Name
Edward C. Erdman
Born
1888-12-16
Birth Place
Occupation
Telegraph and telephone linesman
Religion
English Church
Died
1956-01-30
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
166238
Highest Rank
Sapper
Conflict
Battalion
2nd Pioneer Battalion
Enlisted
Toronto / Walkerton
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1914-11-14 / 1915-10-07
Prev Exp
1914 attestation paper reports one week on the 31st.
Discharge Date
1919-08-04
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Notes
Edward first signed up into the 20th Battalion in Toronto on 11 November 1914. This attestation paper has "not on roll" stamped on it. A second attestation paper shows him signing up into the 2nd Canadian Pioneer Battalion in Walkerton on 7 October 1915.News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, June 27, 1918
Walkerton Telescope, June 26, 1919