Name
Richard Phillip Ottewell
Born
1890-06-30
Birth Place
Occupation
Policeman
Religion
Presbyterian
Other Residence
Clavering, ON
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
1999
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
19th Alberta Dragoons
Enlisted
Valcartier, QC
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1914-09-23
Prev Exp
Service Record 2
Highest Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1917-04-02
Wounded Date
1918-08-27
Wounds
Gunshot wound right arm, gunshot wound right shoulder, laceration wound right forearm
Discharge Date
1919-09-20
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Notes
He served in England and France. On August 11, 1918, he was diagnosed with Posterior Pharyngitis which he contracted from exposure. He was admitted to No.12 Stationary Hospital in Saint-Pol, France on August 27, 1918, after receiving two gunshot wounds and a lacerated forearm. He was transferred to the Royal Free Hospital in London, England on August 31, 1918, and transferred again on September 27, 1918, to the Canadian Convalescent Officers Hospital in Matlock, England. He was discharged from hospitalization on November 4, 1918. He was present at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle.News Clippings
Wiarton Echo, February 17, 1915
Wiarton Echo, May 19, 1915