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Godby, Herbert Alder

Identification

Regimental number: 487436
Battalion / unit at enlistment: Univ Co
U of S affiliation at enlistment: student
Birth: 29 Dec 1890, London, England
College Building memorial: First floor, northwest
Slide number(s): HR-1093

U of S attendance

Entry date College Left - date Left - reason Degree Degree - date Notes
1914 Arts - Emm        

Military service - attestation

Volunteer/drafted: volunteer
Attestation place: Saskatoon
Attestation date: 10 Dec 1915
Present address: Saskatoon, SK
Occupation: divinity student
Religion: Anglican
Age: 25 years
Height (inches): 66.75
Chest expansion (inches): 37.00
Amount of expansion (inches): 3.00
Previous military service: militia
Previous military service (length): 3 yrs

Military service - assignments

Group Type Location First known date Last known date Reason for end of assignment Notes
Univ Co           
PPCLI Physical Instructor  UK 1917    
CYM Staff            CB
Can Army Gym Staff           

Rank

Rank Date Notes
Private  
Sergeant  
Sergeant-Major  

Family

Spouse: Godby, Evelyn Ann
Home address: 28 Wakeman Rd., Kensal Rise, NW London,

Non-military addresses

Address Occupation Earliest date Latest date Source Notes
London  student 1914 1915 U of S Calendar
Saskatoon  student 1915 1916 U of S Calendar
711 Broadway, 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 3596 - 1
College Building list #: 99
Roll of Honour list #: 80
Roll of Service (1928) #: 164
Long List #: 166

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