Wilbert Wesley Wraith Image

Name

Wilbert Wesley Wraith

Born

1891-08-09

Birth Place

Occupation

Bookkeeper

Religion

Methodist

Died

1918-11-01

Death

Died while in service

Cemetery







Service Record 1


Conflict

Battalion



Service Record 2


Regimental Number

513899

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

38th Battalion

Enlisted

Toronto, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1917-02-01

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33rd London Regiment


Service Record 3


Regimental Number

513899

Highest Rank

Private

Conflict

Battalion

2nd Overseas ASC Training Depot

Enlisted

Toronto, ON

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1917-02-01

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33rd London Regiment



Notes

Enlisted with Francis Alexander Dawson on February 1, 1917 (as two 20-year olds leaving their family farms to enlist together in Toronto). - Bruce Remembers Feedback, February 13, 2024.




Sources & Links

- McLeod, Norman. “The History of the County of Bruce 1907-1968”, vol 2, Bruce County Historical Society, 1969. Print.
- ON Vital Statistics
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave