Samuel Amos Babcock Image

Name

Samuel Amos Babcock

Born

1877-02-05

Birth Place

Occupation

Labourer, bushman

Religion

Baptist

Died

1951-11-20






Service Record 1


Regimental Number

651822

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

Company

Enlisted

Enlistment /Transfer Date

(1) 1916-02-28 (2) 1917-04-17

Prev Exp

Cook in 32nd Regiment for 3 years

Wounded Date

1918

Wounds

Eyes damaged due to exposure to mustard gas

Wounded Where

France

Discharge Date

1916-03-29

Discharge Cause

Medically unfit



Notes

Discharged Medically Unfit 1916-03-29 -- Re enlisted 1917-04-17 as a forester, (blind in right eye)




Sources & Links

- Bruce in Khaki: A History of the Bruce Battalion
- Library & Archives Canada



News Clippings


160th Battalion Enlistment Card
160th Battalion Enlistment Card
Paisley Advocate, March 27, 1918, p. 1
Paisley Advocate, March 27, 1918, p. 1
Paisley Advocate, March 21, 1917
Paisley Advocate, March 21, 1917
Paisley Advocate, April 4, 1917
Paisley Advocate, April 4, 1917
Paisley Advocate, March 27, 1918
Paisley Advocate, March 27, 1918