Italian-Canadian Soldiers: Non-Overseas Service and Contribution

This section presents Italian Canadian men who enlisted in Calgary during the First World War and served within the Canadian Expeditionary Force in Canada. Many were assigned to the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment and undertook their initial military training at Sarcee Camp, southwest of the city, a principal training and mobilization centre for recruits from across southern Alberta.

Depot battalions functioned as regional intake, training, and reinforcement formations within the Canadian Expeditionary Force. They were responsible for processing recruits, providing basic military instruction, and maintaining personnel strength for the wider wartime army structure. Service within these units formed an essential part of Canada’s domestic military system during the First World War.

Many of the men in this section were part of Calgary and Southern Alberta’s working population at the time of enlistment, including miners, labourers, tradesmen, and urban workers. Their enlistment reflects broader patterns of military participation among immigrant and working-class communities in southern Alberta, where local recruitment centres and industrial employment were closely connected.

Although these soldiers did not serve overseas, their military service remained a necessary component of Canada’s wartime mobilization. Depot battalion personnel supported the training system, reinforced manpower requirements, and ensured the continued functioning of the Canadian Expeditionary Force throughout the war period.

Their absence from overseas deployment does not diminish the importance of their contribution to the Canadian war effort. This section recognizes their service within Canada’s military training and reinforcement system as part of the broader historical record of the First World War.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War); Parks Canada (Sarcee Camp National Historic Designation records); Glenbow Archives (Calgary); Canadian Great War Project (transcription database).

Research and compiled by the Calgary Italian History Project

 

Pte. Giacomo Angeli

Pte. Giacomo Angeli was born on August 22, 1882, in Cavedine, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a coal miner in Coalhurst, Alberta, within the province’s established Italian immigrant mining communities. His brother, Clement Angeli, resided in Diamond City, Alberta. A Roman Catholic and single, Angeli enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary on June 7, 1918, and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He later served with the 13th Battalion, Canadian Garrison Regiment, a domestic formation responsible for garrison and internal security duties within Canada.

Pte. Angeli served entirely in Canada and did not deploy overseas. His service formed part of the domestic military structure that supported training, reinforcement processing, and internal security during the war.

He was discharged following completion of his service. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian recruits who served within Canada’s wartime military system during the First World War.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B0187-S006; attestation papers; LAC ID 10521).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Pietro Aschacker

Pte. Pietro Aschacker was born on October 12, 1893, in Italy. He worked as a miner in Blairmore, Alberta, within the region’s Italian immigrant mining communities. His next of kin was his mother, who remained in Macugnaga, Italy. A Roman Catholic and single, he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment, serving as a Private. His service formed part of Canada’s domestic reinforcement and training system supporting the war effort.

Pte. Aschacker did not proceed overseas and served entirely in Canada, reflecting the experience of immigrant recruits retained for training and support roles.

Pte. Aschacker was discharged following completion of his service. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian soldiers within Canada’s wartime military infrastructure during the First World War.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B0259-S006; attestation papers; LAC ID 14742).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

 

Pte. Pico Attilio

Pte. Pico Attilio was born on August 21, 1891, in Flaibano, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a miner in Calgary, Alberta, within the province’s established Italian immigrant labour communities. His father remained in Italy. A Roman Catholic and single, Attilio enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served within Canada throughout his military service. His role formed part of the domestic reinforcement and training system that supported Canada’s wartime mobilization effort.

Pte. Attilio did not serve overseas and remained in Canada throughout his service. His record reflects the contributions of many immigrant labourers who served in domestic units during the First World War.

He was discharged after his service ended. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian recruits to Canada’s wartime military system.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B0295-S001; attestation papers; LAC ID 16662).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Dominico Audino

Pte. Dominico Audino was born on February 17, 1894, in Bovalino, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a miner and lived in Cranbrook, British Columbia, and later Hillcrest, Alberta. His next of kin was his sister, who resided in Cranbrook. A Roman Catholic and single, Audino enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada. His service formed part of the domestic reinforcement and training structure that supported Canada’s wartime military effort.

Pte. Audino did not proceed overseas and remained in Canada throughout his service. His contribution reflects the experience of Italian Canadian recruits who were enlisted into domestic units during the war.

He was discharged after completing his service. His record reflects the participation of immigrant labourers within

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B0303-S032; attestation papers; LAC ID 17258).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

 

Pte. Frank Carollo

Pte. Frank Carollo was born on January 15, 1887, in Italy. He worked as a miner in Nordegg, Alberta, where he lived prior to enlistment. His father remained in Italy. A Roman Catholic and single, Carollo enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system supporting the war effort.

