Herman Delbert Firby

Herman Delbert Firby

Mar 31, 1897	Born at Corinth Ontario
Nov 1, 1915	Attested into the 70^th Battalion at Windsor Ontario Ø Number 124305 Ø Next of kin given as Ernest Firby (father) of 256 15^th St, Detroit Michigan, USA Ø Previous occupation given as Druggist Ø No previous military experience given Ø Religion given as Methodist He lied about his age, as he stated his birth year to be 1896
Apr 24, 1916	Embarked the SS Lapland at Halifax Nova Scotia
May 5, 1916	Disembarked at Liverpool England
Jul 7, 1916	Transferred to the 39^th Reserve Battalion
Sep 10, 1916	Transferred to the 21^st Battalion
Sep 11, 1916	Arrived at CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength) the 21^st Battalion He would have joined the 21^st Battalion in the field at some point after this date
Nov 3, 1917 Killed in Action From the 21^st Battalion War Diary Because his body was either not recovered, or if recovered, never identified, he is commemorated on the Menin Gate, Ypres Belgium

Below, Herman (on left) with his brother Harry Firby, who also lied about his age in order to enlist underage. Even though the brothers both enlisted in the 70th Battalion, Harry was sent to a battalion other than the 21st. There is no record of Harry being killed, and I assume that he returned to Canada after the war.

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