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Aird, Hugh

Identification

U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Killed, died or wounded: wounded
Birth: 28 Jun 1893, Montreal, QB, Canada
College Building memorial: Second floor, northwest
Slide number(s): HR-2144

U of S attendance

Entry date College Left - date Left - reason Degree Degree - date Notes
1911 Arts     B.A. 1915
  Law 1915 postgrad LL.B. 1917

Military service - attestation

Volunteer/drafted: volunteer
Attestation place: Regina
Attestation date: 25 Aug 1916
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: law student
Religion: Anglican
Age: 23 years, 2 months
Previous military service: militia

Military service - assignments

Group Type Location First known date Last known date Reason for end of assignment Notes
78th Bn military training school Crowborough, UK 1917     seconded for duty w/ War Office (British Military Mission, USA

Rank

Rank Date Notes
Lieutenant   rank on enlistment

Wounds

Wound type Date Notes
  9 Apr 1917

Family

Father: Aird, Hugh
Father's Address: 810 Spadina Cres., Saskatoon, SK, Canada (1916)

Non-military addresses

Address Occupation Earliest date Latest date Source Notes
Saskatoon  student 1911 1915 U of S Calendar
Toronto General Trust Blds, Saskatoon    1928   1928 list
1928 list = "List of Students who enlisted during the Great War," U of S Archives. The list was completed after F. Underhill went to the University of Toronto in 1927; probably in conjunction with the Memorial Gates. Some of the addresses may be from an earlier date.

Sources

National Archives reference: RG 150, Box 57-39
College Building list #: 309
Roll of Honour list #: 1
Roll of Service (1928) #: 69
Long List #: 69

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