He enlisted in the Armed Forces May 22, 1917. He was a Gunner in the 3rd Brigade, Canadian Garrison Artillery. Registration #; 2341427
He was Killed in Action in Vis-en-Artois, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France He is buired in Grave 13, Plot 2, Row C at the Vis-en-Artois British Cemetary, Haucourt.
Details from: Library and Archives Canada:
"In company with several comrades, he was sitting at the mouth of a tunnel, when he was hit in the head by a flying shell splinter, causing his death almost immediately."
Sources
↑ "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ1W-DLV : 2 March 2021), Duncan Chisholm, 15 Oct 1898; citing Birth, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,928,123.
See Also:
"Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHPS-2K2 : 23 February 2021), Duncan Chisholm in household of William D Chisholm, York (west/ouest), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 12, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27X9-P6Y : 29 March 2022), Duncan Chisholm in entry for William C Chisholm, 1911; citing Census, Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .
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