Pte. Carollo did not proceed overseas and remained in Canada throughout his service. His record reflects the role of Italian Canadian recruits in supporting Canada’s wartime military infrastructure during the First World War.

He was discharged after completing his service.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B1504-S001; attestation papers; LAC ID 88504)

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Eugenio De Bernardo

Pte. Eugenio De Bernardo was born on May 8, 1888, in Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a teamster in Calgary, Alberta, where he lived with his family. A Roman Catholic and single, De Bernardo enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system supporting the war effort.

Pte. De Bernardo did not proceed overseas and remained in Canada throughout his service. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian recruits within Canada’s wartime military infrastructure during the First World War.

He was discharged following completion of his service.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B2399-S040; attestation papers; LAC ID 350573).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

 

Pte. James De Carlo

Pte. James De Carlo was born on April 8, 1889, in Rocca San Giovanni, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a restaurateur in Calgary, Alberta, where he lived with his family. His mother remained at the same address in Calgary. A Roman Catholic and single, De Carlo enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system supporting Canada’s wartime military effort.

Pte. De Carlo did not proceed overseas and remained in Canada throughout his service. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian recruits to Canada’s internal military organization during the First World War.

He was discharged following completion of his service.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B2401-S042; attestation papers; LAC ID 350640).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Bruno Demaria

Pte. Bruno Demaria was born on April 24, 1896, in Quinzano, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a section foreman with the Canadian Pacific Railway and was based in Carmangay, Alberta. His father, Joseph Demaria, remained in Quinzano, Italy. A Roman Catholic and single, Demaria enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary on May 7, 1918, and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system.

Pte. Demaria did not proceed overseas and was discharged on April 10, 1919, following post-war demobilization. His record reflects the role of Italian Canadian recruits in supporting Canada’s wartime military infrastructure from within Canada.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B2426-S050; attestation papers; LAC ID 348691).

Research and compiled by the Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

 

Pte. James Dipalo

Pte. James Dipalo was born on September 19, 1891, in Altamura, Bari Province, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a plumber and resided with his father, John Dipalo, at 910 3 Avenue Southeast in Calgary, Alberta. A Roman Catholic and single, Dipalo enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary and was assigned to the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He later transferred to the Railway Construction Battalion at Niagara Camp, reflecting his movement into specialized domestic military engineering and infrastructure work.

Pte. Dipalo served entirely within Canada and did not deploy overseas. He was discharged in Calgary on November 24, 1918, following completion of his service. His record reflects the contribution of immigrant labourers to Canada’s wartime railway and construction operations.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B2531-S024; attestation papers; LAC ID 355826).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Enrico Dipaolo

Pte. Enrico Dipaolo was born on January 3, 1893, in Villalago, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a railway car repairer with the Canadian Pacific Railway and resided at 525 7 Street Northeast in Calgary, Alberta. His father, Luigi Dipaolo, remained in Italy. A Roman Catholic and single, Dipaolo enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary on May 18, 1918, and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system.

Pte. Dipaolo did not proceed overseas and was discharged on December 5, 1918, following completion of his service. His record reflects the role of Italian Canadian recruits within Canada’s wartime military infrastructure during the First World War.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B2531-S025; attestation papers; LAC ID 355827).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

 

Pte. Edordo Fabio

Pte. Edordo Fabio was born on April 22, 1883, in Aquila, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a miner and resided in Coleman, Alberta, within the region’s Italian immigrant mining communities. His mother, Louise Fabio, remained in Aquila, Italy. Drafted under the Military Service Act, he enlisted in Calgary, Alberta, on November 11, 1917, and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment.

He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system supporting Canada’s wartime military effort. He was discharged on February 27, 1919, during post-war demobilization.

Pte. Fabio did not proceed overseas. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian recruits who served within Canada’s military structure during the First World War.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B2970-S015; attestation papers; LAC ID 383988).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project. ect.

Pte John Ferrari

Pte. John Ferrari was born on December 9, 1899, in Turin (Torino), Italy, and immigrated to Calgary with his family. A machinist by trade, he lived at 416 3 Avenue Northeast along with his father, Alexander Ferrari. At seventeen years old, he enlisted in Calgary on January 16, 1918, and trained at Sarcee Camp.

On April 12, 1918, Pte Ferrari was assigned to the 37th Special Service Company in Calgary. On May 27, he was transferred to the 13th Battalion, Canadian Garrison Regiment, and later served with its 5th Detachment in Alberta. He was reposted within the regiment on September 5, 1918.

