Samuel Charles Lake Image

Name

Samuel Charles Lake

Born

1895-02-13

Birth Place

London, England

Religion

Church of England

Awards

Military Medal (Nov. 18, 1916)






Service Record 1


Regimental Number

306255

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

1914-1918

Battalion

34th Battalion

Enlisted

Kincardine, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-09-02

Prev Exp

4th Battalion, Norfolk Regiment Territorials

Wounded Date

1916-10-04

Wounds

Gunshot wound to the neck and shell shock

Wounded Where

Regina Trench, Bapaume (according to Proceedings on Discharge documents)

Discharge Date

1919-01-10

Discharge Cause

Medically Unfit



Notes

Arrived in England, November 1, 1915. Arrived in France around May 1916. carried on in front lines until October 1916, when he "was buried twice in 15 minutes. Managed to carry on wth his message ... was wounded in neck ... captured 3 Germans ... " "Invalided to Canada October 30, 1918." Father: Samuel Lake, Kincardine




Sources & Links

- Library & Archives Canada