identity on May 22, 1916. Discharged as medically unfit due to disabilities that pre-dated his military service on October 04, 1916 at Barriefield Camp, Ontario.
Uploader's Research notes: Source: LAC file
[Private Army Canadian Infantry 109th Battalion B Company

His enlistment was accepted as "fit for cook" on January 03, 1916.

Private Army Canadian Infantry M.D. No. 3 Special Service Company

Transferred to MD 3, Special Service Company at Barriefield Camp.

On August 08 he was promoted to Corporal, and to Sergeant on September 08. On September 09 he went Absent Without Leave for seven days. His Pay Card stated that he voluntarily reverted to Private on September 26. The following day the Barriefield Camp Medical Board found that he was permanently disabled by a hockey injury suffered in 1912. The Board recommended a medical discharge.

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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2013-03-27
Last modified: 2013-03-27