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Jefferson, George Chester

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Identification

Regimental number: 910868
Battalion / unit at enlistment: 196th Bn
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Birth: 14 Oct 1894, Laura, SK, Canada
College Building memorial: Second floor, centre west
Slide number(s): HR-2083, HR-2084

U of S attendance

Entry date College Left - date Left - reason Degree Degree - date Notes
1913 Agro        

Military service - attestation

Volunteer/drafted: volunteer
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 2 Mar 1916
Present address: Laura, SK
Occupation: student
Religion: Presbyterian
Age: 21 years, 8 months
Height (inches): 64.00
Chest expansion (inches): 38.50
Amount of expansion (inches): 2.00

Military service - assignments

Group Type Location First known date Last known date Reason for end of assignment Notes
196th Bn Instruction School Regina 4/11/1917     transfer from 240th
240th Bn      3/2/1916    

Rank

Rank Date Notes
Sergeant  

Family

Father: Jefferson, John
Father's Address: Laura, SK, Canada (1916)

Non-military addresses

Address Occupation Earliest date Latest date Source Notes
Laura  student 1913 1916 U of S Calendar
Laura    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 4804 - 17
College Building list #: 259
Roll of Honour list #: 109
Roll of Service (1928) #: 194
Long List #: 200

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