Following the Armistice, Ferrari remained on home service duties. His final medical examination was conducted by a Canadian Army Medical Corps medical board in Quebec on July 21, 1919. The medical form correctly recorded that his last unit served as the 5th Detachment, Canadian Garrison Regiment. He was discharged shortly afterward.

After the war, Ferrari returned to Calgary and resumed work as a machinist, employed by Imperial Oil Ltd. and later the Derrick Machine Company. He remained active in community organizations, including the Royal Canadian Legion (Calgary Branch No. 1), the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Turner Valley, and the Italian Lodge. Later known as John Carl Farrar (Ferrari), he died in Calgary on April 3, 1965, at the age of 65 after a lengthy illness.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force attestation papers and service record; LAC ID 387900; service file B3059-S034 unavailable); Calgary Herald, April 5, 1965.

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

 

Pte. Leonello Ferzana

Pte. Leonello Ferzana was born on October 27, 1883, in Collepietro, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a miner and resided in Nordegg, Alberta, within the region’s Italian immigrant mining communities. His father, Annademenica Ferzana, remained in Collepietro, Italy. A Roman Catholic and single, Ferzana enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary on January 16, 1918, and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system supporting the war effort.

Pte. Ferzana did not proceed overseas and was discharged on August 14, 1918, following completion of his service. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian recruits within Canada’s wartime military infrastructure.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B3065-S029; attestation papers; LAC ID 384895).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Nicola Folina

Pte. Nicola Folina was born on September 5, 1885, in Albi, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a miner and resided in Blairmore, Alberta, within the region’s Italian immigrant mining communities. His father, Antonio Folina, remained in Albi, Italy. A Roman Catholic and single, Folina enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary on November 11, 1917, and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system.

Pte. Folina did not proceed overseas and was discharged on August 15, 1918, following completion of his service. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian recruits within Canada’s wartime military infrastructure.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B3171-S009; attestation papers; LAC ID 395139).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

 

Pte. Giuseppe Fradale

Pte. Giuseppe Fradale was born on March 21, 1888, in Francavilla, Messina, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a section man and resided in Drumheller, Alberta. His father, Carmelo Fradale, remained in Francavilla, Messina, Italy. A Roman Catholic and single, Fradale enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary on November 11, 1917, and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system.

Pte. Fradale did not proceed overseas and was discharged on December 7, 1918, following completion of his service. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian recruits within Canada’s wartime military infrastructure.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B3259-S020; attestation papers; LAC ID 398432).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Carl Johnson (Treviso, Italy): Enlistment Identity

Pte. Carl Johnson appears in Canadian Expeditionary Force records as a Private who enlisted in Calgary on November 11, 1917, and was discharged on April 30, 1919. His attestation record states that he was born on December 1, 1887, in “Traviso, Italy” (almost certainly Treviso in the Veneto region), and names his brother, John Antonio Johnson, as still living in Italy. At the time of enlistment, he was also recorded as a clerk and waiter living in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

Carl’s record stands out because it reduces a complex human life to the brief terms of a military file. A young man who moved between service work and small-town labour in Alberta appears in wartime records under the fully English name Carl Johnson. Because the surname does not fit typical Italian naming patterns, and the record does not explain when or how it was assigned, it leaves an unresolved gap between the person he may have been and the one preserved in the archive.

He enlisted in Calgary and served entirely within Canada. His service record shows postings through the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment, and later the 13th Battalion, Canadian Garrison Regiment. These units formed part of Canada’s domestic wartime structure—training recruits, managing reinforcement flows, and maintaining internal security as the war progressed overseas. Carl never appears in overseas deployment records, instead remaining part of the vast, often unseen system that kept the Canadian Expeditionary Force functioning at home.

Like many recruits of the period, Carl’s attestation was shaped by the pressures of wartime enlistment. He signed with an “X,” showing that he could not write his name. In such cases, clerks recorded information from what they heard and interpreted, following administrative practice. As a result, the archive preserves not only his identity, but also the process by which it was turned into an official military record.

Carl’s file carries the quieter side of the First World War experience in Canada: migration without permanence, identity shaped in transit, and service that never reached the front lines but still formed part of the national war effort. His story sits in that in-between space—between Treviso and Calgary, between a remembered family name and a recorded one, between lived experience and the version preserved in the archive: Carl Johnson.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B4853-S071; attestation papers; LAC ID 334313).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Pasquale Maletto

Pte. Pasquale Maletto was born on December 7, 1893, in Colosimi, Italy, to Pietro Maletto. Before enlisting, he worked as a grocery merchant and lived in Blairmore, Alberta, within the region’s growing immigrant mining communities. A Roman Catholic and unmarried, he enlisted in Calgary on July 9, 1918, for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the final stages of the First World War.

