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John Heath

Rank: 
Private
Regimental number: 
7779
Unit at enlistment: 
7th Canadian Mounted Rifles
Force: 
C.E.F.
Volunteered or conscripted: 
Volunteered
Survived the war: 
Yes
Wounded: 
Yes
Commemorated at: 
St. John's Anglican Church
Birth country: 
England
Birth county: 
Lancashire
Birth city: 
Darwen
Address at enlistment: 
Falkland, Ontario
Next of kin address: 
34 Cavendish Street, Darwen, England
Trade or calling: 
Labourer
Religious denominations: 
Church of England
Marital status: 
Single
Age at enlistment: 
30
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Letters and documents

BX June 15, 1916   
 
Casualties of Men From Paris – Recent Heavy Fighting Accounted for Number From Paris District

PARIS, June 15. – The recent heavy fighting around Ypres has been brought home to Paris, a number of Paris men having been reported wounded, in addition to Pte. Matthias, whose casualty was reported in The Expositor yesterday.

Pte Heath, a reservist who was working on a farm near Falkland when the summons to the colors came, is reported wounded, no details being given. He was a member of the 25th Brant Dragoons, and enlisted with the Mounted Rifles.

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