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Claude Lawton

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
10796
Unit at enlistment: 
12th York Rangers
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Wounded: 
Yes
Commemorated at: 
St. James Anglican Church (Paris)
Birth country: 
Canada
Birth county: 
Simcoe
Birth city: 
Orillia, Ontario
Address at enlistment: 
Paris, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
Paris, Ontario
Trade or calling: 
Advertising Solicitor
Employer: 
Paris Review
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
22

Letters and documents

BX October 17, 1916

Private Claude Lawton, son of Mr. C.W. Lawton of the Paris Review, has been seriously wounded by gunshot in both legs and also had both legs fractured. He enlisted with the York Rangers shortly after the outbreak of war, leaving for overseas in 1914 with the First Contingent. This is the second time he has been reported.

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