Canada's History - James Laidlaw

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James Laidlaw Attestation Papers May 11th, 1916. (Al Lennie.)

James Laidlaw, circa 1916. (Al Lennie.)

James Laidlaw

James Laidlaw enlisted on May 11, 1916 from London, Ontario and served as a sergeant with the Canadian Army Medical Corps.

James Laidlaw enlisted on May 11, 1916 from London, Ontario and served as a sergeant with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. He was born in 1893 and worked as an electrician before the war. He died in December 1916.

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James Laidlaw

James Laidlaw enlisted on May 11, 1916 from London, Ontario and served as a sergeant with the Canadian Army Medical Corps.

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