Pte Maletto was attached to the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment, and trained at Sarcee Camp near Calgary. On October 25, 1918, he was admitted to the Isolation Hospital at Sarcee Camp after developing influenza, with records noting a fever reaching 104 degrees.

The 1918 influenza pandemic—often referred to as the “Spanish Flu”—was a global outbreak that spread rapidly during the final year of the First World War. Military camps, troop movements, and crowded living conditions created ideal environments for transmission, and Canadian soldiers were among those affected in large numbers. The illness developed quickly and could progress from mild symptoms to severe pneumonia and death within days, placing enormous strain on military and civilian medical systems across Canada and overseas.

The Canada War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914–1948 confirm that Pte. Maletto contracted influenza, developed pneumonia, and died of heart failure on November 2, 1918.

Pte. Maletto is buried in Blairmore Union Cemetery in Blairmore, Alberta.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, CEF service file B5867-S081; attestation papers; LAC ID 171826);  Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914–1948.

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Antonio Mezzavilla

Pte. Antonio Mezzavilla was born on April 6, 1891, in Udine, Italy. He worked as a steamfitter and resided in Cardston, Alberta. His brother, D. Mezzavilla, lived at 38 Ashdale Avenue in Toronto, Ontario. Drafted under the Military Service Act, 1917, he enlisted in Calgary, Alberta, on January 17, 1918, and was assigned to the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. Following medical examination and training, he was placed on draft for overseas service and travelled east toward Halifax, Nova Scotia, the principal embarkation port for the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

Before he could sail overseas, Pte. Mezzavilla became seriously ill. On March 26, 1918, he was admitted to hospital in Halifax suffering from pneumonia, which later developed into empyema, a severe infection involving the accumulation of fluid and pus around the lungs. During the First World War, empyema was considered a dangerous and often life-threatening condition requiring prolonged hospitalization and recovery.

Declared medically unfit for further service, Pte. Mezzavilla was honourably discharged on November 16, 1918, just days after the Armistice. Although he never reached the front, his experience reflects the serious medical hardships First World War soldiers faced, including those whose service ended before overseas deployment.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B6148-S015; attestation papers; LAC ID 189446).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project. .

 

Pte. Romeo Rinaldi

Pte. Romeo Rinaldi was born on May 13, 1895, in Sedegliano, Italy. He worked as a miner and resided in Blairmore, Alberta, where his father, Vincenzo Rinaldi, also lived. He enlisted in Calgary, Alberta, on July 26, 1918, and trained at Sarcee Camp. Pte. Rinaldi served with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment, holding the rank of Private, and was discharged on January 31, 1919, as part of post-war demobilization. He served in Canada and did not deploy overseas.

Pte. Rinaldi’s record reflects the experience of Italian immigrant workers in southern Alberta during the First World War. Drawn from coal mining communities such as Blairmore, Coleman, and Hillcrest, Italian-born recruits entered Canada’s wartime military system through regional depot battalions that oversaw enlistment, training, and reinforcement duties within Canada.

Military service also extended within the Rinaldi family itself. Romeo’s brother, Valentino Rinaldi, enlisted earlier in the war on February 12 and served overseas with the 31st Battalion in France, reflecting the varied wartime experiences of Italian-Canadian families in Alberta, where one brother might serve overseas at the front while another remained in Canada within the reinforcement and training system.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B8288-S004; attestation papers; LAC ID 618625).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.

Pte. Pete Stefano

Pte. Pete Stefano was born on July 27, 1898, in Vito, Italy. Before enlistment, he worked as a mine engineer and resided in Bellevue, Alberta. His father, Pete Stefans, lived in Burmis, Alberta. A Roman Catholic and single, Stefano enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the First World War.

He enlisted in Calgary on May 7, 1918, and trained at Sarcee Camp with the 1st Depot Battalion, Alberta Regiment. He held the rank of Private and served entirely within Canada as part of the domestic reinforcement and training system supporting Canada’s wartime military effort.

Pte. Stefano did not proceed overseas and was discharged on March 20, 1919, following post-war demobilization. His record reflects the contribution of Italian Canadian recruits within Canada’s wartime military infrastructure.

Sources: Library and Archives Canada (Personnel Records of the First World War, Canadian Expeditionary Force service file B9264-S042; attestation papers; LAC ID 249538).

Research and compiled by Luigi Audia, Calgary Italian Cultural Centre Historical Research Project.