Name
Edward William O'Bright / Obrecht
Born
1892-01-25
Birth Place
Occupation
Lineman
Died
1951-03-30
Death Place
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
3038300
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
1st Depot Battalion, Central Ontario Regiment
Enlisted
Toronto, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-05-13
Drafted
Yes
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
3038300
Highest Rank
Sapper
Conflict
Battalion
2nd Canadian Engineers Reserve Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1918-08-15
Service Record 3
Regimental Number
3038300
Highest Rank
Sapper
Conflict
Battalion
1st Canadian Engineers Reserve Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1919-01-24
Discharge Date
1919-07-06
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Notes
Served in England. Location at Walkerton Cemetery: Plot # 759 Row 9 Section S/WSources & Links
- (a) “Calvary Roman Catholic Cemetery : Veterans of RCL Br. 102 Photo & Veterans of both WWI & WWII that moved into the Community,” BCM&CC, A2022.003.002- (b) See also wife's obituary in The Walkerton Herald-Times, December 16, 1948
- (c) See also obituary in Walkerton Herald-Times, April 5, 1951
- Library & Archives Canada
News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, July 24, 1919
