Jun 6, 1890

Born at Sundsvall, Sweden

Dec 1, 1917

Medical examination under the Military Service Act at Silverton BC

Mar 1, 1918

Attested under Military Service Act at Vancouver BC 

Ø      Number 2021909
Ø      Current address given as Sandon BC
Ø      Single
Ø      Next of kin given as Niles Petter Hedin (father) of 18 Fredsgaten Street, Sundsvall, Sweden
Ø      No previous service recorded
Ø      Religion stated as “Church of England”
Ø      Occupation given as “Miner”

May 15, 1918

Embarked the ship SS Ajana at Halifax for England

May 27, 1918

Disembarked at Liverpool England

May 28, 1918

TOS 1^st Reserve Battalion at Seaford

Sep 13, 1918

Proceeded on draft to 29^th Battalion

Sep 14, 1918

TOS 29^th Battalion as reinforcement

Sep 16, 1918

Arrived at CCRC France (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)

Sep 19, 1918

SOS 29^th Battalion on transfer to 21^st Battalion

Sep 20, 1918

TOS 21^st Battalion – arrived at unit in the field

Oct 1, 1918

Pay assignment to Mrs Merjreta Hedin (mother, at 18 Fredsgaten Street, Sundsvall, Sweden)

Oct 11, 1918

Reported wounded and missing – SOS 21^st Battalion

Dec 9, 1918

Previously reported missing, now reported as POW at Gustrow Mecklenburg

Jan 16, 1919

Repatriated and at Leith

Jan 24, 1919

TOS the EORD at Witley

Jan 31, 1919

Detailed to Depot Company at Seaford

Feb 28, 1919

Medical examination at Seaford noted 

Ø      Healthy
Ø      No disability at present
Ø      Shrapnel wound to foot and leg dated October 11, 1918 noted

Mar 25, 1919

SOS to Canada – Embarked HMT Scotian at Liverpool (ship was later renamed the “President Lincoln”

Apr 4, 1919

Disembarked at St John NB

Apr 9, 1919

Discharged at Dispersal Station “S”, Edmonton Alberta, MD 13 – Issued with War Service Badge Class “A”, No 237880

Jul 13, 1922

Medals (British War Medal and the Victory Medal) were sent to his latest address at Whitecourt Alberta,  

(medals card records his service with the 29^th Battalion and I would assume they are engraved as such.)