Lance-Corporal Homer Wilfred Deshaw
Survivor of WW1
Date of Death:
General Information
Conflict:
WW1
Regimental No.:
1057403
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Canadian Infantry
Battalion:
148th Overseas Battalion
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Rockburn, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
18 years 7 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
19 years 9 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
55 years
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Blacksmith
Next of Kin:
David DeShaw, Father, Rockburn, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Religion:
Presbyterian
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 6.0 in / 168 cm
Weight:
143 lbs / 65 kg
Chest:
38.0 in / 97 cm
Expansion:
4.0 in / 10 cm
Marital Status:
Single
Prior Military Experience:
No
Saw Service in:
Great Britain
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Medically Unfit
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
403 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW1 |
Lance-Corporal |
Canadian Infantry |
Army |
148th Overseas Battalion |
|
|
|
Notes
Regimental number: 1057403, 841480
Had been working at J. Maloney, Saranac Lake, New York, USA
First enlistment with reg no 841480
Second reg no 1057403
Both times discharged as medically unfit.
First enlisted in the 148th Battalion in Feb 1916, went to England where he contracted TB, was sent back to Canada and discharged.
Enlisted a second time in the 245th Battalion on March 28, 1917, had another attack of bronchitis and was discharged
Additional Service Notes
Attempted to enlist 3 times
Left Halifax 26 Sept 1916
Arrived Liverpool, England 6 Oct 1916 on the S.S. Laconia
Contracted pulmunary Tuberculosis Admitted to hospital, Moore Barracks, Shorncliffe, England. Discharged Jan 18, 1917
Sailed to Canada on the S.S. Scandinavian Jan 5, 1917
Attempted to re-enlist and contracted Bronchitis
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mother Etta De Shaw. Address given as Benu, NY, USA
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